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All, Background Information: Received Jansen Vaccine and Booster Two weeks ago tested positive for Covid. I immediately saw Dr and since within the first 5 days he was able to prescribe an antiviral, Paxlovid, from Pizer and did have any symptoms. The key I could take the meds I was diagnosed...

I came across this yesterday, https://www.fractyl.com/therapies/, it seems like someone is working on a therapy for type 2 diabetes. From what I read they resurface the colon so that it more sensitive to insulin. Studies or currently being done with the goal of having FDA approval. I have...

Hi all from across the pond, I came this trick a couple months when I started a new job ........ I discovered that my glucose meter keeps a 1 and 2 month glucose average. I use the information and use it with the calculator at the following website...

Hi guys, Read this over the weekend. I would not call this a cure, but it is interesting. I am trying to get a copy of full paper. I am not stopping what I doing but it did peek my interest...

Before I tell you the story, currently there is NOT a cure for type 2 diabetes. I have already shared this with some people, but thought the rest of the forum would enjoy it. Couple weeks ago I was swimming laps and this little 4 year old girl was fascinated and watching was me. When I got out...

Guys. I came across the Open Insulin Project while reading articles, https://openinsulin.org/. To paraphrase the link, the Open Insulin Project is a collection of researchers and advocates working to develop an open source protocol for producing insulin that is affordable, has transparent...

Guys, Here in Texas this week we have been out of power and heat for a week due to unusual cold weather, -13.8889 Celsius in the mornings. The problem I had was that I did not have power to cook and all of the restaurants were closed as well, so I could not eat what I would normally eat. The...

This an holiday from across the pond. It is a day when one eats a lot of turkey, mash potatoes, stuffing, and pumpkin pie. What I did in preparation was the following: Swam 2 miles this morning to serve penance ahead of time for eating carby foods Kept the portion size of the carby stuff small...

Guys, I think that we all agree that presently there is not a cure for type 2 diabetes and the best that one can expect is to be in remission The definition of what I use for remission is to have an A1C below 48.6 for two consecutive 3 month readings. I am across the pond and the number might...

I will keep this brief, but I just came back from the Doctor and was told that I was officially in remission with Type 2 Diabetes !!!!! I was able get normal A1C results with 2 consecutive tests without taking any meds. I understand that I am NOT cured and will always will be careful with my...

Guys, Just a quick note, but this evening I did a little experiment. In the past I could not eat whole wheat pasta without a serious spike. One of my favorite dishes is diced chicken breast, sauteed in olive oil with garlic and oregano over pasta. The last time I tried it with whole wheat pasta...

Guys, On the forum I see a lot of conversations about A1C. The standard in the UK it is based upon MOL in the states, where I live, it is MG. For instance 5.7 is the beginning of the prediabetec range in MG. The question I have I know how to interpret things in MG and but how do the conversion...

Guys. Here across the pond we have been told that having diabetes one would expect to have complications with Covid, but they do not tell us why. From what I can figure out it is the complications from diabetes which is causing the problem. I have made sure that my blood sugar are the correct...