Diabetes

Learning about food and nutrition
Like most here, I want to learn about what food to eat, what is in the various foods, and which ones give the best health benefits for whatever ails me. When I was a child, vitamins (and some minerals) were big news. The general population were educated with simple facts, and given lots of encouragement to eat t... 4 Dec 2005 03:16

ADA Research
posted to alt.support.diabetes misc.health.diabetes Hi All Sometimes there is a tendency to generalise about large organisations, particularly when using emotional terms like "anti", "hate", "pro" and so on. It is silly to take sides as though it is a football match with opposing clearly uniformed teams when ... 6 Dec 2005 18:46

Went to my endo today.
I take no medications. Total cholesterol is 124 my LDL cholesterol is 59 ldl/hdl ratio 2.36 chol/hdl ratio 4.96 hdl as % of cholesterol is 20 it seems as a result of being on my back for 5 months my triglycerides and my hdl chol., direct - have been affected. to help avoid double talk of how my diet effects m... 4 Dec 2005 15:46

glyburide
I control my sugars well with Metformin and Glyburide. Without Glyburide and using only Metformin (on an ultra low-carb diet), my sugars run 115=120. But all of this research about Glyburide causing cardiac events and burning out my beta cells has me concerned. What could be another alternative to Glyburide? Tha... 1 Dec 2005 22:29

Alpha Lipoic Acid
Ok, saw my dr. today. Great results, A1C 5.6 all lipids in range. I told her about the burning in my feet & asked her about alpha lipoic acid. She did not know anything about it. So it looks like I'm on my own on tht one. I did check the pharmacy in the bldg if they had any. The lady did not know what that was ... 4 Dec 2005 20:55

24 Kentucky University cheerleaders hired as pharmaceutical drug reps/meanwhile Vitamin B-12 under tongue helps a young woman with neuropathy
I heard this twice on the radio last night. There's an article either in the New York Times or the Wall Street Journal, I don't recall which one, about how drug companies are hiring pretty people with lots of 'enthusiasm' to inform doctors about the latest FDA-approved drugs. The drug companies don't seem to care... 9 Dec 2005 14:12

Insulin cost?
I have been using metaformin for 5 yrs now and recently my blood sugar has been staying higher. My doctor has been after me to lose weight but as we all know it is easier said than done. He asked me how I felt about insulin and I was negative, wanting to avoid daily injections. I am starting to come around on thi... 30 Nov 2005 00:04

New test predicts damage from diabetes - article about AGEs
G'day G'day Folks, From time to time we have discussed the role of inflammation in bringing about the various nasties we call diabetic complications. In the not too distant future expect to a see a routine test for AGEs, advanced glycation end-products that will give a measure of the silent progress of complic... 30 Nov 2005 05:12

Opinions on prefilling syringes
Hi Group I am a "Newbie" to this group who posted his 1st question yesterday (Larry from NJ) from which I got great answers. I just started on insulin a few days ago and as you know have lots of questions that "pop" up. I inject Lantus once daily and at time must be on the road and "Thought" I could prefill my... 25 Nov 2005 12:31

Another T-2 Starting Insulin
Hi Group I've been watching this group for around 2 years now. Got lots of "Good" info that's helped me a lot. Was DX'd 3 years agoT-2 and on Glucotrol xl for couple of years and the Avandia added after I left my G.P. and went to my New Endo. He's tried couple of med combos with no success to lower my A1C. It... 24 Nov 2005 15:23