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Thread: Diagnosed but never treated with meds. Is this common?

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10-23-2008, 05:26 PM

matingara

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Join Date: Jul 2007

Location: Mt. Dandenong, Victoria, Australia

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Originally Posted by EeyoreButterfly

My understanding is that once diabetic always diabetic, but you may experience an absence of symptoms for a very long time if you make the necessary lifestyle changes early enough. Not sure how often this happens though.

diabetes, per se, does not have any symptoms.

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early July 2007: 16.2%; early Sept 2007: 8.0%; early Dec 2007: 5.9%; early Jun 2008: 6.4%; early Apr 2009: 6.4%
triglycerides: 89 (1.0); HDL chol: 50 (1.2); LDL chol: 19.5 (0.5); total cholesterol 87.5
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