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Type 2

For someone who has occasional sugar in his urine and impotence, how long until he has kidney damage or nonreversible impotence?

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I recently had an OGTT. My 30 minute reading was double my fasting reading and my three hour reading was low. What do you think about this?

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I was put on insulin when diagnosed with type 2 in 1990. My A1c is 6.0. Could I take Glucophage and Avandia instead of insulin?

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I am experiencing unintended weight loss, and my blood sugars have been stable for at least a month. Is insulin the only answer?

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After six months with type 2, I have fasting blood sugars from 110 to 126 mg/dl [6.1 to 7.0 mmol/L] with my dinner time metformin. Am I doing anything wrong?

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Is it possible to have impaired glucose due to a problem of insulin utilization? Are there tests to confirm this? Can it be reversed by weight loss?

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I have to take prednisone for another medical condition, and now I have problems controlling my sugar levels. The doctor increased the metformin, but I still have a very high sugar level from after breakfast until after supper when it seems to be normal.

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Five years ago, I was clinically obese and designated borderline diabetic. I lost weight, then my blood sugars were fine. Now, they rise if I eat carbohydrates. What kind of diet should I follow?

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I had a urine test at the doctor’s was “off the chart” for glucose, but my blood sugars are in the normal range when I use my husband’s glucose meter. Why is this? Why do I have so many yeast infections? I have Hashimoto’s disease and am morbidly obese.

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If someone is to have fasting blood work to test for diabetes, will the test be affected if he/she drinks a Diet Coke or Diet Pepsi before the test?

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