Good tip! I am still a little addicted to carbs, like you say with sandwiches etc, they sneak right in on you before you realize it. I will see if practicing the evil enemy approach helps me, I...
Hello All, Thanks for all the good advice. It has been a very busy couple of weeks here. But I have been following all of your good common sense and advice and am getting on track. Although at this...
Hi Lannie, Thank you for the nice stern talk....I definitely needed that. I ate very well last night and my sugar is down this morning. I have vowed to take this one day at a time and make each...
Thanks for the prayers, definitely can always use it. The apdra I take with meals. I take 70 units of Apidra at each meal. I just hope I can get through each day and start losing some weight. I have...
Just to update you all, presently I am taking Lantus 100 units/2 times a day. Metaforin 500mg/2 times a day, Apidra 70 units/3 times a day. I know I need to start getting more exercise, generally I...
I was on the byetta for a while and in the beginning it seemed to be working and I was losing a small amount of weight. Then all of sudden nothing so the doctor took me off of the byetta....
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Hi everyone, it has been a while since I have posted. The doctor put me on a different medcine called Metaforin. Can anyone share any experiences they have had with this medication, both the upside...
Oh thanks Jeannie, Your tips as well as everyone who post here are so helpful! Good ideas and creative choices make it much easier if you have to eat out. I am waiting for the doctor to call with...
OH Thank You ALL so very much for all your help! Each post I learn so very much. I did go to the doctor today. The Lantus stays the same 75/in the A.M. and 75/in the P.M. She did take me off the...
Thank you Jeannie for outlining it so well, what to eat and what not to eat. I am trying to get on the better side of this disease and I thank you and everyone here who are always so very willing to...
I truly think this is the hardest thing I have ever tried to do! I am so frustrated and upset. I am trying to restrict carbs but nothing seems to be helping! I am not usually a depressed person but...
I have taken both Avandia and Glipizide prior to being put on insulin. However, neither seemed to lower my blood sugar. I was surprised yesterday when the doctor raised the insulin dosage rather then...
Thank you Warren for such a detailed explanation of the Byetta. It was very helpful to me. Currently as of today I take 160 units of insulin a day, 80 in the morning and 80 in the evening. I have an...
Hi Karen, No, I wasn't able to find anything on the byetta site either. I find it all very frustrating. Did you have a hard time while on the byetta. From all that I read I am fortunate I have had...
Hi all, Recently I saw a commercial for byetta and I keep listening to it to make sure I am hearing it correctly.... I am fairly sure it says byetta should not be used if you are taking insulin? Does...
I want to say Thank you so much to all of you who have helped me get a grip on this diabetes and make some changes. I have been so busy at work this past week that I couldn't get started on some of...
Thank you Jeannie, I will go back and read that. Don't mean to keep asking so many questions but I am new to the site and just getting acquainted....
Thanks so much for all the help. I have been reading a lot of what is on this site. But I am having trouble finding diet related topics. Years ago there was a printout about 7 pages that was very...
Can someone help me please. Although I have been diabetic for many years, I have never done well with any aspect of it, dieting, exercising, losing weight no matter how I have tried. I now have 4...