It's funny how small things lead the mind off in odd
directions.
I was watching a re-run of "Midsomer Mysteries" last night,
an English murder mystery made a decade or two ago. The

I have always been under the idea that taking too much insulin is just as
bad as not enough - this morning I attended a Diabetes Expo and the
endocrinologist attending the function stated that the amount of insulin
taken does not matter how much as long as it works - Is the above ...

are you all having a happy day

Andrew chung Adding his opinion to others:
" It is wiser to simply lose the visceral adiposity (VAT) that makes the
"big waists."
Losing the VAT cures metabolic syndrome (MetS).

I have been lurking for about a year and a half, and have found alot of
valuable info on this group.  I have been diabetic since 1992, and have
controlled bg with metformin at first, and then metformin and glyburide
after 1999.  In April of 2005 I added Avandia.  Since that time, I ...

Not long ago, by my standards,   When
a person developed type 1 diabetes
it was like a cancer thing.  Years ago
PBS had a documentary on the course

These groups is what we make them.
Wish I had a group for another recent problem.
The IV run is over.  That needle was in for six days.
It will take a while to see if the results were good.

Another take on protein, carbs, satiety and all that. Not
mice this time - locusts, crickets, butterflies - and some
people. Fascinating reading (well, for me anyway:-):
http://tinyurl.com/jl5fr or

I've just got back from diabetes specialist nurse appointment!
Going to increase metformin tablets to 3 a day!
And am going onto Glargine (Lantus) slow release Insulin in 2 weeks time
(unless a miracle happens and sugars come down)!

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I just want everyone to know that the reason I havent been around is
because we had a baby in the family and I am very busy with that.  I had
company for two weeks.  
I will return , soon

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/543490_1
"We conclude that insulin secretion decreases over time in many patients
with type 2 diabetes. Because the rate of decline is variable, the
predictive value of any single measurement is limited. These data indicate

Susan, I tried your suggestion this morning, cottage cheese, raspberries (I
splurged) and pecans.  I found it tasted better when I mixed in a pack of
aspartame.  Had my usual coffee.  My fasting was 124 (10 to 15 points above
what it usually is in the morning--have no idea why), ...

I can happily report that at long last I  have my A1c down to 5.7%.
For some years now I have seen others reaching that level of control
in short order.  Ed recently reported a drop from 11.9% to 5.8% in
just four months.  Good show Ed.