Everytime I try to eat Chinese food my bg goes thru the roof.  I assume
it's something in the sauce.  Does anyone have any idea just what?
Jon

From the current post I contacted the Home Diagnostic and they say
their meter comes under the  Eckerd or Walgreen  Tru track brand
It is an edge pickup unit.   They offer no freebies or coupons but
a considerable lower cost.   I would like to hear from anyone

There are many very informative diabetic items at:
http://www.drmirkin.com/diabetes/
The following was from his weekly email newsletter:
Dear Dr. Mirkin: Are there any particular vitamins or minerals that I

G'day G'day Folks,
From time to time I mention reasons why includes nuts such as
walnuts, almonds, macadamias, hazelnuts are well worth including in
most people's diets.  One of those reasons is the presence of the

I'm close to maxing out on metformin and glyburide, and the Dr. is now
talking options, if things don't improve in the next few months. She
might add another med or switch to insulin.
I'm looking for the plus/minus of the different brands/types of

Hi, My name is Bruce Gelerter, CEO of ElectroMedical Research, LLC. We have
an electronic device that so far has prevented amputations and gets rid of
swelling and open sores in as little as one to two weeks. It is not FDA
approved yet so we are looking for people with extreme ...

(email replies only please)
After getting so many pump recommendations - like how it's supposed to make my
life and diabetes control better and easier, and that "99%" of people (or some
other immense number) who start it don't want to go back to injections - I

I am trying to do exercise to manage my diabetes.  Has anyone tried a
machine call Gazelle Edge Glider ?
Thank you.

Hello again!
Does anyone know of a good source for nutritional
information for chain restaurants that don't have
it posted? (I'm specifically looking for O'Charleys,

Could anyone offer any help on where I might find information on anyone that
has been released from the military because of their diabetes.
Any help is gratefully appreciated
Regards

I found out yesterday my meter didn't like being out in 10degree weather. I
ran in a 5mi race and when I went inside & tried to take a bg reading the
meter said "too cold! too cold" -- well, it really said "outside of
operating temperature" but I knew what it meant. Poor thing had ...

For Christmas this year my hubby got me a stand mixer (something I've wanted
for years) and the bread recipe that came with the mixer, although
absolutely delicious, is 15 grams of carbs per slice.  Does anyone have a
recipe for a low carb bread that I could make?  I've done some ...

Someone I know is a type 2 diabetic and was just told yesterday he has to
take insulin at night before he goes to bed. He tested his blood last night
and it was 201 and he gave himself a shot of 15 cc's of Lantus.
During the day he is taking the oral meds that he has taken for a few ...

I have just started taking Amaryl 4mg (going on 4 days) but, it appears that
it is not reducing the bolus amount per meal (specially dinner) since day
1 --  how long did it take to start working?
Jim

A to Z of foods with a lot of detail, may be of interest to some
US site unfortunately
http://www.caloriecountercharts.com/chart1a.htm
Surely the cholesterol column is meaningless though as any cholesterol in