There is quite a lot of research tying hyperinsulinemia to higher
incidence of various cancers, this may be how the risk is elevated with
these drugs.  Another good reason to consider modifying diet in a way

As a fairly newly diagnosed type 2, I was just thinking how ironic
 that diagnosis is, given what I do for a living.
I am in trucking, and today my company is picking
up many truckloads of refined sugar.  Today

Alan,
I know you think you think you started a new thread but you didn't.
Changing the subject title within a thread will still keep it in that
thread and I'm hoping to send the ADA the following link from Google.

After reading through an a.s.d thread 'If you ran the ADA' I got thinking of
all the money that has/is being wasted by the charities. There has been
years of charity money spent on finding out what causes diabetes with very
few results worth having, then I read of money spent to ...

How do I get FBG down? I am usually about 120 but can be as high as 160 if I
wake later on the week-ends. The only thing that has worked for me is
getting up at 4:00 am and taking my meds and eating something, but that is
getting old fast.

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I have been using ALA now for 3 months and whilst it hasn't given me the

I was diagnosed with T2 about 6 months ago.  I seem to have a problem with
blurred vision when I'm outside walking in the cold. My vision is not
permenantly blurred, in fact, it never blurs when I'm actually looking at
something. It's just that as my eyes move from place to place ...

I wanted to ask about the post meal bg numbers.  If I want to test 2
hours after a meal (say breakfast)
I should not be having anything in between - is that correct ? And that
includes coffee with cream/sugar

I don't understand what a mild case of Diabetes is. I always thought
there is no such thing.It's almost like saying someone is a little
pregant. Is my doctor competent after this diagnosis?

If a man with diabetes and impotence tries Viagra and it doesn't help,
does that mean that other impotence medicines like Cialis also won't
help?
Or are there different categories of impotence medicines?

Diabetes Metab Res Rev. 2006 Feb 28; [Epub ahead of print] Related
Articles, Links
Impact of diabetes mellitus on the relationships between iron-,
inflammatory- and oxidative stress status.

Chelator-Induced Dispersal and Killing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Cells
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Appl Environ Microbiol. 2006 Mar ; 72(3): 2064-9

I have an elderly relative that was diagnosed with diabetes-mellitus
adult about 20 years ago. She tests her blood only once a day, in the
morning, fasting. Her readings are normal, usually under 100.
But her A1c is about 8.  Yesterday, I had her test 90 minutes after a

Okay, 4 months after diagnosis, here are my latest blood results:
a1c                             6.4
Cholesterol   Total    170
Triglycerides              102

A diabetic friend of mine is getting a steroid shot in his foot for
plantar facisiitis.  I know the steroid puts your numbers out of whack,
but for how long?  Anyone ever have this?  Thanks.
Best,