[MelodyL]

LisaM

The first thing someone should do (if you have access to a diabetic testing meter), is get this guy's blood sugar. That will either say "get him to a doctor immediately" or if it's lower than 110, at least you'll know he's not a diabetic.

There are all kinds of blood glucose levels that can affect people.

I'm a diabetic and I'm under control but I've been diabetic for a long time and when I found out at age 40, I had probably been a diabetic long long before that so the damage had creeped up on me.

The guy across the street from me is a diabetic. Found out at age 72 that he had type 2. He controls it with diet alone (never has been on any meds) and his blood sugar never goes above 130. We go out of our homes every morning and I shout across the street "112" and he goes "87".
Every day it's a new number but with him, he's under control
Guess what he was diagnosed with last year??? Neuropathy in his hands.
It's so bad that he underwent light therapy all the way in California. Seems there's this doctor (the only guy in the US, or so he says) that has this light therapy machine. So Nick goes there twice a year and has the light therapy.
At first it helped a great deal but as of late, it's not doing anything. Nick said "forget about buying those $50 light machines, this guy's machine costs hundreds of thousands of dollars" Very interesting these new gadgets!!!

When I read all your reponses, I didn't read a thing about diabetes so I gather he has not been tested. If I'm wrong, I stand corrected!!!!

He really should be tested soon!!!

Melody