On Jan 28, 1:27 pm, "Scruples" <scrup...@juno.com> wrote:

Hi - New to group so please forgive me if I am asking a question that
has been asked many times before.  I am a Type II diabetic on
Metformin, Avandia and Lantus.  My blood sugars are under pretty good
control.

"The increased intake in salt [since] has apparently played an
important role in the increase in the consumption of soft drinks and,
hence, also in the increase in energy intake," wrote authors Dr. Heikki
Karppanen of the University of Helsinki and Dr. Eero Mervaala of the

I have just knocked my glass of wine over, Is this shades of things to come?
For f.ck sake, I am already a useless old bastard, why does anybody feel
they have to lay on the agony?

A few Byetta questions:
1.  Is there a consensus as to whether it makes any difference if you use 5 mm
or 8mm needles?
2.  Is there a consensus on the optimal time before eating to inject to get the

Anybody taking it? Do you think it's worth looking into? The website
makes it sound like an end to after dinner spikes.
John

Dear Everyone,
Just wanted to share with everyone that Beth gave birth via emergency
c-section earlier this morning. Mother and babies are doing well according
to the latest update. Looking forward to meeting our latest little additions

Well a week later, having been on antibiotic and nothing has changed.
Hasn't gotten any worse, and hasn't gotten any better.
I am going to call the Dr. tomorrow and see what he says.   Talked to
someone who had a very bad case and had been hospitalized for two weeks with

Can this drug be replace with foods found in nature like onion,
garlics, or something else?
My mother is admitted to hospital after suffering chest pains last
year. She is 68, diabetics & has high blood pressure. The doctor said

been a busy week so not had much time to pop in,
Things are going good for me this weekend, numbers looking fine....
Saturday
6.2 - Fasting

http://blog.wired.com/sex/2007/02/mris_are_for_lo.html
Back in the 1990s, Dutch researchers stuck couples into MRI machines
and took scans as they had sex.
Does it turn you on?

http://diabetes.org/diabetesnewsarticle.jsp?storyId=14367275&filename=20070205/c
omtex20070205pr00003875diabetesfundingfy08EDIT.xml
or
http://tinyurl.com/2z3pwo
"It is very unfortunate that the Bush Administration, as demonstrated

As I have said before, my Drs. think I have this but we'll never know for
sure unless they change the way this test is done because it involves eating
eggs.  And last night I spent another miserable night in the bathroom,
eventually weighing 5 pounds less from throwing up.  ...

This artic blast we're having is for the birds.. Thanks Canucks but
you can just take back all your artic weather!!!! I'm having a HELL
of a time with control right now from the cold.
For all of you wondering.. Nope, the insulin in my pump hasn't

Long term readers of this newsgroup will realize that among other
variations in individual experience with diabetes is that some have
"dawn effect" and some don't.  This study explains why.  In short it
depends on the stage in progression of diabetes at time of diagnosis.