Exploring Diabetes Type 2

Welcome! This is written primarily for people with Type 2 Diabetes. Some information covers all types of diabetes. Always keep a positive attitude is my motto. I am a person with diabetes type 2 and write about my experiences and research. Please discuss medical problems with your doctor. Please do not click on the advertisers that have attached to certain words in this section. They are not authorized and are robbing me by doing so.

Showing posts with label Dietary supplements. Show all posts

September 15, 2016

Problems When Patients Hide Supplements – Part 7

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Part 7 of 7 parts. The clinician should use the clinical encounter to inquire about supplement use and take the opportunity to discu...

September 14, 2016

Problems When Patients Hide Supplements – Part 6

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Part 6 of 7 parts. Doctors and patients can report adverse events, product use errors, and product quality problems associated with ...

September 11, 2016

Problems When Patients Hide Supplements – Part 3

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Part 3 of 7 parts. When you read the label of dietary supplements, there is not much to tell you if the quality is good, if there is...

March 26, 2016

Drug-Drug Interactions Put Elderly at Risk

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Barry called me when he read thisarticle in MedPage Today. Why don't people understand the problems polypharmacy cause and especia...

November 1, 2014

Many Recalled Dietary Supplements Remain Unchanged

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From recent studies, it appears that many dietary supplement manufacturers that have recalls made because of contaminated products, thumb...

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Bob Fenton: I am enjoying life, despite diabetes type 2. I am retired and enjoying the time I have for writing and photography. I was diagnosed with type 2 on Oct 2003, on oral meds for 4 months and they were doing nothing to really improve my daily readings. By cutting my carbohydrates I received the most improvement, but still not enough. Then I requested insulin, even though I did not like the thought of needles. That brought about the biggest change and A1c's in the lower 6's and upper 5's. Now I am working at maintaining them under 6.0 and hopefully nearer 5.5.

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