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Parents of Neonatal Diabetics
Our boy was diagnosed with Neonatal Diabetes at 2 months. He was the youngest child to ever be put on an insulin pump at UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento. Just a shout out to see if there are a…
Started by Salcone in General Diabetes Topics 2 minutes ago.
Siblings and Type 4 Replies
Hello all I am a LADA who was misdiagnosed Type 2 two years ago at age 58. (fbg was 325 and I had all the symptoms but no dka). My brother is 3 years older and is pre-diabetic with a rising A1C (no…
Started by Zoe in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Melitta 30 minutes ago.
Word Association Game 5719 Replies
Alright party people here's another game that everyone can play. Very simple, just post ONE WORD that is somehow associated with the previous word. Easy right? (Diabetes related words welcome but…
Tagged: game, fun, association, word
Started by dino in Community Games, Other Topics. Last reply by Linda Gauvin-Miller 1 hour ago.
Weight loss 22 Replies
I am moderately concerned. I am no longer taking metformin and I have suspended insulin injections. Basically, I have stopped medicating my self for the diabetes. I have lost my appettite and am l…
Started by Danny Weems in Type 2 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Robyn 1 hour ago.
What A1c should we be aiming for (type 2)? 22 Replies
Here's an article that quotes various studies, and recommendations regarding optimum A1c levels. At the end the publisher says if the medical community was honest, they would be recommending somethin…
Started by Emmy in General Diabetes Topics. Last reply by Gerri 2 hours ago.
Newly Diagnosed 13 year old son and clinical trials 10 Replies
Hi My name is April and our son was diagnosed three weeks ago today after developing serious DKA. We are in the San Francisco Bay area and are considering a clinical trial at UCSF that uses a drug ca…
Started by April Durham in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by awillie 2 hours ago.
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The start of a new beginning
My name is Kimberlee and I was 23 years. I am now 21 days old. How is that you ask? Well, I was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes 21 days ago. I am taking this diagnosis as a new beginning for me. I am educating myself daily, in hopes that I will be benefit from it.
So, how am I doing as a baby Type 1? Well, I guess you could say that I am managing. I am trying to take it day by day and not worry about the future, but I am the type of person wh
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Impact on kids : )
Posted by hb on March 15, 2010 at 10:53am — 9 Comments
Blood Glucose Units Converter App by Bernard Farrell
I wrote to the folks in the Diabetic Geeks group about the possibility of creating an Open Social application for converting Blood Glucose Units between mg/dL and mmol/L and one of of most beloved geeks rose up to the challenge.
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Posted by Manny Hernandez on October 27, 2008 at 6:00pm — 8 Comments
Who is Daniel Dunn?
Posted by Daniel on March 12, 2010 at 4:07pm — 10 Comments
I'M ALIVE!
13 minutes ago...
I've been pumping for approximately 8 years. During this time I've experienced a few blood gushers when taking my old infusion site out. Tonight (13 minutes ago) was the first time this has happened while urinating (sorry, true story). I decided to rip out my old site during #1 (pee pee). Without going into a lot of detail, all I can say is getting through this predicament takes one talented multitasking diabetic. With blood squirting and fly… Continue
Posted by Danny on March 11, 2010 at 6:30pm — 39 Comments
Learning From Each Other, Finding Common Ground
Transcription of the audio from the video
In recent times, emotions in our community have been stirred up. Very strong expressions from "across the aisle" that appears to divide type 1 and type 2 diabetes have come up.
It is a fact: type 1 and type 2 are different conditions and there are even more types of diabetes. All have their things that make them unique and more challenging for some people and perhaps not as challenging for others. There are those with splendid… Continue
Posted by Manny Hernandez on June 12, 2009 at 4:00pm — 23 Comments
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