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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

Anyone Else Have A Cholesterol Problem Along With With Diabetes? Any Tips For Managing Both Simultaneously?
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I developed high cholesterol after being diagnosed. I take lipator now and my dr has cut me back to half of a pill a day now since I am back to normal cholesterol levels

Overnight Schedule And Diabetes Regiment
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So the past 2 weeks my routine has flipped since going back to work overnights (graveyard shift) I met with my diabetes educator/nutritionist and have learned that it is way harder on the pancreas and liver with this backwards schedule.
Does anyone else work graveyard shift and have any tips or tools to utilize

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@A DiabetesTeam Member it's not as simple as that. Thank you and bless your heart

How Do I Get A Automatic Blood Sugar Reader In South Africa On My Medical Aid. I Am On Discovery Coastal Saver.
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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

Any Problems With Ozempic Or The Other New Drugs If So What And Would You Recommend It🥰
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Thank you 🥰

"How Does Managing Type 2 Diabetes Impact Your Mental Health, Especially In Terms Of Coping With Daily Stressors And Maintaining A Positive
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Please speak to a psychiatrist or psychologist it really helps. Emotional,financial or work stress cN push those numbers up.anxiety is also another factor. Non diabetics always think they know better… read more

Does Anyone Else Just Treat Their Diabetes By Dieting?
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Well for most people type 2 is just an issue of diet. The blood sugar rise is a symptom of hyperinsulinemia and insulin resistance. So intermittent fasting can reduce insulin production which can help… read more

What You Mean By Reversing Tips 2 Diabetes
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Type 2 Diabetes – An Overview Read Article...
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What reversing diabetes "means" is you achieve "clinical remission" - a (state) where your A1C is below 6.0% for at least 90 days "without using medication"

So you are doing it through strict diet… read more

Would You Pay For A Diabetes Formulated Diet Plan?
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I don't spend a great deal of time on Facebook but when I do I seem to get bombarded by the Snake Oil Sellers telling me how they will cure diabetes with their magic formula - that you somehow need to take month after month because I guess the cure wears off after the last pill in the bottle?

But I also get a number of legitimate advertisements from providers that have some program or some diet all figured out and for X bucks a month they will guide you down the diabetic path.

My own personal… read more

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I was able to get some lessons about diet and what the numbers mean. This was free with my insurance, as are all my diabetic medicine and testing materials. I paid only my copay for my Dr. Appointment… 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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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