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Can a type 2 survive this amount of sugar?

LindsayStiner

My husband is a type 2 diabetic and just in the last 24hrs he has consumed 14 energy drink a large french vanilla/hot chocolate 1/2 tub o...

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Insulin and Tadalafil

sabysark

I am 53 year old and type 2 diabetic, I take Insulin twice daily. Other medications are metformin 500mg twice daily, Lisinopril 40mg(morn...

2 answers | 1 comment

Help from a family member to control my diabetes

Smokey1953

I constantly ask my wife to cook less and fill my dish in the kitchen instead of putting it in a hugh bowl of platter in the middle of th...

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Super Cold Hands

freepims

My sugar is normally in the 150 range in the morning but sometimes around 225. I am not sure what my AIC level is at the time. I have a t...

Metformin or Metformin ER

Ryccky

My regimen is 2x Metformin (500mg each) morning and 2x evening. But 'extended release' sounds a better way to go on basis it spreads the...

3 answers | 1 comment

When do side effects out weigh the benefits of being stable?

rohit166

Got some blood work/pee tested and im showing signs of kidney disease. It's probably my type 2 diabeties but iv read that the lithium im ...

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