Nov
14
A Way To Break The News About Having Diabetes?
ByHad to do a fasting for my glucose reading because it was higher than normal. Went and got 190 something. Doctor then referred me to someone and talked about getting meds for $4 at Krogers and having Diabetes classes. However, she did not just straight out say if I had it or not. Should this be assumed right this second or wait painfully until I see the other doctor?
3 Comments
November 14th, 2009 at 3:05 am
I have had my doctor tell me and refer me to classes but since I have had it for years and just started getting serious about my sugar levels I have been able to lower them with exercise and eating right. Today it was 202 but I did walk for a mile but did eat some m and ms. My doc has me on glipizide, avadia, metaformin and linsporil. I dont take the avandia anymore because its a health hazzard. But if like today I will eat and take meds if its over 180 or so. But I am not too sure about the thing at Kroger that you are talking about unless its some type of supplement. Anyways thats about it.
November 14th, 2009 at 3:26 am
As of now,you can control your blood glucose levels by eating right and exercising.This is why your doctor recommended going to classes to show you how to eat right.
I hope that you will go to these classes and get your blood sugar under control before you do any more damage to yourself.Having to take those pills will cause you to gain weight and it`s hard as hell to lose weight.
You can do this! Good Luck.
November 14th, 2009 at 3:41 am
I would think you do have diabetes. Generic prescriptions are $4 at a lot of drug stores, so she’s probably referring to something like Metformin. That’s pretty inexpensive. 190 fasting is pretty high, but mine is almost always higher when I first get up than it is at 7pm when I get home from work.
If you do what they tell you, this can be not too big a deal. You have to watch out for carbohydrate and fried food is not your friend. If you have a potato skip the bread, pasta is no longer an entree, watch your portions and get some exercise. Take the meds, test your blood and skip the candy and booze and you’ll probably do fine.
I have to admit I just ate some red Twizzlers, which are fat free but have too many carbs not to be a meal.