Recent Content by pleonism

Hey LittleGreyCat, I do a lot of studies and due to that I also have alot of extra test strips. I don't know anything about the chemicals degrading but I standardly use expired test strips. I do use a control liquid but I also test it by using a test strip that is not expired at the same time...

Hey meme, I personally have never had an issue as I am very masculin. But I know of " someone" very close to me that had an issue...lol. ok.... my inspiration for gratification has dropped alot due to age/T2/ or both. As for no response at all it happened to me for about 3 months then went...

Hey LittleV, I hear your pain!!!! I have been exactly where you are. Then my BG gets more controlled and the sad/ angry/ self pit/ emotional state goes away. Someone posted above that we have all felt this way at one time or another and i agree 100,000,000,000,000,000,000% ( god, there are...

Hey Allanhhhh, I am in usa and not on your health system/insurance but a few months ago my doctor asked me how many times I tested, as we were discussing a new perscription for test strips. I said as many as I feel I need to keep control of my disease. (he was trying to save my insurance some...

no i think she was right, pigs are phychologically smarter than alot of humans that I know...lol. interesting thoughts tho pleo

I agree with you, Patch. I think it sucks that we use animals to help us with research and figuring out the unknow. I wonder if something did that to us how we would feel???? just food for thought, pleo no pun intended!

All skinnier than I t2's, Without sounding like a wise guy, which I want to as is my nature, I have notices one thing that has separated me from a thinner person. My metabolism is slower due to my inactivity. ( I can't believe I am saying this but) IF you eat bigger meals, but less of them...

Hey Socrates, I am surprised they did not tell you this in the hospital when you asked about the light headedness in the bathroom, but when you sit, especially at the angle of pooping, you get relaxed to due your duty :} which is usually long enough time for your body to go into relaxing mode a...

Cugila, Yes... I like most diabetics, like my carbs and deny that I eat too many...lol. I have a good understanding of what foods hit me hardest and complex carbs are my nemesis. oddly enough simple carbs effect me less than complex. You have some great info. here. I can't wait to pull all...

Cugila, thx for the thoughts... I am somewhat experimenting with byetta and insulin...the 2 together are a new thing for me. i am considering byetta, small novo30, metformin, and the atkins. (like I said in past posts I am finding it harder to get into ketosis these days....) I find it weird...

Hey Manda, I have also been taking byetta and added novo 70/30 and the weight loss has stopped and reversed. my med: morning 2ish evening metformin 1000 mg 500 1000 byetta 10 10 novo30...

Hey Stuart, I would like to add my 2 cents also... I was on metformin 2500 and byetta and had ok BG control (8.5) and lost a bit of weight. I added Glipizide to bring BG down. My BG did not go down much but my weight starting to go up, then platue. Now I am up 2 stones and Bg is up.... so I...

Hi All, I am in the Usa and have been using byetta for about 1.5 years.... Here is my experience. Great product!!! upside: is I feel less hungry and my bg is down 1.1 on my A1C. I have less cravings for sweets. next upside weight loss...... I was averaging 1pound of weight loss per 1.5...

Hi all, :D I have found it harder and harder to get to a good ketone number on my ketosis stick. I must admit that I am not as active a when I used to follow that atkins strickly. I am concerned that as my diabetes (type 2) is getting worse that this affects that ketone process. I used to...

I am new to this site so please forgive me if I double any information or missed reading something newbeeees should read. Hi all, I done the atkins many times in the past 15 years... both the old version and new one. My greatest success with low carb. diet is with the old version which...