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First year check up
Yesterday I had my first year check up controlling my T2D with nutrition and exercise. Eating low carb has become a life style change but I was scared to death that I might not have been as careful as I should have. Well my a1c came in at 5.3, my best reading since being diagnosed in 2012. I am so relieved, it has really…
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Insulin
Hi All! I have an appointment with the Endo on Monday and plan on asking this, but am curious tonight . . . my insulin injection spots have recently been raising up and look like little bug bites and they itch like CRAZY! I can tell exactly where I've injected because there are these red "splotches" all over. Should I be…
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Need night-time snack ideas......
I'm having a hard time with the "Dawn Effect" & my FBG. I think. So, how does this sound: I only take 1 pill Janumet 1000mg per day. I go to bed 10pm BG: 186 No nightime snack ( I forgot) Get up 7:30am FBG: 205 What am I doing wrong? What kind of night-time snack can I have that will help with the FBG?
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Improving Your Diabetes Care Visits
http://www.diabetesselfmanagement.com/articles/diabetes-basics/improving-your-diabetes-care-visits/1/ Good article, check it out.
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Weird Question
I have a weird question. I woke up this morning with my sugar spiked at 230. I've been sick and am battling a nasty chest cold, so I'm not too surprised, to be honest. Anyway, took my insulin shot, ate a very light breakfast, and just re-tested. I'm now down to a 153. Much better, but now I feel like I got ran over by a…
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Metaformin
Just out of curiosity, what causes your Dr. to increase the dosage? I started on Metaformin ER on January 1st. 500mg Metaformin ER. Just curious.
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Embarrassed and Ashamed
:embarassed: As of today, I weigh more than I ever have, and my FBG is over 200. My FBG is always higher than the ADA recommendations, but never this high. I am not blaming anyone but me for this. It is a backslide that began with a visit to one of my best friends in October, a visit which was to be my last. I knew he was…
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A free eBook to help you on your 1st year with diabetes
http://www.tudiabetes.org/forum/topics/a-free-ebook-to-help-you-on Will Dubois is a Diabetes Author, Educator and Advocate and a diabetes patient himself. He dedicates his life to help people with diabetes in rural New Mexico, as Diabetes Coordinator at the Pecos Valley Medical Center. He has written a book called "Taming…
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Blood Sugar Testing Questions?
A place to share your questions
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It would be nice...
If we had a sub-board for diabetic friendly recipes instead of having to root through the "other" recipe board and then try to figure out how to change them up. I have to admit that I'm not the best cook in the kitchen so going by what others have tried helps me out a lot. Just a though. :happy:
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I has anyone had problems with the one touch meters?
Has anyone had problems with the one touch meters or that bran of testing supplies?
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Stunned and Delighted
Got back from the dr's office today with my new a1c number. 5.4! It was over 11 in Sept 2013 when I was diagnosed. Using the advice I read on this board, I've been eating very low-carb and to my meter, and added 30 min of cardio 3x a week to my routine. I know this kind of drop is very uncommon, and I'm a bit stunned by…
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New
Hello all i am new and looking for support... thanks
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Old Friends
Just wondering if anyone knows what's happened to robert65fergus. He was quite an active member of this group giving good advice to many newbies. I especially appreciated his encouraging posts and advice.
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Varied blood sugar & Metformin
I have 2 questions in a sense because something is not making sense to me. 1. My doctor started me on Metformin again in December after managing without meds for almost a year. All of a sudden my blood sugar started going up instead of down regardless of what I ate that day. I asked my doctor about it and instead of coming…
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Having a very bad day.
I met with a Diabetes Educator today who was very pleased with my changes and progress with my diabetes. We went over carbs, different foods and the carb servings, changing up some of my snacks throughout the day, etc. etc. etc. She even went over reading food labels, which is something that I haven't 100% been properly…
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Feeling hungry all the time
I am trying to loose, and get my A1C down, and I feel hungry all the time. Any suggestions?
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New Member - Is my doctor being over-cautious?
Hi all, I'm new to MFP at the first of the year, and definitely new to being concerned about diabetes. I'd like some experienced folks thoughts before I again have a discussion with my MD. In October, I had my first doctors visit in about two years. At the time, I was the heaviest I've ever been, mostly sedentary, and had…
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Hello
Hello everyone I am a newbie here. So glad that I have found a group for Diabetes type 2..
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Hello! New to the Group
Hi! I am new to the group. I have been in the type 2 club for about 10 years now. I am looking for people that have gotten their sugars under control, or even reversed diabetes. I am looking for those who had symptoms but found a way to make those symptoms disappear. I need to hear from those people, if you are here. I…
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Advice for New Diabetic?
Hello, Just before Christmas, I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. I started Metformin on December 30th, and the dose was doubled by my doctor on January 3rd. My numbers are still all over the place. I've had a reading as low as 184 and as high as 304. I know I haven't been on the medication that long, and from what I've…
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Type 2 diabetes and Victoza
This is my second day taking Victoza and I'm about ready to give up on it. I was so nauseated all night I didn't get much sleep. Does anyone that takes this medication have any tips for controlling the nausea until your body adjusts to it? :frown:
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Hi everyone, I am new here.
I have been a type 2 diabetic for almost 9 years and have had my ups and downs. Recently, I have had more downs and my bl's are running hi. Total sugar overload because I cannot seem to get back on the wagon. So I am looking forward to learning new ways of handling my levels and tips /tricks of controlling my spikes.
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overwhelmed...
I really feel like crying. I've been T2 since pregnant in 2000, and insulin dep. since 09, taking Novolog 15u ss and Lantus 42u...I have been BAD at being a diabetic..never writing my #s down, forgetting to take inslun etc... my A1C was 11 last year, last one in Nov was 9.6. Had endo appt. Thurs. and with some of the…
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Test Strips Question
Hi All! I was recently put on Insulin and am starting the new journey of carb counting like a madwoman and sticking myself with needles 4 times a day. My doctor wants me to test like crazy - waking, before meals, after meals, and before bed. That means 8 times a day, if not more or less based on how I feel and how I'm…
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Hi everyone, I'm new here
Hi everyone, I'm new to MFP and very happy to find such a lively and supportive forum for Type 2 folks. In sugar addict mode I have been off the wagon for a while and it has caught up with me. I know it's time to get serious and save myself while I still can. My current A1C is 10.7, morning BS was 245. I have hit the…
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Glucometer Suggestions?
I was originally given an Accu-Chek Nano glucometer by the insurance company nurse. It worked well for quite some time, then quit. I replaced the batteries and it worked about a day. Then I contacted Roche and they sent me their own batteries, saying they were fresher. This time it worked from November through December; it…
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BG monitor
Hello all, How can I tell if my BG monitor is dead? I replaced the batteries on a recent trip and the darn thing is dead again. Since the batteries are not inexpensive (but certainly less so than a new monitor and paraphernalia) , I'd like to know if, short of buying new batteries again, does anyone know how to tell if…
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Tracking Blood Glucose Levels on MFP
I just posted this in response to a question on the Main Forum under Website Suggestions/Feedback and decided to add it here in case anyone might be interested. =================================================== Check the post by Pandorian in this thread:…
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New Here With T2
Hi all, I was hoping there would be a diabetic board here..I just started today. I have been on insulin since 09. Novalog 3x/day and Lantus, and was just put on Invokana and hoping it doesn't give me a heart attack! lol My #'s have been horrible..was 400 on Christmas! I have suffered from depression etc due to a couple of…