I have a friend who is married to a butcher. They have quadruplets and another daughter. Imagine 5 little girls.

So one day he goes to the doctor for some reason, they prick his finger and his sugar reading is 180. The guy is 42 years old, skinny as a rail, and otherwise healthy. I see him every day. He has good color.

So of course, the next thing out of my mouth was "when did he take the glucose tolerance test?" and she goes "he didn't take any test" I said "you mean, his reading was 180 and they never told him to come in at some later date, do a fast and they would administer a glucose tolerance test"??? She said "no, they just gave him a pill" A diabetic pill. I asked "what's the name of the pill" and she said "Well, I'm not sure, it begins with the letter A."

So I just said 'well, there is 'Avandia" and she said "no, that's not it'. and I said 'Actos" and she said 'yeah, I think that's the one".

Then I thought to myself. What kind of doctor gets a reading of 180, and doesn't order a fasting blood test. So I asked her if he checks his sugar every day and she said 'yeah, this mornng it was 104, and this afternoon is was 174. It goes up and down." I said 'well there are various conditions, like pre-diabetes, hyperglycemia, hypo, Gluclose intolerance, blah blah blah.

I said "is he eating a balanced diet and she said "since he's on this pill, he's always hungry." I asked her "do any of his family members have diabetes and she said "his uncle". I asked her if he had any symptoms, like numbness, pins and needles, etc. (she knows about neuropathy) and she said "no, nothing like that, thank goodness"

So today, she is going to the doctor and asking them to set up a glucose tolerance test for him.

I did do the right thing by suggesting this, right??