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Getting Fatigue During The Night Is It Common As It Happens Frequently To Me
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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

What CAUSES Diabetes And What Does NOT?
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If we leave out people who become diabetic due to injury or other disease that effect their pancreas (Type 3C) we are left with three broad types, Auto-Immune including Type 1 and LADA. Metabolic Type 2 and Genetic MODY and Gestational

First what are the RISK Factors for each?

Risks do not draw a straight line to the disease but are just that – a “risk” that YOU may get it IF:

Type 1 – Family History (hereditary), Age – greatest risk is to “children”, pre-teens/early teens, Caucasian, other… read more

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@A DiabetesTeam Member I am even more grateful to have mostly good genes, after reading your post. I am one of the many who overate, overindulged and just used food to feel better for any reason… read more

How Is Diabetes Defined In The Medical Community?
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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

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I am not able to walk far with my bad knees. I have my 2nd knee replacement soon. Physical therapy for months. I am not well enough to walk comfortably yet. Lost some weight but know that to.lose… read more

How Does One Avoid Spiking Of Blood Sugar When On Statins? Do Statins Interfere With Diabetes Meds? Don't Want To End Up With More Meds.
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I was thinking of just doing that. Thanks.

What Is Diabetic Retinopathy?
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The next in a series of Diabetic Complications that we want to avoid

(credit to the Mayo Clinic for the paraphrased information in this post)

This complication affects the eyes - and losing my vision is pretty high on the "I never want to experience list"

Blood vessels that feed the light sensitive tissue in the retina get damaged due to high sugar levels over time

While most diabetics will develop some level of Retinopathy (called NDPR or Non-Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy – which is… read more

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I follow a Low Carb/High Fat (LCHF) diet restricted to 2000 calories and less than 130 net carbs per day

It is mostly based on the Atkins 100 diet which is their "maintenance diet" for those that use… read more

Can Your Body Start To Recognize Sugar Replacements As Sugar?
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If you routinely eat sugar replacements can your body start to recognize them as sugar and you'll start getting spikes? To me this makes no sense (if you eat enough fiber your body doesn't start to break it down as sugar!) but someone on another forum insisted this was a thing.

Thanks!

Emily.

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I have heard something similar. But not too sure myself. Graham Lamb or Henry hkc would be good to advise on this topic. Maybe.

Hi I Have Muscle.movement Under My Feet At Night At Times My Feet Feels Like It Is On Fire 🔥
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Sounds like you might have Restless Leg Syndrome (high risk if you are diabetic) coupled with secondary stages of Peripheral Neuropathy (50% of Diabetics experience this complication)

Talk to your… read more

Do People Think There Is A Connection Between Stress And Depression And Diabetes?
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Do people think there is a connection between stress and depression and diabetes? If so, to what extent do you feel the connections exist? My personal feeling is that the connections between these factors may be underestimated. I feel that 50%, and perhaps somewhat more, of the reason for my diabetes, comes from levels of stress and depression. Do others feel the same way? Thank you.

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@GrafieTg. Hello. Good morning. So sorry to hear of the passing of your Aunt and Dad due to Diabetes Type 2 and it's complications
Depression is so very disabling and ruins our own quality of life.… read more

Erythritol And Stroke And Heart Disease
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Recently a research study pointed out that the sweetener erythritol has been linked to an increase risk for stroke and heart attacks. Many low carb snacks Ike Rebel ice cream, fiber one protein bars and other treats have the sweetener erythritol. For the time being until more research is done, I guess we should stay away from foods that contain erythritol. Is this a fair statement?

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@A DiabetesTeam Member I did forget to mention that yes, our body produces the stuff as well naturally - it's a "saccharide" that we can synthesize ourselves

I believe it was mentioned in the article… read more

No Sugar Products Using Sugar Alternatives.
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What are your opinions on products stating "no sugar added", when in fact they use ulternative sugars. I feel these alternative sugars can be just as harmful to diabetics.

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When I was diagnosed with diabetes type 2 back in 2013, I was told by my pharmacist and my dr not to touch the aspartame. It wasn't good for me. But they also told me because I have type 2, not to cut… read more