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Any other good sugar tablets besides glucose?
I deal with hypoglycemia (not diabetes) and I'm wondering if any of you use sugar tablets besides glucose? In fact, I'm wondering if there are...
Last active: Apr 18, 2025
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BERBERINE FOR NIDDM
Is anyone else using Berberine for Type 2 diabetes? I have been on it since Jan 2022 and have been amazed at my results. I...
Last active: Apr 28, 2024
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Apple pie and ice cream.
Putting aside all other possible co-morbidities , I am trying to understand my data in my first week in my diagnosis and insulin injections. After...
Last active: Oct 4, 2020
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Mayo mentions working with a cortisol pump. Anyone know about that?
I’m a 74YO female with many diagnoses but the main one is secondary adrenal insufficiency. I had a skull fracture 20 yrs ago that caused...
Last active: Aug 14, 2023
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When to begin diabetes treatment
I tested "pre-diabetic" about 8 years, and my A1C has registered "diabetic" two years in a row. My weight is 130 with height of 5'4"....
Last active: May 1, 2019
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Pre-diabetes and SSRI (zoloft)
I have a question about being in the pre-diabetic range, but then after a year of taking Zoloft, my A1C jumped to 6.5% from ~...
Last active: Mar 18, 2024
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Technology for Glucose Monitoring
Type 2 on insulin 4 times a day. Just started using Freestyle libre remote glucose testing device. I am happy that I don't have to...
Last active: May 19, 2021
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How do other people with diabetes survive hospital stays?
Is is just my bad luck or is there a serious problem in the American Healthcare system that ignores the reduced carbohydrate needs of diabetics...
Last active: Nov 26, 2020
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Feeling full as a diabetic
I am a Type 2 diabetic on Metformin, short and long acting insulin currently working on improving my lifestyle including nutrition, physical activity and mindset....
Last active: Jul 10, 2019
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Glucose Monitoring
The US Food and Drug Administration has approved a new stand-alone continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) system, Medtronic's Guardian Connect, that alerts users to impending high...
Last active: Mar 3, 2025