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Type 2

Although I was diagnosed with type 2, how can I be sure the doctor’s diagnosis was correct? I am uninsured and cannot afford to see a doctor.

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My husband has recurring “sores” or “bites.” The doctor says it is diabetes. Is this possible?

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We often forget to take our acarbose with meals. Is there another drug that could be taken before or after meals? What about Xenical?

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Why would someone with pre-diabetes have a normal blood sugar, 100 mg/dl [5.6 mmol/L] before bed yet wake up with a blood sugar of 132 mg/dl [7.3 mmol/L]?

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I have had diabetes for eight years. My blood sugars are normal when I eat right and exercise, elevated if I do not. Might I have mild beta cell dysfunction? How can I improve the dysfunction?

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I’m a 29 year black female who was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes about two months ago. Why do I feel hunger most of the time?

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My husband has had type 2 diabetes for the six years, and is on a strong regimen of medication, but he still feels horrible and his average sugar this week was 297 mg/dl [16.5 mmol/L]. Can you please help?

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I was recently diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, and I am currently taking Amaryl and getting pretty good control results. I noticed that right after I eat, my blood sugar seems pretty high, but it comes back down about two and a half hours after eating. Are these spikes a big deal, as long as it evens out in two hours or so?

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My dietitian feels I should not be on medication at all given my diet and exercise, but my doctor feels otherwise. She also feels that if any medication, my doctor should have given me a different pill. Now I’m wondering about both opinions. I see my doctor in one month. I obviously plan on following my doctor’s orders, but was I put on medication prematurely?

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Ever since I have been taking metformin, I have been in much more of a happier mood. Is it because of the medication?

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