Diabetes Type 2 Support Group

Type 2 Diabetes is a condition in which the body either does not produce enough insulin or does not make efficient use of it. Insulin is a hormone needed to convert food into glucose, a sugar that the body uses for energy. Without enough insulin, glucose can accumulate in the blood, and can cause serious health problems such as heart disease and strokes and organ damage...

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proverb1412
proverb1412
I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2009.I take 1000 mgs of metformin twice a day.My A1C is around 6.4 My readings are around 110 fasting and maybe 90-100 after eating and taking my meds.Over time will my numbers go up?. I get really bored sometimes with the food I am suppose to eat but my numbers dont really rise that much if I take my meds
Also Im a little perplexed as to how this happened I saw my doctor and I was always border line then one month I kept getting thirsty and had stomach pains .After downing huge amounts of water and having to jump off the train a few time to pee.I went to the hospital and they rushed me through the Er and said my glucose was over 700.
What happened?Its not like I never saw my doctor
phedrick
phedrick
It would be hard for a non medical person to say what happened. My doctor told me that my genes suck. LOL... And again, to say for sure one way or the other if your numbers will go up would be equally difficult to say. from what I understand, it is all about testing yourself often and see how you react to various foods. This past weekend I learned that I need to avoid one food by eating a small amount and testing afterwards. There is an argument to say you should test more then once any particular food, but as I see it in this case, it was no big loss. As for what happened and its not like you never saw your doctor, that is something I ask as well. This condition must have been building in me for a while before magically one day I had diabetes. I had been to the doctor a few times in the year before I was diagnosed. I can only guess that not all medical personal really look for diabetes unless they have some reason to suspect it. As for me I changed doctors and after the first visit she said she suspected diabetes and confirmed it when my blood test came back. I am very glad I changed doctors.
mzizgayle
mzizgayle
it happens...no reason, but sometimes the disease progresses, or maybe stress, maybe too many carbs, ate the wrong foods, etc.

I was in great control for almost 10 years, then I went thru a stressful period of time and I was suddenly at 1000 and almost blind within 4 days