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Check your sugars when fatigue happens. That can be a sign of high sugars. It will also let you know that what you ate was to high in carbs
I recently saw Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition. Masterful performance. I always separate the politics. He is a very serious actor and I respect him for that. Take care.
All of us here have either been diagnosed with Diabetes or have someone close to us that have been given the news
So what is the "criteria" that separates us from Joe or Jane SugerEater?
Currently it is simply having an A1C, above 6.5% (47.5 mmol's in the IFCC scale) "twice in a row" measured 90 days apart
That's it, that's all - that "test" is all that is required for the Doc to determine "You have Diabetes"
No matter what you do after that, no matter how you control your blood sugar - no… read more
I feel your pain in my 74 year old left knee. I cannot walk as long or far and totally understand. I find wearing a knee sleeve does help me when I am walking. Even the cheaper (under $4 in… read more
According to data demographics in the USA.
We have been told that the diabetes incidence of the general population of the USA is almost 12%
Diabetes is much more common in the 65+ age group than we were led to believe.
29.2% of all adults 65 are diabetic.
By age 75 it is almost 35% diabetic.
So as diagnosed with diabetes, we are not alone. We are almost 1 in every 3, 65 year olds as diabetic.
In my church, there are 11 of us 65 +. All but 3 are diabetic
How have I obtained this… read more
No need to be sorry JW
Don't want to live with diabetez 2 for the rest of my life.
You will always be a diabetic.
There seems to be a great misconception out there that the "treatment used" is how the Type of Diabetes is determined
Insulin is a treatment for Diabetics, ALL Diabetics IF they NEED it
Type 1 Diabetics have an auto-immune disease that "within days" destroys their own ability to produce insulin - without insulin they will die within a week or two
They (Type 1's) need insulin from minute one of diagnosis and currently there is not other treatment to help keep them alive
L.A.D.A. Diabetics… read more
@A DiabetesTeam Member. geeez. So sorry
Don't want to live with diabetez 2 for the rest of my life.
Sorry, but you will have diabetes for the rest of your life barring some miracle cure that is nowhere on the horizon
Reversal or Remission does NOT mean that you are no longer diabetic
They are… read more
Don't want to live with diabetez 2 for the rest of my life.
Alta3, sadly Diabetes is something you will have for the rest of your life. The good news, if there is such a thing, is that good control could put the disease in remission. Control is hard work, but… read more
I have Lupus, Fibromyalgia, osteopenia, Diabetes.
In the USA our insurance ,Medicare, only allows so much to cover meds. My meds are free to me if they are generic. Brand named drugs comes with high costs. The newest meds for diabetes Mounjaro is… read more
I have been told that after having this surgery I would no longer have to treat my diabetes. However I am wondering if I would be trading one set of problems for another. Since I have a weight problem being approved is not a problem, but I prefer to do things as naturally as possible. Some insight would be helpful and appreciated.
Diabetes is caused by your bloods cells a/b
There is no cure by losing weight
Cant be done
