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.


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Yes but controled with meds not much to tell anymore...I've sort of lost me
iam diabetic and it is very hard to control my sugar and it is very difficult to handle i am a 34 year old female with a loving husband trying to conscieve for the last 4 years. I have pcos and was reciently ...
I need someone other than my mom to talk to sometimes. On Lantis, Glucophage, Januvia, and Glipizide. Get tired of all the medicine and testing to be in control!

Recent Discussions

Re: in search of a friend
You are not alone. Feel free to email me if you want goddess@voyager.net   Read more...
Posted by Goddess on Wed Sep 30

Re: 16 yrs old, Pregnant & Type 1 Diabetic
I guess the first thing she needs to decide is how she plans on handling the pregnancy. Once that is decided you can go from there. If she wants to keep the pregnancy then I think the first stop should be her dietician and her endocrinologist. They can gi   Read more...
Posted by Goddess on Wed Sep 30

Finally Taking it seriously
I was diagnosed many years ago. I took the pills i was prescribed but didn't really take it seriously. I had no symptoms so I must be fine. Years later(just recently) I got a new Dr. He was not happy with my labs and put me on insulin. I guess that was th   Read more...
Posted by Goddess on Wed Sep 30

Depression & Diabetes
I've been suffering from diabetes & depression for many years. This has taken a big part of my health..I'm hoping to learn more about this because it's very sad to get up in the morning to take 17 medications. It's hard now with our ecomony to keep up   Read more...
Posted by Foxfire39f on Wed Sep 23

I found a site that may help with meds and strips
I found a site that may or may not help with meds and strips. it is www.needymeds.org Stratton   Read more...
Posted by Stratton on Tue Aug 11

Re: Government Programs
Most communities have a community action agency that can help you get plugged into the right programs. Social Services offers if you have no income a financial assistance program until SSI or SSDI kicks in. You have to actually have no income though.  Lo   Read more...
Posted by Aprilluv2 on Tue Aug 11

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