It may be getting more prevalent as the age demographic moves up but I don't believe it is any where near the epic proprotional increase they are promoting. The medical community keeps moving the...
Yeah, I know. No it's nothing "new". I was diagnosed 5-6 years ago. More than any thing else, more than not eating too much of this or that, I get sick and tired of hearing about it. Diabetes on TV,...
I ate a big plate of home made chocolate chip cookies today. Drank a whole glass of skim milk and I didn't check my sugar all day long. Guess what? It's past midnight and I didn't die, have a heart...
Ya know, I have to ditto the meter problem. I was all in a panic and going nuts over it all and found out after about a week I wasn't high at all. I got a new meter and every thing was normal and...
I actually find the diabetic diet way less frustrating than a weight loss diet. The bonus is if you stick to the suggested diebetic diet you will return to a normal weight. I'd quit worrying over the...
I think it would be worth your time to be sure to watch your weight very closely. It seemed to me while I was using insulin it was a lot easier to hold my weight down. If I let my weight start to...
I'm not sure about those readings. My blood sugar meter reads in numbers like 90 to 140. I'm considering any thing over 140 and I check it again an hour later to see if it's going down or still going...
I have been off insulin since about 3 months after my prednisone/diabetes "attack". It still goes high if I cheat too much but pretty much so long as I make a good effort at diet and exercise, then...
I'm also allergic to aspirin but I have terrible joint pain and herniated disks in my neck and back. I take feldene every day and when ever other people would use aspirin. It is Rx....
Save your last snack until right before going to bed. Peanut butter is good or some protein. Not a lot to the point of feeling full. Just something to keep your sugar stable through the night....
Howdy all. Quite the coincidence my running across this just today. I could have written a lot of this my self. I had some herniated disc in my neck that were so bad I was ready to give up and get...