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Agent Orange [ Type 2 Causes ]
Diabetes and African-Americans Still Too Closely Linked [ Type 2 Causes ]
More Harm Than Good? [ Type 2 Diabetes ]
Is It Healthier in Mr. Roger's Neighborhood? [ Type 2 Diabetes ]
Type 2 Diabetes Screening Quiz [ About Type 2 Diabetes ]
The Tethys Diabetes Risk Test [ Type 2 Causes ]
The Tethys Diabetes Risk Test [ Type 2 Causes ]
DIabetes y Latinos - Una Tormenta Perfecta [ Type 2 Causes ]
Why is Everyone Getting Diabetes and Prediabetes? [ Type 2 Causes ]
Why is Everyone Getting Diabetes and Prediabetes? (continued)
Superando los obstáculos [ Type 2 Causes ]
Diabetes in Hispanics [ Type 2 Causes ]
Minorities & Type 2 [ Type 2 Causes ]
Diabetes Epidemics [ TV Show Schedule ]
Urban Education [ TV Show Schedule ]
Diabetes and the Pancreas [ Type 2 Causes ]
African-American Diabetes [ Type 2 Causes ]
Truck Drivers [ TV Show Schedule ]
American Indians, Alaska Natives and Diabetes [ Type 2 Causes ]
Genetic Testing for Type 2 [ Type 2 Causes ]
Overcoming the Odds [ Type 2 Causes ]
The Tethys Diabetes Risk Test [ Type 2 Causes ]
Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Diabetes
 [ Type 2 Causes ]
Native American Food Yesterday and Today (Continued)
 [ Type 2 Causes ]
Native American Food Yesterday and Today
 [ Type 2 Causes ]
Native American Views on Obesity Problem
 [ Type 2 Causes ]
The Misdiagnosis of Diabetes in Asian-Americans
 [ Type 2 Causes ]

Expert Advice
Is It Healthier in Mr. Roger's Neighborhood? [ Type 2 Diabetes ]
The Tethys Diabetes Risk Test [ Type 2 Causes ]
The Tethys Diabetes Risk Test [ Type 2 Causes ]
The Tethys Diabetes Risk Test [ Type 2 Causes ]
I just heard that smoking is a problem for diabetics. Why? I smoked four packs a day and five when I was drinking. I have been off them for 20 years. Could this have caused my diabetic problem?
After 1 year on Lotronex 1 mg,Qday for IBS, I now have type 2 diabetes, any connection?
I was just in hospital with congestive heart failure and found out that I have diabetes. I have to take metaformin and have stress test for heart. But which is really the most important to worry about?
I have been chewing on average 2 large pouches of chewing tobacco a day since 1975 and want to know if the sugar in the tobacco has anything to do with my type 2 diabetes.
I get blurred vision, nauseated, and then the shakes. I will have already eatten a small breakfast but this still happens, I have not been to the doctor and been tested for diabetes but it runs in my family. Are these signs of a diabetic, if so, which one...high or low? should i be tested by doctor?
I was told by my doctor that I have type because I was on Zyprexa. If some medications may cause type 2, then why are the drugs still being giving to people if they can cause type 2?
Hello my name is Christa and recently my father had a heart attack. While he was in ICU, he found out that he also has diabetes. I've heard that things leading to heart attacks and diabetes are genetic. I have most of my fathers genes and lately I've been suffering from acid indigestion and very bad gas. Are these signs of either disease?
About 15 years ago, I was diagnosed with Epstein-Barr. About 11 years ago, I was diagnosed with thyroid disease. I am also borderline hypoglycemic. I am allergic to dairy, but I regularly eat soy yogurt and drink soy milk. I exercise regularly and I eat fairly healthy. How much of a risk is it for me to develop diabetes?
We know of a little girl who has both types of diabetes. How common is this and should we be concerned that our 10 yr. old son could also get type 2 diabetes in addition to his type 1 diabetes? mrsrockinrev
I have not been diagnosed with Gestational diabetes but my nurse practitioner is referring to my baby as a large gestational. If I do have this type of diabetes does the baby have or going to develop diabetes or any other problems?
I was diagnosed with gestational diabetes during my third pregnancy. My daughter is almost 3 years old and her blood sugar levels are running high, my question is can a child who was born to a mother with gestational diabetes develope type 1 diabetes because the mother had gestational diabetes? I am now a diabetic, and there is a family history of type 2 diabetes.
I was diagnosed at age 49 with no family history. The endocrinologist I saw at a large Northern California HMO did no testing for cause, only blood glucose and related tests. Should I insist on testing to confirm autoimmune diabetes?
Recent articles have linked antidepressants with type-2 diabetes. I am having difficulty controling my blood glucose levels which are in the 300 range. I have also been taking a variety of antidepressants for the two years. Is there now a direct connection between the two? How should I proceed with my health care providers? Thank you
I had Gestational Diabetes with my third child. What are my risk of becoming a diabetic and is he at risk? Ali in MO
Hi, I was told by my doc the other day that I am diabetic, but when I test my sugar in my blood, the numbers aren't really that high. They have been about 107-114 premeal,and varying between 118-155 two hours after a meal. Do you think my doc was mistaken, or just trying to get me to be careful because she thinks I am pre-diabetic?
Can having pancreatitis several times cause diabetes?
When I was 19 I was diagnosed with reactive hypoglycemia. At that time, my doctor told me that my reactive hypoglycemia may turn into diabetes later in life. That was almost 20 years ago and just a few months ago I was diagnosed with diabetes. How can hypoglycemia turn into diabetes?
My child was diagnosed with diabetes, which he has fast glucose reading was 131. His age is 8 years old. I just want to clarify whether it is type 1 or type 2. How can type 2 lead to type1. We are confused, please help us.
I've just always wondered if eating too much chocolate can bring about Type 2 Diabetes. It runs in my family, and I love chocolate but have yet to reach 40 and was just curious if I should start laying off the chocolate.
alcoholicism can cause diabetes from inflaming the pancreas,but not much is ever made of that why
Im new to this Diabetes thing. Ive got Type 2 and Im really not too sure how to treat it.
Could a very serious car accident bring on enough stress to push Type 2 to Type 1?:
I've been recently diagnosed with hypothyroidism, hypokalemia & now diabetes but I stay always low. off metformin now. Do I still have Diabetes.???
I have a young teenage son who is extremely overweight, and I am afraid he will become a diabetic. Where can I get help for him
How can someone with pre-diabetes prevent the onset of diabetes if that person is thin.
Can past medicines or conditions cause some people to develop type 2 diabetes?
Are electric blankets bad for pre diabetics and diabetics? Why, if so?
Is there any possibility that I was pre-diabetic or type 2 diabetic before I got pregnant? If so, I will keep having type 2 diabetic after birth?
Can you develop diabetes after heart surgery?
Have you heard of the drug Chantix causing Diabetes?
Had kidney transplant in 06. I was put on myfortic that caused diabetes. Would switching to another anti rejection without this side effect help me?
What is the difference between a cancer of the pancreas and diabetes? If you can live off of insulin, do you need a pancreas? I am so confused now.
Can hypertension bring about type 2 diabetes?
My husband has been diagonised with diabetes. Need to know how to prepare food for him.
i had most of my pancreas removed in 2003. The cause was accute necrotising(?) pancreatitis. This is how i have come to type 2 diabetes. What do I do?
Could accute broncitus have helped cause me to be diabetic?
My girlfriend asked me about having children. She is not diabetic,I am type 2 adult on-set. Should I be worried about my future children inheriting?
Thank you for the advice you have given me in the past. My new question is: Is there a connection between Diabetes and Prednisone?
is it possible for A1C to be high, but not be diabetic?
What should my doctor, and I, done differently? What role did the 10 yrs of untreated hypertension/hyperlipidemia play in the type 2.
Was I suffering from prediabetes in 1999? If yes. What role did prediabetes play on the type 2 almost four years later?
Is it possible to have both Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes?
Is it possible that long term over use of evening primrose oil could cause diabetes?
My sister in law says she got t2 after having the flu, I am studing to be an ma, I also have type 2, from not taking caring of myself
i was wondering is stress one of the reasons people get diabetes?
Hi, I have hypoglycemia, and I try to follow the diet the doctor gave me but I would like to know if I can develop diabetes in the future. Thanks
T1 diabetics need to take insulin because their pancreas no longer makes it, T2 gets to point where their panceas no longer produces insulin so:

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