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Deducting the grams of fibre from the total carb grams gives you the amount of net carbs, but when it comes to counting your carbs, some people do OK just looking at net carbs, while others have to look at total carbs. The only way to know which works best for you is to try it and see. Same...

In the US, many elderly diners order a glass of water with extra lemon, then add sugar to make their own lemonade. In a pinch, you might be able to do the same with an artificial sweetener.

I'm in the US and I come here specifically because the basic information articles are well-written and informative, the forum is helpful, and the dietary advice isn't 30 years behind the times like the advice from the American Diabetes Association ("low fat and statins will save you!"--not!).

I have a Freestyle that I was given in the hospital for a kidney infection and diagnosed as diabetic. I love it, but my insurance won't cover the testing strips. Fortunately, my insurance does cover a similar meter and testing strips. I still wish I could continue using my Freestyle though. Oh well.

I had problems with both night sweats and being really cold when I first went on metformin a few weeks ago. As time has gone on, the night sweats have pretty much disappeared. I don't know if this is because I've adjusted better to the metformin, or because my overall BS levels are lower. If...

I have what I believe is neuropathy in my left heel. The pain there feels like a stabbing pain, or sometimes just soreness. I do have post-herepetic neuropathy in my right thigh thanks to a bout of shingles. It feels really weird. Sometimes it feels like I'm being stabbed with a sharp pin...

Another vote for insisting on a referral to a dermatologist. And as far as wearing shorts, you're probably much more self-conscious than you need to be. You deserve to be comfortable, so wear shorts if you like.

I think artificial sweeteners are a very personal thing; you'll need to try a variety of different ones to find something you like. Personally, I'm switching more and more to stevia, and I've found that brand makes a huge difference in taste. Another thing that sometimes helps is mixing more...

You're lucky if you were getting to sleep 2 to 2-1/2 hours at a stretch: before my diabetes was diagnosed, sometimes I was getting up every hour, sometimes even more frequently. And the urinary frequency wasn't just at night; I had to urinate so frequently during the day that it interfered with...