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Adults should have their glucose level checked as part of every regular health checkup. My doctors office sends blood samples to a lab for testing of all the metabolic factors. I fast at least 12 hours before the appointment. My glucose was 73, which is in the normal range of 65 to 99. 100-125 is considered borderline. Above 125 is considered diabetic.
My daddy was type II dietetic. So I know you must take care of your feet! I'm sure you already know that but it's very important and please be careful what you eat. You will be just fine, but you must take care of yourself!
Hi, I have type two diabetes and take pills right now but in the future I will be having to take shots.
John
Are you seeing an endocrinologist? My husband is diabetic and his glucose levels were creeping up higher and higher while on 2 or three meds. His dr. was going to put him on insulin and that's when I revolted! Made him an appt. with my former endocrinologist for a thyroid condition. We just wanted a 2nd opinion, but ended up making her his primary care for diabetes. She changed his meds a couple of times and he's been doing so well ever since.
Unfortunately during that time of just depending upon his primary care doc, he also had some heart conditions and has been in 3 times for stents. His cardiologist told me definitely the heart disease was because his diabetes was not well controlled for several years. But for the past year now, everything is good!
I would definitely recommend anyone who's been diagnosed with DM to make an appt with and Endocrinologist. If something can be done to reduce your chances for shots, it's worth the 2nd opinion -- or permanent change.
Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease. Also you need a dilated eye exam every year.
Know the signs of onset:
Great thirst
Uncontrollable hunger
You act belligerent if you haven't had a meal in a while
You get headaches if you haven't had a meal in a while
You vision changes drastically
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You need to know which type of DM you have. Type II is easier to control with diet and exercise but you have to be religious about it and test your sugar in the AM before you eat and then 2 hrs after you eat so you can gauge what foods you can have or which to avoid that day. Control is the key to not having complications.
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Diabetes is the leading cause of heart disease. Also you need a dilated eye exam every year.
Know the signs of onset:
Great thirst
Uncontrollable hunger
You act belligerent if you haven't had a meal in a while
You get headaches if you haven't had a meal in a while
You vision changes drastically
There are test strips you can buy at a pharmacy
I get very very nasty if I don't eat every few hours and I may even start trembling a little and feeling like I'm going to drop (hypoglycemia) but I don't have diabetes. Have been checked a few times. There's also hyperglycemia.
Thirst is not always an indicator as neither is frequent urination. It all depends on the individual. Headaches are "usually" related to high blood pressure and High BP & DM can go hand in hand.
If you are diagnosed with diabetes, the first thing to do is to see a endocrinologist and nutritionist and get on a strict meal plan and have regularly scheduled meals. The second thing is to have your eye exam to rule out any diabetic retinopathy. If there is none, that exam will be your baseline and you have a better chance of having ANY small changes picked up that much earlier and obviously stop or delay disease progression.
Best advice, get your routine blood work and lipids testing at least once a year. And it needs to be a fasting blood.
Best advice, get your routine blood work and lipids testing at least once a year. And it needs to be a fasting blood.
Get down to a healthy weight, exercise (that means get active in SOME way), no cigarettes, make your dinner plate a colorful palate rather than monochrome white, drink plenty of water, and have a Hemoglobin A-1-C (CRP and CPK at least once) drawn. Work with your healthcare provider - be he or she a MD / NP / PA.
Hi, Cookeville has only one endocrinologist. It's very hard to get him as a doctor because of the waiting list for him. So I have my family doctor take care of my diabetes.
John
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