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Diabetes type 2

I am 58 years old, & have been newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes I can use all the help I can get. I have two Aunts who have this disease. One is on insulin, and the other... Continue Reading
3 comments | Date Posted 04/22/2011 7:18 pm | by leighk001

I am still going? I think?

I was diagonosed w/ type one juv. dia. "brittle" 36 years ago. I did fare to well to begain with and hoped i'd die soon. I got up to nine shots of insulin per day before I... Continue Reading
3 comments | Date Posted 04/17/2011 1:22 pm | by robbiejb

Hello!!

I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes on September 11, 1986. For much of my life, I was the only diabetic I knew. I started Six Until Me in May of 2005 because I was tired... Continue Reading
1 comments | Date Posted 04/16/2011 10:13 pm | by sixuntilme (DCC Site Admin)

Helen Norton

Hi. I am a 85 year old widower living in Brooklyn New York who suffers from low post granduler bone marrow anemia ,high blood pressure and diabetes. My diabetes is controlled... Continue Reading
2 comments | Date Posted 04/14/2011 8:45 pm | by Helen

Daibetes Onset

In November 2010 I had a double lung transplant. The medicines (steroids) taken as a part of the anti rejection process has given me type 2 diabetes. This was determined in... Continue Reading
1 comments | Date Posted 04/14/2011 04:34 am | by tucson1960

Hi..

Hi, my name is Sharmaine Raynell Greene. I am 19 Years old out of a small town of Brunswick, GA. I have a big family ( i.e sisters, Brother, aunts, uncles, and no Kids). In... Continue Reading
2 comments | Date Posted 04/10/2011 1:26 pm | by greenes2

My Story

I am a husband, father, writer, musician, type 1 diabetic, and Ninjabetic. I was diagnosed with Type 1 when I was 17 years old. It was October 2nd 1990 and my life has... Continue Reading
4 comments | Date Posted 04/07/2011 9:23 pm | by GeorgeSimmons (DCC Site Admin)

Michelle Kowalski's Diagnosis Story

In February 2005 I was overweight and not very active. I wasn’t all that surprised when my doctor diagnosed me as pre-diabetic (based on a fasting blood sugar of 127 mg/dL).... Continue Reading
3 comments | Date Posted 03/30/2011 4:16 pm | by MichelleKowalsk (DCC Site Admin)

A Comeback

I was diagnosed type 1 diabetic at age 11. I had nothing but good intentions and truly wanted to take care of my health-especially since I played lots of sports year round... Continue Reading
3 comments | Date Posted 03/30/2011 11:37 am | by Sysy (DCC Site Admin)

The Embrace Talking Meter

My son has type 1, diagnosed in 2008 (8 years old), We recently tried the Embrace Talking Meter and found that his numbers were all over the place and we were getting more... Continue Reading
2 comments | Date Posted 03/18/2011 09:25 am | by robmandle