Blog about diabetes

November is American Diabetes Month!
Did you know that diabetes and heart disease are linked? People with
diabetes are at high risk for a heart attack or a stroke. Their
heart attacks tend to be more serious and can happen early in life.
In fact, two out of three people with diabetes die from heart
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Hi. After hearing that the at home A1c test was not reliable for someone else, I then was curious about how it would do for me. I did get one and used it this morning. I did find it was not as easy as they implied, but did finally get it done (was not extremely […]

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I joined this group to educate myself about diabetes not to read jokes,
sigh petitions and so forth, if I wanted jokes I would have joined a
joke list, if I want to save pets I would join a site dedicated to that
too…………..too bad there are many more that feel as I do but are
afraid of of […]

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A blonde decides to try horseback riding, even though she
has had no lessons or prior experience. She mounts the horse
unassisted and the horse immediately springs into motion.
It gallops along at a steady and rhythmic pace, but the
blonde begins to slip from […]

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we are starting to get the outside of the storm. right now we are under
torando watch. it is alittle windy and still picking up. GOD i hate the
south.. Too many hurricanes. i will keep ya’ll posted.
HUGS,
steph

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Hey, remember how excited I was about this new home A1C test kit ($20)? Well, not so impressed. I took a test last month to try it, got 7.2 and was a bit surprised. So I bought a second one and took the test in my doctor’s office with the nurse […]

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signed sealed and delivered

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Hi ya’ll i just made a new database for the group. it is for member
contact information. you DO NOT have to do it, but if you feel
comfortable putting at least you name and what state you are from
please consider it. Again you do not have to do it, just thought it
would be nice to know […]

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Hi, this is Stephanie, owner of this group. I do not find that off-
topic discussions are spam. As long as anyone is not selling something
or trying to get members to join a program, any every-day discussions
about your life is fine with me. Not everything has to do with “just”
diabetes. This is […]

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Anyone else on the oral medication Lisinopril? Dr. Jawadi put me on it, for to help prevent kidney damage from diabetes. Its been giving me headaches. –Linda–

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