I went for a physical a couple of weeks ago and just received a letter
from my doctor saying that all my tests were good except for my fasting
blood sugar which was at 6.8.
1. what is 6.8?

I don't know how many of you use the Wal-Mart Relion meter (if any),
but here's something new.
I just got a refill on my test strips for this meter, and they have
changed, in a good way, IMHO.  They now take only 5 seconds to get a

I'm a T2, insulin dependent. I recently added Symlin to my insulin.
The results have been truly impressive, but the downside is I've had
more hypos in the last month than in the prevoius five years.
So far I've dipped no lower than the low 50s. At that point, I'm

Good day all,  well went to my Doctor monday, it was my first followup
with him.  my average BG for the last 6 weeks was 93,  I was happy with
the numbers.  He changed my meds from
5 shots/day (2 shots of Lantus 25 units in the AM and 30 units in the

I am a lousy trend tester and my doc wants to see more.     When I do
test, it has always been on waking in the morning, before eating.
Just once, if that, a day.   I am happy seeing what effect a day's
worth of poor will power has done.  I use an Accu-Chek complete as it

J Med Microbiol. 2006 Mar;55(Pt 3):251-8. Related Articles, Links
Natural resistance, iron and infection: a challenge for clinical
medicine.
Bullen JJ, Rogers HJ, Spalding PB, Ward CG.

My diabetes support group meetings are always stimulating in one way or
another. Last night a newly diagnosed type II fellow showed up and shared
that his numbers were wildly out of control.  His wife said his vision was
getting fuzzy. With some questioning, we found the ...

Lately I've been catching everything that comes around.
I've had the sniffles about 70% of the time since November,
and I'm currently battling a VERY FUN stomach virus.
Coincidentally (or maybe not), my blood sugars have been

This may sound like some kind of robotic thing, but it really isn't and I
wanted it to be noticalbe to everyone, not just hidden in another thread.  
Today I went to see my super specilaist eye dos I have written about
earlier.  the one wo has stoppe dmy wet macular degenertion i ...

People talk about low-carb bread, but I've not seen it in local shops.   Can
anyone let me have a (few) UK brand-names, please?   Is there any downside
to this sort of bread?   Do they contain anything that some might consider
noxious eg artficial sweeteners?

We must remember that a current event has no memory
of the past.    Each iteration is a new game.  They
have no value in prediction of individual items.
We see this error made in some published articles.

GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia diabetes drug has been linked to swelling
in the back of the eye, which can reduce vision, U.S. regulators said.
http://www.newstarget.com/018055.html

Without defending myself but by way of explanation, I have been under
undue stress since the beginning of the year.
Friday, I was hit with a good one that I wont go into.  At the moment of
the stress my appetitie was gone.

Do DM meds cause ED?
Nirvana

My doc said it is from the Avandia I am on. He says it should go away. I
am now taking Lasix 40mg and I still have significant swelling, although
it is a bit better.
Has anyone else had swelling in the calves/feet from Avandia? If yes,