My doctor is concerned with my elevated heart rate based on my record
keeping and has ordered some tests for cariac markers.
My resting heart rate is good for my age: 60-61  BPM. This is the heart
reat you get upon waking, and before you get out of bed.

    My Father passed away Thursday. We are doing okay considering. But
besides the grief and stress, it is a hard time to be a diabetic, what
with all the cakes, potato salads and other no-no's being brought in by
concerned, well meaning friends and family. Mom, a diabetic, as well, ...

Thank you so much for answering my questions in the previous thread "Newbie"
I do have another question if you don't mind.
Yesterday, while driving back from an event I attended (70 miles round trip)
I noticed a "stiffening" just above my ankle and had to get out of the car

My doctor has just put me on Avandia for my type 2 diabetes. I am having
sensations of being high as if I've had many beers or mixed drinks.
Are any of you having side effects from the use of this medicine?
Thanks

Hi all.   I have a question about them. I had my first one four weeks ago.
It was in my back. It took 3 days for my BG;s to get back to normal. I had
another on two weeks ago and my BG's are still running high no matter what I
eat. My mornings are even high. Could anyone tell me ...

This article shows that the deep fat that prompts the downward spiral of
t2 diabetes requires exercise to control and reverse it:
http://tinyurl.com/c9hqu
Here is a review article about the role of deep fat in diabetes and how

It is the deep fat that increases all the risk factors for diabetes and
complications because it produces hormones that contribute to heart
disease and beta cell death and poor bg control from insulin resistance.  
Lose the deep fat and the ever downward spiral can be reversed:

G'day G'day Folks,
Apparently the ADA has spent millions on gathering and collating
expert opinion.  They have come out with some guidelines that give
greater flexibility with regard to the fat components of diet than the

I couldn't find any info on this here, but I got a package of Lilly
Ultralente today and it says that the product is being discontinued.
What's the deal?!  Is this just a Lilly thing, or in general?
Thanks,

I was a lab rat for the LAF237 (Vildagliptin) phase III 52-week study
and took either metformin with placebo or metformin with LAF237 as a
"drug-naive" (not on drugs at start of study) case. See the chart at
the bottom of the page at

Has anyone heard of this medication?   A friend of mine just visited
the Mayo Clinic and was prescribed this to control her Type 2 ... I
was complaining about weight gain and Avandia and she said this
produces weight loss.  I have not heard of it before.  Thanks,

My 44 year old wife has type one diabetes (JD) since she was 17 . This year
she found a lump in her breast with was eventually removed and diagnosed as
a non-cancerous "Diabetic Mass". It has since returned and was removed
again. Does anyone have any experience with this or links ...

<<snip>>
insulin resistance significantly decreased after diet, and a further
reduction was observed after phlebotomies. Iron depletion by
desferrioxamine increased by twofold the (125)I-insulin-specific

Would someone tell me what the main differences are between Humalog and
Novolog? One of my doctors prefers that I use Humalog, the other doctor
favors Novolog.
Since I am using Humalog, I am just curious.