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Are any you tired all the time? My feet hurt me so bad with my condition. I have High blood pressure, and I was diagnosed with gastroparesis. I find myself tired all the time. Can any of you relate?View Thread




They put her in the NICU, and hooked her with an IV of dextrose 10%, to get her levels right. We were told that the baby is producing too much insulin, as a result of trying to regulate her own blood sugar levels in the first hours of her life.
My question is this:how normal is this occurence?, and how long does it typically take in the NICU to get this regulated. Finally, is this situation curable, and is it possible she will live a normal life, Without developing diabetes?
Any information you might have on this subject is very much appreciated. Thanks,
JView Thread









I am newly diagnosed.
My levels of understanding are increasing by the day, but I still have a lot to learn.
Please tell me why I feel terrible when my levels fall from 16mmol/L down to 8 in 2 to 3 hours. I have type 2 diabetes.
Thanx in advance.View Thread






Slowly but surely, it starts to slow...
You can load it with every security program under the sun. You can observe every precaution recommended. You can even try throwing in a few ram sticks. But, slowly but surely, that shiny bright home computer will eventually turn into a boat anchor.
The point I'm making is this. Everyone has diabetes. Everyone has cancer. Everyone has alzheimer's. Everyone is "slowing" and becoming a boat anchor. The whole practice of raising red flags when your fasting blood sugar reaches 127 is not only stupid, it's pure negligence! Before your diagnosis, your blood sugar was slowly creeping upwards for decades!
But, you're finally going to do something when a doctor tells you, "You have diabetes." Really??? Does that sound copacetic to you?
I have an 8 1/2 year old dell laptop that I use, everyday. It runs windows XP! I don't use any security programs. It still screams like a bat out of hell. The reason why it's not a boat anchor is the very same reason I no longer have pre-diabetes. I practice prevention. I perform small daily activities that protect my machines from harm and contamination.
The idea of "treating" any disease but, especially, Type 2 Diabetes is asnine. From my point of view, that's about 30 years late and a million dollars short...
What we should be talking about, here, is "maintenance". The little daily practices that will keep us screaming. The inevitable slowing, ie. the "progression" of both your home computer and your diabetes is advertising; It's what they want you to believe for obvious reasons.
Well, guess what? It's working!
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Pre-diabetes from pancreatitisView Thread






I am going swimming at Y today a friend 1 day pass if like it may joinView Thread



I am 21 and was diagnosed in November with metabolic syndrome. I am currently on 500mg of metformin 2 times a day but I have been experiencing some symtomes of type 2 diabetes. could metabolic syndrome turn into type 2 diabetes this quicly??? I was told that it takes a long time and it does not happen that quickly, but I am just worried that I already have type 2 diabetes already and I am not monorting my blood sugar or anything like that, and at the moment I have no way of getting a monitor or strips, its a long story, but I am hopefully going to be getting another blood test done for my sugars and a1c so I am hoping for the best but I don't know if it will turn out so wellView Thread




I do feel a little better with orange juice, followed by a small meal but once I feel hypoglycemic the symptoms linger all day.
I'm taking blood sugar readings throughout the day to try to learn my triggers. I'm just confused because my blood sugar is usually within a normal range.
Any thoughts would be much appreciated.View Thread



1. It's important to understand how your body regulates blood sugar. Most people, including most diabetics and every diabetes educator I know, do not have an accurate understanding of why and how blood sugar can become high (or low). Please refer to the following link then study the Blood Glucose Control diagram:
http://www.endocrineweb.com/conditions/diabetes/normal-regulation-blood-glucose
What's important to note is where does excess blood sugar go in the presence of insulin: Fat Cells. This is why Insulin is referred to as the "starvation" hormone. Insulin causes excess blood glucose to be converted into fat.
2. What is the cause of Type 2 Diabetes aka Insulin Resistance? Diabetes is a condition in which the body produces insulin but does not use it efficiently. When people build a resistance to insulin, glucose builds up in the bloodstream instead of being absorbed by the cells. The primary cause of this "desensitization" to insulin? Poor diet. Specifically, too much consumption of refined carbohydrates, foods with "sugar added" (fructose) and heavily processed foods high in preservatives or artificial sweeteners and low in insulin-reducing fiber. Think of insulin is simply a drug...just as alcohol, caffeine, nicotine, sleeping pills, laxatives, marijuana, oxycodone, cocaine or crystal meth. What happens when you over-indulge (abuse) a drug? You body becomes increasingly "desensitized" to it's effects, thereby, requiring higher and higher doses to accomplish the desired affect. In other words, it builds a "resistance".
3. What are the effects of chronic over-exposure to insulin to overcome a body that's developed insulin resistance (diabetes)? Please watch this video in the following link:
http://authoritynutrition.com/fix-the-hormones-that-make-you-fat/
In the video-interview, pay close attention to the section from 12:45 to 15:55 (end). The key message that Dr. Lustig is conveying, here: "Insulin shunts sugar to fat. Insulin makes fat. More insulin, more fat. Period."
Note: Ask any Type 1 Diabetic how insulin affects their body and then you will understand why Type 1 females tend to run glucose high...They can't lose weight unless they stop injecting; Insulin makes them fat! {Skipping the injections shoots their blood sugar sky high. >>>The body reacts by urinating the excess blood sugar>>>They lose a quick 10-20 lbs of water weight>>>and, they're happy to be "thin" again.}
4. It's chronic high insulin that's the cause of obesity. It's chronic high insulin that's the cause of diabetes (desensitization to normal insulin levels). Constant exposure to large amounts of insulin or "Hyperinsulinemia", is the hallmark that connects obesity to diabetes.
High blood sugar is not the "cause" of Type 2 Diabetes; it's a "result" once the body develops a resistance to insulin due to chronic "abuse". As Lustig explains, you are not "starving" but your body "thinks" you are. Thus, this explains why eight out of ten Type 2 Diabetics are either overweight or obese. What happens when T2 Diabetics are able to lose just 5-10% bodyweight? Improved insulin sensitivity and a reduction in diabetes medications. Weight loss is a well established "cure" of Type 2 Diabetes.
5. How do most diabetes medications lower high blood glucose?
They increase the presence of more insulin in the bloodstream. Now, do you understand why most Type 2 Diabetic who follow standard diabetes treatment protocol by taking diabetes drugs to lower blood sugar tend to get worse & progressively require more and more drugs to stabilize BG levels? What happens when you become so resistant to insulin that standard oral diabetes drugs are no longer affective? You inject insulin. Think about this...
...Does anyone see what's wrong with this picture?View Thread




Also, if you are new to the diet and medication, can it take awhile for your glucose level to come down?
Any help would be appreciated.View Thread

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