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Type 2

Since both my wife and daughter are 40 to 60 pounds overweight, out of shape and eat more salt and fatty foods than necessary, are they both still high risk for diabetes?

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I have type 2 diabetes treated with 10 mg of Avandia once per day along with 500 mg of metformin three times per day, and I average 8.0 mmol/L [144 mg/dl] in the morning and 5.5 mmol/L [99 mg/dl] before my evening meals. Why are my blood sugars higher in the morning?

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When I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes a year ago, my testosterone level was normal, but not so high, and now my sugar is normal. Can diabetes affect testosterone level?

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I have type 2 diabetes, treated with insulin and Glucophage. How can I lose weight, exercise, and still have the energy to be able to keep up with it?

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I am on pills for my diabetes, and in the morning I wake up with a normal blood sugar, but by about three hours after breakfast, if I don’t eat I get light headed, and I get the same feeling around 5:00-5:30 pm. I’m real good about not eating sweets, but lately, around 11:00 am, I have been eating a couple of peppermint candies which seems to help. Am I fooling myself?

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My friend, who has type 2 diabetes, has observed that her sugar level comes down to normal levels at night, about three to four after a low carb dinner, but by morning it rises to above normal. Any idea why blood sugar rises during night?

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I just found out I have type 2 diabetes. Can I reduce my blood sugar with diet and exercise alone (without medicine)?

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My husband has type 2 diabetes and has problems with his legs. He has lost the big toe on his left foot due to the disease. His daughter-in-law told him it’s bad for him to sleep under an electric blanket, and that it could cause him to have a blood clot. Is this true? Is the heat from the blanket harmful to him?

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I was adopted and just found birth family. I was told by my birth father that my grandparents have diabetes and heart disease. Am I at risk?

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If postprandial blood sugars are in range, but fasting numbers are slightly elevated, how would the addition of metformin help?

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