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I am a diabetic wanting to loose weight,FEMALE 5'7 184lbs.Moderatly active.... I went to Diabetic Resorces and he figured me a diet, the diet consists of 250 carbs a day,45 breakfast 60 lunch and 90 dinner the rest in snacks... is this correct? after thinking about it, it sounded like an awful lot of carbs for weight loss.....Thank You...Cathy...answer I have been craving alot of sugar, and after awhile,if i dont eat, i feel faintish, weak.I have had it checked and was a 79 and at other times, in 90's. Could this be low blood sugar??? Thanks...answer I am currently aorund 285 pounds at 5'7" and enrolled in Weight Watchers where I have lost 12 pounds since Jan. 6th. My question is not necessarily weight-related, though heaven only knows my life seems to revolve around my weight problems. I reached this weight last year having gained about 45-50 pounds over the past few years. I have almost always been heavy. I am drinking my recommended 8 glasses of water a day plus more as it does help me lose weight more efficiently. It seems as if I must empty my bladder after every glass of water that I drink and I get up 2-4 times a night to do so as well. I have been diagnosed as being Menopausal and often wake up just before a hot flash occurs. I will always feel the need to urinate then too. I am concerned about this frequency and a little concerned about diabetes. I have taken the risk factor test on diabetes org. website and I scored 16 with 10 being an indicator of a strong risk factor. I discussed this with my regular doctor with him not showing any concern excpet stating that if I lose the weight, then I will be okay. I am highly aware of the dangers of this weight but am wondering if I need to pursue this further and if so, do I need to see an endocrinologist?...answer my husband, is 64 yrs. old and he is having trouble keeping his blood sugar down. He was doing ok but now he is having to take one or two pills a day. he takes (glimepiride 4mg tablets) He is also on blood pressure medicine. cozaar 100mg twice a day,metoprolol 50mg twice a day plus altace 10mg once a day. Could these medicines be affecting his sugar? ...answer i am 32, diabetic, and have kidney spasms. have had stones several times. when visiting out of state, doc who is friend of family suggested small amount of humulin n twice a day, and kidney spasms stopped. now that i've stopped, the spasms have returned and are horrible. dr put me on uta for a bit and was wonderful. is there anything i can do to halt the spasms outside of insulin? my sugar is under control, and i am on avandamet bid. thank you....answer I was diagnosed pre-diabetec for a Fasting reading of 90-100 and 2h after meal reading of 130-135. After having diet and making exercises my readings now are 80-90(Fasting) and 100-120 (2h after meal). Am I really pre-diabetec or my readings are completely normal?...answer Should people with diabetes use a hot tub? If yes, how long and how often. Would you recommend a hot tub for help in treating or managing diabets?...answer Dr. Ganong, Are low carb diets used for diabetics?...answer I am an insulin dependent diabetic for 30 yearsand i just got a hemoglobin A1C done and it was over 8 when i fell i've been doing good and my avg blood sugars have been 120- 190 for the past year.I'm confused? Why the HGCL soo high when i thought i was doing so good? What can i do to lower it? I watch my diet and excercise.whatssup? ...answer My son has diabetes. He and his wife are expecting their first child in March 2002. What are the chances of his children having diabetes? ...answer
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