When I discovered my Diabetes type 2, I was Over Weight many years ago. Now
my BGL is strictly controlled by tablets (No insulin), and other means as
exercise,  low GI food,...etc.
After some years I became now Under Weight and nearly Cachetic, so that all

I finished the 12 25-minute sessions of Anodyne Therapy.  It was supposed to
help the peripheral Neuropathy in my hands and feet.  It didn't help any
that I can determine.   Me, Medicare and the insurance company are out big
bucks.   - Jimmie

When I was diagnosed as T2 about 18 months ago, I asked the nurse about
diet, as you would.
"Just follow the advice on the Diabetes Now website and in the many recipe
books available, and read these leaflets" was her reply.

I am newly-diagnosed Type II and now have two different meters. When I was
hospitalized I was given an Accu-Chek Advantage and have been using that for
the past month. Today I attended my first diabetes education class and was
given a Bayer Ascensia. Ease of use is apples and ...

Since I've come out of lurking here, I might as well post my best
diabetes related story.
This following story made me about the most angry I've ever been in my
life.  But in hindsight, it's actually really funny.

Hi friends,
I took a little road trip this week with my brother to another state, 3
hours away, due to the death of an Aunt.   She was a diabetic, but was in
her eighties and in good weight and good control, when she had a series of

I know some of you use these... I was looking
for pump supplies and came across this site.
Not sure how reputable... BUT they were pretty
resonable if you need to pay for them yourself.

Hi. My name is Lance and I am a dibetic
who was diagnosed in november of 2003.
I am also epileptic and I went down into a
seizuzre on the blacktop over one week a-

Is cheese a good source of protein for diabetics especially vegeterians
? How about taking 2 singles of American cheese every day , does it
increase cholesterol ?
Is mozerella / parmesan cheese better then the other brands ?

I use a Lifescan One Touch Ultra, and the label on the test solution says it
should be discarded after three months.  The test solution I have is more
than three months old.  Despite the warning, the test solution gives results
that are within the "okay" range for the test strips ...

Islet Amyloid: A Critical Entity in the Pathogenesis of Type 2 Diabetes
- http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/89/8/3629
This is the most comprehensive article that I have come across on islet
amyloid.  I have changed a few oral meds to bold type below and added

My BG numbers have been pretty consistant in the morning afternoon and evening....averaging 5.8 - 6.2, however, on most days I drop down to  3.8 - 4.2 prior to noon. It does not make much of a difference whether I eat a high carb breakfast or low carb/high protein breakfast, ...

My doc has offered me the two above and I would not like to take them
too much.
I prefera the easyness of pills.
Do you any reccomends.

I'm a new hypo, and check my blood often.  It's usually not as low as I
FEEL it will be, but I'm learning that it's the rapid rise and fall
that causes me my symptoms.  For the sake of research, I took a drop of
my husband's blood when I got home from work.  I asked him if he had