Information and opinions on health from Davis Skye at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/444708/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/444708/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/444708/index http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/106531/glutahione Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:15:21 -0400 Davis Skye The father of one of my co-workers has Type 2 DM and swears that using glutahione supplements, specifically MaxGXL, allows him to maintain his blood sugar without meds.   Does anyone in this forum have experience with that product or similar? http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/106531/glutahione http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/106479/ineffectiveness Tue, 16 Mar 2010 16:58:44 -0400 Davis Skye "Why Drugs Don't Help Diabetes Patients' Hearts"   http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1972325,00.html?hpt=T2     http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/106479/ineffectiveness http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/102755/oprah-diabetes Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:50:36 -0500 Davis Skye Just thought I'd let the community know that Oprah's Feb. 4 show will be on diabetes.   Cheers http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/102755/oprah-diabetes http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/102722/thing-tough Tue, 02 Feb 2010 22:36:11 -0500 Davis Skye Well, the low carb diet is tough to maintain. Especially with two young kids and a sudden "different" way of eating. Though I'm still doing well in my opinion, I have have caved for the sake of convenience on occasion and now, to my chagrin, finding myself consuming carbs with 2 meals a day. Though seemingly miniscule, 20 g of carbs on a mere 8th of a quiche and few coutons on a greek salad have upped my blood sugar readings by about 15... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/102722/thing-tough http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/102231/type-2-diabetes Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:15:02 -0500 Davis Skye So I've been living with diabetes for a little over a year now. My doctor wanted to put me on Metformin right away. My A1C was 6.3. He also wanted to put me on a beta blocker even though I have no signs of heart disease and heart disease doesn't run in my family. In fact, all my vitals are within normal ranges. Needless to say I didn't keep that doctor. My new doctor was willing to work with me on exploring dietary and life style changes to... http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/c/444708/102231/type-2-diabetes