Diagnosed with diabetis - Page 3

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@Q4u wrote:
@151949 wrote:
@fortune wrote:
@MarieIG wrote:
What was the dosage? You want to see what it does to you BS levels. I would ask repeatedly for that meter. You could try sending a fax over to the doctor's office stating that you believe the meter is necessary for you to monitor your blood sugar and to determine which foods raise your sugar, and which foods you can handle. It was very useful when my husband was diagnosed and had to learn which foods he could eat (i.e. some breads would spike him and others were fine).

Best of luck to you getting this under control.
You shouldn't have to beg for a meter. You need a doctor who will treat your diabetes with all the information, etc. that you need, including dietary information. Get another doctor. You're paying a specialist to treat your disease. You need to get what you are paying for!!! Good Luck to you!
I totally agree - that is why i am so upset with him. How does he think I can know if my sugars are too low. I have never heard of a doctor putting someone on a diabetic drug and not ordering them a meter. Now i am a nurse so i know how to deal with testing my blood etc etc but I wonder if this is how he treats his other patients who don't have a clue about it. Just order a med and your own your own to deal with the consequences. I bet a number of his patients end up in the ER.
Just for your info.... WalMart sells a meter (Prime) that runs about $15-$20 and the strips for it run $9.95 for 50 of them and the lancets are also low priced (can't remember exactly how much). The meter I got from my doctor initially was free, but the strips were running a little over $1 apiece.....

Medicare provides all the necessary equipment for free but one needs to have a Rx from the doctor to get it. That is my complaint - he ordered the drug and not the monitoring equipment.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@Q4u wrote:
@katiescarlett wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
It's all about the food!!

If I'm reading posts correctly, I believe you are the same poster that attended a pre-diabetic class series awhile back. It stressed really Low-Fat nutrition.

Dietary nutrition is ONLY way you can beat this!

Low-fat, Whole-foods, Plant-based nutrition makes this a thing of the past.
It's been proven time & time & time & time again.

You're on the edge of the cliff ready to step off into the downward spiral of diabetic medications, blood sugar monitorings & endless needle pric*s.

Wrong information, like you & countless others have received, will keep you sick forever.

But you CAN beat this.
Eat the right foods & Diabetes Life Sentence will be gone.

Low Fat Whole Foods Plant Based way of eating is the
CORRECT nutritional plan to beat this.
Actually, "dietary nutrition" is NOT the only way to beat it. Yes, proper nutrition and portion control are critical, as is weight loss if you need to lose some weight. But exercise is a key component in keeping blood sugar levels in the normal range. I am diabetic, and I can tell you that exercise has been an important part of keeping my A1C and blood sugar levels at a normal level. I don't take insulin. I strongly suggest that the OP consult the website of the American Diabetes Association as a source of information and help. But you need to work with your physician, as well as a nutritionist.
There are OTHER aspects to diabetes that will affect blood sugar. And one aspect that is critical is STRESS.

.....if you ALREADY have diabetes.

I had a very stressful job for 30 years.

My SO is a police officer & ex-military.

Never once did I...nor he currently...has had diabetic...anything.

All the more reason to eat the correct diet of LFWFPB if you do.

It's such a simple fix. People want to be sick.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@sidsmom wrote:
@Q4u wrote:
@katiescarlett wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
It's all about the food!!

If I'm reading posts correctly, I believe you are the same poster that attended a pre-diabetic class series awhile back. It stressed really Low-Fat nutrition.

Dietary nutrition is ONLY way you can beat this!

Low-fat, Whole-foods, Plant-based nutrition makes this a thing of the past.
It's been proven time & time & time & time again.

You're on the edge of the cliff ready to step off into the downward spiral of diabetic medications, blood sugar monitorings & endless needle pric*s.

Wrong information, like you & countless others have received, will keep you sick forever.

But you CAN beat this.
Eat the right foods & Diabetes Life Sentence will be gone.

Low Fat Whole Foods Plant Based way of eating is the
CORRECT nutritional plan to beat this.
Actually, "dietary nutrition" is NOT the only way to beat it. Yes, proper nutrition and portion control are critical, as is weight loss if you need to lose some weight. But exercise is a key component in keeping blood sugar levels in the normal range. I am diabetic, and I can tell you that exercise has been an important part of keeping my A1C and blood sugar levels at a normal level. I don't take insulin. I strongly suggest that the OP consult the website of the American Diabetes Association as a source of information and help. But you need to work with your physician, as well as a nutritionist.
There are OTHER aspects to diabetes that will affect blood sugar. And one aspect that is critical is STRESS.
.....if you ALREADY have diabetes.

I had a very stressful job for 30 years.
My SO is a police officer & ex-military.
Never once did I...nor he currently...has had diabetic...anything.

All the more reason to eat the correct diet of LFWFPB if you do.
It's such a simple fix. People want to be sick.

Sidsmom - you have a VERY incorrect ideas about diabetis. You are wrong on many things in respect to this very complicated disease. When I went to nursing school we spent one entire semester learning about diabetis and that was decades ago - much more has been learned since then. It is clear to anyone who really knows about diabetis that you don't. You seem to have read a lot on one aspect - and I can't say I even agree with all of that - but there is so much more than you know. You have no right at all toi make statements like "people want to be sick" Shame on you. If you were really well educated on the subject of diabetis you would be ashamed of yourself for saying that.

Vivian · ‎03-11-2010

Thanks 15etc. My husband's blood sugar was monitored at our doctor and he monitored it himself every day. It was never too low according to the guidelines he was given. He did get better cognitively when off Metformin, but he may have additional issues that would account for those problems, we're starting to fear. Right now I'm trying to get over my hideous MRSA infection that I have no idea how I got. Neither do my doctors.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@151949 wrote:
@sidsmom wrote:
.....if you ALREADY have diabetes.

I had a very stressful job for 30 years.
My SO is a police officer & ex-military.
Never once did I...nor he currently...has had diabetic...anything.

All the more reason to eat the correct diet of LFWFPB if you do.
It's such a simple fix. People want to be sick.
Sidsmom - you have a VERY incorrect ideas about diabetis. You are wrong on many things in respect to this very complicated disease. When I went to nursing school we spent one entire semester learning about diabetis and that was decades ago - much more has been learned since then. It is clear to anyone who really knows about diabetis that you don't. You seem to have read a lot on one aspect - and I can't say I even agree with all of that - but there is so much more than you know. You have no right at all toi make statements like "people want to be sick" Shame on you. If you were really well educated on the subject of diabetis you would be ashamed of yourself for saying that.

First off, I do have correct ideas about DIABETES.

I can spell it correctly.

The point is moot after using "diabetis" which is a clear indication of the lack of knowledge.

One can try to place emotion onto me, but I'm not backing down on this.

It's a man made disease.

It's a man made cure.

My instructors are more qualified.

Food (LFWFPB) is the answer.

Tissyanne · ‎12-07-2012

151949,

I have taken Metformin ER for years, and have never experienced low blood sugar from this drug. I took two different diabetic classes offered by the hospitals here, and the instructors said that Metformin does not cause low blood sugar. I wish you the best, and the extended release of this drug is much easier on the stomach than the regular form. I went to a certified diabetic nutritionist and she gave me a diet plan based upon my age, weight, and the weight I needed to lose. Medicare would likely pay for you to do the same. It was very helpful to me, and my A1C has never been more than 6.1. Again, my best to you in dealing with this.

151949 · ‎03-09-2010

@Tissyanne wrote:
151949,

I have taken Metformin ER for years, and have never experienced low blood sugar from this drug. I took two different diabetic classes offered by the hospitals here, and the instructors said that Metformin does not cause low blood sugar. I wish you the best, and the extended release of this drug is much easier on the stomach than the regular form. I went to a certified diabetic nutritionist and she gave me a diet plan based upon my age, weight, and the weight I needed to lose. Medicare would likely pay for you to do the same. It was very helpful to me, and my A1C has never been more than 6.1. Again, my best to you in dealing with this.

The patient information sheet says it has a "low incidence" of dropping blood sugar but it can .Since I am starting out not having a very high sugar and since he said for years now he didn't want to start me on any meds for fear of dropping my sugar, because it is borderline to start with, is why I am concerned.

IMO - patients should be sent to classes etc first and immediately, then the drugs etc started, so the poor patients can know the whats and whys of this disease before they are expected to be dealing with it. And , really, all they do is send people to a dietitian. That is like peeing on a house fire. Patients NEED a complete education about this disease and what it does to ones organs, and nervous system and to learn about the different way the body now uses fats in the diet. I think if people understood WHY they are told to do things like exercise and why the certain dietary restrictions exist they would be more compliant and would do better.It is so much more than just lose weight and don't eat sugar. I have been there when patients are told they are having both legs amputated because they didn't manage their diabetes properly and they say - all the doctor ever said was cut out sweets and take this pill. The poor person thought they doing fine just not eating desserts because no one ever told them any different.

sidsmom · ‎11-25-2011

@151949 wrote:
@Tissyanne wrote:
151949,

I have taken Metformin ER for years, and have never experienced low blood sugar from this drug. I took two different diabetic classes offered by the hospitals here, and the instructors said that Metformin does not cause low blood sugar. I wish you the best, and the extended release of this drug is much easier on the stomach than the regular form. I went to a certified diabetic nutritionist and she gave me a diet plan based upon my age, weight, and the weight I needed to lose. Medicare would likely pay for you to do the same. It was very helpful to me, and my A1C has never been more than 6.1. Again, my best to you in dealing with this.

It is so much more than just lose weight and don't eat sugar. I have been there when patients are told they are having both legs amputated because they didn't manage their diabetes properly and they say - all the doctor ever said was cut out sweets and take this pill. The poor person thought they doing fine just not eating desserts because no one ever told them any different.

Exactly!

It IS more than cut out sweets & take this pill.

You need to cut out fats, add whole plant-based foods.

All this low-carb, 'healthy' fat nonsense diabetic websites

spew is just to keep you engage & forking over life-long $$$

(and your eyesight, kidneys, limbs) to maintain your illness.

With young children eating themselves into Type 2 Diabetes,

something needs to change.

It's a very profitable industry...."Diabetes, Inc."

MarieIG · ‎03-10-2010

@Vivian Florimond wrote:
My husband had a similar experience. One day they decided to put him on Metformin. It made him loony. They took him off and his numbers are just about the same. He's at normal weight and works out but his diet is awful. I can't get him to have his sweet tooth removed.

Right now I am home sick with intestinal MRSA, diagnosed after a visit to the ER this week. My husband is on his way to the nearest open-on-Christmas pharmacy, 65 miles away. If this additional med doesn't stop some of my symptoms I will be hospitalized with IV drugs. I actually feel a bit better in general after starting oral Vancomycin, and I have no fever...but I am spending too much time in the bathroom, if you get my drift. No one can figure out how I got this very serious bug but by last Monday I was a wreck and had the blood work at the ER to prove it. It wasn't diagnosed officially and medicated properly until Weds. The doctors have me worried, as do my friends who are a nurse and a doctor, so I won't wait if I start feeling any worse. I miss my kids and grandkids...no Christmas dinner with them, that's for sure!

How frightening! Best wishes for a speedy recovery!

Do the math.

Q4u · ‎03-17-2010

I understand, but just sharing that an immediate purchase is not expensive..... sorry if I wasn't clear. Also, I've ended up owning two sets and that has come in very handy for me....

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