Hi Jason and other responders,
By all means, do not let doctors minimize blood sugar levels. Not to alarm you, but I am now in a fine pickle because I followed a doctor's uninformed dictates and pooh poohs. I now have serious problems as a result of ignoring my problems since I wanted to believe that the doctors know best.

This is just not true. Doctors more and more have their specialized interests/focuses and don't keep up with the general growth and change in all things medical. The number one issue is attention to medications. The number two issue is lack of attention and willingness to investigate beyond their comfort zone. My doctor was very well-versed in many areas and yet knew nothing about diabetes. My three month average tests were normal, yet my blood sugar was ping ponging and would (like yours) be high and very low. Since the numbers indicated no diabetes, I was actually scorned for being paranoid and concerned about my condition, and told not to waste my time going to a diabetic specialist.

Huge mistake. All of the things I have been experiencing off and on over the last few years...extreme dryness of skin, exhausted and/or sweating after meals, painful feet, legs, arms and hand areas, have come home to roost.

I don't even have that high of blood sugar levels, and yet have major pain, and neuropathy. I, literally over the period of a few weeks, became very ill, and now know that it was all about my blood sugar. I am on medication currently, but suffering constantly with pain due to the neuropathy.

Mine is a story of neglect, and consequences which I hope can help others follow through with their own personal care, based on what they know is going on with their bodies, and not be dissuaded by a doctor or group of doctors, who, in all likelihood, are speaking out of ignorance and inexperience.

In closing, I think of many years ago when I was lucky enough to be sent to Mayo Clinic due to what I thought was a hasty doctor's diagnosis. How it works there is...you have one doctor who sends you all around the clinic for tests based on your symptoms. No stone was (and hopefully they still operate like this) left unturned in the testing. The tests were not based on what they thought you might have, but on all of your systems. Then the one doctor reads all of the reports and presents a well-informed diagnosis to you. In my case, it has saved my life on two occasions (not exaggerating).

I still want to trust doctors, because you can't handle your medical care without them. Finding the right one is no different than finding a mechanic you can trust.