Diabetes - All People Who Are Interested In "insulin"

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Gina Capone

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Founder of diabetestalkfest.com, dxd with Type 1 at age 25.

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posted 01/07/2009, comments (0)

Diabetes Community Appeals to the FDA

In December, Manny Hernandez of tudiabetes.com asked me to co-sponsor an online petition urging the new FDA leadership to recognize the need for more safe and effective treatment options for people with diabetes. This is a really important issue, and I believe that we the people of the diabetes community can make this happen. More than 20... Read more Chevron

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Dr. Bill Quick

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Physician and webmaster of DiabetesMonitor.com

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posted 01/05/2009, comments (3)

Would you sign a petition to make medications less safe?

As a physician who has worked in the fields of drug safety and clinical trials for many years, and who has diabetes myself, I was bemused by an e-mail I just received about a petition that's on the Internet. The e-mail states in part: "A growing group of patient advocates, doctors, diabetes educators and other community leaders have banned... Read more Chevron

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Dick

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Motivational Speaker for Diabetes Groups, Bass angler

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posted 01/05/2009, comments (0)

New at pumping

I'm living with T-2 . . . 16 years now . . . have gone through all the oral meds . . . got myself off before burning out all my beta cells . . . did MDI for 2 years and am now pumping for 2 months. I'm using 37% less insulin now that I'm on the pump. Is this similar to what other pumpers have experienced?

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FtrPlt

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Retired USAF fighter pilot O6, retired computer systems engineer

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posted 12/22/2008, comments (0)

Agent Orange Related T2DM

I am a Viet Nam veteran who was exposed to Dioxin in Viet Nam in 1967. I was diagnosed with T2DM in 1996 but probably had the disease beginning 5 years earlier. Initially, I was treated with 500 Mg of Metformin daily but that was increased over the years to 2,000 Mg daily. Rosiglitizone 20Mg/day was added in 2001 but I switched... Read more Chevron

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Cherise Shockley

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posted 12/03/2008, comment (1)

I'm sorry Insulin

I have noticed I gained a few pounds since I started using insulin in January. I would be the first to tell you that "Insulin caused me to gain weight." I swore up and down insulin was the cause of the 7lbs I gained from January to August. I was completely wrong!! It was me the whole time. I am... Read more Chevron

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