Stress Forum and Discussions

Divorce is a part of many people's lives now a days. If you or your parents are not, chances are you know at least one person who has separated from their spouse. It's not easy in most cases and the kids are the ones that often are the glue that keeps matters sane. I read this article:...

Hello everyone. My husband was diagnosed with Type 1 in September. Since being diagnosed he is weird at least 5 nights out of the week. He becomes a mix between Captain Jack Sparrow and Michael Scott from The Office, and smells of ketones. Sometimes he will become randomly depressed and mention...

I keep my insulin vial in my butter spot in the fridge door. The other day, I opened it up and the vial fell out it's box and onto the tile kitchen floor...smash! Broke the bottom right off the bottle. Brand new bottle mind you, only dosed once out of it. A whole range of emotions (and colorful...

Stress just seems to be part of our lives now a days. Work, kids, school, family, and just general management of our disease. I am out with my mom right now, she's in Hospice care and at home, so I came out to fill the gaps. It's been good, but man...my levels have been horrible. Things have...

This time of year brings with it some challenges for many of us. But at the same time, it brings some wonderful blessings and bright spots in our day to day routine. What inspired me was the other day when I was picking up some last minute items at the grocery store and I was at a clogged...

This year I have a new personal challenge for the holidays. I have the sugar free baking down so the dishes I make will be as diabetic friendly as possible. I'm sure there will also be a few forbidden treats. My challenge is enjoying the holiday foods without taxing my newly dxd gastritis. ...

Does anyone here have experience with taking Inositol, otherwise known as vitamin B8? I have a book on Natural Cures and I looked into natural remedies for anxiety. The anxiety that I suffer is actually an uncommon side effect of Metformin. If there is a negative side effect to a drug, I am...

Hello all, I am not officially diabetic. I am being treated for a hormone secreting Neuroendocrine tumor and have been having blood sugar spikes. Lately, my blood sugar has been spiking to over 200 at random times. I even ended up at the ER with a reading of 330. When my blood sugar gets over 200...

I do not use any diabetic apps for my care. I use my head and sometimes notes or books. But there are a lot of apps out there that could have the potential to help, or just bog you down. I never thought of an app as requiring engagement or constant attention, but I do see how it can become...

This article is about denying a diagnosis of pre-diabetes. https://www.ontrackdiabetes.com/pre-diabetes/4-signs-youre-prediabetes-denial Personally, I think this should be for the medical community, not the patient. Here is why. This quote from the article...... "Prediabetes is diagnosed...

I don't watch Jimmy Kimmel nor do I tweet, so I totally missed this mishap until today when I read the story on it....

No family history, no hint of diabetes until I had a heart attack the end of July. Immediately started on both oral and injected diabetes meds. I am on a very strict diet that I follow faithfully, take my meds faithfully, exercise more than suggested and my sugar only keeps going up. My doctor...

So I fell off the wagon when I went up north, but my numbers remained in a good range. When I came home, I got back in the swing of things and my morning nos were in the 80s-90s, just where I like them. Now for a good part of the last week, I'm over 100, this morning 120. Usually this means...

I have read a lot of the responses from members when the topic is frozen diabetic meal options. And pretty much, it seemed as if I am not willing at age 71 to start cooking, then there is no support from this group. I am sure I must have misunderstood the replies, because I can't imagine people...

I need advise and or help. My husband is a driver and can’t take insulin or he loses his job for the past 6 months his sugar has been 540+ he refuses to go to dr says he feels fine and can’t lose his job. During this 6 months he has been extremely mean and hateful to me and now has told me he...

It's almost here, one of the biggest candy booties of the year. If you are the parent of a little one, you want them to have fun, but to be safe as well. This article lists some great tips for working it out with little ones....