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06-20-2007, 08:14 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: camarillo
Posts: 1
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Hi, this is my first post here as you can probably tell. My name is Joe. Hoping to find accurate info about this relatively new addition to my life!  |
06-20-2007, 08:21 PM
| | | Welcome Joe! I think you'll find a wide variety of opinions and experiences to consider on here, plus lots of support too |
06-20-2007, 08:37 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Cleveland, Oh
Posts: 2,097
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"Blessed is the man, who having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact."
- George Eliot (1819-1880)
Here's my pet, Godzilla  Time to switch to decaf, eh?
Isaiah 32:5 The vile person shall be no more called liberal...
Better to remain silent and assumed a fool than to speak and remove all doubt.
-Socrates
A wise man speaks cuz he has something to say, a fool speaks cuz he has to say something.
-Plato
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06-20-2007, 09:44 PM
| | Banned
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: illinois
Posts: 3,316
| | | hi joe and welcome!how recently were you diagnosed?type 1,1.5,or 2?meds?lots of advice and support here.hope to see you around...take care,trish |
06-20-2007, 09:47 PM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: B.C., Canada
Posts: 1,879
| | | Hey Joe! Welcome to the forum!
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Happiness isn't getting what you want.....
It's wanting what you've got.
Last A1C - 5.9
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06-20-2007, 10:08 PM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Colorado
Posts: 296
| | | Greetings Joe..
Great forums and folks here...alot of resources, support and help.
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Consider what will really matter at the end of your life and spend the rest of your life accordingly.
Diagnosed: T2 - 2003
MDI: Lantus / Novolog
Meters: Wavesense Presto
Last A1c - 5.6 - 08/2008
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06-20-2007, 10:34 PM
|  | Senior Member | | Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Ohio
Posts: 4,635
| | | Hi Joe and welcome.
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17 post cards from round 1
3 postcards from round 1/2
I will remember you
Will you remember me
Don't let your life pass you by
Weep not for the memories.
I'm so tired but I can't sleep
Standing on the edge of something
much too deep
It's funny how we feel so much
but cannot say a word
We are screaming inside
But we cannot be heard
Sarah McLachlan
8/26/08 A1C 6.4
Cholesterol below 100
BP 114/64
Still anemic
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06-21-2007, 04:54 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 7,047
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Originally Posted by turtle  Hi, this is my first post here as you can probably tell. My name is Joe. Hoping to find accurate info about this relatively new addition to my life! | Welcome Joe,
Don't hide in your shell and you'll find lots of info! |
06-21-2007, 07:29 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Knoxville, TN
Posts: 7,177
| | | Hi Joe, welcome! Glad you found the forum. Tell us more about yourself and what medication, if any, you use for your diabetes.
__________________ T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Byetta 5 mcg
HCTZ 12.5 mg every other day for BP
Enalapril 20 mg 1 daily (ace-inhibitor)
Lower carb dieter (approx. 75 total carbs/day, more on weekends), taking chromium, multivitamin and fish oil tablets Initial A1C 8/06: 9.6
11/06: 6.2.
03/07: 5.3
06/07: 5.4
10/07: 5.3
05/08: 6.2 (right after dealing with shingles and bronchitis)  |
06-21-2007, 07:55 AM
| | Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 301
| | | Hi Joe welcome aboard.
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I don't believe in a no-win scenario.
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06-21-2007, 09:10 AM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Rhode Island
Posts: 4,815
| | | Welcome to the forum, Joe. We're glad you found us!
Karen |
06-21-2007, 09:15 AM
|  | Super Moderator
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Northern California
Posts: 7,389
| | | Welcome to the forums Joe. I am sure you will learn a lot here from all of the great people. Glad you found us. |
06-21-2007, 09:22 AM
| | Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Medford Massachusetts
Posts: 322
| | Hi Joe and welcome to the forums. You've definately come to the right place. Lots of information and support. Please tell us a little about yourself and what type you are etc. Look forward to talking with you.  |
06-21-2007, 09:48 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Douglasville, GA
Posts: 2,574
| | Hi Joe, welcome to DF!
__________________ Age: 43
Type 2 - Dx'd 08.16.05
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[ A1c ]
6.9 - 01/07
6.0 - 05/07
5.9 - 09/07
6.4 - 3/08  
[ Meter ]
UltraSmart/Ultra2/Contour
[ Meds ]
Metformin 1000mg 2x, Novolin N 20u 2x, Novolin R 1:10
Lisinopril 20mg 1x, Lovastatin 40mg 1x, Aspirin 81mg 1x, Albuterol as needed
[ Other Conditions ]
Coccidioidomycosis aka Valley Fever Dx'd 1.17.94
- Asthma
- Chronic Bronchitis
Hypertention
Hyperlipidemia
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