I'm on a working vacation in Hawaii and have been staying at
Kaneohe Bay on Oahu. This morning I flew to Hilo for a two
day stay. When I opened my bag, I could not find the case
with my testing supplies and medications. I must have left

Read about the Pepsi Slurpy here on asd but didn't know that tagatose would
be available by year-end.
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/11.11/newsugar.html

After getting pretty fed up (to put it mildly) of hypo'ish reading & asso.
effects, I decided to half my 80mg/day dose of the above. Now I've got mild
to significant vertigo :-(
Anyone experienced this after doing similar ?

Just curious, but what do most of you use as a goal for post-meal BGs?
My doctor says <180mg/dL, though I know many people like to shoot for
less than "just ok".  Thanks.

Hello-  My BG reading is 6.6 with metformin twice 500mg a day.  If I keep it
at the same level, would it to lead to any problems?  Any acceptable levels?
thanks, Nick

I am taking 1500mg of Metformin and 2.5mg of Glyburide every day. I am going
to the doctor today and I am wondering if there might be a better med to use
on the Glyburide side of the equation. Something newer or less likely to
cause long term damage?

Anyone else have trouble with medical bills in trying to
figure out what they are?    It would make more sense to
identify the time and the exact services performed.  
As far as I am concerned they are indulgent in that

Buy your test strips from www.healthystyle.com.au

Prior to my diagnosis in May I never noticed any signs of neuropathy. Since
getting my BG under control it seems that I routinely get tingling and/or
pain in my toes and fingers. Sometimes I feel like I am being paranoid
because I never had any symptoms until after I read about them ...

Hello. Greetings from Singapore.
Its the first day of Ramadan. As a Muslim and a type 2 diabetic, diagnosed 3
months ago, I have to fulfill my religious obligation, to fast from dawn to
dusk, without food and water.

I've been adjusting my insulin dose with breakfast based on what my FBG
reads at. I've been working on the assumption that my FBG if it is 7.1 is
suffering from DP. However  when i adjust my insulin accordingly i'm finding
that i don't seem to need any more than i'd need if my FBG ...

Does HbA1c correlate to glycation of hemogloblin due to just glucose
in the blood or does it include glycation due to all types of sugars
present in blood during the past 6 weeks or so? Thx.

My son wants to get out of school and I have noticed at the doctors the
Ketone stick was purple? I am diabetic and think he is trying to pull
some sh.t that he is a diabetic because his blood work came back
perfectly normal! Can you add something to your urine to make the Ketone

I learned this week that a close friend of mine has been
diagnosed with malignant cancer of the Oesophagus and is
inoperable. She goes into hospital on the 17th of this month
for Chemotherapy and Radiation treatment.

Hi, just met with my new Endochronologist (2nd Visit) and he
temporarilly took me off my Insulin Pump - (based on lab results).
I am to begin taking Actos (45 mg) and Amaryl (Glimepiride) 4mg once
daily in the morning.