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I had been eating a large bagel (55 gr. carbs.)with a little cream cheese (and sometimes lox) for breakfast. My before lunch reading had consistently been 90-100. Recently I switched to a low carb bagel (18 gr.) which I found in my local supermarket. I figured my before lunch reading would be...

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I'm usually a warm-blooded person... Always too warm when others are just right. But, this winter is different. (I've only been diagnosed since June... so it's all new to me.) Whenever I go outside and the weather is cold, I become very uncomfortable in a short length of time....

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I have been reading this section for about 2 hours. I am really impressed with all the knowledge and support here. As with most, I am impatient and haven't read far enough back to find my answers. They're probably posted.I have been diagnosed with hyperlipidemia for ~8 years. I cannot...

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My friend is considering a pancreas transplant to treat her worsening diabetes. But she still doesn't feel or consider herself a "sick person". She is beginning to get neuropathy and blood sugars are falling to lower than 40 at night (but she is waking up...for now). She has an 18 month...

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After two months on Glucophage, my Bg #s dropped to 60 one afternoon. I felt a bit strange and knew that something was wrong but could not put my finger on the problem. I drank some orange juice and about 15 minutes I felt much better. Now at least I know what the "hypo" is all about. Not nice b...

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Hi everyone,I was just told today by my doctor that I am diabetic. Just had a physical and part of it was a 12 hour fast blood test. My glucose reading was 138 and he said that anything over 124 was diabetes. A little overwhelmed with all the information I have to learn regarding this, a litt...

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Hi All! I wanted to know what specifically is so great about sugar-free products. Does anyone know of any good websites that I can go to to find out information on the advantages to sugar-free products, as well as demographics on sugar-free products. In addition, I want information on any new fi...

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we were just informed yesterday that my father-in-law has no further choice... his d/f/u's are to the point of no return.. the docs want to amputate both legs at the knees.. this is very hard to take for him and the rest of us as well.. he is a very proud , stubborn man who drove semi'...

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Recently, while reading over on the Thyroid forum where I can usually be found, I found a post which discussed signs of a diabetic condition looming. I remember when i started experiencing symptoms back in September '05 I told my doc to check for diabetes, thyroid problem, etc.... He told...

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i have been on metgormin 500 mg/glyburide 5 mg combined i take 2 tabs am and 2tabs pm, in the last 5-6 weeks my sugars have increased to a very hi level for me 156-209 i usually run in the low 100's i eat proper i dont snack and i really thinking that the meds are not working right any one...

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My 28 yr. old son-in-law was recently dx with type 2. In 5 days his blood/glucose level has gone from 260 (when dx) to 129! Is that too fast? Normal?He is on metformin (sp) and strict diet....

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Someone asked me today if I was a BRITTLE diabetic. I am type 2, and never heard of brittle. Can anyone explain this to me....

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Hello I am a type 2 diabetic and am on insulin. I take 60 units of Lantus with each meal and 20 units of Humalin R 500 with each meal.As well as 4mg twice a day of Avandia,150mg @ night of Buderion SR, 90mg @ night of Cymbalta,7.5mg a day of Enablex,1000mg 3 times a day of Gabapentin,20mg twice...

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Please excuse me, I forgot to add my high bun/creatinine ratio which is 29 (calc) that is how it is written in the lab report. I had previously written with out of range kidney funtion test, gfr 58, bun 28, creatinine .97, i am a 65 year old white female, 5"8" 160 lbs. I am worried about...

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My dad is a k/c/o DM type 2 and Hypertension. His renal function has been impaired. Recently he had a gastro oesophagal tear for which he has been treated. In the meantime he was put on dialysis also. I want to know whether home dialysis is a suitable option for him? He is 65. What are the side...

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I am a 30 yr old female that has been having non specific symptoms for two years. Most troublesome and painful is low back pain with pain and numbness in hands and feet. Most recently blood and urine tests revealed high levels of protein in urine with elevated liver enzymes as well. The doctor...

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Hello, this all started about a year and a half a ago when i would get this sharp pain in my kidney once a month. It was so bad that I could not leave the bed or eat for like a day and a half, because I was vomiting. I lost 35 pounds and I needed help so finally I had surgery. I had a...

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I'm a 33 year old female taking flovent for asthma, singulair, and diltiazem cd 120mg for stage one hypertension. Last year I went on loestrin to regulate my period but stopped after 2 months because I developed severe anxiety, then high blood pressure. Throughout the year my blood pressure...

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My mother has been on dialysis since july of 2006. For the last five weeks she has been losing her hair. It's been falling out in clumps. More important than that I'm very concerned about her having dizzy spells and severe cramps in her neck,hands and legs that last for days straight....

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I just got back from taking a stress test. The cardiologist aborted the test after about 6-7 minutes because my blood pressure was 240 over something. After about 5 minutes of rest, it was back to where it was when I started- 140/90. He has me coming back in a week for blood tests. My...

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My wife aged 47 years had a medical health check up wherein she is found to have following adverse reports : Hemoglobin 11.3 MCHC 30.8 Lympocytes 48 ( Normal 20-40) Absloute 3.15. ESR one hour 37 and after 2 hours 67. HDL is 88 S Cholestrol 218 SGPT 33.34 She is hypertensive on Losartan 100 and...

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Doctor, I have had a MRI done and the local doctors seem to think I have Pheocromocytimia(probably spelled wrong). I have a small Tumor or imflamation on my left Adrenial Gland. I originally had a Catscan done 8 months ago. After a follow up I was told to get a MRI 8 months later. The new MRI...

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hii have faced a sevier car accident and completly broke my both legs(52 fractures)now my right leg became straight,i cant even move it or walk more then 2 mintues.some doctors told me that i have to replace my knee to make it work properly,but on other hand they said its gonna be most dengerous...

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Hi Doc, just a quick question: for the past few weeks I've been noticing small to moderate amounts of white foam in my urine. I'm 17 years old & have done a few dipstick tests for protein/glucose. I've done about 2 or 3 of each over the past 3 weeks or so & they have always been...

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Could you tell me what "A1C" stands for or means? I keep on seeing but nowhere is it defined. Is it the name of a gene? I understand the test but I am puzzled by the term A1C. Thanks, Frank...

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I am a 39 year old male Indian and recently after checking ,found High Blood Pressure.I am having 79 kg weight & height is 5 feet 5 inches and since my childhood a little bit fatty body.Though I am having no visible symptoms of High Blood pressure.The ECGC & 2D-Echo test also show normal.I am...

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Hi Dr. Hammoudi I have a really simple question. And maybe that sounds stupid to you, but I'd like to ask it anyways: My boyfriend recently confided in me that he has diabetes. The kind where he has to take insulin shots twice a day. I am really new to all this, so I read about it and...

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Hi everyone,I had my glucose tolerance test done today at the lab. It was a bad experience. First off, I had low blood sugar by the time I got there at 8 AM (I walked to the place to get some exercise-bad idea #1). They had to draw blood for some other tests and I ended up blacking out after the...

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I am 52, in good health apart from being overweight. I was skinny as a kid but when I got into early adolescence I got pretty chubby, although my food intake was normal and I was quite active in sports. To stay at a fairly normal weight in my twenties I ate practicly nothing but a couple pieces...

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Bungled betting bingePhilip Cullen, County Court reporter10jun04A HOTEL gaming room supervisor, who went on a $540,000 credit betting spree on Club Keno tickets was yesterday released on a suspended jail term.Paul John Mills made 1144 bets, ranging from $5 to $500, but won back just $418,489 for...

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