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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.

Lantus was the problem!!

I have DM2 and I started recently on insulin. Despite the fact that it is a difficult step moving to insulin I had the constant thought on my mind that this move was for the best and that fortunately I would be able to inject once a day. I was very afraid to do it, I hate feeling pain (I know almost...

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diabetic blisters bullosis diabeticorum

Hello! I'm not an expert in the field of medicine. I ask you to reply to my next question. I would like to know about diabetic blisters bullosis diabeticorum. Is it true that people in rare cases with diabetes perform blisters that favor burn blisters? I am not sure for this fact, so I want to check...

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New GP forced me to change my blood glucose

Hello all, I recently got a new job and had to move so I had to get another doctor. I had just bought a new meter that was very expensive and I really like it. My new GP forced me to change my blood glucose monitor. Apparently the test strips are cheaper for that monitor. The new monitor makes me...

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Honeymoon / hypo questions

My daughter is 11 years old and has been diagnosed with DM1 last December after being almost in coma. We were in the hospital for some days and there we have learned the complete care we should do, the bg tests, the insulin injections, etc… In two weeks’ time we had it under control, we thought...

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Insulin omission in young girls?

Can anyone tell me anything about insulin omission in young girls? My daughter was recently diagnosed, she is nine years old and they are running some more tests before saying for sure what is wrong with her. I am sure that we will have some challenges whatever condition we will be told she has in...

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Insulin and weight gain?

Is it true that insulin promotes weight gain? I have been exercising regularly, eating properly and have lost 10 pounds in the last 2 years…unfortunately my sugars have not been too good, either. They are always emphasizing the importance of losing weight among diabetics, stating it improves sugar...

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Pre and post meal blood glucose testing

Hello all, I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes over a year ago. Initially my doctor had me do BG tests twice a day and that was in the morning and before I went to bed. At the time I was really prediabetic. Since then I've been put on insulin and my BG levels are erratic and sometimes go very high....

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The drug that can prevent type 1 diabetes?

I heard that there is a vaccine being discussed for type 1 diabetes. Now that would be revolutionary! I'd really love to get more information about this drug that could save so many thousands of people from a horrible disease. What do you know about this? Do you think it really works? When will we...

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side effects of byetta

My uncle has been diagnosed with diabetes 2 type, and is starting medication. I was talking on the phone to him and he sounded very unhappy with his current medication, which has all sorts of side effects. When I was browsing on the web for more info, I read a lot of good reviews about byetta. Maybe...

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Longest living Insulin dependent diabetic

How does diabetes affect life-expectancy? I know from various discussions that diabetic patients have an increased risk of getting stroke, heart attack, infections, but really, how much does it affect us? I was wondering if you guys know any diabetics that have lived very very long, compared to the...

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