I'm back, after being taken offline by a computer failure last month,
and then heading off on an impromptu road trip. I haven't even begum
to read the posts here yet, but I'm back now so I'll be doing so (not
all of them though, there are nearly 20,000!)

I'm somewhat amused at the kinds of spam that I think some
ma-and-pa-shop Medicare diabetes "companies" have.  They're really
sneaky, too, to get around spam filters.  The latest spam I received
included a cut-and-paste "10 tips for diabetic blood control" article,

Hi Alan.  Just saw in another post that you are due for  a
percutaneous biopsy.  I will admit ignorance as to what that is and
will have to look it up.  But I want you to know that you are wished
well and good luck on the findings.  Had I seen it earlier, I would

Can someone please explain why the Duke Rice Diet program drops blood
sugar so drastically?  It seems to me that 100% carbs (rice and fruit
initially) should do exactly the opposite.  Thank you.

I am going camping at the end of this month for a week where I expect
temps to be between 85 + 95f every day.   I am using a tent.  Besides
taking tons of water, my meds, meter and glucose tablets, cell phone,
Drs.#, what would evryone consider to be essenstial?

After four years on a Minimed pump, I am planning on switching to
another pump.  Too many problems with equipment failures (I have
replaced the pump three times in four years), incorrect shipments from
Medtronic, failures of infusion sets (the Quikset Plus), etc.

Does anyone have any info about Avandia good or bad

I just *LOVE* waking up with that glucagon headache and intramuscualar pain
in my leg from my wife hitting me with a glucagon kit. Artichokes do *NOT*
have as much carbohydrate as I thought, even served as part of my wife's
birthday supper I cooked for her. Coupled with the nice ...

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I figured I was helping them out.  I've got a prescription for
Glyburide that needs refilling on 6/15.  I'm going to be down at one
of their facilities tomorrow for an unrelated doctor's appointment
anyhow so I call their pharmacy to get it refilled while I'm there and

I just began reading this website. I'm sure this has been discussed ad
nauseum, so please bear with me.
What is Byetta? I've read a lot about it but I'm still not clear. Does
it replace another medication that a type 2 might be using? Or is it

This is not a message.  This is a cry for help.  In the last two week my
blood sugar readings have not gone below 11 mmol.  I am now giving myself
three to four times more novorapid to cover my highs above 6 mmol, the
calculation is 1 unit for every 2 mmol above my set target.  ...

I have now been on Glucophage SR (slow release) for nearly 4 weeks and I am
delighted to say that the digestive and bowel problems caused by metformin
(immediate release) have now become a thing of the past.  So thank you to
those who suggested that this change might be helpful ...

Quentin survived surgery to his neck, and is now
awaiting the biopsy results of this surgery
the procedure went very well, with the
anaesthesiologist allowing Quentin to take charge

G'day G'day Folks,
It could be that we are living in times where the prospects for people
with T2 diabetes may be improving as new discoveries are made.  While
it is true that many such discoveries don't amount to much, every so