Hello from Illinois

[TroyS]

I am new to diabetes and looking for some people to talk to that prob. know it better than I do.

[princesslinda]

Welcome Troy! Glad you found the forums...should be no problem finding folks to talk with here!

[morrisma]

Welcome.

Hope we can help each other. We probably have a million hours of experience here!
Mike

[nicole]

Hi.
I'm more than willing to talk.

[TroyS]

Thanks it is hard to talk to people who do not have this and I really did not know where to go. I do not feel like my health care specialist is that knowledgable. I am glad that I found the forums.

[Jan B]

Welcome Troy,

You have come to a very good place. No question is a dumb one; we'd love you to share if/when you feel like it.

[TroyS]

What is enalipril exactly, I was put on it also but only 10mg.

[TroyS]

Is it easy to navigate around this forum, and talk to people about certian questions one might have?

[princesslinda]

Enalapril is an ace-inhibitor, often proscribed to diabetics to protect your kidneys. I take it, was initially put on it for high blood pressure before I was diagnosed with diabetes. The doctor said with my family history, this was an excellent medicine to treat both the hypertension and protect the kidneys. Many here are on ace-inibitors.

ask.com has this information about ace-inhibitors:

ACE Inhibitors - Diabetes and ACE Inhibitors (http://diabetes.about.com/od/equipmentandbreakthroughs/a/aceinhibitors.htm?r=94)

If you want to check out the various forums here, click on the forums link under "site navigation" to the right of your screen. This will show you the different categories: Type 1, Type 2, Other meds, Exercise, Chit-chat...or you can click on new posts and read them and respond accordingly.

It may take a day or two, but soon you'll be navigating like a pro!

[Darkmindead]

Welcome !! Im new to the forums myself ( joined yesterday) but have been diabetic for 13 years. I hope we can help :)

[mzteacher]

hi and welcome to the forum....glad you are here!
susan

[ant hill]

I am new to diabetes and looking for some people to talk to that prob. know it better than I do.

You have come to the right place Troy!! and so welcome to DF.
As I think of Illinois I think of the Blues Brothers. What do you think?

[kgm0612]

Hi Troy & Welcome to the forum. Nice people and tons of valuable information to be found here.

Would you mind telling us a little more about yourself?

Karen