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Type 2 diabetes. Is it time to switch to insulin injections?.
Started by Lyna in Type 2 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Super_sally 1 hour ago. 1 Reply 0 Likes
My mother is type 2 diabetic and she takes oral medication.(Metformin hydrochloride + glibenclamide 500MG BD).The problems is she always felt dizzy and nauseous.1. Is this caused by the side effects of medication that she took?. Her BG reading was…Continue
Tags: oral, medication, diabetes, 2, Type
tummy bruising and injections getting more painful....any tips?
Started by julez_79 in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes. Last reply by Markiss 1 hour ago. 20 Replies 0 Likes
Hey all,Now that I m finally on a full basal/bolus regime I m starting to get some serious bruising on the stomach. I inject around 5 times a day and every third injection or so leaves a bruise. You can imagine what my stomach looks like by now..The…Continue
Word Association Game
Started by dino in Community Games, Other Topics. Last reply by Pastelpainter 2 hours ago. 20678 Replies 14 Likes
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
Whats the most annoying comment you've ever gotten about diabetes?
Started by Dolores in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Redshaw 2 hours ago. 2644 Replies 4 Likes
I've gotten quite a lot of really annoying and sometimes even hurtful comments about my diabetes...When i told a family friend who (by the way) is an assistant nurse about my condition she said "really? but you will get better right? it will go away…Continue
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JDRF Diabetes Walk
Posted by Dkinsey on May 18, 2013 at 12:59pm 1 Comment 0 Likes
Today was a big day, it as the diabetes walk, my blogaversary, and my 100th post. I have to say though the best part of my day was the diabetes walk check out the event! http://irunonbatteries.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-blogaversary.html
Animas ping?
Posted by LivinWiththeBeetus on May 18, 2013 at 10:22am 1 Comment 0 Likes
Drama with the Supply Company
Posted by Christine910 on May 18, 2013 at 8:22am 0 Comments 0 Likes
So I used to receive my shipment of pods, lancets, and test strips on the 13th of every month. Then it went to the 15th. I get a call on the 11th saying how Abbott the company that makes the test strips I use for my meter, is no longer going to make them. So they have to send me a new meter. Now the meter I have is like a all in one kind, where I test my BS and it communicates with my pod on the amount of insulin I should have or take.
When I put the test strip in the meter and test…
Continue Life with Diabetes II
Posted by Christine910 on May 18, 2013 at 8:17am 0 Comments 0 Likes
I got my divorce in Oct of 2010. Custody was a nightmare. The judge we had, retired in Dec and we got a new judge. Let me just make this very clear, I hate the state of North Carolina! The only good things that have come from me moving here are Sierra, Caden and Daniel. This state claims to be for the children and what is right for them, bullsh*t!!!!!
How can a state give 50/50 custody to a father, where you have shown then pictures of him drinking and smoking pot? How is it the a…
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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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