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Diabetes Peer Support Forum

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Hey Guys,
Member Loudmouth has requested this new Diabetes Peer Support Forum. I wholeheartedly agree this is a great idea.

I hope to see diabetes issues, questions and solutions all discussed here and hope to help those living with diabetes type 1 and type 2.

I was unaware of how diabetes can impact your everyday life until I worked closely with a girl who had type 1 diabetes. She had a hard time controlling her diabetes to the extent that her day to day life was dramatically impacted. Just making it to work was a real challenge more often than not.

I hope this new forum can be a real asset to those with diabetes and to the friends and family of those afflicted with this horrible disease.
 
Well this is resurecting an old post i know but its pertinant information i have.
Diabetes is insidious, even while in the early stages of prediabetes it can mask many of the symptoms of cardiac failure,
In some instances you may not even feel the chest pain.

When i experienced chest pain the first time and was admitted to the hospital, the chem test indeed showed i had just had a heart attack.
But the ekg and nuclear scan showed damage from an earlier occurance.
This came as a shock to me.
I had switched doctors because of moving to a different part of the state.
And my new dr did extensive blood tests and discovered i have type 2 diabetes.
She explained to me thats why i never felt the first event.
Chem signature can often miss an event unless it is significant.
3 years later i had the 3rd and 4th event and have since been put on a pacemaker and closely monitored med regime.

The important thing here though is diet and excercise.
I can probably get the diabetes out of my life but i can never repair the heart damage.
Its a matter of proportion in the diet and portion size as well.
You dont have to do nut busting cardio or try to lift a mac truck but you do need to walk or jog at least 4 to 5 miles a day aside from your normal routines.
And above all do not hide information from your family or your dr's
 
I seem to have developed an aversion to sugar based products. I used to love chocolate, but now I'm abstaining from it. I used to weigh close to 200 pounds and quite a bit of it wasn't muscle. I'm down to 67 kg from 83, kg, but is it possible I'm a borderline diabetic?
 
uhmmmm, not a singled internet poster can answer that.
a doctor can do blood tests which will indicate where you are on the "border" to "grave" issue of diabetes.
 
I don't mean this to be dismissive or flippant. But. My mom was type 1, and injected herself with insulin every day of my life. For the longest time as a child, I thought everyone's mom shot up first thing in the morning.
 
Doesn't seem this forum has gained any traction. Too bad, a lot of people battling this insidious disease. A friend @51 years old just got his first A1C test and was shocked to find it just a couple tenths away from a pre-diabetes diagnosis...and for a guy not an ounce overweight, exercises regularly and doesn't eat stupidly. I talked him down from jumping off the roof.
Point being: Age, environmental and hereditary factors play a part, but certainly so do poor diet or poor physical care of your body.
For the last 5 years running my annual A1C has ranged from 5.4 to 5.7. When I reached 5.7 I made substantial changes to my carbohydrate consumption, which resulted in a 12 pound weight loss over 6 months....and I was only 162 to start with, never even close to fat all my life. So, whoopie!...but my A1C dropped only to 5.5. Uggghhh...
My results are not terrible as long as they stay stable. Either my pancreas is not producing enough insulin, or my cells are becoming insulin resistant....or a little of both. Your body changes when you're into your 70's.
So whoever is battling this, pay attention to your A1C trends. If you're diabetic then portion size, carb quantities, and pairing your carbs with protein/fat/fiber, and educate yourself on the glycemic index of the foods you eat. And oh, don't forget to exercise. I check my glucose just occasionally, mostly to map post-eating (2 hr. post prandial) glucose levels to see the impact of my food choices. Continuous education and reacting accordingly.
 
BoyToys said:
Doesn't seem this forum has gained any traction. Too bad, a lot of people battling this insidious disease. A friend @51 years old just got his first A1C test and was shocked to find it just a couple tenths away from a pre-diabetes diagnosis...and for a guy not an ounce overweight, exercises regularly and doesn't eat stupidly. I talked him down from jumping off the roof.
Point being: Age, environmental and hereditary factors play a part, but certainly so do poor diet or poor physical care of your body.
For the last 5 years running my annual A1C has ranged from 5.4 to 5.7. When I reached 5.7 I made substantial changes to my carbohydrate consumption, which resulted in a 12 pound weight loss over 6 months....and I was only 162 to start with, never even close to fat all my life. So, whoopie!...but my A1C dropped only to 5.5. Uggghhh...
My results are not terrible as long as they stay stable. Either my pancreas is not producing enough insulin, or my cells are becoming insulin resistant....or a little of both. Your body changes when you're into your 70's.
So whoever is battling this, pay attention to your A1C trends. If you're diabetic then portion size, carb quantities, and pairing your carbs with protein/fat/fiber, and educate yourself on the glycemic index of the foods you eat. And oh, don't forget to exercise. I check my glucose just occasionally, mostly to map post-eating (2 hr. post prandial) glucose levels to see the impact of my food choices. Continuous education and reacting accordingly.
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My blood sugar hovers in the high 90's and has peaked on blood tests at 123.

And after a recent blood test the doctor's office called to warn me about LOW blood sugar because it dipped under 80 and the A1C was low. Not sure how that happens when my blood tests usually show up about 100-ish.

I eat low carb most all the time. I used to exercise daily, arthritis issues have curtailed that. My goal is to get back to daily exercise soon, but I'm just starting a new arthritis med and waiting for positive effects to start.

So far my doctors are not too concerned, but they do monitor my blood. I have tests done about 3 times a year, mainly for arthritis meds and their effects.


On a different note, my daughter, a Type 1 diabetic since she was 12, switched brands on her insulin pump and constant glucose monitor. She had been using MEDTRONIC equipment. Not sure what brand she switched to as she has not been on my insurance for the past few years.
 
Melensdad said:
My blood sugar hovers in the high 90's and has peaked on blood tests at 123.

And after a recent blood test the doctor's office called to warn me about LOW blood sugar because it dipped under 80 and the A1C was low. Not sure how that happens when my blood tests usually show up about 100-ish.

I eat low carb most all the time. I used to exercise daily, arthritis issues have curtailed that. My goal is to get back to daily exercise soon, but I'm just starting a new arthritis med and waiting for positive effects to start.

So far my doctors are not too concerned, but they do monitor my blood. I have tests done about 3 times a year, mainly for arthritis meds and their effects.


On a different note, my daughter, a Type 1 diabetic since she was 12, switched brands on her insulin pump and constant glucose monitor. She had been using MEDTRONIC equipment. Not sure what brand she switched to as she has not been on my insurance for the past few years.
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I would offer this: if your 12 hour fasting glucose is less than 100, you're OK. Mine is usually in the low to mid 90's first thing in the morning before coffee, which can elevate it a touch.
If your peak has been 123, it kinda depends on when you had last eaten. Most of my 2 hour post-prandial are about at that level and supposedly anything less than 140 PP is OK.
The lowest I've ever seen in the morning is 84, and the highest was 165 @ 1.5 hours after eating a huge hamburger and plate of French fries. No surprise.
But even with relatively normal glucose readings for the most part, still my A1C is higher than I want, the equivalent of an average glucose of 114. Might be due to high waking glucose numbers, i.e., when my body senses its time to wake up and converts the glycogen stored in my liver to glucose, to get me going in the morning. May cause a spike that my pancreas can't keep up with. Endocrinology and it's mysteries.
Your potential issue with hypoglycemia would be concerning. Keep a candy bar handy and eat more carbs! May want to consider getting a blood glucose test meter and testing yourself periodically to get a baseline. Your doctor would love to see that data trail for better diagnostics. My brother once went seriously low, forgot to eat after his morning insulin injection and got mentally really goofy. Hauled him into the ER just in time.
Besides having a medical education, I've deeply educated myself on this topic. My brother was type 2 for probably 20 years, eventually needing daily injections and eventually having toes amputated and almost his foot...until COVID killed him. And my mom suddenly developed severe diabetes at 93 years old and immediately went on daily injections.
My final advice...and one I need to follow: don't over-think it but pay attention to the numbers and how you feel.
 
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