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Diabetes

You can use this forum to discuss Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, gestational diabetes, pre-diabetes – prevention, diagnosis, specialists, self-care, diabetes-induced complications, nutrition, physical activity, medications and other forms of diabetes management.

Taking Insulin after meals

I have a question for you all. Are there diabetics who take their insulin shot after their meals rather than before? I have been taking shots up to 15 minutes before meal time and then measure my blood sugar two hours later. But I hear that there are different measuring methods too, and perhaps some...

by User avatar taddeo905146001

diagnosed with diabetes type 1 but can't give up smoking

Hi, I have been diagnosed with diabetes type 1 three months ago. My doctor talked to me about life changes I have to make because of my health condition. One of the things he mentioned is that I have to stop smoking. I am having serious trouble with this. I just can't give up smoking. Could you tell...

by User avatar rogers36224

new diabetic help

I'm trying to find out the different levels from safe to dangerous levels that are read from the blood taking meters. I'm new to this... Thank You[/list][/list]

by User avatar Guest

Diabetic – are KFC burger and now I am feeling tired and sleepy

I am diabetic and I just ate a KFC burger and now I am feeling tired and sleepy. Why do I feel tired and sleepy after I eat. Is this normal or is it my diabetic condition. I can't remember feeling this way before I was diagnosed with diabetes but of course I was a lot younger then. Maybe I wasn't...

by User avatar Guest

Disposal of test strips and lancets

HILO everyone, I have a quick question that I've always wondered about. What about disposal of test strips and lancets. So far I've been using a coke can. It's nice about the way lancets and test strips just fit right through the hole. However, I have no way of closing the can and wondered if that...

by User avatar Guest

How much insulin to inject?

Hello all, I'm always confused on how much insulin to inject. I think I have trouble calculating my correction dose. I'm not used to doing math so I get nervous about it. Is there an easy way to do this. Do I really need to calculate a correction. Is is possible to take the same amount of insulin at...

by User avatar Guest

Pre-insulin medication, type 2

I am to start on a pre-insulin medication and I am type 2 diabetic.  How does this stuff work?  Isn't just insulin in tablet form?  Why can't it be this way all the time, I don't want to stick myself with needles.  I would rather take insulin pills.  Anyway, what pre-insulin medication do you...

by User avatar Guest

How high is a high BG reading

Heyyyyy... I am wondering about diabetes, blood sugar readings, and what is a high reading?  I am curious because I was at my grandma's last week and I saw her doing her blood sugar check on this meter.  I watched real careful as she did it.  When she went to go to the store, I decided to try to...

by User avatar Guest

adult onset diabetes symptoms

A friend of mine told me that she thinks she might have adult onset diabetes, because she put on a lot of weight quickly, and keeps being really thirsty and peeing all the time. So google came up with adult onset diabetes when she searched for her symptoms. Can anyone tell me more? Where can one...

by User avatar tillie178144810

side effects of type 2 diabetes

I don't know all that much about type 2 diabetes, but I am hoping that that can change with your help! I am trying to explore the side effects and complications that can be caused by type 2 diabetes, especially in cases where proper medication is not being used. Can you help?

by User avatar morgan1698156451