I *love* buying chocolates or candy for friends and family on special occasions. It's kind of my thing, and the fancier the better. The problem is I have a diabetic in the family, and I want to send them something to celebrate an anniversary. Is there such a thing as fancy sugar-free chocolate or candy? I need something nicer than a bag of sugar-free Lifesavers.
posted by phaedon on Sep 19, 2012 - 27 answers

What is the possible explanation for a type 2 diabetic eating 237 grams of carbs in a meal and not seeing any significant spike in blood sugar? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on May 8, 2012 - 9 answers

I need safe, simple recipes for a friend who has just discovered she is diabetic. [more inside]
posted by pracowity on Dec 20, 2011 - 16 answers

What does a fasting blood glucose of 102 mean? [more inside]
posted by mintchip on Sep 7, 2011 - 23 answers

I need to find a blood glucose meter I can use to track my cat's blood sugar. [more inside]
posted by reenum on Apr 22, 2011 - 6 answers

I'd like to do pizza on the grill, and I have the equipment. The challenge? Boyfriend is diabetic. [more inside]
posted by juniperesque on Jun 11, 2010 - 9 answers

I am a type 1 [insulin-dependent] diabetic, and sometimes at night, when I haven't eaten enough to cover the insulin I took that evening, I 'bottom out': my blood sugar goes down very low and I wake up bathed in sweat and must go searching for orange juice. My question is about this: The nighttime sweat from low blood sugar just... stinks. It is powerfully rank sweat, as though I had not washed in many days. My partner agreed, he has noticed that it is different from any other sweat I sweat. "You NEVER smell like that any other time. It's a low blood sugar thing." Yet only at night! I also become clothes-soakingly sweaty if low blood sugar happens during the day, BUT it seems 'normal', the same as when I exercise. Can anyone tell me why this might be? Why is the night-time hypoglycemic sweat so incredibly smelly? [more inside]
posted by st looney up the cream bun and jam on Aug 24, 2009 - 9 answers

I am killing myself because I can't get over the past. Please help me take control of my disease. [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Mar 23, 2009 - 16 answers

Why do diabetics intermittently get little swaths of redness at the outside corners of the eye? [more inside]
posted by BrotherCaine on Aug 11, 2008 - 10 answers

I have a family history of Type II Diabetes and would like to be proactive about monitoring my own health. Questions & concerns inside. [more inside]
posted by peep on Oct 18, 2007 - 11 answers

I've been diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy. I'm AskMe'ing for first- or second-hand accounts of the outcome of laser surgery. [more inside]
posted by deborah on Jun 29, 2006 - 4 answers

I have a question about diet & exercise-controlled Type II diabetes and low blood sugar. [more inside]
posted by peep on Jun 8, 2006 - 21 answers