Diabetes Talking

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nos…@nospam.org writes: > Pudgy Paulo Cipriani and his blubbery bride Benedetta are the world’s heaviest > couple at a scale-crunching combined weight of more than 2,180 pounds. And the > lard-butted lovebirds have something else to brag about — they’ve just become > the parents of the world’s heaviest baby! [...]

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To all: This is a bit long, but it tells what I have been figuring out about how I am going to solve the practical problems facing me in the current situation in my life – it is a practical plan, ready to go into action at the end of this [...]

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Erika, I am so sorry for your loss.  As I have never been pregnant, I cannot imagine your pain.  I agree with RK and Alice that with everything your body has been through and the pain with which you are dealing, now is not the time to determine if you are [...]

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– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – I got the result from my first hba1c  test today (the test was done last week). The level was 5.7 % which I understand is sligfhtly elevated but not enough to worry about. I think [...]

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oht nak take comfort that ultasounds for weight are often wildly inaccurate esther, told she was having a 10 pounder… got an 8# 4 GDM, not t1

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oht nak take comfort that ultasounds for weight are often wildly inaccurate
That’s [...]

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Congratulations!! I’m very happy for you! Take good care of yourself and your baby! Laura
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – We are happy to announce that we are pregnant! Tuesday (Jan 28th) I did the blood and urine work, which came back fine, except [...]

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My father has been a type 1 diabetic for the past 40 years, up until about ~10 years ago he was using animal insulin, Toronto/Lente. He would fall into hypoglycemic seizure no more than once a year, sometimes he’d go 2-3 years without one.  He was switched by his doctor to [...]

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I had gestational diabetes and gave birth 8months ago. My blood sugar is still not normal and my Dr. says I now have diabetes. Could it just be that my hormones have not stabilized?

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Based on my own experience, I’d say not. By 8 months, you probably long since would have [...]

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Are there any insulins that are Pregnancy category A (best) or B (pretty good)? NPH and Regular….. sigh
What about Lente or Ultralente?

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Are there any insulins that are Pregnancy category A (best) or B (pretty good)? [...]

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that is terrific wendy! — read and post, rosie We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – So,I made it!This is the first time I have made the 14 day point since last September!I [...]