diabetes--what the f@%#* - Bilge

S SugarCaddyDaddy Member Huntington Beach, California Joined: Jun 03, 2002 Posts: 1500	S SugarCaddyDaddy Posted posted on Mon, Feb 7, 2005 12:26 PM Holy Moly Bax! 364 blood glucose huh? Yeah, it's high. I was almost at 500 when I finally got into the doctor to find out why this "fatigue" and endless thirst wouldn't stop. Like Humu said, this will be a learning process to find out what does and does not work for you. You said that you are currently a Type 2 diabetic. Most Type 2's can control their levels with medication. I am a Type 1 (insulin dependent aka I take shots!), so hopefully you will not need to get to that point, since it's a bitch! But hey, I gotta do it if I want to live! I will be more than happy to go over, in detail, everything that I have learned, as well as done wrong, in keeping control of my blood sugar level. Those that know me very well will know that I am quite anal about keeping a good level (I test 10+ times a day), although there is an occasional high/low that can occur. I take 2 different insulins with multiple shots taken throughout the day. Keep in mind that the medical community is going by alot (and I mean ALOT) of old information taught in schools. For example, 99.9% of doctors will tell you to test 3 times a day. HA! 3 times a day?? Are they crazy? You eat breakfast, you drink something, you have a snack, you excercise, you sleep, you have lunch, etc., etc, all of these various times will affect your level, not to mention if you ever get angry or frustrated, that too will have an affect on your blood sugar levels. You need to test, test, test! Slowly, the medical community is coming around, but again it's s-l-o-w. The newest diabetic testing device commercials finally have a set of (girl) twins that say "we test 10 times a day". That floored me since it was the first time that it's been publicly acknowledged that you SHOULD test many times a day! Anyway, I could ramble on and on. Call me and I'll do the ramblin' on the phone for you. As for the frustration and anger you are feeling...been there, done that. I know you can deal with it Bax. We are all here to help you with it. Don't worry Bax, you will get through this just fine. You can still have a sweet treat now & then, you can still have your "bad foods" now & then. Just think and practice "moderation", and you'll be A-OK. Email me direct with any and all questions you have. I'm there for you 24/7! Love ya man! [ Edited by: SugarCaddyDaddy 2007-07-30 01:07 ]

Holy Moly Bax!

364 blood glucose huh? Yeah, it's high. I was almost at 500 when I finally got into the doctor to find out why this "fatigue" and endless thirst wouldn't stop. Like Humu said, this will be a learning process to find out what does and does not work for you. You said that you are currently a Type 2 diabetic. Most Type 2's can control their levels with medication. I am a Type 1 (insulin dependent aka I take shots!), so hopefully you will not need to get to that point, since it's a bitch! But hey, I gotta do it if I want to live!

I will be more than happy to go over, in detail, everything that I have learned, as well as done wrong, in keeping control of my blood sugar level. Those that know me very well will know that I am quite anal about keeping a good level (I test 10+ times a day), although there is an occasional high/low that can occur. I take 2 different insulins with multiple shots taken throughout the day.

Keep in mind that the medical community is going by alot (and I mean ALOT) of old information taught in schools. For example, 99.9% of doctors will tell you to test 3 times a day. HA! 3 times a day?? Are they crazy? You eat breakfast, you drink something, you have a snack, you excercise, you sleep, you have lunch, etc., etc, all of these various times will affect your level, not to mention if you ever get angry or frustrated, that too will have an affect on your blood sugar levels. You need to test, test, test! Slowly, the medical community is coming around, but again it's s-l-o-w. The newest diabetic testing device commercials finally have a set of (girl) twins that say "we test 10 times a day". That floored me since it was the first time that it's been publicly acknowledged that you SHOULD test many times a day! Anyway, I could ramble on and on. Call me and I'll do the ramblin' on the phone for you.

As for the frustration and anger you are feeling...been there, done that. I know you can deal with it Bax. We are all here to help you with it.

Don't worry Bax, you will get through this just fine. You can still have a sweet treat now & then, you can still have your "bad foods" now & then. Just think and practice "moderation", and you'll be A-OK.

Email me direct with any and all questions you have. I'm there for you 24/7!

Love ya man!

[ Edited by: SugarCaddyDaddy 2007-07-30 01:07 ]

Post #139919 by SugarCaddyDaddy on Mon, Feb 7, 2005 12:26 PM