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Brittle Diabetes

Started by LiL MaMa in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes. Last reply by Sarah 3 minutes ago. 13 Replies

Anyone labeled "brittle diabetic" here? If so, what were your symptoms and what in the world causes it!? I am LADA been on insulin 2 years and my A1Cs have gone from 5-6 to 7-9 in the past year even with increases in insulin and I never eat more…Continue

Word Association Game

Started by dino in Community Games, Other Topics. Last reply by flipper 6 minutes ago. 20702 Replies

Very simple, just post ONE WORD that is somehow associated with the previous word. Easy right?(Diabetes related words welcome but not necessary!!)OK...first word: sugarContinue

Now what??

Started by Karen in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Brian (bsc) 13 minutes ago. 10 Replies

I have been diabetic for 46 years and this past November got my first bad eye exam. MD was not too concerned, he said it was a small dot (whatever that means).In April I developed floaters in the same eye, out of my mind with fear. Went to eye MD…Continue

Need some help with testing...

Started by Dave.Ladner in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Dave.Ladner 58 minutes ago. 58 Replies

Hey everyone.This is going to be an interesting first post by me, as I just joined the "community" today. In actual fact, I joined because several years ago a girl posted a picture of my Diabetes tattoo commenting on it, and I just randomly found it…Continue

Tags: readings, help, monitor, sugar, testing

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My Battle with Basals: the Prelude

Posted by Justyna on May 21, 2013 at 7:08am 0 Comments

I first heard about basal testing as I was doing research on insulin pumps. My endocrinologist had been trying to get me on the pump for years, but I had been too scared of tubes hanging out of my body, so I kept brushing her off whenever she brought it up. But she gently nudged me at every appointment, and when my nurse lent me a video about the insulin pump I finally broke down and decided to give it a try. It wasn't all the vital information in the video that inspired me to try the pump -…

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Looking for a job (part 4)

Posted by rick phillips on May 21, 2013 at 4:48am 0 Comments

Looking For A Job Part 4

Shortly after our son was born I was so fortunate to get a new job. I traded being an administrative assistant at $3,900 to being a case worker investigator for the local trustee. My new pay was $6,300. A raise of $2,400 per year in one day and I no longer had to drive 20 to 25 days 4 days a week. I was elated. I visited the 6th green of the golf course and left town quickly, a happy man.

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The harmless killer

Posted by Jen on May 21, 2013 at 1:00am 0 Comments

I've been working on a post like this for a long time, but after my harrowing experience a few nights ago, I had inspiration to finish it tonight. This post is about my experiences growing up with a severe (and rare) food allergy.

The Harmless Killer

After 8 months of snow and ice spring is finally here

Posted by MissKitka on May 20, 2013 at 5:17pm 1 Comment

By a Canadian band from Toronto

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