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I do not want to start insulin. My friend who started insulin now has to stay on it forever.

This is true to all patients with type 1 diabetes and partially true to certain people with type 2 diabetes. For patients with type 1 diabetes, the body does not produce insulin and so will need more

Hi, My mother-in-law is dependent on insulin. She lives in india she has following conditions. Overweight, Insuling (3 times a day) Will it be p...
I am nineteen years old and now pregnant with my second child. I have just discovered like a week ago that i may have gestational diabetes. Should I b...
I am a 54 year old Japanese male. I took a blood test at the beginning of September. My fasting glucose level was 225mg/dl and I was diagnosed with di...
Can mimosa pudica (含羞草, han xiu cao) be used for medicinal purposes? There are spots on my feet. Does this mean I have a serious foot condition rel...
Good day. Both my grandmother (mother's side) and my father got Diabetes Type 2 when they got sick, in their late 60's. With diabetes runn...
Good evening. I had gestation diabetes when I was pregnant with my first child, but not with my second child. I heard that if you do have gestatio...
I had been taking Metform ER every morning and found that my sugar levels became very low during the day and caused dizziness and an all over "ba...
What is the acceptable A1C number-I have a persistent number of 6.4-6.6% - is that a matter of concern?
Hi, My husband has just been diagnosed with diabetes. I went to your website, but was unable to find any help in the food department. Is there so...
Why are Asian Americans more susceptible than Caucasians to develop type 2 diabetes? I have been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.
I am Type 2 Diabetic for 10 years or so, I am 57 years old. I've read a lot of books and newsletters on this subject but I've never come ac...
Hello: My son is 13 and was adopted from S. Korea as an infant so we don't have information regarding his birth parents medical history. My son...
Hi, I'm from China. I need some help about diabetes mellitus. This summer I found my dad's A1c to be higher than 11%. The doctor said...
Could I manage my type 2 diabetes through diet and exercise alone and at some point stop taking my medicine?
I have just been diagnosed as diabetic. As an America-Born-Chinese (ABC), I eat rice almost daily. I prefer rice over potato. Does rice cause a ri...
Do you know if the Rice Diet, from Duke University, is an effective weight loss program? Does it provide enough protein in the diet? Is it important...
I am curious if there is information on whether children of mixed Asian/caucasian heritage are also at a higher risk of getting type 2 diabetes when t...
In August, I developed back , hip and leg pain and stopped taking metformin for my Type II diabetes thinking the pain may have been caused by the metf...
my glucose reading has been climbing steadily for the last few years , the last reading was 118 which was last week. It was in the high 90 about three...
I'm 82yrs having carotid artery surgery blockage 90%. surgan wants metforman stopped why?

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