Now that I have my new meter and a good supply of strips I have
finally started to test more often.  I have been testing only in
the morning before eating anything and getting consistent 85-90
numbers with my new meter.  

This morning I had an appointment with the endo.
He took my blood pressure and it was 80/50.  He went to his kitchen and
got me a sour pickle to fix the low blood pressure.  Apparently, diovan
is also a bp med and I didnt have a problem to begin with,  He wants me

My A1c for the last three months dropped
from 5.9  to    5.2 .
Metformin (500 mg) was reduced from 2  to 1.
Best Regards to All in this sweet group.

G'day G'day Folks,
We sometimes come across articles that make us want to laugh or cry,
the conclusions reached are so silly.  It is tempting to think that
the writer of the articles was being paid to write the articles in

A local news broadcast reported on 3 groups of people who had the
highest population of people aged 100 or better in the world.
Sadly I can't remember two of the 3 populations studied but the third
was a group of Seventh Day Adventists in a home in Loma Linda, CA, a

Would anyone care to make a comparison between these two meters?

I have learned a lot from the folks in this group, so I am hoping for
some guidance on the question of meters. My health plan now partially
covers test strip and meter costs. I am using a Prestiege monitor from
CVS. Is this a good monitor? I am going to get new test strips ...

My employer is throwing a curve ball at me...  or maybe it's my HMO.
For years, here in Metro Phoenix, I've been a Cigna HMO member, and
generally quite satisfied.  Not happy, but satisfied.
The company offers 3 plans:

Why diabetics forgot to try "periodical fasting" as natural remedy
to deal with diabetes? There are a lot of scientific studies like one
abstract that I posted below that prove my statement:
Metabolic and cardiovascular effects of very-low-calorie diet therapy

So I wonder if .. NOW .. a 'low iron diet' .. is .. suggested .. ?
<<snip>>
insulin resistance significantly decreased after diet, and a further
reduction was observed after phlebotomies. Iron depletion by

I was listening to the radio and they teased a story about a new way
to treat type-1 diabetics where they won't have to inject insulin any
more.
Then I MISSED the dang story!

<<snip>>
this association is not restricted to insulin resistance in type 2
diabetes, but is also evident in obese, nondiabetic individuals, and in
those patients with the metabolic syndrome

At first I thought it might be a "fast" indicator, but then I saw
that potatoes have almost no sugars.  Blueberries, however, seem to
be almost all sugars.
So why is that line there, and what useful information does it

Any feedback about would be appreciated. I have just started using 2 Mg 2 Mg
at night along with Metformin 2 in the AM   1 at Noon 2 at Bedtime.

I have been buying Carb Countdown chocolate milk drink.  It taste
pretty good but the supply has become unreliable around here lately.
They had several juice blends but have totally discontinued that
product line.