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I am a T2 aged 47 now, diagnosed in March 2001. I have watched and occasionally have contributed to this newsgroup for 6 months or more and ask if the questions and answers we post on this NG apply to all diabetics or only to the ‘younger diabetics’ who post on this [...]

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So gallstone induced pancreatitis can be a life threatening condition ? yes … and it’s a nasty way to die.
It can be a nasty way to live, as well. Acute pancreatitis can sometimes lead to chronic pancreatitis, and life for patients with chronic pancreatitis sucks, with recurrent attacks [...]

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Hi all, I initially wrote this off as a fluke or just my body adjusting to the amitriptyline, but it’s happened now 4 times in the past 2 weeks (since starting the med).  I will get up in the middle of the night with BAD sharp abdominal pains and diarrhea.  Not [...]

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Hi again all. All day today I have felt tired / sleepy, a little nauseous and have gone to the toilet at least 6 times. I have found that each time I have gone, I have been straining, and a few rabbit-droppings, accompanied with a little mucus is all that has [...]

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. . .(snip). . . — John38 – Hb1Ac=11.9mmol/l : BMI=24 : BP=120/70 : Tot.Chol=5.4 : DX=11/2003 glimepiride 6mg daily : current daily average=12.6mmol/l
Those are some really high bG quoted in your sig. Here’s a post in A.S.D. in which the guy’s doc really went after the high [...]

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Wesley wrote: > I don’t have a gall bladder either.  Mine was removed in 2000.  I do, > however, have pancreas divisum, which is deemed the source of most of > my troubles.
Thank you Wes for reminding me. I must remember to be grateful for what I do not have. [...]

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Mark <spark…@comcast.net> wrote in message <news:[email protected]>… > Thanks Rob et al, > All good advice.  The abdominal pain is gone now (day 4) and the only > regret that I have about the whole experiance is that I wish I would > have taken today off from work (Monday)…  The last [...]

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Hi Wayne, Haggis….it’s the only thing I miss. No, really! (My several attempts at LC haggis were abyssimal. As a matter of fact, I’ve been warned by several regulatory agencies not to try it again….that Homeland Security crowd really gets around…)
Funny you should mention that.  Amateur [...]

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -"David" <david.br…@tesco.net> wrote in message <news:%cf6b.212$[email protected]>… > Hi John, > I can’t unfortunately tell you from personal experience how long the > recovery will take as it’s outside my personal experience, so I’ll leave > that to those who have had a reversal [...]

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Hello All, Well, I had an upper endoscopy and a colonoscopy both with tissue biopsies. Everything came back OK. So the GI guy says my pain is either my gallbladder or is "functional" pain. I guess my gallbladder could cause pain 2-3 inches below my xyphoid process. The HIDA scan [...]