My mom is diabetic and 79 yrs old.Although is she is checking her blood sugar by herself using ‘One touch Ultra mini’.these days since they discontiued that bigger size one touch meter that was easy to read and see.since she is 79 her vision is not as good as its used to be,so she is not so happy and comfortable with this new one touch ultra mini meter, because of her poor vision and size of the meter,strip are too tiny she is wasting her many of test strips.Now she is very frustrated because later she will not have enough supply of test strips.What we can do about this now?what kind of other better meter she can use which is easy to read and use?will Medicare cover it again?any good detailed answer would be appreciated.Thanks very much.

I have diabetes type one and me and my mom figured a eating plan for one week. I’m tired know of eating the same stuff even though I don’t eat that much. Does anyone else have a good food plan? Can you give me info on it (calories, carbs, how much, etc.).

My wife is 100% Meskwaki Indian and her mom is enrolled with the tribe as well as her "dad" as full blood Meskaki but it is not confirmed that her dad is really her dad. She needs a blood test to prove so she can get her per-diam. Does anyone know who to call to set this up with the tribe? Thank you!

We live slightly better then pay check to pay check. We have a mortgage + a 2 year old car we’re paying off, credit cards and living expenses. My BF might be, at this time it is 99% accurate, his job this week. Very very unexpected.
He is diabetic takes 2 insulin + test strips very expensive, mortgage, car, food. August 8th we had a small wedding planned, less then $ 4,000. I paid dress, purse + shoes only $ 71- so no lose there. I am under contract with DJ, fine I have money set aside to pay him. Same with priest. But wedding will be canceled. Thank god I have time to cancel restaurant. We can go to city hall, that’s fine.
But how do we live on one pay check that does not cover all our living expenses ? I can’t benefit with the new lower interest rates on house because I have a mobil home, double wide with 3/4 acre property but my bank won’t refinance a mobil home.
My best friend of 20 years, has a 9 yr old child, has brain cancer- they gave her only 4 – 8 weeks to live. Nothing is going right, everything is falling apart and I don’t know what to do. I can afford my next car payment and bills but shortly after that, that’s it and I don’t know how to get by.

How do you survive ?
my parents + father in law are deseased, Mom in law has small apt, my house is small. I can’t rent out my house because private community doesn’t allow it.

My Mom’s "friend" is trying to get her to give her insulin, eventhough she’s not diabetic, because she thinks it helps her burn sugar faster… What are the effects of a non-diabetic taking insulin shots???

I’m 25. I don’t have a doctor. My mom has Type 2. I got a meter 2 days ago. For 2 mornings it’s about 100. When I’m hungry/weak it’s lower 90s. Today I started feeling strange/weak it was around 86-87. My sugar is usually under 120 or less after 2 hours of eating. Yesterday it was about 135 after 2 hours of eating 168g of carbs – pizza slices. How can I feel normal in the 80s which is supposed to be good?
The pizza was 168g which is way more carbs than usual. When I ate oatmeal for both mornings 70g carbs? it was 180 after 1h. Yesterday it was 100 after 2h and today 118 after 2h. Oatmeal digests very slow so I think that’s why it’s 180 at 1h?
Noccie the times after food do matter and are more important than fasting values. You don’t seem to know what you’re talking about. The fact I feel a bit strange going below 95 makes me think I’m borderline prediabetic. Why did I get a meter? Well that’s a really really stupid question.

I am 36, Dad Died in May from Diabetes Complications, Mom is Insulin Controlled Diabetes, Brother Diabetes as well. I keep gaining weight around only my stomach, and this Lipo is for medical reasons, not laziness. I PT 7 Days a week with plenty of cardio and decent diet. Don’t know if we can or not but Females can receive Breast Implants and Reduction anyway.

My mom has been on Lipitor for 2+ years. Very recently she has been feeling like a "zombie" as she put it. She feels no emotion and feels "empty". The only medication is has been on is Lipitor. I read the side effects of Lipitor and, sure enough, depression is one of them.

Is it possible that even though she has been on Lipitor for 2+ years, the side effect can occur now?

Thanks in advance!

I have been, to be blunt, pissin’ like a mule for the past 6 or 7 weeks now. Peeing all the time, sometimes wake up with cotton mouth, and weird tingle in my feet and legs sometimes. Anyway I was convinced I was type 1 or 2 diabetic, im only 18 but 2 ppl in my family are diabetic, and im really overweight. Anyway finally my mom borught home this at home test strip last monday. it had 7 tabs, and you pee on it, and if they change colors…well, thats not good. The blue one, measured glucose and/or tested if ketones were being released…and a bunch of other were on there and i beleive one test urinary tract infection. anyway none of them really changed other than the UTI one, and my mom was like oh well at least ur not dibetic then..probably. and so now its next tuesday and I am still peing like mad, and its making me crazy. I also for awhile had a lot of diareah fell tried and thirsty, and when I try and workout ill pee before hand, but then as soon as i start running, i have to pee again. Is there a chance im still diabetic even though the ketone thing didnt change, or is this a UTI or just something wrong with my bladder? i also was getting cramps down there, weeks before getting my period, which was late, and sometimes when i pee, i dont go as much as i think i should do when i should have to pee.
well ive been working out the past few months so ive lost 20 pounds,,but one week i lost 4 pounds, and i only worked out 3 times that week, so it didnt add up, and that was the week i started peeeing alot. soabscially…im probably diabetic, and the strip thing was wrong..

Hi, my mom is Type 1 diabetic…on insulin shots(3 times a day) and no other medication….from last 2 days she has started taking Nutrilite Daily tablets(1 per day)…..Today her stomach is upset and shes suffering from loose motions…Is this anything to do with Nutrilite Daily Tablets?….do they have any side effects?….n what is the solution to stop loose motions?

Hello!!! I am 13 years and was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes(and no, that is NOT the kind you get from being fat) when I was only 18 months old. I have a medtronic insulin pump and my mom and I want to figure out how to do the square bolusing thing or whatever it is called. Thanks for any help!!!!

cant i just check myself for diabetes first before going to the doctors??? i heard you could yet my mom insists that there is no point if im going to the doctor in a day or 2 anyway but i just really want to know because im kind of worried and just want to know whats going on already =[,i have all the signs of type 1 diabetes except for weight loss

one of my campbell’s dwarfs died yesterday,despite controlled diet and so on.i assumed her sister had it as well.but this morning,only a very small amount of water was gone from the bottle-b4 it had been copious.the bedding,usually saturated,was dry.in short,i had assumed that both littermates were diabetic,now i think it was only one.it happened suddenly,the first one went downhill so fast.as soon as i noticed the copious drinking/wetting i decided to change their diet and do test strips.the day i was going to buy the strips,the one hamster died.my question-i think the remaining hamster is well.she doesnt wet/drink a lot as the other started to.i still have her on hi protein ,hi fiber diet and pick out the corn ,peas etc.but what about the half pedialyte/half water in the bottle?should i continue untill i test her urine,as a safeguard-or would use of it mess her up,if she is not diabetic?ive used it for a few days now -i started b4 her sister died,which was yesterday.my mom can take me to get test strips 2morro-should i give her pedialyte and water now,or just water?thanx to all,im doing the best i can,and its hard!(i thought the diet/pedialyte would work on my other hamster,but it didnt.so far,this one seems well.)

I went to the the pharmacy to get vitamins when I became a vegetarian about 2 and a half months ago she said that I should get a blood test as soon as possible. I was just wondering what kind of blood test she was talking about or what blood test you had done when you became a vegetarian…thank you!
My mom is bringing me to the doctors tomorrow and they don’t understand what blood test we want done.

I’ve been drinking flavored water for a while now because I don’t really care for regular water. It contains no splenda or any other kind of sugar substitutes. Under the contains no juice(in dark print) it says" purified water, citric acid, natural flavor, potassium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives) and sucralose. My mom gave a bottle of this water to a doctor and he said it was okay to drink. I just want a second opinion on it.