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They do blood work on me every 6 months. Most reads are within normal range. Some are right...
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They do blood work on me every 6 months. Most reads are within normal range. Some are right on the fringe, but are acceptable. This disease is just hard to contend with because it seems to change with every aspect of your life. Eating, stress, exercise, etc. all can cause adverse effects. When I was in the middle of the cancer treatments, I at least felt that I had a handle on what I was fighting. I knew what the potential side effects of the chemo and radiation were going to be. This on the other hand, even things that are logically good can have adverse effects. I'm wary of some of the meds, because I've read studies and the potential for serious side effects is rather high. As such, I've opted to eliminate most carbs and sugars. I've dropped 11 pounds and I'm aiming to lose 10 more. We'll see. Is your diabetes pretty much under control now?View Thread
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Seeing an endocrinologist is next on my list. I had some radical chemo and radiation...
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Seeing an endocrinologist is next on my list. I had some radical chemo and radiation treatments about 4 years ago. I know the radiation hit my thyroid, but they are pretty much non-committal as to whether the chemo could have affected my pancreas or my liver for that matter. Until a person has to deal with it, you don't realize how insidious this disease is. I know I wasn't aware that this could cause so many problems. I appreciate the help from everyone.View Thread
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There have been a lot of good suggestions here; many of which I have tried. As I've said in...
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There have been a lot of good suggestions here; many of which I have tried. As I've said in the past, I'm on Metformin and Glipizide. I've cut out all sweets. I've also varied my carb intake to five small portions a day. For dinner I had a salad, light dressing, and a piece of meat loaf. This may have been bad, I don't know, but I had an apple. Three hours after that, my blood sugar is 329. Type 2! Still walking 5 to 7 miles a day.View Thread
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I read something on the sandwich rounds. I'll give that a try, Thank you. As for the...
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I read something on the sandwich rounds. I'll give that a try, Thank you. As for the tingling and numbness in the feet and hands, that happened in a 24 hour period. The neurologist said that there is no common area in the spine that would cause that feeling in both areas. At least not anything short of a major injury. It's strange because when I wash my hands it feels like they are full of paper cuts. Never any discoloration or anything, just numbness or pain.
I don't know if you have chronic back problems from exercise, but I've been using an inversion table for years and it seems to help. The table usually costs about $150 to $200. Check with your doctor first because you're literally hanging by your feet. There could be an issue if you have blood pressure problems.View Thread
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I don't know if you have chronic back problems from exercise, but I've been using an inversion table for years and it seems to help. The table usually costs about $150 to $200. Check with your doctor first because you're literally hanging by your feet. There could be an issue if you have blood pressure problems.View Thread
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As I've said, I appreciate any info that I can get. It just seems that my readings are so...
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As I've said, I appreciate any info that I can get. It just seems that my readings are so erratic. I took it this afternoon after a lunch of turkey and two slices of whole wheat bread. Two hours after, it was 262. I had dinner with some chicken tenders and vegetable medley. Two hours after that, it was 131. It would seem that any kind of bread is completely out of the question. What's stranger yet is my A1C was 6.5 a year ago. Now it's 7.2, from my understanding, not extremely high. but I've lost feeling in my fingertips and toes. This happened in a one night period about 3 months ago. One day I was fine the next day the feeling was gone. I went to a neurologist. Direct quote from the doctor; "there are a buzzillion things that could cause that". They did an MRI of my neck and found a small bone spur on C3. No relation to the loss of feeling.View Thread
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Diane, Thanks for the response. I am working with a dietician. It gets to be very...
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Diane,
Thanks for the response. I am working with a dietician. It gets to be very confusing. She said that I should eat carbs in small portions and then also eat something that has protien to promote a slower breakdown of the carbs. She also said that I should back down on lifting weights as the liver could see that as stress and secrete more sugar to compensate. It's a catch 22. You have to exercise to keep the weight off, but not exercise too hard because it creartes stress which stimilates a need for sugar. My doctor wanted to add Januvia to the mix, but I've heard some bad things about that drug. The FDA had issued this http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm183800.htm (2009)
I've had two types of chemo, so I don't know if my pancreas is damaged or not. Oddly enough, the diabetes didn't occur until some time after the chemo and radiation treatments.View Thread
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Thanks for the response. I am working with a dietician. It gets to be very confusing. She said that I should eat carbs in small portions and then also eat something that has protien to promote a slower breakdown of the carbs. She also said that I should back down on lifting weights as the liver could see that as stress and secrete more sugar to compensate. It's a catch 22. You have to exercise to keep the weight off, but not exercise too hard because it creartes stress which stimilates a need for sugar. My doctor wanted to add Januvia to the mix, but I've heard some bad things about that drug. The FDA had issued this http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm183800.htm (2009)
I've had two types of chemo, so I don't know if my pancreas is damaged or not. Oddly enough, the diabetes didn't occur until some time after the chemo and radiation treatments.View Thread
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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes early last year. I'm about 6 foot and weigh 200 lbs. I...
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I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes early last year. I'm about 6 foot and weigh 200 lbs. I walk 5 to 7 miles a day and exercise in the evening. Even with the exercise and following a strict diet, my fasting blood glucose sometimes goes as high as 300. I currently take 1 dose (1 gram) of Metformin and two Glipizide 5mg every day. My glucose average is 170 fasting. Any one have any suggestions? My GP just keeps pushing new meds.View Thread
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