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Old 11-27-2008, 07:11 PM
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Hi, I just discovered this community and looks like I can learn a lot from you. Posting to forums is new to me so I ask for patience.
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Old 11-27-2008, 07:17 PM
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Location: Knoxville, TN
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Welcome Alura! Looks like you're posting just fine. Tell us more about yourself and how you manage your diabetes.
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T2, diagnosed 8/31/06.
Metformin 500 mg twice daily
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 (after dealing with shingles & bronchiti)
2/09: 5.5
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Old 11-27-2008, 07:21 PM
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Hi. Don't worry about being new at posting. I've been a lurker in various sites for a while as I was shy about posting. But, I quickly learned as I'm sure you will. One thing for sure is you will learn a lot from this forum.
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Old 11-27-2008, 08:40 PM
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I am a: Type 2
 
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Location: Holland, Michigan USA
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Hey Alura, welcome aboard.

Something you should do to help people help you.

Putting your HBa1c and other such data in your signature gives people some background data when trying to help ... also include whatever meds you are taking.

And lastly, when you say something like you ate breakfast you need to tell us what was for breakfast ... and what your diet usually consists of is helpful.
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As always YMMV!

High Fructose Corn Syrup = Weapons Grade Sugar
Diagnosed: July 3 2008
A1C- 7/10/08= 10.6 11/17/08 = 5.6 5/29/09= 5.3
triglycerides - 7/15/08 = 192 11/17/2008 = 84
HDL - 7/15/08 = 46 11/17/2008 = 74
LDL - 7/15/08 = 106 11/17/2008 = 80

Low Carb Diet (15-50g/day)
Metformin ER 500mg 2x day
Neurontin 800mg 3x day
Meloxicam 15mg 1x day (arthritis)
Multivitamin, B12, fish oil
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Old 11-28-2008, 03:05 AM
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Welcome to the forums, you have found a great place. You are doing fine on the posting so far

Do tell us more about how you are managing your diabetes.
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Cosmo the Duck: is with Gretchen in Cambridge, MA.
Ping the Duck: is with Nancy

Metformin 500mg twice daily, Enap 5mg
Diagnosed T2 on 26th Nov'07, with BG of 21mmol/L (378mg/dL) and A1c of 11.6%.
Most recent A1c 10/09/09: 6.1%
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Old 11-28-2008, 01:21 PM
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Location: Essex
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Hey Alura! Hello, good evening and welcome to the forum, you've chosen a great site, a warm friendly and supportive team, I'm sure you'll like it here.
In your next post please tell us what meds you're on, thanks.
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Current Meds
Metformin 500 mg
Ramipril 5mg
Aspirin 75mg
Simvastatin 20mg
2005/6 Getting my
Head around this
Condition.
07- HbA1C 5.2 ChOL 3.2
08- HbA1C 5.4 ChOL 4.2
09- HbA1C 5.5 CHOL 3.6 LDL 1.9 HDL 2.5
Triglycerides 0.60
Many people will try to tell you what you can’t eat with diabetes.
Most will be well-meaning.
Rather than compounding the problem by telling you what you should
eat, I’d recommend a simpler method, eat by your meter.


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