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Dr. Bill Quick

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posted 07/12/2008, comments (0)

Basal-bolus insulin therapy for Type 2 Diabetes

The journal Diabetes Care this month has a fascinating study about basal-bolus insulin therapy for T2DM, titled Adjust to Target in Type 2 Diabetes: Comparison of a simple algorithm with carbohydrate counting for adjustment of mealtime insulin glulisine. The authors compared two algorithms for adjusting mealtime rapid-acting (bolus) insulin and... Read more Chevron

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posted 07/05/2008, comments (2)

diabetes and dementia

Hello, My mom has been insulin dependent for years, but now has dementia. I am trying to find a good way for her to remember to take her insulin. I have a medication system that takes care of her other pills and won't allow her to take them more than once, but I haven't found anything to deal with the insulin issue. Any ideas?

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Kelsey Bonilla

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posted 06/12/2008, comments (0)

I Pump, Therefore I am

Thanks to my Great Books education, I know that René Descartes famously declared "I think, therefore I am." Materialistic individuals have claimed, "I shop, therefore I am." But me, I pump, therefore I am. Lately, I have been feeling like my very existence is summed up by pumping. Either I'm pumping insulin to... Read more Chevron

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Gretchen Becker

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posted 06/11/2008, comments (0)

Insulin: First-line treatment?

Different physicians have different approaches to treating type 2 diabetes, but here's a common approach. You're diagnosed, and you're overweight, so the doctor tells you to try to lose some weight and come back in three weeks, or three months, because the doctor says weight loss will improve your blood glucose... Read more Chevron

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Meg, the Noob

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posted 06/10/2008, comments (0)

Volatile BG

After the carb pig-out of my previous post, my sugar levels have become a bit more volatile. Even if I eat the same food i did before, they rise quite a bit more after eating and don't seem to be able to recover on their own. For example, after a breakfast of some chicken and a low GI rusk (recipe from a dietician!), my BG was at 10.1... Read more Chevron

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