I just took my blood sugar reading, and it was 95!!  Woohoo!!

hoping this question is not innapropriate for this group, i am quite
interested in reading answers to it - particularly for t2's
tia

Hi Friends,
Nature gives the most promising control of various diseases. Diabetes
is one of them. Please search this website for more information on
herbal care of diabetes.

Did anyone hear a "news" story the other day about some Diabetes med
being used as a miracle weight loss drug?
It was going to be on one of the local 10pm news reports (for SoCal) a
few days ago, but I missed it.

Just diagnosed last week with Type 2.  I have the One Touch Ultra Lancets.
I see that the BD's advertise smallest lancets at 33 gage.  But I can't
find any info on what size One Touch uses or FreeStyle, which is the meter
I may get next.  Any info on lancet sizes for these brands ...

Found these:
Akai Rice Company, Alhambra, California
I'm a retired immigrant from Japan.  I first saw Akai rice
company's television advertising.  The paid program showed how eating

A pharmacist at Walmart asked me if I had a "diabetes card" when I bought
syringes there the other day.  I got the syringes after signing the booklet
as I always do, but I forgot to ask him about the "card."   Know anything
about this?

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A licensed nutritionist spoke to my D.M. support group last night and had
good information in my opinion.
Toward the end of the evening, she briefly talked about the relationship
between diet and blood type, recommended a particular book and told us she

Policosanol found to have no lipid-lowering effect
May 16, 2006         Sue Hughes
Cologne, Germany - A new German study suggests that use of the

At 6:15am this morning at work, I felt rather  dizzy. Checked the bg
and it was 59. I had a reese peanut butter cup in the locker so I went
for it.  After work at 7:30am bg was 125. Question, did I over do it
with the reese?????

A few nights ago I finally convinced my husband to let me check is BG.
(Last time I checked it, well over a year ago, it was well within
normal range.)  This time is was over 340.  I checked it again the
following AM, before he opened the first of many bottled iced teas and

I heard a blurb on the radio about cinnamon and/or mint
making drivers more alert.  Said some number of people
had one of the two while others had a placebo.  The ones
with the real thing were more alert on the road.

Barbara, I was just wondering how you are doing.  Hope it will not be long before you are back
here among us.
Billie
A Happy Pumper and Power Chair user in Arkansas!