Diabetes Talking

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Sharon, Generally speaking, no you don’t need a script.  The machines and the strips can be purchased without (lancets and devices too).  But if you want or expect insurance to pay for it you will. — Jill PS Welcome to the club  ;-(

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Beavis, Do you need a prescription to get the machine to test your blood?  Thanks for the welcome.  Sharon I know I am new here, I just found this group last night and I have just been diagnosed with sugar diabetes. Sorry to hear of yet another "member" Sharon, but welcome to MHD anyway (Some people don’t like to see the term "Sugar" diabetes by the way as you’ll see in the fullness of time I should know more about it than I do, my mother had it and my sister has it.  I have never lived close to home so I know little to nothing about sugar diabetes.  At this point it isn’t bad, I only have to watch my diet and exercise and loose weight.  No medication or insulin shots.  I am asking at the risk of  making a bad impression, but please don’t say don’t waste our time by repeating it, I need the input of all you people with experience,  I know nothing about islet cell transplants. Islet cell transplants are only "really" useful to type 1 diabetics who no longer produce any insulin (or only tiny amounts) and as you’re a type TWO who still produces insulin (but has a problem using it) islet cell transplant wouldn’t be much use to you.  Any thing pertinent to recovery I want to hear.  Any help I can get from any of you is very welcome, most likely I won’t post often but I will be reading and learning from all of you.  I found out quite by accident that I have it, as I had no symptoms, it was found in a blood test for something else.  The sugar count was 235 non fasting and then when this was found I was re-tested and the sugar count fasting was 135.  I saw a dietitian yesterday and that is as far as I have got, my head is still buzzing I can’t believe this has happened to me.  But happen it did and now I have to learn to deal with it and learn about it. One of the best things you can do is get yourself a meter to do your own (regular) tests. These tests will tell you how various foods and exercise affect your sugar levels so that you can figure out how to keep your sugar where it should be. I hope you all will accept me into your group.  Sharon For me, you’re accepted Beav

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Beavis, Do you need a prescription to get the machine to test your blood?  Thanks for the welcome.

They’re usually available at the clinic or the chemist. If you push hard enough at the clinic, you can even get them for nothing. You do need a prescription for the strips (in the UK), but that’s only so you can get THEM free too. Beav

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Beavis, Do you need a prescription to get the machine to test your blood?  Thanks for the welcome.  Sharon

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I know I am new here, I just found this group last night and I have just been diagnosed with sugar diabetes. Sorry to hear of yet another "member" Sharon, but welcome to MHD anyway (Some people don’t like to see the term "Sugar" diabetes by the way as you’ll see in the fullness of time I should know more about it than I do, my mother had it and my sister has it.  I have never lived close to home so I know little to nothing about sugar diabetes.  At this point it isn’t bad, I only have to watch my diet and exercise and loose weight.  No medication or insulin shots.  I am asking at the risk of  making a bad impression, but please don’t say don’t waste our time by repeating it, I need the input of all you people with experience,  I know nothing about islet cell transplants. Islet cell transplants are only "really" useful to type 1 diabetics who no longer produce any insulin (or only tiny amounts) and as you’re a type TWO who still produces insulin (but has a problem using it) islet cell transplant wouldn’t be much use to you.  Any thing pertinent to recovery I want to hear.  Any help I can get from any of you is very welcome, most likely I won’t post often but I will be reading and learning from all of you.  I found out quite by accident that I have it, as I had no symptoms, it was found in a blood test for something else.  The sugar count was 235 non fasting and then when this was found I was re-tested and the sugar count fasting was 135.  I saw a dietitian yesterday and that is as far as I have got, my head is still buzzing I can’t believe this has happened to me.  But happen it did and now I have to learn to deal with it and learn about it. One of the best things you can do is get yourself a meter to do your own (regular) tests. These tests will tell you how various foods and exercise affect your sugar levels so that you can figure out how to keep your sugar where it should be. I hope you all will accept me into your group.  Sharon For me, you’re accepted Beav

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I know I am new here, I just found this group last night and I have just been diagnosed with sugar diabetes.

Sorry to hear of yet another "member" Sharon, but welcome to MHD anyway (Some people don’t like to see the term "Sugar" diabetes by the way as you’ll see in the fullness of time I should know more about it than I do, my mother had it and my sister has it.  I have never lived close to home so I know little to nothing about sugar diabetes.  At this point it isn’t bad, I only have to watch my diet and exercise and loose weight.  No medication or insulin shots.  I am asking at the risk of  making a bad impression, but please don’t say don’t waste our time by repeating it, I need the input of all you people with experience,  I know nothing about islet cell transplants.

Islet cell transplants are only "really" useful to type 1 diabetics who no longer produce any insulin (or only tiny amounts) and as you’re a type TWO who still produces insulin (but has a problem using it) islet cell transplant wouldn’t be much use to you.  Any thing pertinent to recovery I want to hear.  Any help I can get from any of you is very welcome, most likely I won’t post often but I will be reading and learning from all of you.  I found out quite by accident that I have it, as I had no symptoms, it was found in a blood test for something else.  The sugar count was 235 non fasting and then when this was found I was re-tested and the sugar count fasting was 135.  I saw a dietitian yesterday and that is as far as I have got, my head is still buzzing I can’t believe this has happened to me.  But happen it did and now I have to learn to deal with it and learn about it.

One of the best things you can do is get yourself a meter to do your own (regular) tests. These tests will tell you how various foods and exercise affect your sugar levels so that you can figure out how to keep your sugar where it should be. I hope you all will accept me into your group.  Sharon

For me, you’re accepted Beav

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I believe that some time back you wrote a message with the information about the islet cell transplants that were to start in the US using the methods that were used in Canada in this newsgroup.  I have tried looking for it everywhere, but to no success.  If you still have that info can you please repost it. Thanks, Jill

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I believe that some time back you wrote a message with the information about the islet cell transplants that were to start in the US using the methods that were used in Canada in this newsgroup.  I have tried looking for it everywhere, but to no success.  If you still have that info can you please repost it. Thanks, Jill

Don’t waste our time re posting it, just leave her an e-mail The millenium arrived a year early. . .

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Hmm never knew helping someone was a waste of time. Guess I do now though. Maybe that person was not the only one who wanted that information so how Diana — Make A Difference In Someone’s Life Let Them Know You Care

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I believe that some time back you wrote a message with the information about the islet cell transplants that were to start in the US using the methods that were used in Canada in this newsgroup.  I have tried looking for it everywhere, but to no success.  If you still have that info can you please repost it. Thanks, Jill Don’t waste our time re posting it, just leave her an e-mail The millenium arrived a year early. . .

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I know I am new here, I just found this group last night and I have just been diagnosed with sugar diabetes.  I should know more about it than I do, my mother had it and my sister has it.  I have never lived close to home so I know little to nothing about sugar diabetes.  At this point it isn’t bad, I only have to watch my diet and exercise and loose weight.  No medication or insulin shots.  I am asking at the risk of  making a bad impression, but please don’t say don’t waste our time by repeating it, I need the input of all you people with experience,  I know nothing about islet cell transplants.  Any thing pertinent to recovery I want to hear.  Any help I can get from any of you is very welcome, most likely I won’t post often but I will be reading and learning from all of you.  I found out quite by accident that I have it, as I had no symptoms, it was found in a blood test for something else.  The sugar count was 235 non fasting and then when this was found I was re-tested and the sugar count fasting was 135.  I saw a dietitian yesterday and that is as far as I have got, my head is still buzzing I can’t believe this has happened to me.  But happen it did and now I have to learn to deal with it and learn about it.  I hope you all will accept me into your group.  Sharon

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I believe that some time back you wrote a message with the information about the islet cell transplants that were to start in the US using the methods that were used in Canada in this newsgroup.  I have tried looking for it everywhere, but to no success.  If you still have that info can you please repost it. Thanks, Jill Don’t waste our time re posting it, just leave her an e-mail The millenium arrived a year early. . .

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