I have only been diagnosed for a few days, and I haven't been to
Diabetes Education yet or had much time with a doctor. Jennifer's web
site says, "Your meter is your best weapon." Responses to my other
message here refer to the "meter", too.

Well it seem that he did not have another heart attack but
collapsed as a result of massive fluid on the lungs. The
specialists think it was caused by one of the medications he
had been given for his heart condition. He has a weak heart

G'day G'day Folks,
For those who have completed a free registration with Medscape here is
a highly revealing article that lends further support to the concept
on an anti-inflammatory diet.

A diagnosed T2 diabetic on 2000 metformin bid, I'm thinking of self
taking an OGTT to determine how atherogenic my condition may be.  My
HbA1c runs around 5.5.  The problem is that my AM fasting glucose
(120) always runs higher than my evening postprandial glucose (70-80).

At 7 this morning the sun was blood red, surrounded by clouds ranging from pink
to black.  There is ash on my car.  The San Gabriel mountains run some 60 miles
east to west, north of Los Angeles, and the foothills are blazing for maybe 40
miles from San Bernardino in the east to La ...

Wait there is more ... more time to meet the challenge deadline.
Biotin might be a bit hard since it is not always listed.
G'day G'day Folks,
 We all figure we know what is required for a well balanced diet.

I was in Hawaii on a working vacation. I had a friend taking
care of my cat, staying part time in my house in Scripps
Ranch, San Diego. On Sunday my friend called me to tell me
my house might have burned down. He said the fire had burned

The really on the ball people in the thyroid group are setting up a new webpage
which will have these links (yes I realize these are commercial).  I have no
connection to them, but let me just say this seems like a pretty good idea for
those who are not insured.  I remember a post ...

I thought I would add some innocent flavoring to my Milk and Splenda.  My
meter just set a new record for me, at: 344.
Oops.
I checked my reading because I felt all achy in my arms....

Quentin,
Since you follow this stuff at a deeper level than I can, perhaps you can
help me understand something.
A recent study that was all over the media came up with the finding that

Has anyone tried Rowntrees sugar free jelly, it delicious and only has
9 calories and 0.2gm of carbohydrate per serving. I can recommend the
raspberry flavour (the only one I've tried :-) ).
I found it lurking on the shelves in Tescos between the normal stuff

Anyone see the show last night?
Pete
Diagnosed 20/03/03 Type II D&E + Metformin + Gliclazide
+ Asprin 210lbs at Dx to target 174lbs achieved.

I was called into the personnel office at work last week to be asked about
my excessive number of days sick in the last year. Currently 15 days off.
I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes last November, in the weeks before
diagnosis I was of for 2 or 3 days feeling really ill. I went ...

I am still looking for the wonderful health care we hear
about in the US.   Why did I have to find an internet
group to find out about how to handle my diabetes.
About all I noticed was a production line and a

Pure curiosity on my part
i have just pulled the blue lpastic bit from a test strip
it seems to have some a sticky yellow substance underneath that is spread
over the two contacts