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After just over 2 years on a low carb diet, lots of weight-lifting, this forum and prayer at church my doctor has said that I am no longer diabetic!! My last A1c was 6.2 and was the 4th in a row below the 'danger line' in Canada of 6.5. If my next A1c is still in the non-diabetic range (January...

I am trying to see whether short but higher spikes are better for long term glucose levels say reaching 8.5% to 9% an hour after eating and back around 6% an hour later. Or is it better keep spikes lower but bg may not drop below 7% for a few hours. This may be related to glycemic index but I...

I have severe nerve pain in my feet and have to take pregabalin to help with sleep etc. The garbage is that this is supposed to be damage to the nerves that cannot be cured and/or damage to the capillaries. You may remember as a child that stopping blood flow to the feet caused pins and needles...

This will be my first autumn and winter on insulin. During the summer I managed to get my insulin dose down from 68 units per day to 11 units per day. In previous years on tablets only my A1cs always went up between August and November and dropped again in April. I am trying to follow a low...

The LBGTQs have come out from the closet where they hid themselves for many years. Those with diabetes have been hidden under the stairs by society as the 'parental' authority. We are looked at and talked to by many people including those in the medical profession as if we have caused this...