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What made you finally take control ?

From reading people's comments on TU Diabetes over the years, there appear to be a large number of people who at one point or another made…

Started by Martin Bowman in Type 1 Diabetes Forum

42 Mar 11, 2012
Reply by Super_sally

Does pre-diabetes really exist?

Is there a distinct line between type-2 diabetic and non-diabetic or is there a fuzzy zone where you can go either way? My wife in not over…

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

32 Feb 28, 2012
Reply by acidrock23

How was your experience switching to or from Medtronic and Animas?

I am considering moving from Medtronic to Animas this May. Any positive or negative comments from people switching in either direction are…

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

6 Feb 23, 2012
Reply by Brian Wittman

Temporary Basal Type

I use a Medtronic Paradigm 522 Insulin Pump which has Basal Rates in increments of 0.05 units/hour. I'm always changing my mind about which…

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

11 Sep 8, 2011
Reply by Martin Bowman

Are we being poisoned? Pollutants linked to diabetes in new study

I'd like TU Members to discuss this http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/06/29/us-pollutants-diabetes-idUSTRE75S7OM20110629

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

4 Jul 23, 2011
Reply by BadMoonT2

mg/dL or mmol/L

I was living in Canada in 1971 when I was Dx'd. We had the mg/dL system for years. Then we shifted to mmol/L. But for some reason, I still…

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

8 Jul 5, 2011
Reply by Marie

The Joys of Foot Neuropathy

This is what 37 years of "okay" glucose control did for me. My Doctor performed an Electro-Nerve Test on my feet and the result was a resou…

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

32 Jul 5, 2011
Reply by Martin Bowman

Insulin Pump Stress Fractures

Stress Fractures in the Plastic Cases of Insulin Pumps seems to be not uncommon. Google the Internet and you'll find instances with both Me…

Started by Martin Bowman in General Diabetes Topics and Pre-Diabetes

2 Jun 24, 2011
Reply by Martin Bowman

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