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Re: New to Diabetes--please help
Re: New to Diabetes--please help -- Posted by Nico Kadel-Garcia on 08-13-03 20:11
Lisa wrote:
> Details: she was DX a year ago, started on injectable insulin (Lamsent?
> sounded like thats what she said), then went to pills to be taken with
> each meal, and within the last month or so, the Dr put her on a 1x daily
> pill (Gluberite, 2.5mg). She is 37, the diabetes is hereditary in her
> family, she is not overweight and seems in normal health otherwise.
>
> Obviously, the pill isn't working or she's not eating right or
> something. She is going back to her doctor on Friday. She doesn't want
> the injectable insulin, which is just awful and terrfying for her.
It sounds like the pill worked too well, and her blood sugar dropped low
and caused hypoglycemia. It can take some time and work and patience to
work out how to juggle food, exercise, medicine, and just plain life to
be healthy and happy with diabetes as well jumbling the mix.
> Does anyone have any suggestions for her? Better coping/managemnet
> skills, books, support info, dietary recommendations..anything? It's
> really hard with her not on a computer and no car, but I'd like to be
> able to help her take better control of this thing and learn to deal
> with it better. Obviously, with so many people having diabetes, there
> have to answers out there...
>
> Thanks SO MUCH for your time,
>
> Lisa (and Jane.)
Has she got a glucometer? Does she use it when feeling out of sorts in
any way? And if, goodness forbid, she wind up needing shots some day,
there are plenty of us out here who have successfully gotten by with
them for decades (roughly 35E 60rs now for me!), and we can offer
support and experience.
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