I am from India. I am planning to take up stevia cultivation. But I
still wonder what will happen! Will it be accepted as an alternate and
natural source of sweetener?
pd

Will heat convert the above 'good'  fats into a 'bad' one?
If it does, how long it takes &  at  what temperature will it be
destroy ?
ck

Hi am a new Member (suzie 37) from the uk,   I am having diabetic test
and need to know more about diabetes can you help me here hugs Suzie

Test

For US readers only - Legal disclaimer: Don't do it and don't sue me
after you have done it. The warning is clearly stated on the box...
For the rest of the world:
Some people have found out, that testing strips for Freestyle

I am going on a trip to the islands for a week.  I am advised to take
extra pens/cartridges in case current one is lost, broken,
malfunctions, etc.  Normally, I keep my unused insuling pens in my
refrigerator.

Today I as I was patting myself on the back for my excellent blood sugar
control, my husband asked how I was managing to do so well.  I had been
walking for 20 minutes after every meal, and getting a 1 hour reading of
under 110 every time.  He suggested that I check again (it was ...

T2 since 1972, on insulin since '99. I added Symlin three months ago
and my first HbA1c since then is 5.7, down from 6.9, where it had been
hovering for years.
Downsides were minor.

The dear sweet woman at the scheduling desk got me in on a
cancellation.
It didn't go well. The guy just didn't LISTEN. He wanted to know what
my high and low numbers were, which I told him, which he then said were

Sorry if this posts 2x - my dialup connection keeps dropping out.
I finally got a visit with an endo today. The dear sweet woman at the
scheduling desk got me in on a cancellation.
It didn't go well. The guy just didn't LISTEN. He wanted to know what

Hi I am new to the group and have had diabetes since 1989. I am on lantus
and a bunch of oral meds for control. My Doctor gave me some reading
material about byetta and wants me to consider it. Anyone using this or have
any thoughts about it? My last A1C was 7.5. Thanks.

i just wanted to say ,
i'm doing great thanks to you guys

A recent study of 264,000 people shows "shocking" figures ....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/4966174.stm
Perhaps Grandpa Chuck could make himself useful and publish figures on the
deaths of US diabetics day by day.

First a sincere thanks for everyone contributing seriously to this site.
I am 59 yo male and have been diagnosed T2 after a routine blood test 2
years ago.
I have been following this group for the last 18 months and YOU have

I am wondering if anyone keeps track of their results with an Excel
spread sheet. I love the way that Health keeps the log for you but I
do not like all the extra stuff it prints when you ask it to print.
Like what finger you stuck, What meter you used, etc.