About LizzyLou
When I was diagnosed, close to 11 years ago, I was told “you are diabetic”, given a prescription for some medication, and told to wait for a nurse to come in and give me an insulin shot. When I picked up the prescription I was given a 10-page booklet telling me “All About How to Mange Diabetes”, and sent on my way. That was the extent of my “education”. (More ...)
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Disclaimer:I am not a doctor, I am a patient living with this disease. This blog is to share my experiences and anything I write is in no way intended to be taken as medical advice. Any information here is intended to complement the relationship with your doctor, not replace it.
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Knowledge Is Power
Category Archives: Medications
Insulin, a Rant!!!!
Several times a year my “Irish” gets up and I have to rant about the way Type-2′s are introduced to insulin therapy. Or rather not introduced. Given very little information or instructions at all!
Injected Insulin and Type-2
Insulin has a bad reputation! People are afraid of it (and not just because of the needles), A lot of people think of it as “the final frontier” the last resort when nothing else works! Many people wonder why … Continue reading
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All About Metformin
Everything You Wanted to Know About Metformin or Why Is There A Moose On The Lose In My GI Track? Metformin: Also know as Glucophage, Riomet, Fortamet, Glumetza, Obimet, Dianben, Diabex, Diaformin, and others. An oral anti-diabetic from the … Continue reading
