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On Fri Nov 12 18:04:18 2004 Molly () said:
Dear Sara, Please continue your Leukemia treatment. My daughter was diagnosed with Leukemia at 16. She took treatments for 2years and 8 months and at the age of 24 she is doing great. She is going to college to become a teacher and is almost finished. Please Please continue you treatments. Is your Leukemia the ALL type or the AML type?

On Fri Nov 12 17:13:04 2004 Squats () said:
Gastric bypass? I have tried to gain lean bodyweight for years and to no avail, despite hard training.

On Fri Nov 12 14:31:21 2004 Sara O'Hanna (Sara-O'Hanna@hotmail.com) said:
Thank you so much this webste and these people give me hope and my dad did vote for stem research Please people email me Sara P.s Thank you

On Fri Nov 12 14:29:27 2004 K.H. () said:
don't worry you didn't kill your ma and your pa did not hate you either... who do you live with now that both your parents are dead? Do you have money now to take care of your diabetes and leukimia if not try to seek help because you'll need you med. for both of these dangerous diseases. Take care i've got to go now.

On Fri Nov 12 14:26:42 2004 Sara O'Hanna () said:
Thank you so much K.H. your kind words are much more than I deserve for i have thought that iwas the one who killed my father i made him broke- have no money because of my moms death and my 2 illnesses and then his he had a broken heart and hated me because i killed my mother

On Fri Nov 12 14:22:09 2004 K.H. () said:
dont worry Sara as far as im concerned we are here for eachother and i will never pity you if you don't want me to!

On Fri Nov 12 14:21:14 2004 Sara O'Hanna () said:
Im 10yrs old most people think im an imature child with juvenile diabetes im not gosh im just sick half the time because i also have leukimia so i figure there is no time to waste feeling sorry for myself or being sick... but my father has died a few weeks back because of leukimis and my mother died when i was born. People pity me and ask why i have it so rough why do i have it so rough? Why are you guys on this chat so strong and why must i have to suffer alone i know many of you don't want a 10 yr old on a chat so if you don'y yell me and i will leave you all alone im so sorry! I can guess that this is a important thing for older people and i do not have email.

On Fri Nov 12 14:16:00 2004 () said:
i have also thought what a great place where i can alk about my diabetes

On Fri Nov 12 14:14:45 2004 Kirstin Hurlbut () said:
diabetes is rough to live with i have cried myself to sleep many nights thinking why me lord why me???

On Fri Nov 12 11:55:55 2004 . (.) said:
Sell it someplace else Ali! We're not buyin'

On Thu Nov 11 22:14:35 2004 () said:
ONLY 70 % patients can recover from TAKING his medicine. Does it kill the other 30 percent

On Wed Nov 10 23:02:01 2004 o (o) said:
Ok people believe this .........if you do,I have a bridge I own will sell cheap................................. and oil wells to!!

On Wed Nov 10 18:43:41 2004 Ali Rehan (ali_rehan@yahoo.com) said:
That is real truth. My fathers in law (a qualified doctor) has herbal medicine for all kinds of Diabetes. 70 % patients can recover from his medicine. He is practicing from last 15 years in Pakistan. Now he wants to introduce this medicine in other countries. If any one especially a doctor or a medical company is willing to buy this or want to check this can contact me on this mail address. And also this medicine is very useful in Diabetes GANGRENE. That is climbable medicine. Have no side effects. After three or four months treatment you does not need any tablets or insulin. So help me to introduce this medicine in all world or at lest your city. Ali Rehan

On Wed Nov 10 18:20:32 2004 ali rehan (ali_rehan@yahoo.com) said:
good news, i am from pakistan. my father in law has been invented the medicine for diabetes. that is claimable medicine. and he wants to help all those diabetics they are waiting a majic. contect me if you are willing

On Wed Nov 10 18:14:41 2004 ali (ali_rehan@yahoo.com) said:
Bright

On Wed Nov 10 10:45:54 2004 Sam () said:
To (0)..I take neurontin (helps the nerves) for my feet, which are pretty dead now. Morning & night. Helps my neuropathy.

On Tue Nov 9 19:42:35 2004 GLADYS (GAVILES@SBCGLOBAL.NET) said:
Is there anyone out there that has type 1 diabetes that has done the gastric bypass surgery???

On Mon Nov 8 09:20:35 2004 () said:
I sure they would like you think everything is free, but nothing is free and you will wind up paying some how in the end.

On Sun Nov 7 19:44:34 2004 Squats () said:
Diabetes is an extremely expensive disease. someone, though, please realize that medical care isn't free in the uk. Add up the taxes.

On Sun Nov 7 10:13:58 2004 () said:
That would be so nice, I would be rich then. It cost me 126.00 for nexium the other day, plus I have been going to physical therpy 3 times a week trying to get the blood flowing to my feet again, I have insurance but it still cost me 45 dollars a week in co-pay plus gas to run back and forth 30 miles. I has to get an eye exam and it was 50 and they found a leaker in my left eye so I had to go to the eye instutue, again 30 miles away and that cost 180.00. There just isn't any end to the cost. They talk alot about helping the elderly with costs, which they need help, but what about all the millions of other people that need help to.

On Sun Nov 7 09:20:05 2004 () said:
If you are diabetic in the uk, the blood strips and everything else to do with diabetes, ie eye tests, the chiropodist, and also the dentist is free. We are very Lucky in the uk

On Sat Nov 6 22:23:05 2004 () said:
Blood strips are the ones that get me. They are so expensive, and I use alot of them.I've had check out people ask me if they where made of gold or something because they are so expensive. They ring up this little box and can't believe the price is right. I wish they where free.

On Fri Nov 5 16:16:01 2004 Sam () said:
Dear (.)..thanks for the info. I have been a type 1 for 12 years now...that's something to keep in mind. Also, I have been using Novolog & Humalog in the pump. I am going to try regular insulin...I think I can save a lot!! Novolog is almost $80.00...Regular insulin is $22.00. Seems I could buy a house instead of paying all that!

On Wed Nov 3 18:02:38 2004 () said:
After 4 years of trying to deal with the pump, I have finally gone back to shots. I never thought I would be so happy seeing those damn needles again, but what a relief it is to not be hooked up anymore. I loved the results, but the price was too high.Lantus is great, and I take humalog when I eat, just like if I were bolusing. Not that big a difference control wise, and no more getting tangled up in tubes. I would still recomend the pump for those who CAN'T obtain good control with shots. On another subject, California passed a bill that would grant 3 Billion in research money for Stem Cell Research. I guess that's the best we can expect now that Mr. Bush was re-elected.

On Wed Nov 3 16:32:43 2004 () said:
Has anyone heard of Tarka for high blood pressure or ever used it??

On Wed Nov 3 09:52:58 2004 . (.) said:
RE: Insulin pump and Glucophage therapy. After 20 years of successful treatment with insulin, my body began to "reject" the insulin. We added Glucophage to my regimen to help increase my sensitivity to the insulin. It does seem to be working as my A1C, which had crept up to 7.8, is now down to 6.4. My pump actually alerted me to the problem. Instead of the insulin being absorbed into my tissues, it would pool at the insertion site of the cannula. The pooling would cause the pump to shut off and set off an alarm. We thought perhaps the insertion site was simply in too much scar tissue. However, after moving the insertion site to previously unused sites such as my calf (by the way, I do NOT recommend this site!), my buttocks, and my hip, the same thing happened. We also checked to make sure I simply didn't have a bad vial of insulin. Turns out, my tissues simply weren't absorbing. I will admit I don't know exactly HOW the Glucophage is working - - I just know it is! If I had not been using this particular pump (MiniMed 812) with such a sophisticated alarm system, I'm not sure I would have known as quickly what was happening.

On Wed Nov 3 09:48:51 2004 () said:
no Prez yet

On Wed Nov 3 09:47:50 2004 molly () said:
Blood pressure med-------Prinizide-morning Taizac-night

On Tue Nov 2 22:54:55 2004 () said:
What type of blood pressure meds does everyone take??? Just curious

On Tue Nov 2 20:11:00 2004 Squats () said:
Dear Doris: Getting blood pressure down should help. Ace inhibitors are often prescribed to protect kidney function.

On Tue Nov 2 16:53:13 2004 () said:
jocelyn asked: what do you think causes junvinile diabetes? answer: bad spelling

On Tue Nov 2 16:25:45 2004 Sam () said:
Dear (.)...I'm on an insulin pump also. Does the Glucophage help in the metabolism of the insulin?

On Tue Nov 2 15:08:55 2004 (daiglejocelyn@yahoo.com) said:
(.)why would you take a pill and also insulin?i donot understand.i was told if you are type 1 you would be on insulin shots only not both. but i guess we learn new things everyday about this disease.

On Tue Nov 2 14:53:42 2004 . (.) said:
I'm a type I on Glucophage as well as an insulin pump. Don't answer if you don't know what you're talking about.

On Tue Nov 2 14:37:59 2004 jocelyn daigle (daiglejocelyn@yahoo.com) said:
what do you think causes junvinile diabetes?

On Tue Nov 2 12:25:56 2004 jocelyn daigle (daiglejocelyn@yahoo.com) said:
i have a 6yr. daughter who has diabetes....it makes me so depress.some days i just look at her and cry...i hope some day they will find a cure.

On Tue Nov 2 09:30:03 2004 () said:
Are you type 1 or 2??? Because if you are a type 1, and your body no longer makes insulin, I don't know if the glucophage will help. But if you are a type 2, it probably will

On Tue Nov 2 09:29:06 2004 . (.) said:
Carie: I just started it a few weeks ago for the same problem. Starting to see results and can tell it is increasing my insulin sensitivity. I was bothered in the beginning by mild nausea, but that is pretty much resolved. Hopefully, your doctor has told you of the need to have frequent liver function tests, as Gucophage has been documented to cause liver problems for some people. In my opinion, it's a good drug, but potential for side effects should be monitored closely.

On Mon Nov 1 22:18:30 2004 Carie (thebenoits@hotmail.com) said:
I just was diagnosed with insulin resitance today and was told that I may need to start on Glucophage any thoughts on that

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