Diabetes

Finger nails and Health
While reading Julie's post about lines across the forehead the subject came up about nails and health. I decided to do a search on fingernails and health. Now I don't know how reliable these sites are but it is an interesting subject. This site even have a slide show http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/nails/WO0... 19 Feb 2006 19:24

Opticlick Pen Possible Dosage Problem
I just got the Opticlick/Lantus combination. I am an experienced pen user, having used Humalog, Humulin, and Novopen 1.5 pens for many years. I know that 10 units of insulin should fill the needle tip cap up to the top of the thin, straight part (resevoir). This has been a stnadard test. Although there is no such t... 21 Feb 2006 18:26

HbA1c results
I got my Lab tests today and I'm real happy with the results. I'm not sure if the cinnamon is helping, but it isn't hurting either. HbA1c was 8.3 mg/dl, now 5.7 mg/dl Total Cholesterol was 163, now 152 Triglycerides was 99, now 52 HDL was 38, now 43 LDL was 105, now 99 (Still needs work, but heading in the rig... 19 Feb 2006 12:09

My recent blood work results
M/32/T2 since 2004. I got my blood work results today. h1Ac is 5.8; 6.0 since 08/04. Cholesterol 152; HDL 47; LDL 86; 18 months ago LDL was 128 and HDL was 78 Triglycerides 92 My current weight is 154 lbs Group, I got the numbers and I was told they are good. How good or bad or ok are my HDL, LDL an... 17 Feb 2006 17:34

Couple of Questions
Question #1: After umpteen years, I finally ran out of my supply of free samples of whatever the latest and greatest lancets were (I use one till it starts to hurt, usually after about 10-15 tests, so they last about 5 days.) So, now that I need to buy some, what's everyone using? Question #2: I am switching ove... 16 Feb 2006 03:56

Shoes
I have been trying to find a comfortable pair of shoes fo a month. I've tried all kinds from expensive to cheap an found none that felt good on my feet. That is until last night. I went with my wife to Walmart for some trash cans for the new digs and while I was waiting for her to pick the right size, shape,... 15 Feb 2006 06:29

Low Fat Controversy.
I believe that the study said that the incidence of cancer and heart disease was not lessened by having a low fat diet. This is what I understand. Maybe it was written in a previous post, but I didnt catch it. Does this mean that it doesnt matter what a persons cholesterol and triglycerides are. That we ca... 19 Feb 2006 14:44

Hell Week
Well... I'm just barely coming out from a hellish week. Last Sunday I came down with a UTI, so I began a course of antibiotics and ibuprofen. (I get quite horrible pain with UTIs, lucky me). Okay, caught it early, should've been fine, and was uncomfortable, but not in agony. Tuesday night I became violent... 14 Feb 2006 14:57

New Diabetic.... Question For Group
I am a newly diagnosed Diabetic. I have been testing now for 2 weeks. I started out at 500+ 2 weeks ago. Today, with the help of metformin 500mg 3 times per day, I am almost off using insulin totally. I used only one 5 unit jit 2 days ago compared to 30 units+/day 2 weeks ago. Today I try the gym. My qu... 14 Feb 2006 15:29

lab test
Hello all....I just got my results from my new lab test. I'm so proud of myself. Worked really hard. Please tell me what you all think. Old a1c 6.0 cholesterol 129 triglycerides 146 hdl 35 ldl 64 hdl ratio 3.7 ldl/hdl ratio 1.85 vldl calculated 29 glucose 85 New a1c 5.2 116 trigl... 20 Feb 2006 17:50