most recent 30 from http://ask.diabetestalks.com 2010-09-05T18:25:07Z http://ask.diabetestalks.com/feeds http://www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5/rdf http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/234/alternative-natural-medicine-for-diabetes Rhythmic 2010-02-06T23:27:43Z 2010-09-03T02:24:07Z

<p>Is there any known natural medicine for diabetes?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/291/what-is-the-connection-between-insulin-weight-gain Anemic 2010-02-18T14:47:59Z 2010-08-31T11:24:02Z

<p>I have a friend who has started injecting Rx insulin - she claims that it causes her to gain weight. But she has not been able to describe to me how the medication works.</p> <p>When she is going to eat, she checks her blood sugar for her insulin dosage.... If she is in need of insulin, does she have a healthy reason to eat? Could she only eat when her blood sugar level dropped to a normal range? Wouldn't that be healthier? And if there are circumstances when she eats with high blood sugar &amp; insulin, isn't that a time to eat very sparingly?</p> <p>It seems to me that the insulin injection converts the blood sugar to fat storage, so the when she eats more, the blood sugar level won't be dangerous for her health. But, doesn't it mean that she already ate more than she needs - that's why her blood sugar is high? Is there a correlation between insulin injecting and weight/fat gain?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/241/have-problem-to-get-glucose-level-down nick 2010-02-08T19:33:29Z 2010-08-25T05:24:14Z

<p>My wife was diagnosed about 6 months ago - doc started her on gliclazide and she's now up to the maximum 4 tablets/day - 320mg - but her sugar levels are still very unstable - anywhere between 6 and 18. Is it normal for it to take so long for type 2 diabetics to get their sugar down? She has cut out soft drinks etc and eats very modestly - has to be very careful because gliclazide causes weight gain.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/186/do-people-with-diabetes-always-have-glucose-in-their-urine corry 2010-02-01T07:03:59Z 2010-03-25T02:57:16Z

<p>i realize that they always have a high amount of glucose in their blood </p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/256/can-i-eat-rice-in-diabetes Zoonii 2010-02-10T22:36:39Z 2010-03-18T21:15:41Z

<p>Can I eat rice in diabetes? If yes should the amount be fixed.?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/126/why-cant-insulin-be-taken-as-a-tablet luther 2010-01-30T20:35:32Z 2010-03-12T03:27:52Z

<p>can anyone tell me that why insulin is not taken in as tablets</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/298/when-is-the-best-time-time-of-the-day-to-test-my-blood Sophie 2010-02-23T01:39:15Z 2010-02-23T01:39:15Z

<p>When is the best time time of the day to test my blood?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/297/i-need-help-getting-my-blood-sugar-below-100-any-suggestions SX 2010-02-22T21:10:26Z 2010-02-22T21:10:26Z

<p>I am on Metformin and I exercise and eat right but I still can't get it below 100. I was diagnosed three months ago and really don't want to do the shots. </p> <p>It's very depressing when you try so very hard and your body just won't co-operate.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/296/what-are-some-of-the-feeling-if-you-think-you-are-a-diabetic Kelly 2010-02-22T18:36:26Z 2010-02-22T18:36:26Z

<p>What are some of the feeling if you think you are a diabetic?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/282/what-is-a-normal-blood-sugar-level-for-people-with-type-2-diabetes Anita 2010-02-15T16:19:11Z 2010-02-19T19:38:42Z

<p>How bad is a blood sugar level of 470? what risks is someone taking by not notifying their doctor of this level? My mother is not on insulin shots yet and is afraid if she tells her Dr. the truth she will have to take daily shots.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/292/experimental-surgery Testnom 2010-02-19T05:07:42Z 2010-02-19T05:58:17Z

<p>I am a new Type 1 Diabetic (age 26)...where can I find info on experimental surgery so I won't need insulin?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/275/is-it-ok-to-eat-chocolate-candy-every-time-my-blood-sugar-goes-below-100 Gween 2010-02-14T14:00:53Z 2010-02-19T05:52:54Z

<p>I am diabetic and I take 5ml glipizide in the a.m. and a glucaphage in the evening. My blood sugar runs between 100 and 250 during the day. It is usually 150 when I go to bed and is around 97 when I get up in the morning.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/285/if-i-have-a-family-history-of-diabetes-what-are-the-chances-of-me-having-diabete MrsO 2010-02-16T01:40:15Z 2010-02-18T01:36:30Z

<p>If I have a family history of diabetes, what are the chances of me having diabetes?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/289/do-iron-pills-lower-your-sugar-count Anemic 2010-02-17T14:20:43Z 2010-02-17T14:20:43Z

<p>Just wondering if anyone with diabetes noticed that taking iron pills lowers your sugar count?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/288/what-colledge-i-can-get-a-major-from-to-work-with-diabetes Kaylee 2010-02-17T04:33:06Z 2010-02-17T04:33:06Z

<p>i am a junior in highschool and i would like to go to college and become a nurse and to be able to work with researching diabetes to help make medications and try to find cures what would be courses to take in highschool and in college and what would be a major to go into to be able to follow through with these goals i would like to start preparing.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/286/is-diabetes-a-killer-disease Vichu 2010-02-16T16:03:43Z 2010-02-17T02:18:29Z

<p>I recently have been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and scared by people's reaction, like I'm going to inevitably die in pain and nothing can be done to live a normal life. although doctors in my clinic are telling me that diabetes can be controlled. Please advise</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/281/can-diabetes-be-diagnosed-before-birth Dootch 2010-02-15T13:13:25Z 2010-02-15T13:13:25Z

<p>Can diabetes be diagnosed before birth?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/277/can-type-1-diabetic-have-watermelon-melon Rafa R 2010-02-14T21:52:24Z 2010-02-15T02:54:13Z

<p>Can type 1 diabetic have watermelon, melon? I understand that answer might be - he can have everything, so the better question how much watermelon raises the sugar level and should be limited</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/279/icecream-for-diabetic Dootch 2010-02-15T01:50:10Z 2010-02-15T01:50:10Z

<p>Im diabetic..is there a good sugar free no fat icecream out there??</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/278/can-years-of-hypertension-cause-diabetes Samuel 2010-02-15T01:36:34Z 2010-02-15T01:36:34Z

<p>I have been taking many types of blood pressure medication since 1985. I was changed from many medications to treat hypertension due to I was in the Military. After retiring from the U.S. Army I was prescribed many more medications to treat my hypertension. This was do to the numerous different doctors I was treated by at the Veterans Administration. I was diagnose at a type 2 diabetic in 2005. I am trying to find answers to see if my continuous treatment or lack of proper treatment might have caused my diabetes. I have heard that hypertension and diabetes run hand in hand. If so, was I going to get diabetes no matter what after all these years of hypertension? Or if my hypertension had been treated properly, would I not be suffering from diabetes now. Thank You for any information you can provide. I have checked numerous sources on the internet and have not gotten the answers I am looking for. Thanks</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/276/if-a-person-needs-insulin-injections-does-it-automatically-mean-that-they-will-g Vince 2010-02-14T19:34:20Z 2010-02-14T19:34:20Z

<p>Is it true that it is next to impossible to lose weight because of the insulin?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/255/i-want-to-loose-weight-and-am-type-2-diabetic Zoonii 2010-02-10T19:43:53Z 2010-02-14T01:00:41Z

<p>Would swimming for 20 to 25 min regularly at above average pace help me,or is swimming not the ideal exercise for weight loss.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/253/is-absorption-rate-of-sugar-is-slower-when-with-the-higher-fat-content Elen 2010-02-10T14:23:51Z 2010-02-13T02:31:49Z

<p>I hear that the absorption rate of the carbs/sugar is slowed in foods with higher fat content. Yes ???</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/270/any-other-parents-of-toddlers-with-diabetes-on-this-board Lisa 2010-02-12T18:04:59Z 2010-02-12T21:21:17Z

<p>I was wondering how you are dealing with it emotionally. </p> <p>I understand the medical aspects of it well, I actually have some medical background and dealt with my ex's diabetes for years before my son was diagnosed.</p> <p>As the mother of a 3 yr old type 1 there is alot I still haven't let myself even think about in regards to how this will effect my sons life. </p> <p>It can be more than a little overwhelming. </p> <p>When he was diagnosed I closed off emotionally. I just accepted he had diabetes and immediately started re-learning everything I could to help maintain it the best I could. I was determined that I would not let this disease shorten or interfere in his quality of life. </p> <p>I was determined that I was going to treat him like a normal toddler who happened to have diabetes, not like a diabetic child. I wasn't going to coddle him, I wasn't going to let it stop him from being a little boy and enjoying all the things little boys enjoy...but I never really thought about what that really meant. It was too much too really think about.</p> <p>Then I read a post on this board about diabetic camps.</p> <p>It has been almost a year now since my son became a diabetic. Almost a year since so much changed. It feels like forever. I still can't sleep through the night without checking his blood glucose. I haven't cried since the night they told me. I cried when I read that post. Harder and longer then when they first told me. The reality of how much this can and will effect my sons life... hit me hard. I will never be able to just send him to camp, sleep overs with friends or anywhere else for that matter. </p> <p>It will always require planning and in certain situations special arrangements. I will always worry, course I guess every parent does even with non-diabetic children. Even once he is caring for it on his own I will worry. Maybe even especially then.</p> <p>Even as I mourn the fact that there are limitations for him that I won't be able to always overcome just because I want it to be that way, it is comforting to know there are options, like diabetic camps for him. However I can't deny that at this point emotionally it is much harder for me than him.</p> <p>I know there was nothing I could have done to change this, but I still feel guilty. I know he is doing great (his last A1c was 6.9), but I still feel like I am not doing enough. I know it really doesn't bother him much at this point, but I still worry in what ways is it effecting him that I don't see?</p> <p>Maybe I just needed to let myself cry.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/216/what-is-good-time-to-test-a-glucose-after-eating BiG 2010-02-04T23:50:11Z 2010-02-12T19:07:28Z

<p>After meals, how long must I wait to test my blood sugar? Also is it necessary to test before eating, as well? Usually I test myself right after eating.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/261/how-long-people-with-type-1-diabetes-known-to-live CarMan 2010-02-12T15:43:40Z 2010-02-12T17:47:04Z

<p>I need a lots of examples of people living happy and successful life and most important who lived long. Thank you.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/237/thirst-all-the-time-is-it-a-diabetes M D 2010-02-08T16:16:15Z 2010-02-12T17:22:06Z

<p>For the past week or so i've been really thirsty. I have also had really bad dry mouth. Ive been drinking cups of water and will still be thirsty. I was wondering could this be this cause of me being thirsty all the time or could it be diabetes? Im really worried.</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/222/why-kind-of-food-will-help-prevent-diabetes ddd 2010-02-05T20:17:43Z 2010-02-12T17:02:30Z

<p>What foods will help prevent diabetes?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/259/what-is-the-latest-medicine-for-diabetes Old TImer 2010-02-12T13:30:15Z 2010-02-12T13:30:15Z

<p>What is the latest medicine for diabetes?</p>

http://ask.diabetestalks.com/questions/258/i-check-my-sugar-in-am-its-high-then-all-over-the-chart-ending-pm-normal Old TImer 2010-02-12T03:09:50Z 2010-02-12T03:09:50Z

<p>I check my sugar in AM its high then all over the chart,ending PM normal? My sugar may be 230 in AM and starts down during the day to 120 to 90 at about 6pm.take Metformin and glipized daily</p>