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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'd be really surprised if Discovery won't give you a meter on Coastal Saver for Type 2! Don't give up - phone them or try through your doctor. If all else fails try this web site: https://www.accu-ch… read more
While both have ultimately the same effect/symptoms:
Memory Loss
Difficulty with problem-solving
Confusion/thinking problems; and,
Problems with language usage
The causes of each are quite different
Alzheimer’s is mostly due to aging and changes in brain chemistry – there is little we can do about getting old
Diabetics are at increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s (38% more likely then Joe/Jane average) however, it is Diabetes Dementia that is more likely to set in
Diabetes Dementia… read more
In addition with good blood glucose readings I'd suggest taking ginkgo biloba which may help with circulation of blood to the brain but NOT as a substitute for good blood glucose control.
I tried magnesium citrate for a while and I didn't see any difference
Don't want to live with diabetez 2 for the rest of my life.
You will always be a diabetic.
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
Thanks I had knee surgery both knees 7 months apart. Waited 7 years to get done. As they said diabetic at age 62. Late in life changed my world & health. Retired early. Less money. Out of pocket… read more
Until about 15 years ago nobody in the Diabetes world talked about remission for Type 2 Diabetics
Then a bunch of researchers in the US (Look Ahead Study) and the UK (DiRECT Study) went on a mission to see what would happen if you "forced" Type 2's to lose weight, eat properly and get some exercise
What they found was that fully "half" could achieve remission if they met some basic criteria and actually stuck with the program
Today "Remission" is clinically defined as - maintaining an A1C… read more
Simple: deflects obsession to another matter. That’s a victory for sure…
Great point Tamlyn
It appears that a lot of diabetics are not aware that they need to be limiting their carb intake (in addition to the sugar they eat). I'm not sure what info (if any) new diabetics ARE getting. But believe the "low carb" message is essential. Egads!! My own doc never mentioned it. I only found out from an earlier experience with my diabetic cat. Is the benefit of low carb still being debated? Come to think of it, the DPP class I attended online didn't mention it either????
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type two diabetic
See a professional
Counsellor, psychologist, psychiatrist, social worker
In Ontario we have great access covered by OHIP - if you have a local diabetes clinic (often part of a health team or in an… read more
