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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 05:52 PM
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Well I found out yesterday that I have type 2 diabetes. Anyone else here with this? I have been prescribed Metaformin.
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 06:50 PM
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Well I found out yesterday that I have type 2 diabetes. Anyone else here with this? I have been prescribed Metaformin.
sorry to hear man...
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 07:04 PM
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Wow man that really sucks. sorry to hear that dude. What is the difference between type 2 or 3 etc...?
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That blows man.. I wish you the best of luck!
Is this controllable through diet and exercise?
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 07:08 PM
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Nick there is type 1 and type 2. 1 is insulin injection the one I have is a pill to take.
David diet and exercise will help
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Old Mar 20, 2010 | 07:15 PM
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Sorry to hear that Mel. Just watch whatcha eat and you'll be fine
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Sorry to hear Mel.

Were there any symptoms that led you to go to the doctor?
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wow, sorry to hear, best of luck to you!!!!
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Sorry to hear that man, take care of yourslf. My dad has it and he doesn't, you can see his health going downhill fast...
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No symptoms just my yearly check up. They do blood work every year and it showed up
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well good thing you do that, my family is terrible about that kind of thing.
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I'm sorry to hear that Mel. Hopefully there is a solution for this and you can enjoy many more years as a gearhead on this earth.
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sorry to hear bro, stand strong!
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Just take the meds and watch what I eat and all should be good
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Sucks to hear man, if you do the diet and excercise thing isnt there a possibility of it going away??
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Sorry to hear Mel, just take care of yourself.
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Sorry to hear about that Mel. My old man has it too, he was able to get his under control with his diet. Was on pills for about a year or so then the Dr. took him off after his diet changed and he lost about 25lbs or so. Hang in there, it could be alot worse. It's definitley a life altering condition, but as my old man said it worked out for the better. It gave him a reason to actually watch what he put into his mouth. He looks better aswell, not that he was really over weight or anything. Good luck, sounds like you cought it early so you should be just fine.
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I want to thank all you guys your good friends for your concern. I will start the diet tomorrow and the meds. I hope to knock this thing out quick and take control and get off the meds!! Again thanks your good friends
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Sorry to hear Mel, my late father was a diabetic.

Just do what the docs tell you and take care of yourself and you'll be just fine.
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