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- My FEV1 was 54% 5 months ago. I had a mild lung infection for one week and antibiotics and steroids knocked it out. I really do feel great and sleep well with 1L of O2 and walk easily with 2L of O2.I eat well, am at good weight, exercise daily. I...
- I had a DPT and PE one year year ago. Could not walk leg was so swollen and no air in my lungs.Three months of PT after I got stable. Walking with a cane.Joined gym and worked out one hour a day-5 days a week. Swollen leg getting back to normal size...
- I did an experiment yesterday. I know some members here advocate eating anything you please and it will have no effect. So, I ate 1/2 a small bowl of clam chowder with white potatoes in it for lunch. My normal before dinner reading of 95 had grown...
- I rarely post, just read. I know it is normal for my DVT leg to swell up during the day and go back down during the night when I sleep. I was on my feet most of yesterday and did a lot of stooping up and down. My lower leg was much larger than usual...
- Does anyone have any experience with taking Alpha Lipoic Acid, 600 mg twice a day for diabetic foot pain and to lower blood glucose levels?I have been been taking it for about a week now and today my bare feet bottoms felt the cold marble floors in...
- I am into DX for close to 6 months now. I have terrible flaky skin on my head, eyebrows and sideburns. Dry skin over most of my body. I use Gold Bond diabetic moisturizer for my arms and legs and some special neuropathy cream for my painful feel. My...
- Hi All!I was Dxed with Type II the first week in March while in hospital for 10 days for a DVT in one leg and clots in both lungs. After the Docs s got me stable they sent me home taking 500mg of Metformin twice a day. My skin has gotten thinner...
- Kind of a general question on BG readings and foods. I had a BS of 111 when I woke up today. I took my regular 500 mg of twice a day Metformin and made my every day protein shake of raw almonds, blueberries, strawberries, cinnamon, Greek yogurt,...
- My doctor has ordered a doppler ultrasound of my DVT that occurred in Late February behind my right knee and threw small clots into both lungs. I am familiar with the procedure but I wonder what use the sonogram might be?I was on Warfarin for 3-1/2...
- My Primary Doc has ordered a complete blood work up. He told me no food for 12 hours before the blood samples are taken. That sounds like he is also going to perform a glucose tolerance test.I know I will have jacked up up glucose levels with no...
- Major DVT in right leg past Feb/March: Last night sitting with my compression stocking off while watching TV. I noticed a bulging vein on my thigh, a large bulge the size of plum on the side of my calf and my entire right calf swelled up a good bit....
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMY) and Pfizer Inc. (PFE) said a six-month trial showed the anticlotting drug Eliquis was superior to the current standard of care for patients with acute venous thromboembolism and significantly reduced major bleeding.The...
- I am a 64 year old guy who almost died from small clots in my lungs and a monster clot behind my right knee this past March. I also have COPD. I began to have pain in my leg and difficulty breathing. Could not go more than 10 feet before breathless....
- Still trying to get a grip on how blood glucose numbers change. I was 400+ when diagnosed in the hospital suffering from a Deep Vein Thrombosis that nearly ended my life. I am on Metformin 500 mg 2X daily and Xarelto 20 mg 1X daily for the DVT. I...