Recent Content by nanamama

It sure is nice to be able to speak freely with others dealing with similar health challenges! My Fasting Glucose level this morning was 81 mg/dl. I am not sure how that translates to mmol. Can anyone educate me how to do so? Thanks,

It is very frustrating! A few years ago I was started walking on a treadmill very slowly and pretty much holding myself up on the rails. I started off walking one to two minutes at a time and it wore me out. I first added additional walking sessions each day and when it was getting easier to do...

Thank you. This was my assumption but I did not want to risk anything that may cause another person any problems. I feel better knowing this is the case. I appreciate your taking the time to respond to such a basic question.

Hello! I could use some advice. For various reasons, I feel the need to check a fasting, random and post-prandial glucose level on several family members. I cannot afford to purchase several monitors to do this only once for each person involved. None have any contagious illnesses. Is there a...

Congratulations to both of you. I have so much medication that requires it to be taken with food and at least one that must be every 8 hours that I my head is spinning with the challenge this presents. Fasting has always triggered migraines and I cannot take anything for them right now so I...

A little over one year ago in May I was diagnosed with multiple autoimmune diseases, 2 of which requiring high dose steroids. I had never had a problem with glucose until then.My first abnormal glucose reading was a little over 500. Talk about shocked! I was place on Metformin by my physician...