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It IS very scary and no one really understands unless they're living it. I too have saved my husband's life...
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Reply: Diabetes, Swollen foot and Leg
I don,t know if this will help. I went to the doctor with swollen feet and ankles up to my knees. He said it did...
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Reply: Dealing with lows
Thank you. I believe my friend could figure this out. We will try to find the book. Cam
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Reply: reversing type 1 diabetes with diet
Wow. Just think of the people he may talk into his 'treatment'....someone will get sick if they go off of their...
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Reply: diabetic foot problems
Sorry, the only way I know of is the traditional way. Cora
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Reply: really high sugar levels type 1 feel normal
This is very short, but believe you are not taking the right kimd of insulin for you or you simply aren,t taking...
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Reply: Type 1 diabetic with possible DKA
Hi, You seem to have your carb insulin ratio down pat.i m a fairly long term diabetic, but still in the guessing...
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Reply: Question about Statin drugs
I've been on statins for years and I have always had trouble maintaining a fasting blood sugar level within...
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Reply: another ankle surgury!
Thank you so for much for replying. It is very hard not to overdo it while recovering. And you're right , I...
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Reply: I'm a Pumper
have a mini med and from kaiser.and my pump gust gave up last nigh while i changed it and now it think it...
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school for teens
home school works better if you have diabetes and when your bg is high you loose a lot of ifo.
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Reply: Problems with Diabetes Type I
I've had the same thing happen to me over the years. What helps is finding a good doc that will listen to...
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Reply: Diabetes, Swollen foot and Leg
You may want to take her to an endovascular doctor to get her blood flow checked in her lower legs. She...
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Diabetes, Swollen foot and Leg
My Mom is Diabetic and she is in alot of Pain!! She has a Swollen Foot with a Red Line running down her shin...
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Help raise money for type 1 diabetes awareness.
Help support the American Diabetes Association and National Diabetes Month! Our goal is to raise national...
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Reply: stem cell
Beware of the advertisements featuring stem cell therapy for diabetes. I don't believe there have been any...
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Reply: Long term affect of undiagnosed Type 1?
My husband has had Type 1 diabetes for 40 years and he can not tell when his blood sugar drops anymore. I have...
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Reply: how to control the BG in the morning
It is called the dawn phenomenon and it is your body's way to prepare for the day. It causes glucose to be...
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Reply: Hearing loss because of Type 1 ?
My hearing has degraded quite a bit since being diagnosed 15 years ago, and I have also noticed a...
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Reply: Blood sugar spikes. Please educate me.
She MUST see an endocrinologist. I too was diagnosed with Type 1 as an older adult, and for some reason this...
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Reply: Foot & hand cramping after using large doses of in...
I would suspect that the cramping is more due to the high glucose (if you're taking almost double the...
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Reply: What should I do? Blood sugars continually rising ...
any steroid is very bad for diabetics. I have severe pain in my leg due to sciatic nerve. My doc said...
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Reply: child with type 1
Hi Tammy. I am a type one diabetic x 25 years and I am an RN. If you have any particular questions I would be...
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Reply: Type 1 Diabetes and Melatonin
I don't know much about melatonin so I can't really say. A general rule of thumb is to always check with your...
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Reply: can you eat what ever amount you want and just sho...
LOL It's nice to see you Gomer and Cora, (and the others). I love that last line there. Made me LOL... literaly. ...
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Meet Coco, 1st Disney Character w/ T-1 Diabetes
I realize most on here are older T-1s...but I think ALL diabetics could bennifit from leassons in its story...
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Reply: new member
Hi Julie, I've been type 1 for nearly 28 yrs now. I am H G U also. It's not much fun. I have been down...
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does anyone suffer from hypoglycemia unawareness
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Reply: Recovering after surgury
MRSCORA01: Too young for type 1? My son is now 12 yrs old... he was diagnosed at the age of 8 moths old....
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Reply: Too Young for Type 1?
Even a non-diabetic can spike shortly after eating, but you are right to test at the 2 hour mark. As gomer...
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Necrobiosis lipoidica dibeticorum
Please check out my post in the discussion in the "Diabetes Community" if you have...
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