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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.

Is it legal to purchase overstock test strips?

I have been wanting to test my own blood sugar levels, more for convenience than for any other reason, and I found some overstock test strips for sale. I was just wondering about the legal implications of purchasing overstock test strips. Is selling and vuying overstock test strips legal? Thanks for...

by User avatar lutero687160822

Soft drinks associated with diabetes

Scientists from the Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut were so worried about the large amounts of sugary sodas consumed by the population, so they decided to study sodas effects on people’s health. They went trough all the published studies on the topic and found a clear and consistent...

by User avatar Natalia3856

side effects of insulin

I am hoping someone with diabetes can tell me something about this. I have heard that there are some negative side effects that come with the insulin injections that many diabetics have to receive. Is that so? What are the negative side effects that insulin can cause? Is this common or not?

by User avatar eben632147698

Does anyone know if there is a cure for diabetes?

I have been reading about herbal cures for all kinds of conditions that are perceived to be chronic conditions in western medicine and I was thinking that the definition of chronic needs to be looked at again, from a different angle! Does anyone know if there are any cures for diabetes?

by User avatar gregory1372160823

Women with type 2 diabetes and risk of fractures?

My mother has been suffering from diabetes for years. She broke her ribs when she fell yesterday, although it wasn’t a terrible fall in my opinion. I was wondering if women with type 2 diabetes have greater risk of fractures or this is only a coincidence. I hope someone will answer my post....

by User avatar cart1355172780

New diabetes drug shows promise in treating diabetic retinop

Diabetes is a systemic disease that impacts many body functions including eye-sight. So far, there hasn’t been a drug used for treating so called diabetic retinopathy, a severe eye damage caused like the name says by diabetes type 2. Diabetic retinopathy has been only treated by laser surgery,...

by User avatar Laylah

Diabetes from Bisphenol-A

Did anyone else read about the Bisphenol-A scare? I am interested in discussing the real link between Bisphenol-A and Diabetes. In this modern environment it seems like a tough job to avoid Bisphenol-A. If you do avoid Bisphenol-A, then to what lengths do you have to go and can you tell me more...

by User avatar rolando1635166591

diabetes cure in india

Hi! I live in India, and am married to an Indian. My father in law was just diagnosed with diabetes after having a near diabetic coma, and now I am quite shocked at the lax approach to his treatment. I just can't accept that he does not now need constant medical monitoring. What do you think is the...

by User avatar crissie981166592

i am concerned about how to keep diabetes and cholesterol un

Hi there, I have a few questions regarding some concerns I have about my mothers health. Well, my mother is diabetic, over-weight, and has cholesterol. I just want to put her on a healthy diet that will keep everything under control, and hopefully help her lose weight. Oh, and she is also a...

by User avatar kaka91459

reality should change

I have had this disease for more than 40 tears! I am not proud to say but marijuana would in the big picture be very less hurtful to people like me. It is very easy to say that this and booze etc is wrong. We are dealing with many more hell issues than most can imagine. I test my blood 5 to 6 times...

by User avatar jimmydsm