Dear Jeannie, iam sorry that i took up so much space.To be frank,i don't know how to post a link.Can you help me? sharer...
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I quote this in response to Jeannie's disagreement regarding aspirin (Extensive quote from an article...) Effect of aspirin on experimental diabetic nephropathy. Moel DI, Safirstein RL, McEvoy RC,...
Jeannie, iam glad you did that.Salsalate ,the drug the Harvard researchers are focussing on has more side-effects than plain aspirin. Till date,only phase one trials are done(on mice).Iam not...
Dear Warren, A very interesting article on The effect of salsalate on diabetes,a low grade inflammatory process.Should'nt we wait till they come out with a bigger trial as they are planning to...
Dear Warren, Does this side-effect occur early after initiating Avandia or can it occur anyime during therapy?I have been on Avandamet since 10 years without any side-effects.Till date, the benefits...
Type 2 diabetes is supposedly caused by either reduced insulin secretion or insulin resistance and usually both contibute.In lean individuals with a heavy genetic burden of diabetes in the family...
As usual jeannie has hit the nail on it's head!Control solutions should be a regular part of glcometer readings.If your control solution has expired and before getting a new one,what i would suggest...
Dear AM_BD, your excellent control with diet alone itself indicates a very good food regimen.If we factor in the rice(which you like so much)as the carbs component of your diet,stick to it and enjoy...
Dear AM_BD, Wonerful numbers.Two points here. 1)Are you really a diabetic(Just teasing)?In overweight guys like you and i,hyperinsulinemia,at least in the early stages will keep the sugars low.It's...
Dear AM_BD, whole wheat in much superior to white rice in every which way!I was reading the page 3 of discussions in this forum titled"glycemic index" which i found very informative and so shall...
1)Forget about the complications of diabetes,even diabetes itself(once confirmed) is progressive.Has anyone of you heard of complications once set in getting reversed? 2)Tight control in the trial...
Dear Warren, if i may add"lowering the blood glucose delayed the onset and slowed the progression of microvascular complications"was seen in the DCCT study only in the tightly controlled arm of the...
Dear Warren, I post below a position statement on the DCCT published in the Diabetes Care journal Notable are the results of the Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT) (2) and the similarly...
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Dear Blazingsirens06, I forgot to extend to you a warm welcome to this really good forum with all of us trying to share our burdens(who dosen't have?)and in the process helping each other smile and...
The meek shall "inhetit",sharer is shifting gears from youth to childhood;iam lisping!Wait till i grow and see me thump my chest like kingkong and grasping at blondes. Please laugh,as laughter's the...
1)"the meek shall inhetit the earth"Graceful and meek acceptance,but alert and aggressive approach to thwart the complications of this disorder is the order of the day. 2)Let us educate ourselves and...
Dear Blazingsirens 06, Iam the points man around here as when i try to be of any help i tend to number them.Shall we start! 1)Only today morning after Warren,our forum moderator and others got me to...
Dear Jeannie, Three points about Vit.E which many of us take (it for granted). 1)If i remember right they were talking of doses in excess of 1000 mgs per day.Most anti-oxidant containing caps.contain...
Dear FRIEND 2 ALL, I think you've raised this question to ascertain the rationale behind each one's prescribed drugs,am i right? I believe in the concept of "relative beta cell rest"as complete rest...
Dear Warren, thank you for putting me back on the exercise cycle and my thanks go out to Gallyndur and AM-BD.But my point is, today morning my fasting glucose was 82 mgs% and after 30 min. on the...
There is a lot of debate going round whether Vitamin E is safe or not! sharer...
Dear FRIEND 2ALL, i take AVANDAMET twice daily with food,GLUCOBAY 25mgs thrice daily with the first bite of food,Atorvastatin 10 mg,and FENOFIBRATE along with a multivitamin capsule,but why do you...
Dear Rubyfaye, welcome to the club and hope you enjoy participating in the forum and chat rooms. 1)since your husband's sugar levels have suddenly gone up,it would be better to rule out any...
If the perspiration continues despite good glycemic control,autonomic neuropathy may stand in the queqe as the leading cause of wet feet(or even very dry feet) as the autonomic nerves control the...
Dear AM, Warren has put things in the right perspective.Modern medical community does stumble occasionally(remember the first Glitazone introduced into the market WITH FDA APPROVAL,which later killes...
As a post-script to warren's,does your husband's palms also sweat and are moist?...
Iam from the east,warren,so pure clairvoyance,pure clairvoyance!...
Dear one, I work in a hospital very near to where i reside.These may prove helpful to you. 1)as diabetes has no sex distinctions,i found it very very helpful to tell my colleagues that iam a type 2...
Dear Robert2, iam sorry that my reading of your situation caused you worry!That's the last thing i want to happen to you.I will cheer you up with this:1)your fasting values are in the mid-80's and...
Dear Jiggy66, glad that my heart-felt words could be of help to you.Enjoying the finer things in life is fine,but i think it need not be restricted to a good meal,buffet ,fine wine etc. The concept i...
Coming back to my original question of afternoon blood glucose readings,can anybody tell me their afternoon readings compared to morning and night(or evening) readings.The afternoon values concern me...
Dear Robert2, regarding your last post about a non-diabetic reaching 180mgs%,there are two things involved here.One is what type of food the person has eaten and second ,when is the blood glucose...
Dear Jiggy66, You only have to read my question on the forum"motivation to exercisedaily-help needed"to know that such situational depressions are so common that you'll be surprised!You feel down...
my problem has been in the exercise zone,but am strong on the food front. i eat enough carbs and proteins just to keep the body and soul together,so my total calorie intake is on the catabolic side...
Warren, Thank you for the 7 points,the last one being the most important.My one question to you is whenever you over-exercise(how to tell it's overdone in the first place?),don't you feel hungry and...
Dear AM_BD, so far as my diet schedule is concerned,i have 1)for breakfast,"idli's"which are a south Indian preparation made of equal amounts of carbs and protein,2)for lunch one and half cups of...
Dear AM_BD, Injustice ,dear Am,you should have sent the last line in the above reply to me too.That would have served me right as i seem to deserve it.Save me from becoming like a pear with your kind...
Dear AM_BD, thank you!Your reply was a spirit-lifter. sharer...
Dear Warren, Whenever i say warren it's addressed to you,since you are the forum Moderator.I did not know that another warren is in the forum.sorry for the confusion caused! Sharer...
Dear AM_BD, You need more energy during the day and you usually spend more carbs then than at night.Rice is very high in carbs and if it's your choice of food ,whynot 1)veggies in the morning,2)rice...
Dear Gallyndur, Thank you.One of my problems is when i have to resume the exercise routine after an interruption due to say,an illness(a bout of cold,recently),a visit to a relative,coming back after...
dear Seejo, welcome to the forum.I read your reply to my Question about daily exercise. "some things i've learnt about diabetes" by Jeannie 143 in this forum would be a good starting point,in my...
Dear Jeannie, your words are priceless about choices and for a person surrounded by cakes and whatnot you set a noble example. Like your lovable priest who was a brittle diabetic,i consider...
of late iam getting a wee bit-demotivated to sit on my exercise bicycle.I need real serious help to start pedalling away as iam getting depressed whenever i don't exercise.What methods do you folks...
Dear Warren, Has the U.S. FDA approved Stevia as a sweetening agent?...
Dear Warren add Jeannie, i live in the southern part of India where "rice"is still the staple diet;it converts to 76% carbs per 100 grams and my people don't cook protein -rich food as the main...
welcome to the forum and iam sure you'll enjoy belonging here.Can you be more specific as to what problem you had with metformin?I can assure you that all drugs have side-effects,and if somebody...