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Being Diabetic is your own fault?

Started by Craig in Type 2 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Natalie ._c- 45 minutes ago. 397 Replies

Tonight on CBS news it had a new study finding... If you are in the "grey" area (pre-diabetic)and if you don't diet and excersise, it is your fault if you develop type 2 diabetes.. Study shows that 60 percent of the people in the "grey" area will go…Continue

Lowcarbers, please help with binge eating at night

Started by Tabacblond in Type 1 Diabetes Forum. Last reply by Jag1 1 hour ago. 47 Replies

Hi all!I can not get it right. Last month I've started to binge after dinner. And I can not stop. Everyday I say no more tomorrow and just continue the next day.I eat around 30-40 carbs a day, 3 meals a day, never hungry betweeb meals until after…Continue

Low Cartridge Issue

Started by Erin in Insulin Pump Users Forum. Last reply by Jacob's mom 1 hour ago. 4 Replies

Just wondering if anyone else's pump doesn't work well when the amount of insulin in the cartridge gets below a certain point (for me, 25 units)?BG starts shooting up within a couple hours of the cartridge getting low. Besides the high BG, it seems…Continue

Insulin Sensitivity

Started by Negg in Type 1 Diabetes Forum 1 hour ago. 0 Replies

I have insulin-dependent diabetes, I take novorapid and levmir. When I stick to low-carb eating, I take about 2 - 2 1/2 units novorapid with each meal. The problem is that when I eat a little more, and take, for example 3 units, I very often go…Continue

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Deep breath in and again

Posted by twiddlemthumbs on June 18, 2013 at 12:30pm 0 Comments

Heat wave coming our way here in the Shire, sticky hot humid love to take full advantage of it but with heart disease diabetes and other ailments days like this do pose a problem for me getting breath at the best of times is an effort but like now it is difficult to say the least, there must be a slight breeze as I can see the pear tree in the middle of the garden slowly swaying well branches are swaying the lilac has died and the lovely smell gone until next year ask my green fingered Angel…

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Cheater, Cheater, Pumpkin Eater

Posted by Dkinsey on June 18, 2013 at 7:46am 1 Comment

I am officially going to be cheating on Medtronic with Dexcom. http://irunonbatteries.blogspot.com/2013/06/cheater-cheater-pumpkin-eater.html

Drive Away

Posted by lotsofshots on June 17, 2013 at 3:34pm 7 Comments

Sometimes I wish I could just drive away from diabetes ...how about you?

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