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Meal Planning
I have been trying to adhere to a diabetic diet. However I have noticed that when I go to the grocery store and start looking the foods which the doctors suggest I eat are more expensive to buy. Now my experience has been that I can eat the same food as a normal person can but I have to eat...
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Books or magazines
I went to a new endo and she will be rechecking whether I am a one or 2 or Lada in August. I think Lada. Isn't the test c-peptide for Lada? Also, what is a good book to get or magazine to order that helps, enlightens, and gives good information?
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Diabetes Forums
I just wanted to throw this out there. In an effort to enhance my knowledge of our illness I joined a support group on Facebook. I was also curious as to the likes and differences to DC. The likes were few, the differences were many. I left the group two days later. They were not anything like...
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Smoothies
I was told by my diabetic dietitian that making, and drinking fruit smoothies especially with any type of fruit juice is off limits. One should I stick with this advice and never drink smoothies again because it will raise my BG to high, or is an occasional smoothie okay to have. Any suggestion...
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Rapidly Dropping Blood Sugar
So, this is happened to me twice already, and it’s kind of scary Basically long story short I have type two diabetes. I treat it with metformin twice a day 1000 mg. I recently started taking a supplement called ALA. 1,200mg First thing in the morning when I take my MetFormin. ...
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What do you eat for breakfast?!
I’ve recently been trying to eat better for all my meals but I’m struggling with breakfast. What do you guys eat for breakfast??
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I am a diabetic type I
Suddenly, at age 24, I discovered that I had diabetes type 1 I take insulin regularly , But I feel tired, lazy and very sleepy I do not know why
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Meeting the threshold for Air Force Medical Retirement
My husband served in the AF for 15 years. He was diagnosed 5 years in. When convenient, they cut ties with him during a massive downsizing. It had nothing to do with his actual control, they just chose to rid the service of expendable people with medical conditions, despite no change in his...
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New Unused syringes
I have many boxes of unused syringes which I no longer need. I am in the Chicago area. Any ideas of groups in need I could give them to?
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I'm so Excited!!!
I've gone from tired and discouraged to totally excited in an instant! I just saw my doctor today and my latest A1c is 5.8 so I can start tapering off of Metformin. There are no words to describe how happy this makes me. Finally, all my hard work is paying off. Once off Metformin I can try...
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A gift for lifetime
Hi friends, I am new to this discussion portal and I am suffering from diabetes type 1 which is not as sweet as sugar !! Jokes apart !! I just want to gain help regarding this. Is there any home remedies which can keep it under control without any medicine. Regards
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Reduce Foot Injuries with Smart Socks
Taking care of our feet is so important. I have done many different things over the years to help me improve the health of my feet. Moisture, inspections, doctor visits, and general care have become part of my routine. I do wear socks a lot more than I ever did before and this article caught...
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Artificial Sweeteners and allergies
I think I need to vent and if anyone has a suggestion, please share. I was diagnosed as diabetic about 10 years ago. In that time my previous doctor and I discovered that I'm allergic to every artificial sweetener. Splenda, Equal, Sweet N Low, etc all cause large blisters on the inside of my...
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Supplies when traveling abroad
I am looking for tips from well-traveled people. I'll be out of the country for about 5 weeks and any diabetes life hacks for long trips would be appreciated!
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Injection site bruising
Does anyone ever have trouble bruising at their injection site after shooting insulin ?
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Diabetes and addisons
I’ve had type 1 diabetes for 21 years now And recently I’ve been diagnosed with Addison’s Is there anyone out there who has 2 diseases like me Someone I can relate better to
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A1c 10.1%
My a1c was 10.1% on Dec 29th 2017. My diabetes specialist wants me to watch my carb intake and i was put on insulin on Jan 29th of this year. i need some help on good websites for recipes to help with my carb intake and losing weight to get my A1c down. Thank you!
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I'm Tired and Discouraged
I'm tired. I could really use some encouragement. I've been dealing with type 2 diabetes since the fall of 2011. I have accomplished much. I've lost 87 lbs. and have kept it off by following a low carb diet. I exercise every day. I have been able to reduce Metformin from 2000mg daily to...
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Not using sugar
I am allergic to all sugar substitutes. What is the best was to decrease sugar without using Stevie or the like?
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Just got diagnosed and I'm feeling scared and overwhelmed.
Hi, I'm new here and not entirely sure how this works but I just really need a place to get all this out. I found out Monday that I have diabetes and I can't stop crying and feeling hopeless and anxious. My numbers weren't terribly high, fortunately, and I'm not on any medication currently;...