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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.

HbA1c 9% is that bad?

Hello everyone, I'm 36 and I have type 2 for one year now. I just got my HbA1c back and I got a 9. Can anyone tell me if this is that bad? I'm still a newby at this point and still trying to understand how all this works. I was thinking that my doctor told me I should shoot for somewhere between 6...

by User avatar Guest

diabetic nephropathy microalbuminuria

What can you tell me about microalbuminuria and diabetic nephropathy? If there are not yet any obvious outward symptoms of diabetic nephropathy, at what point are tests normally conducted by doctors to find out if microalbuminuria has developed in a patient? Would it be safe to say that this is part...

by User avatar colleen_154672154672

Why am I the only one in my family who became a diabetic?

Why did I become a diabetic when I'm the only one in my family that is? No one else, not even my grandparents or aunt or uncle has diabetes but I do. My doctor looked at my family history but I'm the only one that became a diabetic. Did my diet (I love a bowl of ice cream every night) do this? I eat...

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Anyone Had any problems with Gliclazide?

Hello everyone, I seem to have problems with my meds and lower my BG level. I was initially put on metformin and sitagliptin and now I just stated gliclazide MR (30mg). The first tablet I took made me feel very faint and I thought I would pass out. I'm also experiencing cold sweats. I measured my BG...

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Why do we need to fast before a HbA1c?!

Hello, You know, I have had a number of blood tests done through years and I have never understood why we can't eat for 12 hours or more before we give a blood sample. I get so hungry and honestly I have been know to cheat. Does it really matter in terms of the tests they are doing. It just makes...

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Doing more glargine makes you hungry?

I’ve been using glargine for a while now and recently had to up my dose. Problem is I’m now completely starving all the time and it’s driving me mad! My blood sugars have been better since I upped the dose but has anyone got any ideas about what I can do to stop me eating all the time. It’s...

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Can you live a normal life with diabetes?

Answered by a doctor

I just found out that I am prediabetic. I am not diabetic yet, and of course I will start doing everything in my power to make sure that this does not happen. I think diabetes is so serious that I can't even begin to consider what life with full blown diabetes must be like. Tell me, can you live a...

by User avatar bobby

Anybody who uses Galvus had any serious problem?

Hi. My mother has been diagnosed with diabetes type 2. She is still not a case for insulin, but she will have to use pills. Doctor recommended Galvus, but I would like to hear other people’s experience with this drug. Is there anyone who uses it who has had serious problem? Thank you in...

by User avatar pebrook508198806

Fruits I can eat for diabetic

Just found out I am diegetic not sure frat kind of fruits I can eat or juices 

by User avatar Popops297931

Where does insulin come from?

Where does insulin come from in the body? I've heard that the insulin they give you to take in the pen comes from pigs. Is that true? Can't they make the insulin in a lab without it needing to come from a pig? 

by User avatar Guest