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Diabetes (Type 2)

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• - Sport and diabetes
  Hello I get very tired more and more often, I took up a bit more cycling recently but it was very hard and the slightest small hill was becoming very difficult How to exercise in this case? I don't
• - Complications linked to diabetes
  Hello everyone, Unfortunately, diabetes can cause different complications to occur. This can manifest in different ways such as eye damage, kidney damage, pregnancy complications...Have you experienc
• - Diabetes: Fridge temperature may make insulin less effective
  New research that set out to analyze the temperatures at which people living with diabetes store their insulin is now warning against the perils of improper storage for the quality and effectiveness o

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• - HbA1C 39.... Nocturnal Hypo's??
  Just had a call from my GP. Rather worried about my HbA1c of 39, reckons I must be having nocturnal hypo's???My Humulin I, I take 43 units at breakfast and 51 units at suppertime, I have been doing th
• - Mobility car or extra money at the end of each month
  Both my wife and I have past our 72nd birthdays we are hithering and dithering about replacing our mobility car in March to me I vote for giving the car up we have worked out our monthly contribution
• - Blood glucose monitor
  can anyone recommend a good monitor for occasional use? At my last test with GP my glucose level had jumped to 8.4 and I got put on Metformin to bring it down. Am interested in seeing if it's working

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• - Type II Diabetes, Research into Vitamin D.
  Type 2 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not use insulin properly and blood sugar levels can rise above normal. I have found that researchers are looking into whether vitamin D can help r
• - Blood glucose testing
  Hello everyone, How often do you do blood glucose testing? And has the frequency changed over time? Good day to you all, Marina
• - Bydureon
  Hi Is anyone else on Bydureon? How are you getting on with it? and does injecting get any better? I have my 3rd injection tomorrow and am not looking forward to it, I have to get my surgery to do it

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• - Diabetes
  I have done some extensive reading about what doctors in the U.S. have found Ok! some are out to make money so that you buy their products but I have listened to doctors who really have done their hom
• - Diabetes: Switching to common drugs raises risk of complications
  A new study, published in the journal BMJ, finds that switching to a class of drugs called sulfonylureas could raise the risk of complications for people living with type 2 diabetes. Researchers se
• - The Health Benefits and Risks of Green Tea for People With Type 2 Diabetes
  The Importance of Choosing Good Drinks for Diabetes When you have type 2 diabetes, your body’s cells can no longer efficiently absorb blood sugar (glucose), the body's main energy source, due to a

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• - Diagnosis and delay: an approach to addressing diabetic kidney disease
  Health Europa takes a look at the causes, diagnosis and treatment of diabetic kidney disease and investigates what is being done at a European level to combat its threat to patients. Common in those
• - Can Essential Oils Treat Neuropathy in People with Diabetes?
  Popular for thousands of years, essential oils are known for their healing properties. They’re said to help soothe the mind and body, and they may treat a number of conditions. Because of this, they
• - Diagnosis of diabetic nephropathy
  How were you diagnosed with diabetic nephropathy (a complication which affects kidneys)? Were you showing any symptoms before the diagnosis? Did it happen during a routine check-up? What tests did yo