Waking blood sugar: 5.8
Thought I'd try a 1 pint, freshly made smoothie for breakfast:
1 banana, half an orange, 1 satsuma, half a mango, 6 strawberries, one
cup of fresh orange juice. 20 units of Humalog

My doc suggested doing some exercise to strengthen cardio system and
for overall health.  The only time I can safely exercise is in the
evening, after dinner.  I simply give myself less insulin (Novolog) and
do 30 minutes (2 miles) brisk walk on the ski-machine.

Did any of you see an article today in the NY Times about Avandia and the
other forms of the drug in combination with metformin and another with a
sulf?  The doing papers now warn tht Avandia may increase the chance of
getting diabetic macular edema and MD's have been sent ...

I am having a problem with drowsiness after lunch and dinner.  It does
not s em to matter what I eat, I feel like it is 2:am and I wnat to go
to bed.  I am not depressed and have fine energy the rest of the day
but really droop after meals.  I eat a fruit at the 3 to 4 natural low

   I was in the hospital 5 weeks ago.  While there my blood sugar was high
the entire time.  They kept checking my blood sugar incesstantly.  One nurse
even mentioned how I was going to have an endocrinologist stop in the next
day to see me.  That never happened and my doctor ...

Thinks she can cook diabetic-friendly meals. But after
numerous carb-loaded suppers, I gave her a polite heads-
up. Her response was to suggest that I do the cooking. I
don't mind but I need help. Anyone know of a good source

I made Sauce Marsala tonight to go with beef tenderloins.
My 2hr PP was 106 so it seems fairly diabetic-friendly.
It's also delicious and fun to serve with a "flamed at the table" option.
Recipe is posted on A.F.D. and at: http://www.bigoven.com/recipe160787

I've been "developing" diabetes for the past couple of years.  It
started with IGT (140 to 185 postprandial) and normal (85-95) fasting
numbers, but now my numbers average 110 fasting and have been known to
enter the low 200s an hour after eating.  Since I'd prefer not to go

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/528360
"NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Mar 23 - Long-term reductions in
LDL cholesterol levels can reduce the risk of coronary heart
disease (CHD) by as much as 88%, new research suggests. The

Thanks Nicky, Alan S, W. M. McKee, and, er, Beav (I think!) for your
replies! Very grateful. Sorry, it's taken so long to reply.
I've taken my first Metformin this morning so I will see how that goes down
(and hope nothing comes up!)

I am grateful for all the help extended to me, all the answers to many
questions.
Here is one more: I am type 2. After I go for an aerobic 1/2 hour walk in
the morning, my bg goes up 20 points. I would have expected it to go down

Was in here checking new posts today when I hit some wrong key in
Agent and suddenly all posts disappeared because Agent thought I had
marked them as "Read". Tried to recover them, but couldn't do it
without loading all messages since early February.

I know this sounds like a bizarre question but I've been wondering
about a few aspects of the exercise/weight loss/insulin resistance
equation.
When you lose fat, it has to get mobilized to be burned which, I

Susan, if you don't mind could you give me the blow-by-blow of your
recovery from your RH symptoms when you were first diagnosed?
The reason I ask is that I'm 6 weeks and 25 lbs from my discovery and
I'm STILL having shaking problems, and now I get them as a reaction to

So I saw my doctor this week and my A1C is 8.1 which is not very good.
He gave me 6 more weeks to try to lower my weight and blood sugar
levels or else he will have to increase the dose of insulin I take.  OK
I need to lose weight fast I want to at least lose 10 pounds by May 7,