No, this is not a troll.
Believe it or not this is what I was told while visiting my father in
hospital. Admittedly, it was a Health Care Assistant, and not a nurse,
but such rubbish will be believed by many patients.

I went to the doctor yesterday after my dental appt where I had my last of
four cavities extracted and it is not a good report.
I may still post here but to be honest I am giving up on my fight. Get mad
at me if you will as I do deserve it but it won't change my attitude on how

It appears that T2's vary greatly in their ability to keep within safe BG
levels. In my situation it is quite easy to  remain in the 5.0-7.0 (100/126)
range.This includes having to eat some form of sugar each day to maintain my
BG levels. My management strategy has worked for me, ...

Male 32. I was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes with 397fbc H1AC was 11.7
in early 2004. Never felt any symptoms. Tested for protein in Urine and
the tests came out negative. I was 40 pounds overweight at time. Before
diagnosis my diet consisted mainly of Cereal, Dates, Honey with ...

I  never cease to be amazed by your pursuit of the
technical aspect of diabetes.   For most,
the key item is knowledge instead of
simple recipes.

Who says diabetics have to eat boring food?
Just for fun I did a de-carbed version of Saganaki (Greek Flaming Cheese).
It's a nice way to start off a meal or have a snack with friends. Usual
cautions apply about flaming foods: Keep only a small amount of liquor at

Had my second appointment with the Diabetes Clinic since being DX'd in
June (2005).
The Nurse-Practitioner said I've done soooo well managing my health
that she doesn't see a need for further scheduled clinic visits

(1)  I've found a good midwife.  Even better, she's not frightened by
the diabetic VBAC thing.  Kerching.  And she's £1400 cheaper than the
bunch who let me down.  Shame I've only got four weeks to get to know
her in, but I think she's the right one for me.

Hey group,
I saw recently somebody ragging about the taste of diet dr pepper
and mixing 1/4 sugar with diet dr pepper.
How bout pepsi's diet cherry cola?

Here is another study that shows a strong indication that dark chocolate may
be good for your blood vessels (and associated heart heart health).
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/520228
Dark Chocolate May Improve Endothelial Function in Male Smokers

I got a Dacadron shot from Doctor one week ago for Bronchitus and it
sent my fasting  blood sugar over 200. I am usually very well
controlled rarely over 120. I am worried this might be a permenent
thing. Has anyone had this same thing happen to them? My fasting BG

Here I am the day after Christmas with no (diabetic) hangover!  Yesterday I
ate a Christmas dinner of smoked salmon, foie gras, roast duck with rice
stuffing, a clementine and sugar free chocolates, with red wine to drink.
I did not test yesterday.  Too much discipline is too much.  ...

Laurie and I would like to wish you all a very merry Christmas.
We both just love the holiday even though we always spend the day here
at home by ourselves. You see we know that all of our children are
spending the day in their own homes with their kids which is exactly

After being reminded about "Zim's Crack Cream" last night by some
posts on this group, I remembered I have some that I have hardly used.
As my fungal spot on my ankle was really itching and irritated
yesterday, I decided to give the Zim's a try.... It did help a lot. It