Diabetes Support Group

Diabetes requires a lifetime of maintenance, but you don't have to do it alone. Join a community of people eager to share their knowledge on everything from diabetic-friendly meals to therapeutic exercises.

Newest Group Members

	kizzy it sucks having to check myself everyday		Sandy M I found out in Dec. of 20009 and I am finding it hard to plan my meals with everything I have to keep track of.
	angel01rose Type 1 Diabetic since 1975, have 1 child and single.		Radone Other family members and friends have been diagnosed with diabetes.
	sepenton I have been a Type 1 diabetic for 38 years, which I control with insulin.		Fred I have type-2 diabetes and use an insulin pump.

Recent Discussions

Re: Finally Taking it seriously
Good for you! "One Day at a Time" I found some good resources at http://www.westerndiabetic.com Good luck! Tom Read more...

Posted by Tomboy on Tue Mar 16

Re: Cinnamon to Help Regulate Blood Sugar
Recent studies have found that cinnamon may have a beneficial effect on blood sugar. One of the first human studies was published in 2003 in a medical journal called Diabetes Care. Sixty people with type 2 diabetes took 1, 3, or 6 grams of cinnamon Read more...

Posted by nobledrugstore on Sat Mar 6

Re: Nerve Pain
I was diagnosed with CIDP in 2005 also, by having a nerve biopsy done. My neurologist tested me for MS with all the results coming up negative for that diagnosis and told me that the nerve biospy was the only thing left to do to find out what exactly was Read more...

Posted by obnurse96 on Sun Feb 28

Janumet
The doctor prescribed Janumet for me which i take twice a day to control my blood sugar. Does any other board members take Janumet and what had been the results? Read more...

Posted by rainbow1968 on Thu Jan 28

Re: Anyone need someone to talk to?? I Do1
yes I know what you mean. I feel hungary a lot. My dietician told me, that when your sugar goes up too high you will get hungary. You need to eat and you have to eat carbs. Peanut Butter is a good source they told me. I have found something new, when my Read more...

Posted by motherhen44100 on Fri Jan 22

upset about sugar free stuff
I get so upset because everyone thinks that if your diabetic, they need to get you sugarfree stuff. You try to tell them it is all about carbs. how many carbs you eat. Sugarfree has a lot of sugar alcohols in them. So it messes you up, and then if you ea Read more...

Posted by motherhen44100 on Fri Jan 22

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