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What's On Your Mind? Questions? Mysteries? How are you handling your diabetes? What questions do you want to ask your doctor? Maybe some of us have already asked and have some answers to hold you over! Remember, this is all just chat, not medical advice. |
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Start Here: How carbs do quiet damage! by Steve Jul 9, 2018 13:06:06 GMT -8 |
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Meds and Food Look at all the different meds mentioned here by so few patients! Many new names (to me, anyway.) TV ads seem to have another one just about every month. Could food choices help us back out of these expenses? Let's compare notes. |
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What Do You Really KNOW about Carbs? by Steve Dec 21, 2017 19:10:35 GMT -8 |
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What Can We Diabetics Accomplish Here? The idea for this project came from talking with a few friends and finding a range of awareness! The plan is to augment the information we get from our doctors. If we can help each other and offer encouragement, why not? |
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Welcome to Blood Numbers by Steve Mar 11, 2018 10:26:09 GMT -8 |
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Who Are We? Say Hello and add a little bio. Start a thread and introduce yourself. Add a short bio so we can get to know each other. What's your A1c? What meds? Insulin or no? You can edit stats as things change. |
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Hola! I'm Steve... by tom Jul 9, 2018 15:47:17 GMT -8 |
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Carbs Galore! What Do You Eat? Food is what put us in this fix! The ADA recommends from 45g to 60g of carbs per mea.. Some think that's too much! Paleo, South Beach, KETO? Careful plan or catch as catch can? How do you choose to live? Sub-board: Surprising Foods |
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Beets and Beet Powder Suppliments by Steve Dec 6, 2018 4:07:00 GMT -8 |
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What Meds Do You Use? Pills? Injections? ACE inhibitor? Statin? Do you know how your meds work? Not just that they do something, but what do they do and how? You might be surprised., |
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Januvia and Janumet (DPP-4 inhibitors) by Kirby Oct 7, 2022 9:54:08 GMT -8 |
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Test Meters and Test Strips Such a basic thing to need to do, but there are some hurdles to deal with. For one thing, test strips! Are you limited to one test a day? Do you like the meter you have? |
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How to Use a Test Meter! by mzizgayle Dec 22, 2017 9:43:17 GMT -8 |
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Blood Pressure: Keep it Under Control Many people only get it checked at the doctor, but it's good to have a cuff to check daily. Do you? And how is it? And read some tips on keeping it lowered without another pill to take! |
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About Blood Pressure by Steve Nov 1, 2017 4:11:04 GMT -8 |
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Eye Problems There are so many things that can go wrong with vision when diabetes gets established. Because I had so much happen so soon, I thought this was the common path! Now I find it is not nearly so common (it seems) that I am consolidating all the boards as SUB boards to cut down on (ironically) visual clutter. Sub-boards: Floaters, Cataracts, The Macula, Retinopathy, Low Vision |
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So Much to Know About! Start Here... by Steve Nov 21, 2017 13:18:17 GMT -8 |
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Kidney Trouble Kidneys don't get discussed much, bur they share the same problem of small vessels doing the work, those vessels are damaged by glucose, and that is a very bad situation! Dialysis? Transplants? You do not want to go there. |
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Kidneys by Steve Nov 1, 2017 3:59:44 GMT -8 |
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Neuropathy and Charcot Foot That tingling feeling. The fact your feet are numb. What to know about this. Learn about why you do NOT want to develop Charcot foot! |
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What is Charcot Foot? by Steve Jan 18, 2019 19:00:19 GMT -8 |
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Foot Injuries? Ulcers? No thanks. Never go barefoot. Never. You must protect your feet. Here's why... |
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Got Diabetes? Got Feet? READ THIS: by Deleted Nov 21, 2017 4:48:33 GMT -8 |
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Secrets of the Forum... How things are done, and why. |
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Why is the Text so Damn Big? by Steve Nov 7, 2017 13:04:40 GMT -8 |