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On Mon May 15 11:36:09 2006 lucieflash () said:
Anyone tried Weight Watchers w/ your diabetes?
On Mon May 15 11:08:13 2006 lucieflash () said:
I'm up & out because of my work. I get a disabled gentleman up, washed & dressed. Then home to pick up daughter, & off to school/work. Then home again to take son to school. If I test first thing, but don't eat?... Take meds, & don't eat?... That first hr I'm up, I have coffee, but don't feel like eating. Also, if I eat that early, I want to eat all day long--not good. Any advice?
On Mon May 15 09:11:37 2006 () said:
I would take my meds and eat when I first got up, I guess it depends on what you are doing, and why you are in and out so much early in the morning. Are you out walking? That would make a difference.
On Mon May 15 07:46:06 2006 () said:
For me it's menopause, or perimenopause, the years before. I thought it was my sugar, but it wasn't.
On Mon May 15 03:49:21 2006 lucieflash () said:
Anyone else get the R&R 's? Regret & Remorse. What causes this? Low blood sugar?
On Mon May 15 03:07:40 2006 lucieflash () said:
I'm up at 6am. Out the door at 7am, back at 7:45 'till 8am, back at 8:30 for 15 min, then home again about 9am. When should I test, take meds(glyburide), eat?
On Mon May 15 02:45:24 2006 () said:
(oops)AnYone
On Mon May 15 02:43:58 2006 lucieflash () said:
Mon Morn; wanting to start taking care of myself yet again. Antone out there? Like to talk.
On Sun May 14 17:02:29 2006 () said:
When ever I got a cotizone shot I always take extra insulin for 2 to maybe 3 days.
On Sun May 14 11:34:28 2006 o (o) said:
HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY
On Sat May 13 21:42:15 2006 0 (0) said:
I've never heard of anyone getting Diabetes from cortizone shots, but I know the shorts will make your blood sugar rise.
On Sat May 13 16:23:58 2006 () said:
I've had alot of cortisone shots, bur never heard of anyone getting diabetes from them
On Sat May 13 14:04:15 2006 o (o) said:
I hate this darnnnn diease, wish they would hurry up and find a cure, Tired ............just plain tired
On Thu May 11 22:11:36 2006 alexander (diabetesresearch7281@yahoo.com) said:
i am looking for anyone who had received a cortisone shot in the last 3 year's and got diabetes from the shot ,please contact me @ my e mail diabetesresearch7281@yahoo.com
On Thu May 11 14:52:34 2006 () said:
happy mother's day to all the mom's out there
On Thu May 11 08:34:07 2006 () said:
your very lucky, I wish I had a pump
On Wed May 10 19:03:46 2006 Qwerty () said:
anyone there?
On Wed May 10 19:02:23 2006 Qwerty () said:
hi ive been diabetic for 5 years and have type 1, i also have a pump
On Wed May 10 06:20:29 2006 Julie () said:
Yes, it means all of those things! Diet, exercise, cut back on sugars and starches like bread. And check sugars often. I wish it was as simple as just taking 2 pills a day :(
On Tue May 9 18:46:54 2006 diebetic girl () said:
Im really new at all this and dont know what i should do.
On Tue May 9 18:45:15 2006 diebetic girl () said:
I was just diagnosed with diebeties today which is May 9th,2006. I have type 2 diebeties and i take two pills a day with breakfast and dinner. Im wondering does this mean i should really watch my sugars like try not to eat too many sweets or should i just diet and excersize. Please someone get back at me.Thanks.......
On Tue May 9 10:06:44 2006 () said:
They like to keep bird flu in the news and scaring people about what could happen, there is a movie on tv tonight about it. I don't plan on watching it, what will be, will be. I guess some people like to worry about other things, it gets old worring about what is going to happen with diabetes. You either play the game and play by the rules or you sufer from the complainations. It's that simple. I got tired of playing the game and now I have the nerve damage and other problems. No one to blame but myself.
On Mon May 8 19:05:52 2006 () said:
why are you all afraid of catching the bird flu? There is only 2 ways of getting it. Eating and playing with dead birds, or breathing and playing around with bird droppings. I would be more concerned of developing eye damage or kidney trouble then getting bird flu. I believe it will not show up in the US real soon. The first place we will see it in the states will be Alaska with all the migrating birds.
On Mon May 8 16:18:36 2006 () said:
no
On Mon May 8 11:05:30 2006 Julie () said:
I have to agree with the last poster. Everyone is sick or complaining about something. I never hear anyone say "Nothing wrong with me, I feel great!" (I don't think I've ever said it either.)

Do they have a shot for the bird flu yet?

On Mon May 8 09:35:20 2006 () said:
Have you ever noticed that everyone is sick? Walk down the street and talk to people, it seems like they either have heart touble, cancer or are diabetic. You can talk to someone and they are either diabetic or know someone close to them that has it. It's really sad.
On Mon May 8 09:33:10 2006 () said:
The part that scares me about bird flu is that it can spread so fast and alot of people will die from it. In are state we are having a mumps out break. A neiboring state with a college started it and it is really spreading fast. That's why it is important for everyone to get their shots.
On Mon May 8 05:48:37 2006 () said:
Bird flu scares me. It's not the flu part, but the pneumonia. People get fluid in their lungs and never recover.
On Sun May 7 23:30:30 2006 Kestutis. P. Kupcinskas (kupcinskas@westnet.com.au) said:
I suppose we all say why ME. I was told by my Dr. after he did a blood test after we found a wild bird outside our bedroom window but all he said was to take a course of antibiotics and the repeat as well and see him in 3mt for another test. Is there more that I can do I only have type2 at the moment but who knows?yours Kest.
On Fri May 5 17:52:19 2006 pandabear77 () said:
Upsetting to hear your sugars are over 300==mine were in the two's but the lizard spit really helped me and I hope you get the info on it. It's a drag having to get used to the shots but has been well worth the trouble for me. I lost weight, lowered my BP and my BS condiderably. My problem is that I use a wheelchair and my arms are blown after 30 years of vigorous wheeling and I have trouble exercizing so I have trouble with losing my weight and keeping it off. I am now (thanks to the byetta) eating far more normal portions and filling full so please do give it a try-if you walk you will probably have an easier time with the weight issue.
On Thu May 4 23:48:56 2006 sunny sue (0) said:
I'm not sure if the Byetta ( Lizard Spit) will work for you but its worth asking your Dr. I'm on insulin Novolog 70/30 and Symilin, has been working for me.
On Thu May 4 12:42:23 2006 () said:
I have terrible control and my dr will chage my insulin or how I do things and everything gets better and works for awhile. Then I lose control again. I get so sick of the ups and downs. I don't know where I'm suppose to go or do from here. Does the lizard spit work with insulin?
On Thu May 4 08:47:00 2006 () said:
Took meds, ate NOTHING, went back 2 bed. Woke up 2 hours later and re-tested...... now im at 351. Why? I give up!
On Thu May 4 06:52:47 2006 Patti () said:
Woke up with bs @ 311 how is this possible? Ive been doing all the right things and it keeps getting worse! I am getting very discouraged!
On Thu May 4 03:03:30 2006 SunnySue (o) said:
Some days that is the way I feel. I said today I'm sick and tired of this darn disease. I hate the lows. Yes they make me feel crappy all evening after one.Yes i am glad to have my feet and toes to but tired of the loss of feeling.I'm one different insulin now and doing somewhat better and Dr. also put me on Symlin to and it has been working better.But i havent lost any weight with it as he said it was just like Byetta, But of course I had to be the one that its not working on the weight loss. LOL . All well I'm just rambling one so thanks for listening.
On Thu May 4 01:00:10 2006 patti (pmaudubon@aol.com) said:
Hello, I went to the doctor 2day. I have been off meds for awhile because I lost weight and my bs came down. The past three days Ive been very high again.... So he put me back on meds and wants to draw blood in two weeks and then...... Lizard Spit????????? How long has this been available? Why, if this stuff is so great, doesn't everyone know about this? Im gonna read all i can about this treatment and would appreciate any input. Thanks!
On Wed May 3 14:18:41 2006 () said:
You were nice to open up. You made a bad day better for me.
On Wed May 3 02:56:52 2006 () said:
Hell, I could write a book or two, an am sure I would leave many a things out because it would be trival today. I'm not whinning or don't want no one to feel for me but this disease is so hard to control like they want you to. If only the educaters would be there, or wearing the same shoes as the rest of us. I'm glad I can still wear shoes. Still have my feet and legs after 44 years of this happy crap. Maybe if I didn't walk 4 to 5 miles a day I wouldn't talk so smart. It's just part of the game. It's the on;y excerise I know and enjoy. Don't want to lift weights, or swim or dance or carry on like a round head. Been there and it only lead to problems. Lows are tough for me, can't begin to tell you about all the times I woke up to paramedics in my room saving my life. Oh what fun. Glad you don't have to take insulin. I have had over 20.000 of those danm injections just to keep myself alive for another day of the same shit. Must be doing something right because last AC1 was 6.3 which just about blew mw out of the water. Wish I had a friend in the same boat. I know I will never fall in love again unless the other person has diabetes. and we can help each other out. Been hell having one that isn't. Now I'm all alone and traped in time. Thanks for letting me ramble. Take Care one and all.
On Tue May 2 17:32:02 2006 () said:
If I couldn't test my blood, I don't know what I would do. I don't have systems to know if I was High or low. That would be a terrible feeling. Do I eat or not, the not knowing would kill me
On Tue May 2 16:00:02 2006 () said:
You deserve a medal for everything you've been through. I don't have to take insulin, testing is bad enough for me. But you could write a book!
On Tue May 2 14:20:20 2006 () said:
Those readings are all part of the game. I'm so very sick of playing this game. Sure wish all the so called educators were diabetic, have yet to meet one that was. Back in the 60's I could only check my urine they did not have meters for checking blood sugars. Hell they didn't even have A1C tests. I can remember having to boil my syringe and needle every morning, and once a week having to soak the stuff in vinegar so they would slide easier. They had no disposable shit. The needles were long and would get barbs on them and would hurt like hell. Kind of like a fish hook. It has gotten a lot easier for the new diabetes. Anybody want to talk about the good old days?
On Tue May 2 05:41:02 2006 () said:
I hate having to squeeze my finger to get enough blood for the strip. I feel like I'm milking myself, for what, a reading.
On Tue May 2 03:06:18 2006 () said:
Pretty amazing those 107 readings. In magazines, most have a picture of a meter with a reading of 105. So it seems that if you buy there meter you will end up with a 105 reading. Bullshit.
On Mon May 1 21:27:32 2006 () said:
What gets me is that those readings they show you are all 107
On Mon May 1 16:38:25 2006 () said:
I'm looking for some comments. Tell me why don't they have tv ads for syringes? Which ones hurt less, easiest to read, sharpest and so on. you see al kinds of pickers when they are talking about drug useage. Also all the ads about meters I have yet to see any of them stick their finger and squeeze up a drop of blood and put it on a strip. All you see is a reading, what bullshit.
On Mon May 1 16:05:37 2006 () said:
Sigh. I think my allergies are throwing my sugars out of whack.
On Mon May 1 08:58:11 2006 () said:
nope, no one here, go ahead and run your ads, at least it's something to look at

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