so I played and I played and I played. I was pushing the byetta and
thought I could eat more and more.  Well I got a wake up call today.
Last night, for whatever reason unknown to me, I was like a human
garbage can. I gtuess whatever I ate wasnt digested.

I have noticed that sometimes when I go for a walk for exercise I find that
my thoughts become what I would call "depressed". I find I keep asking
myself what is the point of life etc. It's peculiar because I recognize
this as a distinct state of mind that I find recognizable. When ...

Long-term Use Of Diabetes Drug Increases Heart Attack Risk By More Than 40
Percent
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/09/070911163333.htm
RodS

G'day all ..  just found this group while searching for information on
Byetta. As a 10year T2 who is on the maximum doses of  Diabex , Amaryl
and Avandia I cant wait to try it ..
I know that Byetta failed its 1st PBS application in July.

... honed her English skills writing graffiti on the back of dunny doors.

Of course I've heard all the news (old and new) about how exercise will
help control your sugar.  I know that muscle doesn't require insulin to
use glucose, so the more muscle you have the easier it is to control your
sugar.  

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Well, today I am sixty three.  I didnt know whether to post it or not,
but hey I am feeling great and want to share it with the world.
Its my birthday today, Happy Birthday to me.
LOL

ok, sister is going to have 4-5 bypass surgery Monday.  She won't stop
smoking.  I stopped in October after about 30 years of it.  I still "want
to" at times, but I know so much damage has been done, and with the diabetes
I have and asthma, it would kill me.  My sister has T2 also, ...

I've never cared for water much unless very thirsty and the water very
cold, but wanted to trade off my diet soda consumption for something a
bit more healthy.
I bought a bottle of cranberry juice (the real stuff, not the

Last week I had pizza for the first time in over a year.  I usually
stick with much lower carb food and avoid white flour completely.
Well, I just had to have some but I ate about 4 slices.  2 hours later
my glucometer read 170.  That is extremely high for me.  My A1c is 5.8%

Just wanted to let everyone know that I am still doing good with the bg's.
Remaining around the 200 mark so trying to figure out how to lower them even
more.
Still trying to diet. Not doing too awfully bad.

Obesity TV started on TLC with documentaries like the "Half Ton Man"
which spawned other documentaries about others who were extremely obese.
In all these stories, there are dutiful family members feeding their
obese relatives who are bed bound and cannot move. I keep wondering ...

Vitamin D Supplementation and Total Mortality
A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials
Philippe Autier, MD; Sara Gandini, PhD
Arch Intern Med. 2007;167:1730-1737.

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