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Old 07-04-2008, 05:16 PM
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TRex here, 53 year old male, type 2 here.
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Old 07-04-2008, 05:25 PM
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I am a: Type 1
 
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Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
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Welcome to the forum
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In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan


T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 7/08 5.9%
HDL - 1.55 (59.9)
LDL - 1.76 (68.1)
Triglicerides - 0.44 (40.0)

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Old 07-04-2008, 11:40 PM
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I am a: Type 2
 
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Location: Mind -Langhorne PA Heart - The Shenandoah Valley
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Welcome to the forums please tell more about yourself.
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Byetta 5mcg twice a day
Sugar busters life style
Exercise = cardio and running after twins Ben & Josh

"Oh for Pete's sake" -Ben "Let me think" - Josh

Ok Wildcards watch your six.

You too will be assimilated! You will become one with the Borg. You will all become one with the borg."

To lose this war means more than defeat. To surrender is to never go home. All of us must rise to the call above and beyond". Lt Col TC McQueen

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Old 07-06-2008, 07:35 AM
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I am a: Type 1.5
 
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Location: Southwest Missouri, USA
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Welcome aboard TRex. Please feel free to lurk about and to ask any questions you may have. When were you diagnosed?

Regards,
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Misdiagnosed as Type 2 on 12-20-2007
Diagnosed Type 1.5 (LADA) on 01-28-2008
Smoke Free since 12-26-2007

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A1C RESULTS:
12-21-07 - 13.4
03-17-08 - 8.7
06-27-08 - 8.1
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MEDICATIONS:
MDI using Lantus and NovoLog
Levothyroxine
Hydrochlorothiazide/Triamterene (Dyazide)
Simvastatin
81mg Aspirin
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TEST KIT:
Accu-Chek Aviva
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Old 07-06-2008, 08:32 AM
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Thks for the reply, just a little more info on me;
Male, 53, diagnosed as type 2 on 02-25-08 with an A1c of 10.8
06-25-08 A1c = 5.8 bs ranges from 89 - 120 mgl. Meds; Metformin 500 mg x2 daily, Simvastatin 20 mg x1 daily, Glyburide 2.5 mg x1 daily,Omeprazole 20 mg x1 daily for acid reflux and of course 81 mg Aspirin daily. Still learning alot about the diabetes and am thankful for finding this site.
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Old 07-07-2008, 06:13 AM
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Welcome TRex. Glad you found us!

Karen
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Old 07-07-2008, 09:09 AM
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I am a: Type 2
 
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Knoxville, TN
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Welcome Trex! Glad you found the forums.
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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)


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