Diabetes
Questions + Answers
Novolin R
Hi, I take 22m 3x a day before meals and 20ml of protaphane before sleep. I do skip the insulin at lunchtimes. My diet is about 70% ok. I cut out potatoes and had limited low GI bread and my sugar in morning normally about 14. I am at a diabetic clinic. Any info to help me. Thanks
DiaBeta
I just flat out refuse to take Diabet again. Why? It gave me foot neuropathy which started when I was 20 minutes walk from the house. Longest walk I've ever had and we did 25 mile road marches when I was in the Army.
I have a box ( 50 ) test strips
I ordered the wrong test strips ( Ultra Trax ) 50 per box , I live in Campobello , SC , first come first serve for free . Better to give them away than doing nothing with them .
Mitchell Thompson
What has been people’s experience with the use of Glyburide?
I have taken Glyburide in the past and within an hour of taking it I would be hypoglycemic. As of the last several years, I have been on Janumet. As of late it didn’t seem to be lowering my blood sugar so I asked my doctor to be put on a low dose of Glyburide (1.25mg) in addition to my Janumet, since I knew it lowered my blood sugar. I now seem to have better control of my blood sugar. It did not cause me to get hypoglycemic but it did make my stomach… read more
Do you have a loved one who is diabetic and lives in a retirement home?
If the retirement home was hosting a talk on diabetes what would you want them to explain to your loved one?
