I was diagnosed with diabetes two months ago during
my first hospitalization for ketoacidosis; today I have received
by mail the results of the GADA test, 5.2 UI/mL (reference
upper value: 5.0). Could such small value be however

This group is great! I am a type 2 diabetic on metformin alone(500 mg
twice per day) . I won't be posting much but I do learn a lot! I went
from 5.5 to 5.8 in 1 year with my A1C. Where is someone's A1C numbers
when a doctor prescribes insulin? Thanks for your replies.

My local library is crap as far as science goes - there's no actual
endocrinology textbooks.  I did find a superifical one for the public
about adrenal, thyroid and reproductive issues.  Having read it, I do
think I may a minor adrenal disorder, which is not surprising given that ...

A full page article in Time Magazine:
IMPORTANT NEWS FOR PEOPLE TAKING PILLS FOR TYPE 2 DIABETES:
THE AMERICAN DIABETES ASSOCIATION (ADA) NOW RECOMMENDS, AS ONE
APPROACH,

http://www.revolutionhealth.com/healthy-living/weight-management/learn-the-basic
s/diet-myths/low-carb-unhappy
May explain the anger we have witnessed here in newsgroups where
participants are low-carbing.
Be hungry... be healthy... be hungrier... be blessed:

I recently had some spurs removed from my shoulder and since then I have
noticed that it is more difficult to control my BG. I expected a change the
first week since I wasnt getting much exercise but after two and a return to
daily waking it isnt getting much better. My Bg has ...

"... one omer for each person in your tent." -- Moses instructing the
12 tribes of Israel on the amount of food they are to eat on a daily
basis as per the prescription from LORD Almighty GOD (Exodus 16:16).
It is written that after eating this optimal daily amount (one omer)

Seems to be time to repeat this post.
Originally posted by Dave in 2003. Others can feel free
to up-date or correct where appropriate, but it's already a
fairly comprehensive list.

It was still dark when my son, 7, whispered in my ear, "Dad, can i go
watch a show?" I grunted yes and rolled over. My wife murmured,
half-asleep, isn't it too early for him to be out of bed? I rolled over
and looked at the clock. 6:15 AM. Not too bad. The later sunrises this

The Patients' Voice would like to take this opportunity to invite you
to participate in an interview for people who have been diagnosed with
Type 2 Diabetes
We are offering £40 for your participation in 40 minute interviews to

http://www.physorg.com/news110029762.html
fair-use sized-snip:
Now scientists at Northwestern University have discovered why brain
insulin signaling -- crucial for memory formation -- would stop

Ok! Heck of a good start. If I had seen this list when I was first
diagnoses and told I could never have any "goodies" again, I would
have felt a lot better about it. Apparently, there are lots of things
in the supermarket that might be worthwhile to look at - that may,

The Patients' Voice would like to take this opportunity to invite you
to participate in an interview for people who have been diagnosed with
Type 2 Diabetes
We are offering £40 for your participation in 40 minute interviews to

Howdy.  New on the block.  Not diabetic and don't want to be but I am
definitely insulin resistant.  Been testing and playing with diet to
try to keep bg at reasonable level.  Last 3 days got a lot of exercise
and today felt like I was draggng anchor most of the day.  Actually

One is the toasted flax seeds at Trader Joes. You'll find them near the
oatmeal (apologies to anyone not living in the States, but, you can
probably find them anywhere). Carbs too low to list separately (wish I
knew what they really were, though), it's all fiber, they taste great ...