i have been busy and active lately and have not had very much time to post.
i see the never ending low carb commercial is still going.
it really amazes me that in the 4 years i have been posting here the
commercial seems to be reborn

Last night I was involved in several things and accidently
took a second FloMax.  At six am I could not get out of bed.
Thought I was having a hypo.
Finally found it was not that.

Every time I post about hypos son I have a 911 run
Yesterday, I only was able to inject three units of
humalog and  I consumed much food.
IN the evening I continued to drift lower and finally

Hello Friends,
A new study that has just come out in the Annals of Internal Medicine
has concluded that the phenolic content of  virgin olive oil can
reduce plasma lipids and prevent oxidative damage quite apart from any

I am a T2 of about 3yrs with good to moderate control, take Avandia
twice daily, and not experiencing any particular problems except
one...constipation.  I know this is a sensitive subject and I apologize
in advance if this is too graphic for some readers, but I am desperate.

Sorry this may seem a daft question but someone suggested I asked on here!
Ok here goes:
"Are 4 regular meals really needed?"
I've been advised to try and eat 4 small regular meals a day - and mid

You can personally help find a cure for diabetes without spending much
more than a few minutes of your time to set up your computer to donate
its spare power (like when your screen saver would start); it will then
use its idle time to do medical research for a non-profit ...

This is kinda off topic, but when my 6yo went for her first endo appt, they
gave her a lunch-pack looking case, that is equipped to carry everything she
needs with her.  It has a loop in it for her insulin, a mesh zipper pocket
for her alcohol swabs for finger pokes, along with ...

Hubby is T2 and we've both come down with bad colds. As hubby is diabetic, I
was just wondering if anyone knows of any cold/flu remedies (like Beechams
or Lemsip) that are ok for him to take? I'm on Lemsips at mo but there's no
way he can take them due to the sugar content. Even ...

I forgot to add I am really scared to start Byetta. Is the needle painful? I
heard one of the side effects is nausea and loss of appetite.
Janie

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i don't know if its the metformin or what. Milk, whether real or hood's
brand. tastes funny. the same thing with cottage cheese. very weird.
anyone else experience things not tasting right?

Has anyone seen or used one of these?
I was at Wallyworld tonight. I normally don't go to
the "diabetic aisle" but this funky looking meter box
caught my eye as I was getting another item.

For the past few days my eyes have bothered the heck out of me. Mainly
dry all the time for the left eye.  Today both eyes irritate me, both
are red due to rubbing.  Googling says
http://www.allaboutvision.com/conditions/dryeye.htm.  Never had it