I have found some info at least for the iron supplement:
Iron is best absorbed when taken on an empty stomach, with water or
fruit juice (adults: full glass or 8 ounces; children: 1/2 glass or 4
ounces), about 1 hour before or 2 hours after meals. However, to lessen

G'day G'day Folks,
Firstly lets perform a little trans-Pacific translation.
<Yeah, right!> (NZ) =  < ... Not!> (US)
Today's newspaper headline is that a plan to tax junk food has hit a

Hello Good NG People.
Can you help me better understand Insulin Resistance. Since I have
Trigs and LDL in the 70s (good) for the last 2 yrs which are mainly a
result of taking Zocor. HDL is high and weight is lean. All seems to

I like everything about my UltraSmart meter except the entries for insulin.
Who measures their insulin dose in 1/10 unit increments? The UltraSmart
does. This makes the insulin entries maddeningly slow. I inject over 20
units for main meals. When I need to inject corrections, ...

So whats the best time to exercise, I have heard dont eat an hour
before, dont eat two hours after, dont eat 2 hours before, etc.
So whats the best time to do it?
I am gonna use exercise as a part of losing weight and controlling my BG.

Composing  personal aphorisms is one way of bonding to ideas leading to new
behaviors. Ben Franklin wrote about this technique in his autobiography.
These sentences are critical of no one but myself. They are part of my
self-talk program  that helped me change behaviors I never ...

Has anyone heard anything good or bad about the new insulin pump the
omnipod? Looks neat without the tubes don't have a pump now but thinking of
this or the minimed.
www.myomnipod.com

I ran across this article and it talked about meter accuracy and how they
are affected by higher alttitudes. I live in Arizona, but am nestled in
between the Black & Spring mountains at 3000 ft.  I'd be curious to know how
accurate my meter really is. Today my fasting BG was 91 ...

We've started a new health site devoted to complementary and alternative
health.
We are looking for people interested in contributing feedback and thoughts
on the area of alternative treatments or methods for diabetes as resident

Hey you guys!
Remember the matrix? Do you ever get the feeling that some of us are
monitoring what is happening out there, in the "matrix"? Seriously,
there is so much happening in the world that affects all of us, and

I have been using a product for just over 12 months now, and I know a lot
of people who are Diabetic that have been using it too.
I'd like to include a testimonial, written by a Doctor who suffers with
Diabetes.

Hi Group
I have posted here in the past (on occasion)
Being DX'd 3 years ago as T-2 and on Med's, my Endo whom I have had for a
year or so has told me I am a T-1. I am on a Lantus/Novolog regimen and

I have just spotted this on the net whilst looking for information about
satin. No, the kind that you take oraly.
CINNAMON is anti-microbial, circulation-improving, and antiflammatory
which aids your respiratory and digestive systems.  It can also lower

Has anyone here had lost function of the bladder muscles because of
diabetes?
Jimmie