my hands and fingers are becoming numb and fine-motor skills are
become lost---such as holding a pen, buttoning a shirt, tying a
knot---i dont have arthritis
any one else?

Do you ever doubt a reading and take another one using blood from the same
finger stick and get a different reading?
I tested the other morning after watching meds and food carefully and got a
223 reading.

Went to Ryans today for a birthday engagement and obviously had to
many carbs.  A rather nasty spike.
12:51 PM 15u Nonolog
1:27 PM A quite carby lunch

I'm not technically diabetic, but very very close to the IGT/IFG boundaries
and I'm taking that as a severe warning to mend my ways.   I've got a meter
(ACCU-chek Advantage) and I've probably been measuring too much (finger tips
all a bit sore).   The results are hard to ...

Had my shoulder injected with cortizone today.  A new experience for
me.  Not as painful as I thought it would be.  The doc said a dentist
taught him how to give shots that are almost painless.  Worked for me!
Was aware that cortisone could cause increase in BG but thought it was

Hi Peter,
My medication also reflects my status as a stroke victim - about five years ago I had a TIA that seriously affected my right-hand side.
I don't know where you saw my medication (it's OK, it's no secret) but, like many diabetics, I'm only a couple of pounds overweight.
I ...

This week's Medscape newsletters produced an interesting correlation between
PCOS and finger length.
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/521265?src=mp
I wonder if there's a relationship between diabetes and finger length too,

My Doc had me on 2x500mg of Metaglip and I came down with what I thought was
an allergy similar to my ragweed cutting allergy. Continuous bouts of
coughing, throat constricting, choking feeling, couldn't talk at times-4-5
mins,wet sinuses, clear runny fluid out of nose. I ...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3936333.stm
Caffeine 'makes diabetes worse'

Syracuse University researcher patents non-invasive glucose meter
I post information about new technology that affects diabetics whenever
I run across it and it always invokes a strong interest in those
afflicted by the chronic disease.  Diabetics are looking for the holy

just checked my 20 year old's bs and it was 470. going to check fbg in the
am. very scary. he has not been diagnosed as diabetic but has been very
thirsty, losing weight.

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Gastric Bypass Surgery - What Are The Risks?
by: Beverley Brooke
Although all of the risks involved in gastric bypass surgery aren't

 The International Medical Veritas Association is opening a new
section on diabetes, and recommending transdermal magnesium chloride
(magnesium oil) to raise levels of magnesium in our bodies and possibly
prevent the complications of diabetic peripheral neuropathy.  Which

I just had the official test at the lab.  I purposely picked a "good" day to
go, when my home meter read 88 on the fasting glucose.  I got the lab
results, which showed 109.  Very close to the edge, just the thing I was
trying to avoid.  I have checked the meter, and it is normal, ...

Hello all I am new to the group, and trying to find help for a friend.
He has trouble with his hands, and is finding it hard to fill his
syringes. Do you have any suggestions on how it might be made easier
for him? Do you know of any alternative ways for insulin delivery that