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Kerri Sparling

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posted 10/20/2009, comments (2)

Best Buddy Benefits

Sometimes when I think about my best friend, I marvel at how much diabetes affects her life. She's best buddies with a type 1 diabetic like me, and she's also an ER nurse, dealing with diabetes emergencies as they enter her emergency room. But in addition to those factors, both of her parents have type 2 diabetes, making her closer... Read more Chevron

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David Mendosa

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posted 10/11/2009, comments (5)

Losing Weight to Reverse Sleep Apnea

Obstructive sleep apnea is one of the most common complications of diabetes, especially among people who are overweight. A recent study of 306 obese people with type 2 diabetes who wanted to lose weight found that more than 86 percent of them had sleep apnea. The standard treatment for sleep apnea is wearing a CPAP machine for continuous positive... Read more Chevron

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Monica Cohee

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posted 10/08/2009, comment (1)

Side Affects with Byetta - How about you?

I started Byetta June 2007, I have now been on Byetta 10mcg since July 2007 and have done remarkably with minimal side affects (mild nausea & some diarrhea) until recently. I have maintained my weight loss and my last A1c in September 2009 was 5.0. Needless to say am overjoyed with the results. In late August 2009 I... Read more Chevron

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Gretchen Becker

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posted 10/07/2009, comments (58)

Should Type 2s Test Their Blood Sugar?

In the past several years, some reports have been published saying that self-testing of blood glucose (BG) by people with type 2 diabetes is useless, a waste of money, and simply increases rates of depression. Needless to say, there were loud outcries by many of us with type 2 who know how useful self-testing can be. Without testing,... Read more Chevron

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Housekitten

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posted 10/02/2009, comments (0)

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My Mom is an 80 year old woman who weighs in at a whopping 101 pounds. Last year she had a surgical procudure called the Whipple and has had about 1/4 to 1/3 of her pancreas removed. She is now having blood sgars in the range of 140-190. She has seen a dietician and she recommend counting carbs and not going over 30-45 carbs per... Read more Chevron

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