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  1. TheBigNewt
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    Triglyceride >565 mmol/L

    And how did they respond to the statin? Remember you were diagnosed with an untreated serious disease, Type 1 diabetes, presumably you were in...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  2. TheBigNewt
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    What happened to this guy who was 'cured' of type 1?

    He probably still makes some insulin. I did a workout a few months after diagnosis, actually 2, and ended up in the hospital after a seizure from...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  3. TheBigNewt
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    Triglyceride >565 mmol/L

    You had better have made a huge mistake in your units of measurement here @ardneham. I trust you meant trigs were 565 mg/dl not mmol/L. Because if...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  4. TheBigNewt
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    This is a much watch for all of us and our families

    The one that works best is the Suture Diet. That's where you sew the guy's mouth shut. Very consistent results.
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  5. TheBigNewt
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    CGM

    From what I've read on this forum the Dexcom is way better. I'm trying to get my insurance to cover it. The hypo alarm feature alone makes it...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  6. TheBigNewt
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    Want to be taken off diabetes register.

    Sure that way they can hike up your life insurance and health insurance and disability insurance rates. I'd try and get off it. " .. . the GP has...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  7. TheBigNewt
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    Stressing over this- Any ideas?

    Yeah they still do it. I think for the most part if the doctor treating you can't figure out if you're Type 1 or Type 2 pretty quick they should...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  8. TheBigNewt
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    Polymyositis

    Statin not gonna raise CPK that much, rare to do it at all. Muscle pain not rare though. Goes away if you stop statin. Polymyositis pretty rare...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  9. TheBigNewt
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    Benefits of type 1 (positive little story)

    Cheech and Chong. Sister Mary Elephant's classroom, substitute teacher I think.
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  10. TheBigNewt
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    Ramadan and diabetes

    I was staying in a hotel in Al Ain, UAE for a week during Ramadan. I'll tell you what, when the sun went down they had a temporary dining...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  11. TheBigNewt
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    Background retinopathy

    I doubt if you have retinopathy from Type 2 diabetes after only a year.
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Type 2 Diabetes
  12. TheBigNewt
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    Benefits of type 1 (positive little story)

    First, I got up. Then I went downtown. To look for a job. Then I hung out in front of the drugstore. (whose classic comedy routine is that from?...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  13. TheBigNewt
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    Stressing over this- Any ideas?

    Post in Type 2 Forum. Sounds like that's what they determined you have. No DKA no antibodies. There used to be a test for insulin levels called...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 14, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  14. TheBigNewt
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    “Bullied” to delete review of GP practice having given them a low rating.

    It's weird I work at a VA. And the do pimp us to fill out surveys via Email (I never do). But I've not ever heard a patient comment that they got...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 13, 2018 in forum: Diabetes Discussions
  15. TheBigNewt
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    Switch Levemir from once to twice a day

    I think Levemir is pretty much always a twice daily injection.
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Type 1 Diabetes
  16. TheBigNewt
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    How quickly should my HBA1C go down?

    Hope it doesn't go up.
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Prediabetes
  17. TheBigNewt
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    How quickly should my HBA1C go down?

    It might not go down much if any because it wasn't high to start with. But yours looks like it did. You didn't mention if you had gestational...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Prediabetes
  18. TheBigNewt
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    Am I diabetic or prediabectic

    Yeah once they stick you with "Type 2 Diabetes" they might as well tattoo it on your freaking forehead. Try getting life insurance with that one....
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Prediabetes
  19. TheBigNewt
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    Isn't LCHF the same as Atkins?

    Atkins "diet" I remember from around 1984 when I got Type 1. I guess it's still around especially on diabetes forums especially. There's one in...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 12, 2018 in forum: Ask A Question
  20. TheBigNewt
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    Pre diabetes and dawn phenomenon + ketosis

    The "Dawn Phenomenon" and the "Liver Dump" are as old as cassette tapes (I had a lot of those things). Pretty vague, pretty undefined, lotta ins...
    Post by: TheBigNewt, Mar 9, 2018 in forum: Prediabetes
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