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More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by 01100011 »

WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #44
01100011 wrote: post #37

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd love to see what my insulin levels do throughout the day. I have a lot of issues which feel like they're blood sugar related(extreme fatigue after meals, "brain fog", low energy, sleepy all the time but my apnea and nighttime SpO2 is fine, bouts of feeling hypoglycemic), but every time I've checked my glucose levels they're normal. I suspect I am becoming insulin resistant but I'm not sure. Things seemed to reall…

That sounds a lot like residual effects of Epstein-Barr/Mono and/or Lyme disease.

I feel like there is a weird viral component to this but I'm not sold on that theory. A lot of my problems(apnea, brain fog, worsening attention span) happened when I got divorced. I try to avoid jumping to an unsubstantiated and fringe interpretation, but I do wonder if this is all neuroinflammation from HPV or something. Up until my divorce I had 2 partners. Then again, the stress of the divorce didn't help.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by ivansavz »

disabled wrote: post #10
hirundo wrote: post #4

I highly recommend getting a continuous glucose monitor and wearing it for at least a few weeks. I was able to find a model at about $35/week, which required a prescription (US). You can quickly get a good idea about how different foods and exercises affect your blood glucose. For me it was fun and motivating. It's helped a lot to put my diabetes into complete remission. The improvement in my daily quality of life is…

This. If you are in the US, you want a Freestyle Libre 2, which costs what you state, with coupons: $35/week In the European Union, the Freestyle Libre 3 is available and is far better technology than the Freestyle Libre 2, for a variety of reasons. This also does not require a prescription in Europe. Because I cannot get a Freestyle Libre 3 in Croatia, I order the Freestyle Libre 3 from Abbott Diabetes Care in Germa…

I'm very interested in the Freestyle Libre 3 and the order-from-Germany approach. They don't list the model on their website yet: https://www.freestylelibre.de/libre/produkte.html so I can't check the price.

Can you call on the phone and order? Also how does it work about shipping internationally? Do they ship to Croatia or do you need to ship to a DE address first, then FWD to Croatia. Contact info in profile. If you can send me any info or tips, I would greatly appreciate.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by cochne »

01100011 wrote: post #37
hirundo wrote: post #4

I highly recommend getting a continuous glucose monitor and wearing it for at least a few weeks. I was able to find a model at about $35/week, which required a prescription (US). You can quickly get a good idea about how different foods and exercises affect your blood glucose. For me it was fun and motivating. It's helped a lot to put my diabetes into complete remission. The improvement in my daily quality of life is…

I'd love to see what my insulin levels do throughout the day. I have a lot of issues which feel like they're blood sugar related(extreme fatigue after meals, "brain fog", low energy, sleepy all the time but my apnea and nighttime SpO2 is fine, bouts of feeling hypoglycemic), but every time I've checked my glucose levels they're normal. I suspect I am becoming insulin resistant but I'm not sure. Things seemed to reall…

Sounds exactly like me, got tested for Epstein Barr and sleep apnea with no results though. Let me know if you find anything.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by jfengel »

bem94 wrote: post #65

In a plea for accuracy, can we be specific about which type of Diabetes we are talking about? They are _very_ different, both in how they are caused and how they are managed.

The number refers to both, but type 2 is the overwhelming majority of them (and 100% of the prediabetes, which is the by far most of that 100M).

Type 2 is the one that can be prevented (in most cases) by diet and exercise. This article is warning that we're failing at that, by very large amounts.

Type 1 is still a large problem, but a small fraction of this problem, about 1%. You could exclude them from this number without substantially altering it.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by WarOnPrivacy »

kamikaz1k wrote: post #55
WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #46

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm one of the many folks who experience strong flu like symptoms during fasting. I used to fast 1x-4x a month for a decade or so and it never improved. Productivity was impossible; I just wrote-off the entire day.

Just curious if you ever supplemented with potassium salts?

I have not.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by WarOnPrivacy »

01100011 wrote: post #61
WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That sounds a lot like residual effects of Epstein-Barr/Mono and/or Lyme disease.

I feel like there is a weird viral component to this but I'm not sold on that theory. A lot of my problems(apnea, brain fog, worsening attention span) happened when I got divorced. I try to avoid jumping to an unsubstantiated and fringe interpretation, but I do wonder if this is all neuroinflammation from HPV or something. Up until my divorce I had 2 partners. Then again, the stress of the divorce didn't help.

After research indicated that stress can alter DNA on the fly, I became more inclined to consider physio/enviro factors together, instead of allowing one to exclude the other.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by WarOnPrivacy »

sjg007 wrote: post #47
WarOnPrivacy wrote: post #39

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I was able to find a model at about $35/week, which required a prescription (US). Can I get a prescription at Walmart? Asking because I'm in one of the several states where the cost of healthcare exceeds total earnings. I suppose it's off to the black market to see what's available - same as everyone else around here.

If your are serious I'd suggest a community clinic and apart from that insulin strips. It's not continuous but ballpark.

I am. Our county clinics provide a small list of services - mostly new family stuff like prenatal and inoculations.

Re: More than 100M Americans have diabetes or prediabetes (2017)

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Post by bem94 »

x86_64Ubuntu wrote: post #8
paulsparkn wrote: post #2

I’m in Australia we unfortunately mimic the US when it comes to many health ailments - my girlfriend has T1 diabetes. I am offended with the intentionally slow roll when it comes to artificial pancreas solution development... moreso, the regulatory hurdles these products are being held up in. That said, there is a willing hacker community around CGM solutions that can be dove into that yields pretty awesome results i…

T1 is "moral diabetes". I'm not sure there is a trend to be seen unless it has to do with the environment surrounding the pregnancy.

What does "moral diabetes" mean?
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