I just came into the 21st century with my insulin therapy. Was on NPH
and R for 20 years. Now I'm using Lantus and Apidra. Seems like my
appetite is noticably reduced since. Has anyone else noticed this? Is
there an appetite suppressant in one of these insulins, or does one of

Someone's trying to sell me this stuff claiming it lowers BP and helps
regulate blood sugar.  Is it snake oil?  Thanks.

We have a company that does market research and want to identify some
patients diagnosed with chronic renal disease (Stage 3-5) or end stage
renal disease who would be interested in participating in market
research studies.  These studies have honorariums ranging from $10 to

The more I hear from these insulting, derisive Atkins true believers,
the more I think that the whole Atkins diet was invented and funded by
Beef interests.  The PREPOSTEROUS statement that eating high

I'm trying to get my dad who has diabetes a nice pair of shoes (not
sneakers). He gets a lot of burning/tingling in his feet.
His preference is something with velcro that is easy to take on and off.
I've looked at the following 2 websites:

I haven't seen much to commend the Atkins diet.  There are the usual
girls in the office.  At first they lose weight, then later they
invariably blow up like ballons.  We have probably all witnessed this
astonishing phenomenon.

In trying to add more protein to my breakfast, I've tried canned makeral
or sardines which was great except I felt like I had fishy breath for
most of the day. So not a good idea for morning...... Unless, a strong
breath mint works!

A great grandmother :) My eldest grandchild is only 5, I
think I have a ways to go yet :) None of my other adult
children even look like wanting kids so it may be up to my
current grandkids to keep the line going for a while. My

Are there any studies about hospitalization/emergency room visit
statistics for non-new Type 1's, for severe hypoglycemia and
ketoacidosis?
I know that there's certainly a large spread in the numbers, but I'm

you guys just sat around and posted ,
its so not fare

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Tks!

Noted 100 post on MHD tonight and thought we
had a winning day.
Since I do not read certain posts i only had
a few to  read.

http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.asp?feed=AP&Date=20060
413&ID=5641968
Dave

Apparently April 15 is important to USAians. The annual
celebration of their cheerful desire to pay for the
privilege of being governed and protected:-)
This link was posted on my CLL list today, I pass it on in

............that I have been able to post some now?
Probably most of you were not aware of my difficulty communicating due to panic attacks (yes,
even with the anonymity).  I had to leave last year (or was it the year before?), and when I
came back I let you all (that's "y'all" in ...