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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.

having diabetes doubles the risk of liver cancer! Is this a truth?

A good friend of mine is diagnosed with diabetes. I know how this disease can be terrible, although it doesn’t sound like that. However, I have recently heard that it doubles the risk of liver cancer. I was wondering if this is really true or someone made this up. I hope someone will provide...

by User avatar paulie554171847

whats going on

Latley I have not been my self, I have been feeling very tired, Hungry and thirty, and i have been needing to use the toilet alot. At least once a day my vision has been blacking out and then slowley fades back. This last from 2 - 6 minutes. When this happens I feel dizzy or my head hurts. This...

by User avatar caelarose222753

Is diabetes connected to heart disease?

Answered by a doctor

I read that people with diabetes have got to stick to health diets, because of the increased risk of heart disease. That is the first time I heard anything about any connection between diabetes and heart disease. Is this really a strong connection? What can be done to prevent a patient from...

by User avatar ollie1337155148

side effects of rosiglitazone

I have type 2 diabetes and I have tried a few different medications now. The horrible thing is that they have all caused me terrible side effects so far, and it has made life really difficult. The doctor has now proposed rosiglitazone. Can anyone say whether this is likely to be better as far as...

by User avatar garth1879165870

diabetes causes blindness

My mother in law, whom I don't get on with that well, has diabetes. She is getting older now, and is having more and more medical problems, and has been asking us for money for treatment because it is so expensive. She says the doctor is saying she might go blind. Does diabetes really cause...

by User avatar kimberly_161585161585

diabetes statistics

Hi! I am looking for figures that will confirm or deny that diabetes is on the rise globally. I am not just looking for figures for North America, which are quite freely available, but I am after diabetes figures world wide. I would also want to compare diabetes figures in the developed world to...

by User avatar dunstan1251165458

Support groups in Washington DC

I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes just over a week ago and and I am starting to adjust to life with diabetes, but there are still so many questions that I have, and I would prefer to ask fellow diabetes patients to doctors. Are there any diabetes support groups in Washington DC that I could check...

by User avatar jayson1876162551

A1c Guidelines for Diagnosis

I am going to be undergoing the Hemoglobin A1c Test for Type 2 Diabetes next week, as my GP suspects that I might have Type 2, or prediabetes. I am looking for some guidelines for diagnosis for the Hemoglobin A1c Test. Can anyone give me some pointers, so I will know what to expect?

by User avatar tuck773165459

How high does blood sugar have to be to cause birth defects?

I am hoping to get some information about gestational diabetes, which I think I might be at risk for because my mother also had gestational diabetes with my brother and me both. So my question is how high blood sugar levels have to be to cause birth defects? When should I start monitoring this?

by User avatar dionis445162552

Should I worry about Diabetic Nerve Pain?

I am a diabetic, and have been having lots of problems with Diabetic Nerve Pain. Right, I know it's really common and most diabetics will get it at some point. But the Diabetic Nerve Pain is stopping my normal functioning. Should I be worried? When does Diabetic Nerve Pain become something more than...

by User avatar guinna1342176755