Calling All Diabetics!!!!!!!
I KNOW YOU ARE OUT THERE!!! :Wave-Hello: THIS FORUM REALLY NEEDS TO PICK UP...ANYONE HAVE ANY INPUT....ANYTHING.....HOW ARE YOU DOING.....HEAR OF ANYTHING NEW THAT COULD BE USEFUL TO SOMEONE ELSE....OR EVEN JUST CARE TO SHARE A BIT... I SURE WOULD LOVE IT IF MORE DIABETICS WOULD PARTAKE IN THIS FORUM.....I WOULD BE SO :Excited:EXCITED!!!
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Well my day was ok....could have been worse...could have been better! I did mess up when I was shopping and ate one...just one...of those easter cream eggs that are out.....but I had a good, well balanced dinner tonight! I ate untill I was comfortably full and I do not have the munchies tonight...I plan on having p.butter and crackers for a snack tonught to hold me over untill morning. Hope anyone else reading this had a good day!:)
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Hi Dorrie,
I am not diabetic but I recently had a 2 hour glucose test and I was borderline glucose intolerant and insulin resistant. Plus diabetes runs in my family so its time for me to get it together and start watching my weight, what I eat and time to exercise. I recently started a low dose of metformin to help the insulin resistance. :hug: Shelley |
I'm not diabetic...
BUT... My mom is... My maternal Grandmother was... My sister is hypoglycemic... Does diabetes run in families?????? Guess I better watch my p's & q's.... whatever that means....hehe.. :confused: Abbie |
Yup, this forum is not very active. I posted asking if anyone here had an insulin pump, hoping to get some feedback on other's experiences with one, and no one ever even replied. I just assumed that no one here has Type I, or the adult version of juvenile diabetes (which is known as Type 1.5 and is autoimmune in nature just like juvenile diabetes).
I have the adult version of juvenile diabetes and started using a pump about 8 months ago. It is the most awesome thing and has made the quality of my life so much better. I almost feel normal and my A1C's are finally dropping down to better levels. Hopefully people here who are diabetic will start sharing their experiences. I know I sure could use some support! Carolyn:hug: |
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If you have MS, the likelihood of developing another one or more autoimmune illness is much greater. Carolyn:hug: |
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Some old fashioned doctors are still trying to tell their patients that they are borderline. It really upsets me that they are not being totally up front with their patients, especially with an illness as serious as diabetes can be. There is no such thing as being borderline. You either are, or you are not diabetic. Type 2 is able to be controlled, and sometimes temporarily reversed to some degree, through diet and exercise. Medication can help this early process as well. I hope your getting to see a nutritionist and diabetic educator as part of your health care team. You can always use all the help and guidance possible in dealing with diabetes. Wishing you well always. Carolyn:hug: |
Shelley,
My doctor feels the same way.......He said there is no such thing as borderline you either are or you aren't. I see a nutritionist and diabetes educator and I have what is considered "controlled diabetes", for now anyway! I have bloodwork (an A1C) done every four months. Hopefully I can hold this up for quite some time! Good luck to you, it does become a way life...........Barb |
Hi Barb and Carolyn,
Thanks for the insight! Hmmm type 1.5 I have not heard of that. But I sure have other autoimmune issues...thyroid. I really do need to change my ways and try to reverse atleast some of this. So I started on the metformin :eek: how come the prescription did not come with instructions to know where every bathrrom is. I am supposed ot up the amount each week until I am up to four pills a day. :o Guess four pills a day is not borderline. Great idea on the nutritionist. I think I will look into that. I also bought some supplements like Cinnamon and something with chromium in it. Barb I am so glad you have it controlled and Carolyn happy to know your AC1 levels are dropping. My last AC1 was 5.4. Thats still good right? Carolyn I am sorry no one responded to your pump question :hug: Hope to see you in this forum more often. |
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If you Google "autoimmune diabetes type 1.5 adult onset" you can find some really interesting reading. A lot of diagnosed Type 2 diabetics are really not Type 2 at all and would benefit from earlier intervention and insulin tx. I so wish that I had been correctly diagnosed years earlier and had been able to go on the pump years ago instead of struggling with "brittle" diabetes for so long. One never feels good when your blood sugars are all over the place every day. Now I'm more level and steady and feeling so much better and energetic! Your A1c at 5.4 is awesome! Mine was over 8 and I am struggling to get it down below 7. It's difficult because I make no natural insulin of my own! Carolyn:hug: |
HEY EVERYONE!!! I HAVE BEEN AWAY FOR A FEW DAYS....ACTUALLY..BUSY FOR A FEW DAYS BUT HERE!! I WAS SOOOO HAPPY TO SEE THAT WE ARE GETTING A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE HERE!!! THIS IS SO GREAT!!! I AM A TYPE 2....ON METFORMIN AND GLYBERIDE...ONE OF ONE IN EACH GENERATION OF THE LAST 4 GENERATIONS OF MY FAMILY THAT IS DIABETIC....(does that make sense?) I DO NOT TRY AS HARD AS I SHOULD TO CONTROL THIS DISEASE...I HOPE THAT SHARING BACK AND FORTH HERE WILL GIVE ME THE KICK i NEED!! again....it is just so WONDERFUL to see this forum up and happening:Dancing-Chilli::Dancing-Chilli:
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Had a couple of really stressful days AND forgot to take my meds today. If I take them now my sugar will bottom out in the night....stupid stupid me!! usually am great at taking my meds....then I can eat...today they just slipped my mind....twice!!
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Hi Dorrie,
I hate when I forget my meds too. :hug::hug: How is little Saffire? |
Hey Shelley!! :hug: Saffire is doing so well!! Thank you for asking!! She is 14 months old now....and has gained 4 pounds in the last 2 months! She has 4 teeth coming thru right now so the little dear is hurting but I am loving her thru the owies!!
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Shelley, yours was good. My last one was 7.1 at the first of the month. I am almost sure the next one will please everyone. I feel so positive about this. I am working out on the treadmill when it is to rainy out, like today. Hope you do well on the cinnamon. It has gave me the energy to work out.
Hugs, Billie:winky: |
Hi Billie!! I meant to get some cinnimon and forgot to.....how do you take it......I guess I cannot mix it with sugar and after putting it on thick, lick it off my toast anymore....yes I do do that....not for a while but my mouth is watering thinking of it!! Seriously though...how do you take it? Thanks Billie!
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Hi Guys,
I think I am having a reaction to my sugar meds and celled the doc today. Just a little worried. :( Otherwise they have been great...lost weight and pain is down. |
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yep dorrie. persistant sore throat. Rx said to call doc so I did. We'll see I'll stay off for now. :(
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Gee, I guess I'm lucky to be on insulin instead of oral drugs! The side effects don't sound very pleasant at all!!! I would hate to have the bowel issues, since I already have issues with urgency because of my MS. It would be the pits to have a BAM accident:eek: It's bad enough already dealing with the piddle issues! You poor things!
Carolyn:D |
HI carolyn!! Hope you are doing ok!! In all honesty....I am thankful that I am not on insulin yet!!! Have a lovely nght ladies!!!!!!!:) Catch you all tomorrow!!:grouphug:
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I'm doing great, thanks! I don't know why everyone is so afraid of insulin. It's really easier in many respects, because it's most like your own bodies insulin and has no bad side effects like the oral stuff. When your injecting, the needles are so small (1/4" and as thin as a hair) that you don't even feel the needle go in. The hard part is if you have to inject a lot, like I was before getting my pump. A heavy injection schedule restricts spontaniety in your life because you have to be on a schedule with eating and injections. Unlike myself, most diabetics only have to inject once or twice a day, mornings and evenings. That's a breeze, really! Carolyn:hug: |
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Hi guys,
I am doing well and back on the metformin. Not a side effect from the meds but rather an infected tooth was causing all that. But since I had a root canal it had no pain. Although I ate bade this week so I am just going to get back on it starting tomorrow or even tonight. Just had a sugar fee popsicle. :D |
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Hi Dorrie, I am fine. Just taking it easy. Baked today and went to anniverary party. There was food everywhere. I sampled some O've course. I have gianed 2 pounds back. It is two steps forward and two back.Tomorrow won't help either. Going to friends house.
Hope you are okay! Have a nice Easter. My sugar is doing fine. Hugs, Billie:) |
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