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You know youre a diabetic when.....

lets make a list of "you know your a diabetic when you "! example. You know your a diabetic when you freak out when your friend eats a ca…

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A free eBook to help you on your 1st year with diabetes

  Will Dubois is a Diabetes Author, Educator and Advocate and a diabetes patient himself. He dedicates his life to help people with diabet…

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No Words to Speak and Nothing to Say... I'm a T1 Diabetic.

I'm a newly dx'd T1 who as a professional communicator can find no words to express how I feel. It's been a little over a month since being…

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High Sugar

My blood sugar 30 day average is 366 and my doctor just says add 2 units of Levimir and it will start heading down I'm at 94 units at night…

Started by Tinman17

123 on Sunday
Reply by still_young_at_heart

Lexi is Lying about BS!!!!

Good afternoon all. I am a 30 year old step mom to 4 sisters! One of them is 8 year old Alexis and at the age of 5 she was diagnosed w/Type…

Started by Lexi's Step Mom

23 on Saturday
Reply by christy

The big picture

After all the support, and medical attention there is something else. Being an individual with good morals and a hardworker i can't help bu…

Started by Chuck Banks

22 on Friday
Reply by acidrock23

6/6/2013

I woke up, jumped in my new Honda Accord Coupe that any 27 male would love to able to own. I drove to my parking lot hopped on the train an…

Started by Chuck Banks

36 on Wednesday
Reply by julez_79

First day back at work

Feel nervous, avoiding the questions etc...Overwhelming

Started by Chuck Banks

7 Jun 11
Reply by Ren

Introduction

Hi, I'm Suzanne and I've been officially pre-diabetic for a little over 3 months. A1C was 5.8 in February and 5.7 at the end of May. I've b…

Started by Cacomistle

19 Jun 9
Reply by Cacomistle

Local bought testing meter. What is the easiest meter to purchase testing strips for at a big box store

I am still very new to this whole life style change. What testing meter for BG is the easiest to buy supplies for on the fly. I am business…

Started by boyordy

9 Jun 9
Reply by boyordy

226 you say?

Yes...226 (12.5 mmol).. I think when I go to the drs again and again raise my concerns about my bg and I get a "I'm not that concerned with…

Started by AliciaM

28 Jun 6
Reply by nel

It's been 2 months since I was diagnosed....

In mid April, my A1C was 14.5 and BG was in the high 400's. Now, my morning BG readings are between 95-150. I had blood work for a differen…

Started by Beatricec

3 Jun 4
Reply by guitarnut

Bayer Contour USB testing high

So I have not been prescribed a BG meter yet but I bought one because I wanted to test and see what food were affecting me. My original bot…

Started by boyordy

4 Jun 1
Reply by guitarnut

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