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• June 15, 2011 6:41 p.m.

  Can someone who has had diabetes for years experiance strang mental effects?

  - Pat

• June 14, 2011 9:30 a.m.

  i would like to know more about using VICTOZA to manage diabetes type2 I just went to a new Dr. who wants me to try it but I read the insert and it has a possibility of 2 side effects that I am uncomfortable with Thyroid Cancers and Pancreatitis

  - marie

• June 13, 2011 11:58 a.m.

  Lynn: Please see your provider for an evaluation. Your symptoms can be from any number of things.

  - Nancy and Peggy

• June 8, 2011 1:24 p.m.

  The last 2 weeks I've had weakness in my legs and now today, also weakness in my arms. Also having a hard time focusing and coming up with the right words sometimes. Can these be related to diabetes?

  - Lynn

• June 1, 2011 1:41 p.m.

  Sheila, see your health care provider with your concerns.

  - Nancy and Peggy

• May 27, 2011 9:57 p.m.

  Looking at the diabetes blog,I see that remarks are often from years ago, i.e. 2008. I wonder if current information on this sight is available, and when and where would I find it. This is not funny. Please update information or delete information that may be obsolete. Thank you.

  - Ken

• May 25, 2011 3:00 p.m.

  Can any one tell me why my urine smells like candy it just started in the past couple days whats going on

  - Sheila

• May 15, 2011 1:34 a.m.

  i wont to ask you that would stem cell research be able to cure both type 1 and type2 diabetes,if so than how?and please inform me about that in which stages the stem cell research is proceeding.

  - shujaat

• May 14, 2011 9:37 p.m.

  Onset of type 2 diabetes during pregnancy? 35 years old. I was told, as a result of fasting glucose test at 10 weeks pregnant that I am type 2 diabetic (202), not gestational. AC1 and Glucose showed normal 9 weeks earlier. I was told I will be diabetic for the rest of my life. How can this be? Is this true?

  - Danielle

• May 13, 2011 12:38 p.m.

  I have had type 1 diabetes for just about 56 years. When I was first diagnosed I was put on a diet that had exchanges and now it is all carb. counting. I still eat my fruit, vegetables,breads and milk. I ahve been on an insulin pump for 10 years and that has given me new freedom that I never had before. I still have low blood sugars but that is because if I do alot of exercise that will decrease the insulin need

  - Janet

• May 10, 2011 1:51 p.m.

  My 13 teen year old son is a new diabetic. 8 months now. We cant not find enough kid friendly foods that are carb free foods.He is always hungry. The books we have only list foods he will not eat.Help!!!

  - Jennifer

• May 3, 2011 8:07 a.m.

  If you have diabetes 2, try food with low GI and GL, cinnamon tablets and reduce weight BMI under 25. Please advise results after a period of time, if your glucose is lowered and how much. Thank you.

  - andre from The Netherlands

• May 2, 2011 12:42 a.m.

  I read an artical out of discover magazine about childhood diabetes and wote a paper on it for my college english class. This is an excerpt from my paper. I was hoping maybe someone can help me answer this question. "In Weston, Massachusetts 18 new cases of diabetes have been diagnosed in a 2 two year time period. Yes, that doesn’t seem too surprising, but what makes this story unique is the ages of the individuals diagnosed. They were infants and children between the ages of 17 months to 12 years of age. The parents of these children could not understand why this sudden rise in childhood diabetes. Weston is the wealthiest town in Massachusetts, with 3 golf courses, 13 soccer fields, 19 baseball diamonds, and not a single fast-food restaurant. Why the sudden rise in childhood diabetes?"

  - Gina

• April 28, 2011 1:00 a.m.

  Does Mayo prescribe statins as a regular part of a treatment regimen for Type 2 diabetes. It's for a male in his sixties, overweight, high blood pressure but cholesterol is ok at this point.

  - Sandy

• April 27, 2011 6:59 p.m.

  For the last few year If I step backward I fall no balance. Can walk front wards but still have trouble with balane does diabetes have anything to do with It?

  - Robert

• April 21, 2011 2:50 p.m.

  My doctor has diagnose me with Type 2 Diabetes and has put me on Janumet (50/1000)twice a day. Before taking this medicine I would check my blood twice a day and the highest it ever was was 137. Now I can't get it down under 160. I have cut out sugars and cut back on carbs...I have lost 31 lbs. so why am I testing so high?

  - Edie

• April 19, 2011 10:50 a.m.

  My mother is a diabetic and is in the hospital with a severe headache, vomiting, neck and shoulder pain. 3 ct scans and nothing found. this came on very sudden,any insight would be greatly appreciated..thank you !

  - lynn

• April 18, 2011 12:17 p.m.

  Linda: Give your healthcare provider a call regarding as to whether you should cut back on your diabetes medications.

  - Nancy and Peggy

• April 13, 2011 11:08 a.m.

  I have type 2 diabetes and am on oral meds twic a day. I have altered my diet by following the Paleo Solution Diet. I am finding that my blood sugars are now extremely low - in fact my fasting bs this am was 47. Should I cut back on my oral meds?

  - Linda

• April 12, 2011 4:17 p.m.

  Brenda, neuropathy pain is distressing and can be difficult to manage. Some treatments used include, Gabapentin, tricyclic antidepressants, analgesices, topical capsaicin cream, and others. Discuss options with your healthcare provider.

  - Nancy and Peggy

• April 4, 2011 3:36 p.m.

  I have type 2 diabetes and neuropathy in my feet. I get depressed, so tired of being in terrible pain. I'm on Lyrica 150 mg 3 times a day and yet still in pain. I'm trying compression socks now, that helps a little. I wished there would be someone or something out there that could help me. My Drs. are surprised they said they normally see this in patients where there sugars are very high. So they're not sure why the Lyrica isn't helping. Maybe someday I'll live pain free, one can only hope. I'm 39 and have 5 kids and would love to enjoy them without being in pain and limited to what I can do.

  - Brenda

• March 31, 2011 11:47 p.m.

  how much vitamin d3 do you need to keep your blood sugar regular and how long do you have to take it to stabilize?

  - karen

• March 29, 2011 4:49 p.m.

  I want to avoid diabetes because I see what trouble it causes my husband. I have low risk factors. No relatives anywhere with the disease. My 3 children each weighed 71/4 or less. My AIC runs about 6-6.5. I'm about 5 pounds overwt but it took me a long time to drop the 30 lbs. Cholesterol: 188; HDL: 54; Triglycerides: 124; LDL: 112. Risk factors: My morning fasting blood sugar (which I take once a month) is frequently 110-125 and I get little exercise because of some severe arthritic problems. I usually drink a Glucerna for breakfast and eat very small meals. I'm 81. Is there any things else I can do? Thanks

  - Nayda

• March 27, 2011 4:16 p.m.

  I have been prediabetic for 2 years and last week was put on metformin. This week I was called and told my protein in my urine was high. Normal is 30 mine was 895. What does this mean exactly? Are my kidneys damaged.??

  - suzy

• March 16, 2011 7:04 p.m.

  Oh,I forgot to say,in order to maintain that level of less than 120,I can eat 25 grams carbs per meal. Make sure your dr is up to date on diabetic info and does not use the ADA version of normal blood glucose(180 according to them)which is very high and will lead to problems.Use what ever measures,along with diet and excercise,you need to keep BG normal.

  - ellen