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  1. How to handle a cheat meal (acute hyperglycemia)

    Hi all, Im just wondering what works for you if you decide to eat a carb heavy meal without an exaggerated glucose spike? I am mostly interested to understand if a one-time Metformin will help? or a one-time Acarbose dose? Without building these medications level in the blood (one-off?). There...
  2. Question about Acarbose

    Hi members, A quick question about Acarbose. I understand they inhibit carbs digestion to sugar in gut and reduce the affect of high carb on blood glucose. I also know there are some side affects on long term use of Acarbose. However, my question is can we use a one-off Acarbose dose to...
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    Doctor Not Taking It Seriously

    Hey, everyone. I am a self-diagnosed prediabetic, my HB1AC levels were borderline the last time I had the test. Basically, I went to my doctor and told him about my concerns. First of all, he said it's unlikely that I have diabetes because of my age, even pre-diabetes, but my last HB1AC test, I...
  4. Newly diagnosed and freaking out :(

    Hello everyone, I was diagnosed Type 2 diabetic a month ago. I'm 31. It's only just become real the past two weeks and I can't stop crying and having panic attacks (already a very anxious person and am also withdrawing from Citalopram so that might be the reason I'm so highly strung about...
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