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I take Bragg's organic apple cider vinegar, didn't really test if any differences with regards to diabetes, but it was good for my gastro system I think, and I don't catch the flu as often. My elderly friends also take it and it seems to perk them up.

I drank 3 to 5 cups of coffee a day for many years, even more sometimes, and I still got diabetes :(. Maybe the steroids I was taking were just too much, all in a span of around 6 months only.

If you are on metformin, how about trying to take your last metformin for the day as late as possible, just before going to bed or an hour before bed ? It works for me, stops the liver dump, and I get good morning levels...

I read about this too, and I do it sometimes. Same with toasting bread, it is supposed to lower GI more. As for carbs, I always eat rice, like half a small bowl, 2x a day. Basmati rice, long-grain rice. I also have a low GI bread toast in the night sometimes, as well as a small piece of 85%...

When I started metformin, my doctor said my vision will be blurred, but come back to normal later on, and it did.

But even if gliclazide is a sulphonylurea, it is still a different drug and was not studied in that article, and it's a newer generation. I think it's the only sulphonylurea in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines, the most important medications needed in a basic health system, together...

I've been having a slice of this new low-GI bread occasionally, about 9.75g carb per slice, toasted to further lower GI, with butter (and ham sometimes). Satisfies my bread craving with minimal impact on my blood sugar. Only found in Singapore though...

I thought this was interesting : " What are the symptoms of insulin resistance and prediabetes? Insulin resistance and prediabetes usually have no symptoms. People may have one or both conditions for several years without knowing they have them. Even without symptoms, health care providers can...

I've got prostatitis besides diabetes Type 2, and decongestants are a bad idea, as they affect the prostate and in effect the urinary tract. However, newer antihistamines are fine, fexofenadine for example, like in the brand Telfast, great for bad colds. I smoke, so getting a cold is worse as...

Interesting study. I take Vitamin D3 anyway, like 2000IU per day, since I don't have enough sun.

I don't know about gliclazide burning out beta cells, the literature is that it will protect whatever beta cells are left. So far, gliclazide has been good for me. It was prescribed to me 2 weeks from diagnosis, after metformin alone was not working enough. I also know someone who has the...

I am doing well in managing my BS, but that is with medication / diet / supplements / exercise, 3+ months since diagnosis, and it just keeps getting better. I would not like 4 months of 8.5, I'd suggest having medicine first, let it go down asap to a good level and be happier, and then slowly...

It's not possible to register to Taobao when one can't read Chinese. Google Translate also doesn't work on the registration page. Well too bad for us ...

I just realized not all pu erh teas are the same in effectiveness, and it really has to be a strong brew.

I can't understand/read chinese, so i webt to aliexpress.com and saw a lot over there, including the brand you mentioned. Next time i need more puer tea, i'll get it from aliexpress. I made a strong dose of one i got, big mistake, super caffeine power, couldnt sleep.

4.9, first time below 5

According to Dr. Bernstein, don't use alcohol which will harden the skin, just wash hands before pricking. I used to use alcohol, but I haven't reached the point of testing where my skin hardened, but stopped anyway after seeing the Bernstein video. What happened instead was that my fingers...

When I first went to buy a meter, I was overwhelmed by the choices at the store, so went back home without one. I wouldn't know by myself how accurate a meter is unless I had access to a hospital device, so I relied on reviews. I got the Freestyle Freedom Lite, after checking online, like its...

Yes, I also saw one article about measuring from sweat - http://www.designntrend.com/articles/69227/20160128/new-sweat-monitor-replace-blood-tests.htm Of course, consistent accuracy is most important, and not end up like Theranos' product, marketed already but inaccurate, which translates to...

I'd like a device where one doesn't need to draw blood ... there is one one supposedly being developed, no news yet. http://www.glucosense.net/