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Hi. My name is Bob Smits and I'm a 68 year old type 2 diabetic who's been on insulin for the past 6 years. I'm on a low carb diet (trying to stick to about 30 grams /day and I use 30/70 humulin insulin twice a day 120 units in the morning before breakfast and 75 units before supper. I check my...

Hi, I'm 52 years old and live in New Hampshire. I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in early 2016. I currently take Metformin XR. Last year in July I was diagnosed with a cholesterol granuloma benign cyst in my skull near my temporal lobe that required surgery. While I was in the hospital they...

Hi, I'm a type 1 diabetic. I live in India currently. I will travel to the US soon to work. My stay will be long probably a couple of years. This is my first time to US. I've a few questions that I'm looking answers for: 1. Is there any limit on the amount of insulin that I will carry with me...

I just realized I was supposed to put a post in this area first. I have had mild diabetes, and with Metformin and Januvia. my sugar level stayed around 6.9 (oct 2014). I got checked on July 19, 2015, and my reading was 11.0. My doctor put me on insulin right away. Did not tell me to monitor...

So, I'm on my last Novolog pen and the soonest I can refill is this Thursday and I have no idea what time...If I run out of insulin before then what should I do? Would I last a day or two without insulin and then immediately treating the hyper when I get more? Any advice? I'm really concerned...

Would like to know why my Dr. tells me that I will gain weight if I switch to Insulin. I would rather be on Insulin + metformin instead of the Janumet XR 50/1000mg x 2 each morning. He tells me that I will gain weight, is that really true? Will I be able to eat LCHF & keep the 60 lbs I lost...

hi, my name is Billy, I'm posting here on behalf of my mother. Neither of us have diabetes, but her best friends daughter does. The child is about eleven years old. My mothers knowledge of diabetes is limited but she is worried about how her friend treats the insulin injections. The friend was...

Hi All, I am a T1 diabetic since 20 years now. I have 2 daughters and wife and we live together in Mumbai. Obviously you all are more interested to discuss diabetes/health here, so let me jump straight to the point. And though I have had my share of bad times managing my disease/disorder but...

Hi! This will be my third thread since I was diagnosed. I am now officially "slow onset type 1" diabetic, since I've tested positive for one of the autoantibodies (although my c-peptide was in low-normal still, also my insulin production still in nowmal range). Since my diagnosis (it's been...

So I saw my Dr. yesterday. The Janumet was working, but still needed something else. I asked for basal insulin (levemir) + metformin. Answer was "do you want to gain weight"? Me: No, of corse not, I thought that the metformin would offset the weight gain aspect of insulin. Well the answer...

Since I am type 2 diabetic, I monitor diet, keep a healthy weight, & use metforman with an A1c of 5.7. Recently, my 10 year old step-grandson was diagnosed Type 1. Because I am diabetic I worry over the choices his parents have made. Since I did not have the Type 1 honeymoon phase or use...

Hi All... I just joined this forum this morning, (5/13/14) for my wife. I have recently retired in order to provide the 24/7 care which she needs due to Occipital Vascular Dementia, a Stroke, Diabetes II, and Malignant Hypertension all diagnosed in July 2013. Her doctor asked me to...

I've successfully fought the big D for years with diet etc. I kind of forgot I even had it. Was told I didn't need to tear anymore. Doc wouldn't prescribe strips. It was a false sense of security. I was in an actUte state of denial. I had tried a lot of medications in the past (orals and humalog...

Hello everyone! I am a 26 year old female and recently (almost 2 years ago) diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. I went into complete shock and did really well controlling my blood sugars for the first year. I brought my A1c down from 12% to 5.6% in the first few months. I'm still doing ok, but maybe...