Diseases and Disorders - Discussion of diabetes management in day to day life

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At least for now US Diabetes Coverage Preserved	13 May 2006 03:40 GMT	5
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Zach Goldberg, 703-549-1500, ext. 2622 zgoldberg@diabetes.org Thanks to all who let their voices be heard.
Can root scaling and planing reduce A1c?	13 May 2006 00:01 GMT	4
This is obviously a small sample, and clearly other factors could be involved, but 7.2 reduced to 5.7???? Can anyone think of a reason why this could be an accurate finding, or have you seen any other research to back this up?
Another Newbie	12 May 2006 19:50 GMT	28
Hello again dear friends, I have just this evening learned that my daughter Rachel, aged 27, has been diagnosed with T2 diabetes. I have told her about this group, and I have encouraged her to listen in and post....
Daughter diagnosed Monday May 1,2006	12 May 2006 14:02 GMT	16
Hello All, My name is Melissa, my 11 year old daughter was just diagnosed with type 2. Her A1c was 7.5 her blood sugar average over 3 months was 119. I just need to know how you do it and what to do. I'm all new to this. When does she need to test? She is on glucofage 500 2
Body fat / iron	12 May 2006 12:26 GMT	3
<<snip>> This is the first report to directly demonstrate an association between serum ferritin and VFA and SFA. The results of this study suggest that the serum ferritin concentration may be a useful indicator of systemic
Dexcom continuous meter	12 May 2006 04:28 GMT	8
I'm contemplating on buying one. I know Minimed has similar but it really is not availabe yet imho. If you are using one does it work well?
Iron-driven lipid peroxidation / diabetes	12 May 2006 04:15 GMT	5
Iron-binding antioxidant capacity is impaired in diabetes mellitus. Van Campenhout A, Van Campenhout C, Lagrou AR, Moorkens G, De Block C, Manuel-Y-Keenoy B Free Radic Biol Med. 2006 May 15; 40(10): 1749-55
British Documentary...	12 May 2006 02:11 GMT	1
HAVE YOU GOT PROBLEMS WITH YOUR WEIGHT? IS YOUR WEIGHT AFFECTING YOUR HEALTH? DOES IT STOP YOU FROM LEAVING THE HOUSE? THEN WE WANT TO HELP YOU.
Puzzled (and not sure if I can trust the meter either)	11 May 2006 22:24 GMT	34
Last week the meter numbers were unbelievably good - 70s and 80s, even in the 80s after eating (I'm very low carb). The highest # I got off it after the giant nasty burger (no bun) at Friendlies on Friday was 85. This weekend everything changed. I couldn't get a number under 100 to
Antioxidant-rich tomato extract can reduce blood pressure	11 May 2006 16:29 GMT	1
American Heart Journal Volume 151, Issue 1 , January 2006, Pages 100.e6-100.e1 doi:10.1016/j.ahj.2005.05.008 Copyright © 2005 Mosby, Inc. All rights reserved.
Testing Meters.	11 May 2006 02:09 GMT	3
Which Glucose testing meters are preffered? I just changed to the MediSense OPTIUM and the results are really wild compared to the OneTouch Ultra that I was using. davemack@charter.net
I WAS JUST THINKING	10 May 2006 22:37 GMT	2
where would i be , without ... you guys
Rapid Blood sugar drop possible?	10 May 2006 20:20 GMT	36
About an hour ago I tested my blood sugar and it was 167. I then took my metformin, which I usually do anyway before I eat my meal (I took it with a bit of milk), and just now my blood sugar was 128. That's quite a drop. Did the metformin do that? Or is it possible for the ...
EAting right!	10 May 2006 17:01 GMT	2
Healthy Eating Akai rice It’s not about eating less carbohydrates but eating the right carbohydrate. We need to go back in time. When rice grains were heirloom
Garlic. The Miracle Healer	10 May 2006 17:00 GMT	8
http://www.bestofminnesota.com/garlic.htm Garlic. The Miracle Healer Here is a partial list of ailments that have been successfully treated by raw garlic and garlic extracts: