Diabetes

My feet remind me that I have diabetes
In the last day, my feet have gotten that burning socks bunching up feeling. It's as bad as an itch you cannot scratch. I work out every morning and yet maybe I'm consuming too many carbs. Must be, otherwise my feet wouldn't be screaming. I've taken off my shoes 3-5 times today to try to adjust my socks. I ... 10 Dec 2005 07:49

Super Foods
They're seductive, fattening, addictive, wildly tasty, reasonably cheap and available virtually everywhere: 1. Fries and ketchup 2. Potato chips and sour cream dips 3. Deep dish pizza with cheese packed in the crust. 4. Sara Lee Cheese Cake with strawberries. 5. Donuts, particularly Krispy Kreme, bear claws, m... 3 Dec 2005 09:13

Aspertame is totally safe
I and all of my friends and family have consumed large quantities of Aspertame for two decades now without any side effects whatsoever. Take a hike chicken little........ ... 8 Dec 2005 00:56

Good morning
Sorry for not posting for a little bit. Am back on track in the way of my diabetes. I have a book about Diabetes. It is Called Diabetes for Canadians for Dummies. I find it is quite easy to understand and have learned quite a bit from reading the book. This morning, my b/s levels were 7.6 and I had oatme... 24 Nov 2005 15:54

Lancets
Just got new Intouch Ultra and instructions say to change lancet after each test. Since I am the only user is this necessary? Or can the lancet be changed less frequently? ... 22 Nov 2005 20:18

What is the Bg's of folks on Deit and exercise?
No insulin at all today. I spent all day around 100 with no medications. I went up to 134 after dinner but went down to 114 after two hours. At bedtime I've been less than 100 two nites now and can't see a reason to take the basil insulin the doc prescribed at that Bg level - it might put me to low. Am ... 11 Dec 2005 05:34

My Numbers.......
06-15-05 Cholesterol 181 (0-200) LDL (bad) 68 (0-130) HDL (good) 33 (>39) Triglycerides 400 (0-150) Fasting Glucose 136 Hbg A1c N/A 06-24-05 Hbg A1c 6.4 08-10-05 Hbg A1c 5.8 11-14-05 Cholesterol 188 (0-200) LDL (bad) 84 (0-130) HDL (good) 34 (>39) Triglycerides 348 (0-150) F... 22 Nov 2005 17:12

Doctor Reviews my Test Numbers
Last week, the HMO office called with /some/ of my latest lab results... I got the rest with my appointment yesterday. (reminder: DMT2; DX 5/2005; 1G Metformin 2x day) Test May August September November ---------------------------------------------- bp 104/88 112/60 n/a 102/8... 19 Nov 2005 18:08

The good bacteria
More and more, people are becoming aware of the "good" bacteria that live in our large intestine, which promote health in various ways, one of them being providing some protection from a number of the nasty unwelcome bacteria. Unfortunately, when we need to take an anti-biotic, the "goodies" get bumped off along ... 29 Nov 2005 12:37

non-alcoholic beer question
Type 2 diabetes folks are not supposed to have alcohol. In this case I'm particularly interested in why. Is it because the alcohol raises blood sugar? It seems to me that non-alcoholic beer has tons of carbohydrates too. Is non-alcoholic beer better and if so, please help me understand why. Thanks- Sus... 15 Nov 2005 09:31