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--- Am I Diabetic???
Your doctor seems to think you are diabetic. No one here will make a medical diagnosis. I would be interested in hearing what type of diet you are on. My first guess would be a low-fat, low-cal diet, probably 1500 calories per day or less with little or no breakfast. Bob "R Laury" news:lCA_a.7732$rh1.2752@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com... > Four years ago, my doctor put me on Diovan (not taking any other meds until > then) > for blood pressure control. It worked. My blood > pressure stays in the near normal range. About 2 years > later after a fasting A1C of 6.9 he put me on 2X 1000mG > Glucophage. > Now here's the rub. > I STILL have a fasting BS level of 120-125. An A1C of 6.2. > If I don't eat lunch at straight up 12:00 noon I feel like I'm > going to pass out. I'm ok after lunch and take the 1st > 1000Mg Glucophage. By 4:00 pm the bottom is falling out. > I feel disoriented, and can hardly do my work. By the time > I get home my BS is 80-100 range and I have to eat some > sort of sweets or something to get stable. I eat dinner at 6:00pm > and about 9:00 pm I take the second Glucophage. And it all starts > over again. I'm 50 years old and pretty normal weight. No one else > in our family is diabetic. I never had any other symptoms such as thirst > frequent urination, blurry vision ect. I'm thinking about quitting the > Glucophage > and just watching my diet. > What does the group think. > > Any comments appreciated. > > >
No. Not even close. Its more like 1800 2500 per day. Now I do try to stay away from the heavy sugar stuff. And I watch my dinner meal especially and try to keep it low carb. But that's about it. I don't expect anyone to make a diagnosis. Just their opinion is what I'm after. As far as the doctor... The salesman at the Cadillac dealer says I need a new car too. :-) Thanks "Bob Bensing" news:IEB_a.13069$BC2.11342@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > Your doctor seems to think you are diabetic. No one here will make a > medical diagnosis. > > I would be interested in hearing what type of diet you are on. My first > guess would be a low-fat, low-cal diet, probably 1500 calories per day or > less with little or no breakfast. > > Bob > > "R Laury" > news:lCA_a.7732$rh1.2752@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com... > > Four years ago, my doctor put me on Diovan (not taking any other meds > until > > then) > > for blood pressure control. It worked. My blood > > pressure stays in the near normal range. About 2 years > > later after a fasting A1C of 6.9 he put me on 2X 1000mG > > Glucophage. > > Now here's the rub. > > I STILL have a fasting BS level of 120-125. An A1C of 6.2. > > If I don't eat lunch at straight up 12:00 noon I feel like I'm > > going to pass out. I'm ok after lunch and take the 1st > > 1000Mg Glucophage. By 4:00 pm the bottom is falling out. > > I feel disoriented, and can hardly do my work. By the time > > I get home my BS is 80-100 range and I have to eat some > > sort of sweets or something to get stable. I eat dinner at 6:00pm > > and about 9:00 pm I take the second Glucophage. And it all starts > > over again. I'm 50 years old and pretty normal weight. No one else > > in our family is diabetic. I never had any other symptoms such as thirst > > frequent urination, blurry vision ect. I'm thinking about quitting the > > Glucophage > > and just watching my diet. > > What does the group think. > > > > Any comments appreciated. > > > > > > > >
So, you are putting your doctor in the same category as a car salesman? Interesting. If you are female, there is a hormone change to look at, especially around 50. Insulin is a hormone, and that is the primary hormone diabetics are concerned with. The doc seems to be trying to regulate your insulin levels. One thing to try might be to spread out your meals or try some snacks. Some healthy snacks are cheese and nuts. Bob "R Laury" news:HOC_a.7846$rh1.5609@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com... > No. Not even close. Its more like 1800 2500 per day. > Now I do try to stay away from the heavy sugar stuff. > And I watch my dinner meal especially and try to keep it > low carb. But that's about it. I don't expect anyone to make a > diagnosis. Just their opinion is what I'm after. As far as the doctor... > The salesman at the Cadillac dealer says I need a new car too. :-) > > Thanks > > > > "Bob Bensing" > news:IEB_a.13069$BC2.11342@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net... > > Your doctor seems to think you are diabetic. No one here will make a > > medical diagnosis. > > > > I would be interested in hearing what type of diet you are on. My first > > guess would be a low-fat, low-cal diet, probably 1500 calories per day or > > less with little or no breakfast. > > > > Bob > > > > "R Laury" > > news:lCA_a.7732$rh1.2752@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com... > > > Four years ago, my doctor put me on Diovan (not taking any other meds > > until > > > then) > > > for blood pressure control. It worked. My blood > > > pressure stays in the near normal range. About 2 years > > > later after a fasting A1C of 6.9 he put me on 2X 1000mG > > > Glucophage. > > > Now here's the rub. > > > I STILL have a fasting BS level of 120-125. An A1C of 6.2. > > > If I don't eat lunch at straight up 12:00 noon I feel like I'm > > > going to pass out. I'm ok after lunch and take the 1st > > > 1000Mg Glucophage. By 4:00 pm the bottom is falling out. > > > I feel disoriented, and can hardly do my work. By the time > > > I get home my BS is 80-100 range and I have to eat some > > > sort of sweets or something to get stable. I eat dinner at 6:00pm > > > and about 9:00 pm I take the second Glucophage. And it all starts > > > over again. I'm 50 years old and pretty normal weight. No one else > > > in our family is diabetic. I never had any other symptoms such as thirst > > > frequent urination, blurry vision ect. I'm thinking about quitting the > > > Glucophage > > > and just watching my diet. > > > What does the group think. > > > > > > Any comments appreciated. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
"R Laury" news:lCA_a.7732$rh1.2752@fe04.atl2.webusenet.com... > Four years ago, my doctor put me on Diovan (not taking any other meds until > then) > for blood pressure control. It worked. My blood > pressure stays in the near normal range. About 2 years > later after a fasting A1C of 6.9 he put me on 2X 1000mG > Glucophage. > Now here's the rub. > I STILL have a fasting BS level of 120-125. An A1C of 6.2. > If I don't eat lunch at straight up 12:00 noon I feel like I'm > going to pass out. I'm ok after lunch and take the 1st > 1000Mg Glucophage. By 4:00 pm the bottom is falling out. > I feel disoriented, and can hardly do my work. By the time > I get home my BS is 80-100 range and I have to eat some > sort of sweets or something to get stable. I eat dinner at 6:00pm > and about 9:00 pm I take the second Glucophage. And it all starts > over again. I'm 50 years old and pretty normal weight. No one else > in our family is diabetic. I never had any other symptoms such as thirst > frequent urination, blurry vision ect. I'm thinking about quitting the > Glucophage > and just watching my diet. > What does the group think. > > Any comments appreciated. > To be diabetic according to the WHO you must have FBG at 126. You er very close to that, but you are on medication.. Maybe you tipp over 126 if you stop taking meds for a couple of dayes? If the top of the normal range is 6.5 you are normal with 6.2 but high to be an non-diabetic. What it pretty normal weight? An bmi of 27 can be enough! And normal weighted can get diabetes to. Maybe your are "type 1.5"?
R Laury wrote: > Four years ago, my doctor put me on Diovan (not taking any other meds > until then) > for blood pressure control. It worked. My blood > pressure stays in the near normal range. About 2 years I'm thinking about > quitting the Glucophage > and just watching my diet. > What does the group think. > > Any comments appreciated. I'd got off the drugs and am doing better with diet and modest exercise. Weight loss has helped. But if you go that way DO test a lot. Testing helps you determine which food boost your BG. After a while I am able to guess my BG pretty well. "watching the diet" may be a poor way of putting it though. It's about lifestyle. This email would take 3 days to write if I went into detail, but I think its doable and advisable. If you're determined to stay off the drug crutch you can do it. For Doctors its easy, prescribe this then later more. The Dr can't follow you home and make you eat right and cut out the beers and bagels. Dr Isadore Rosenthal recently said that Type II diabetes sometimes completely disappear in individuals who lose the weight. I think there's a caveat to that: you have to maintain that weight loss. It aint easy but it's doable. Related Discussion: TAHITIAN NONI Juice (1 posts) Trip to Disney (1 posts) Get a head start on your New Years Resolution!! (2 posts) Aleve heart attack and stroke (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives Free Weight Loss/Workout Buddy Matching Service New Prescription Drug Comparison Site (Consumer Reports) Health Information and Administration DOXYCYCLINE SLOWS OSTEOARTHRITIS PROGRESSION Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Oops!!! Unexpected Error While Reading the Feed
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