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Khürt Williams
- 43, Male
- Princeton, NJ
- United States
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A review of the Diabetes Log iPhone App
The iPod Touch is like the iPhone except for the phone … and the GPS … and the camera. Just like the iPhone I can browse the web and check email with Wi-Fi, and play movies, music and games downloaded from the iTunes App Store. It’s a super ultra-portable. I have an iPod Touch and I [...]New Year, New Intentions
Well it’s a New Year and time to set the direction of my intentions for the year. Some call them “resolutions”. My MacBook’s dictionary defines a resolution as “a firm decision to do or not to do something”. But resolutions without plans lead nowhere. Like a destination without a roadmap. What [...]Low Carb Beer Recommendations
One of the challenges of being a Belgian beer and Ale drinker who also has diabetes is that most of the great tasting brews have a lot of carbohydrates and some have a lot of alcohol. Alcohol presents an interesting problem. The carbohydrates raise blood sugars ( within minutes ) but the alcohol lowers blood [...]Khürt Williams
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Kingstown, St. Vincent & the Grenadines, West Indies
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 1.5 (LADA)
- Date diagnosed
- June 15, 2006
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 5.5
- What glucose meter do you use?
- FreeStyle Flash and OneTouch Ultra2
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots
- What is the address for your Facebook profile, if any?
- http://facebook.com/khurt
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- http://twitter.com/khurtwilliams
- What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
- Community
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Diabetes Mine. Was searching for information on Latent Autoimmune Diabetes in Adults (LADA).
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- Amy Tenderich
- What do you do for a living?
- Information Security Professional
"honey sweet"
I am a husband, father, information security analyst, web developer and Mac geek, amateur photographer, Belgian ale and Ethiopian coffee enthusiast, and person with Type 1 diabets.
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Open Source Device Aims to Help Diabetics Monitor Blood Sugar
Posted on August 3, 2009 at 10:16am — 1 Comment
Court Nominee Manages Diabetes With Discipline
Posted on July 10, 2009 at 4:30am — 1 Comment
Diabetes Alert Day.
Here's the link:
http://www.clearspring.com/widgets/49b975e5a7ea8f33?p=49ba630841d… Continue
Posted on March 24, 2009 at 7:03am —
Comment Wall (86 comments)
- At 7:38am on November 20, 2009,
patti lopez said…
- Happy late Birthday, Khurt!
- At 1:23am on November 19, 2009,
Teena said…
- Thanks for the add Khurt... Love to be your friend =)
- At 10:53am on November 18, 2009,
Marie B said…
- Happy Birthday, Khurt!
- At 5:04am on November 18, 2009,
Judith said…
- Khurt, my friend---Happy Birthday! I'm wishing you a gentle day surrounded by those who love you.....Judith in Portland
- At 3:41am on November 18, 2009,
Teena said…
glitter-graphics.com
- At 4:03pm on November 16, 2009,
Katie said… - Thanks for the add! It was great meeting you on Saturday - hope to see you again / at one of our groups!
- At 11:51pm on October 2, 2009,
patti lopez said…
- Hi, Khurt! How's things going? And nice photo.
- At 8:07am on September 13, 2009,
Gary Harrison said… - Sorry this is late, Thanks for the Welcome
Gary
- At 7:41am on September 9, 2009,
Teena said…
- Hey there Khurt, nice photo you got there ;)
- At 5:54am on August 4, 2009,
Jenny said… - Khurt,
The article you pointed to isn't news at all. Despite the constant flow of articles saying that Type 2 is caused by IR, all the gene research is finding that the common "Type 2" genes affect the ability to secrete insulin. Normal obese people just keep growing new beta cells to keep up with their weight. Many Type 2 people developed high blood sugars BEFORE obesity they just don't get diagnosed early enough for doctors to realize this. The high blood sugars cause hunger which leads to weight gain and their marginal beta cells can't handle it.
Beta cells don't have to die in Type 2--but with the average person with Type 2 having a fbg around 16-=180 mg/dl and post meal sugars of 230-300 they usually do. That's the range oral diabetes drug studies show the oral drugs make possible. Sad, eh? Especially when the only insulin docs will give most Type 2s is basal which doesn't help the post-meal numbers.
It makes sense that a Type 1 can develop insulin resistance as they get older since 90% of the regular normal population does that too. Metformin can reduce the amount of insulin a Type 1 needs in middle age though not the A1c. I think it is worth pursuing.
It's also worth noting that LADAs have a gene profile that isn't the same as Type 1 and usually includes some of the classic Type 2 insulin deficiency genes. IR might be more likely in a LADA but the condition is new enough there aren't studies to track it's natural history.
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