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Go straight to insulin?
Started by ckurpiewski in Type 2 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by jims 6 minutes ago. 18 Replies 0 Likes
Hello,I am a new member and have never posted. I just usually read through the forums. I was diagnosed with type 2 about 2 years ago at 31. I am not overweight at 5'5 and 135lbs. I had gestational diabetes with both of my pregnancies. Both could not…Continue
candida
Started by biddy in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by jims 15 minutes ago. 4 Replies 0 Likes
type 1 diabetic for 22 years. just wondering if any of my fellow diabetics suffer with candida or otherwise known as thursh. i had a problem on and off for years but seems to be more often lately. any advice would be helpful on how bad it gets and…Continue
Type 2s having to submit completed glucose logs for coverage of more than minimal number of strips daily
Started by smartblnde in Diabetes News Forum. Last reply by jims 31 minutes ago. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Has anyone else encountered this?I have a support group participant who has been advised by her physician to test 2 times a day to see at what time and what insulin to prescribe. A PA was written (prior authorization). She took the prescription to…Continue
POSTPRANDAL BLOOD SUGAR
Started by Cactus Rose in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes. Last reply by Cactus Rose 44 minutes ago. 6 Replies 0 Likes
Thanks for the welcomes!I am trying to figure out what particular foods do to my blood sugar, and I am confused. This morning I had a fasting BG of 112. For breakfast I had a slice of sourdough bread (22 carbs)with margarine and hot cocoa (12…Continue
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Looking for a job (part 3)
Posted by rick phillips on May 20, 2013 at 5:00am 0 Comments 1 Like
Looking for a job part 3
Part 3 starts off not with a baby but with a strike or a near strike. We were well along in the process of having our baby. Everyone was anxious as we finished the second week in August; 2 weeks overdue. Then on Thursday of the second week the local police officers temporarily walked off the job and I along with the Mayor was summoned to court. (Note here.. public employee strikes in Indiana are…
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I need motivation
Posted by bobnominous on May 19, 2013 at 11:19pm 4 Comments 0 Likes
I was doing ok for awhile. a1c around 6.3 or so, had my pump, rockin the cgm too... then I lost my job last year. And my insurance. Then I ran out of sensors. Then I woke up to what was essentially the realization that I was in a very toxic relationship and needed to get OUT immediately. After 8 years of that, i packed up everything i could and moved out, filed for divorce. The immediate stress relief dropped my insulin needs by 20-30% instantly. I had to readjust all my basal settings, I…
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Victoza fixed my BS!
Posted by Nanci Solo on May 19, 2013 at 8:12pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
As I write this I am in total disbelief over how well this… Continue
Add-On to Let Freedom Ring
Posted by Lois on May 19, 2013 at 3:44pm 0 Comments 1 Like
Oops! There's a problem with inconsistant blogging ... you forget to add clarifying details.
Just a week or so after my post-rehab hospitalization, the doctors finally got around to wanting to remove the port in my chest wall to prevent infection. Went into a doctor's office and, after squirming around [on their part] about not wanting to remove it in the office, they finally did it. The doctor took some of that last blood for testing. Several days later, I get a call from the doctor…
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Congratulations Diabetes Advocates Scholarship Recipients!
The Diabetes Hands Foundation and Diabetes Advocates Program is proud to announce and congratulate the members of DA who were granted scholarships to attend diabetes conferences in 2013! Thanks to a generous grant from Novo Nordisk, in 2013 we were …Continue Reading
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