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  • About Me

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    Carolann1959

    Female, 50
    Pleasant Valley, NY, USA
    Member since September 29, 2008

    • About Me

      I am a 49 year old woman who was diagnoised with type 2 diabetes last November. I lost my best friend my sister Bettyann to complications of life long type 1 six years ago.I'm scared and get depressed alot. Need someone(s) to talk to and help me get motivated to turn things around. I want to lose some weight and get off the meds.

      I am a 49 year old woman who was diagnoised with type 2 diabetes last November. I lost my best friend my sister Bettyann to complications of life long type 1 six years ago.I'm scared and get depressed alot. Need someone(s) to talk to and help me get motivated to turn things around. I want to lose some weight and get off the meds.

    • Interests

      swimming, long drives in the car with my boyfriend, crablegs, bike riding.spending time with my friends laughing about nothing and worrying about gray hairs and being middle aged.

      swimming, long drives in the car with my boyfriend, crablegs, bike riding.spending time with my friends

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    • Close Diabetes Type 2

      49 yr old female,diagnosed Nov.2007 with type 2. Also have issue with blood pressure and take meds for cholesterol. Gained alot of weight while going thru menopause, need to lose 40 lbs.Lost a sister to type 1 complications. I get very depressed and feel hopeless sometimes. Need encouragement and helpful advise to turn thing around.

      Treatments

      Amaryl Working / Worked
      Yes it has helped bring me from an A1C of 11.3 to 7.1 in 9 months. no side effects.
      Metformin Too Soon to Tell
      Just started taking again 9/26/08. started a month ago stopped after 1 week. Was breaking out in a sweat and getting shin splints. But I am still getting shin pains occassionally so I 've gone back on to it and am going to give it more time this time.
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