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A brief history
4 years ago aged 36 I was diagnosed Diabletic (Type 2).  At just short of 20
st diet and exercise was the first suggestion / treatment. All went well but
finished up on medication also.  I now find myself after 2 half marathons

Remember maybe a month or so ago I made a posting concerning a molar
on the lower left jaw which was very sensitive to temperature.  Around
the first of July, I went to the GP to see if there was something in
the throat that could cause it.  The GP couldn't see anything which

Normally, my FBG is 100 or less. Suppertime PP-2hours is usually over
160; but down 50 points 2 hours after that. I take 500mg Metformin
some time after supper (as well as morning), with my vitamins. I
inject the 12 u Lantus just before bedtime.

I'm curious if anyone else has noticed this.
Brief history--about 3 months ago I lost the vision in my left eye for
several hours.  Workup by my primary, ophthalmologist, and neurologist all
say I had a TIA.  I have been on metformin 500 twice daily for a while

I just noticed something else on my lab tests that I had never seen
before - it appears that my GFR has fallen dramatically in the last
three months. It's always been normal - 91 I think was my last test -
but now its 81.

Lately, I have been developed unusual physical problems which renewed
my worry about diabetes.  The disease runs
through my mom's side of the family.  My dad was recently diagnosed
with diabetes as well.  I have been

Hi all - I am 50 and type 2 for 5 years now. I try to keep good control
of my blood sugar levels and every 3 months I go for blood tests and my
doctor says I am doing pretty good. I am on blood pressure, cholesterol
and diabetes medications. I am also perimenopausal (what 50 year ...

Didn't think I'd be doing it but I'm eating oatmeal.
No, not cooked oatmeal but uncooked in very small portions (1/4 cup) with
chopped walnuts,  cinnamon, and sugar-free pancake syrup.
It's yummy. No foolin'.

I'm just a transient, but it seems to me that you have made this group
into your personal soapbox, to the detriment of those who really need a
"diabetes support group".
If you truly want to help people, and believe your messages are

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I want to take my girlfriend to Europe (Germany, France, UK, for
reference), and for the most part, I know what I'm doing (hotels,
trains, etc), but I have one (hopefully minor?) concern about something
I've never had to deal with when traveling abroad. My girlfriend will

i am newly diagnosed with this problem. my question is what is the
effect of my "smoking marijuana " I do not do tobaco though.....for
medical reasons of course......if i eat good, excercise, and do all the
right things can i get away with a toke to relax?

I dont know how I got myself involved in this question, but I was
recently having lunch with two friends.  Both friends husbands had
erectile dysfunction.  One said that when a man is impotent, it is
impossible for him to ejaculate. The other one said that although they

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