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FDA Approves Invokana™

U.S. FDA Approves INVOKANA™ (Canagliflozin) for the Treatment of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes INVOKANA™ is the first in a new class of type…

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Great New Healthy Habits Program for People with Type 2 Diabetes

Make a difference in your own life and in the diabetes community by participating in the This Week I Will diabetes pledge campaign. The cam…

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FDA Approves Three New Type2 Diabetes Therapies

Takeda Receives FDA Approval for Three New Type 2 Diabetes Therapies, NESINA (alogliptin) and Fixed-Dose Combinations OSENI (alogliptin and…

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I need advise on dealing with docs

I am a type 2 diabetic, have been for 12 years. I have been on oral meds for since day 1. I have a low carb diet of 60 carbs a day, and exe…

Started by sdkate

11 18 hours ago
Reply by sdkate

Started Glimepiride

Went to my Endo yesterday to ask about Invokana. He wants to wait on that because he is actually going to a conference next week about that…

Started by Bacail

1 18 hours ago
Reply by twinchick

Go straight to insulin?

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…

Started by ckurpiewski

43 yesterday
Reply by Christopher

Type 2 diabetes. Is it time to switch to insulin injections?.

My mother is type 2 diabetic and she takes oral medication.(Metformin hydrochloride + glibenclamide 500MG BD). The problems is she always f…

Started by Lyna

2 on Monday
Reply by twinchick

ironic thing happened

I was at work and it was time to test my b/s. I kind of dread it just cause I don't like the pain that comes from the stick. Any way I test…

Started by karatejoe

3 on Monday
Reply by guitarnut

FDA Approves Invokana™

U.S. FDA Approves INVOKANA™ (Canagliflozin) for the Treatment of Adults with Type 2 Diabetes INVOKANA™ is the first in a new class of type…

Started by Diabetes News and Interest

2 on Saturday
Reply by Bacail

How did you find out you had Type 2?

I'm just curious to hear how others were diagnosed with Type 2. I think this disease got about a two- to five-year head start on me because…

Started by Kelly

101 on Friday
Reply by David (dns)

Why is pre-diabetes reversible but type 2 not?

Isn't type 2 just an escalation of pre? What distinguishes the figures of 100-126 fasting glucose to 126+ to determine reversibility? Lastl…

Started by James M

46 May 15
Reply by jims

reminder to myself

I know to wash my hands before testing my BS. Yesterday I got lazy about it. I tested my BS with out washing my hands. My meter pops up a n…

Started by karatejoe

8 May 15
Reply by Spock

Would i get any benefit from going to Metformin SR ?

I use 2 x 500mg per day of the normal Metformin. I'm finding it difficult to time my doses for maximum benefit, seeing I eat my main meal a…

Started by Hana Rous

7 May 14
Reply by amanda02

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