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[Diabetes] General Chat and Support Thread
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Hi all,
General question about glucometers. My gf has a contour one and just in the last few days out of curiosity she started testing in more than one location when time comes for her to test her levels, example: she just tested and her left index finger read 12.2 and her left ring finger then read 13.9??? same last night, tested 3/4 different fingers on left and right hands and her arms and got readings from 5.5 to 7.9!?? im just wondering is this normal or a machine problem?
Thanks
the reading you get on a meter is ±7% of what the actual blood sugars were about 20 minutes ago
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I put my symptoms down to flu,i was feeling very drained and run down for about a week, even on the saturday (in hospital half six christmas eve monday morning) i went to liverpool for the day over early morning back late at night and i drove up and down to dublin airport from waterford with five others in the car,one of my best mates was really concerned telling me to see a doctor when we got home i told him i was ok,even missed two of the goals in the game from having to go to the toilet.i knew something wasn't right even remembered my tongue swelling up at one stage and being unable to talk,have to say the staff in Waterford Regional were fantastic especially in ICU,basically what happened to me was my whole system was messed up readings that should be low were through the roof hence the 96.4 blood sugars and what should have been high were through the floor basically my whole system imploded and put tremendous strain on my heart especially, culminating in two heart attacks which i died from (heart is fine never any problems with it just the strain of my body imploding) also had about twenty minutes before i went into a full on diabetic coma of which i was not coming out of and was told later had a better chance of winning the lottery than surviving, so thats why i celebrate
I would like to say my body was a temple and it was indded a temple for sweets minerals fried food fast food and cider,i was 21.5 stone and lost 9 stone in six months by changing eating habits and walking.I have since put back on two stone but that was my choice as at 6'4'' i looked gaunt and i am now happier in myself,i walk about twenty miles a week and also play golf,so that's my story the only real long term damage to me has been nerve damage i suffer badly in the cold with numbness in hands and feet and unfortunately developed erectile dysfunction which was tough as i was 40 at time of diagnosis but a little pill called cialis more than takes care of that. 0 -
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:eek: WOW. I am in awe. All i had to do was fail a medical for my first job and i thought that was bad:oI put my symptoms down to flu,i was feeling very drained and run down for about a week, even on the saturday (in hospital half six christmas eve monday morning) i went to liverpool for the day over early morning back late at night and i drove up and down to dublin airport from waterford with five others in the car,one of my best mates was really concerned telling me to see a doctor when we got home i told him i was ok,even missed two of the goals in the game from having to go to the toilet.i knew something wasn't right even remembered my tongue swelling up at one stage and being unable to talk,have to say the staff in Waterford Regional were fantastic especially in ICU,basically what happened to me was my whole system was messed up readings that should be low were through the roof hence the 96.4 blood sugars and what should have been high were through the floor basically my whole system imploded and put tremendous strain on my heart especially, culminating in two heart attacks which i died from (heart is fine never any problems with it just the strain of my body imploding) also had about twenty minutes before i went into a full on diabetic coma of which i was not coming out of and was told later had a better chance of winning the lottery than surviving, so thats why i celebrate I would like to say my body was a temple and it was indded a temple for sweets minerals fried food fast food and cider,i was 21.5 stone and lost 9 stone in six months by changing eating habits and walking.I have since put back on two stone but that was my choice as at 6'4'' i looked gaunt and i am now happier in myself,i walk about twenty miles a week and also play golf,so that's my story the only real long term damage to me has been nerve damage i suffer badly in the cold with numbness in hands and feet and unfortunately developed erectile dysfunction which was tough as i was 40 at time of diagnosis but a little pill called cialis more than takes care of that.0 -
Hiya folks,
Just back from my endo and I'm a bit confused he reckons that my hba1c at 7.2(Type 2) is excellent(Which to me....It isn't).
Also he was praising how I've gotten it back in control since last year, more of a motivation session than a check up
lol
But here's the thing, I know it can be a lot better(Indeed it has been) and I feel being praised for not yet even getting back to my previous level of control is a bit hollow
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As a bit of background it is down from 11 in March 2011 but that was after a lay up due to a broken foot and in the meantime due that injury and an ongoing bout of unemployment my activity levels are much lower than they were and indeed should be.
Personally I'd like to get back to @6.5 which is where I was prior to the injury and ''retiring'' from rugby.
However, when I was discussing how to achieve this with my Endo while he was supportive of my intentions seemed more worried about switching my meds to Victoza at my next review?
Now I only started on Janumet last August and am fairly happy with the regime so far and to be told 6 months in that the meds may be changed again has left me a little disconcerted to say the least.
Its as if the effort regarding diet/activity is being disregarded in favour of the latest and greatest.
Anyways its left me a little bewildered to say the least!0 -
Hiya folks,
Just back from my endo and I'm a bit confused he reckons that my hba1c at 7.2(Type 2) is excellent(Which to me....It isn't).
Also he was praising how I've gotten it back in control since last year, more of a motivation session than a check up lol
But here's the thing, I know it can be a lot better(Indeed it has been) and I feel being praised for not yet even getting back to my previous level of control is a bit hollow.
As a bit of background it is down from 11 in March 2011 but that was after a lay up due to a broken foot and in the meantime due that injury and an ongoing bout of unemployment my activity levels are much lower than they were and indeed should be.
Personally I'd like to get back to @6.5 which is where I was prior to the injury and ''retiring'' from rugby.
However, when I was discussing how to achieve this with my Endo while he was supportive of my intentions seemed more worried about switching my meds to Victoza at my next review?
Now I only started on Janumet last August and am fairly happy with the regime so far and to be told 6 months in that the meds may be changed again has left me a little disconcerted to say the least.
Its as if the effort regarding diet/activity is being disregarded in favour of the latest and greatest.
Anyways its left me a little bewildered to say the least!
I feel that a lot of medical professionals expect too little of us. Afterall, it's our quality of life they're messing with. I once had an endo tell me that I just needed 6 month motivational checkups because my HbA1c was 6.8%. A year before it had been 6.0% and I could see that it wasn't holding steady that over 2 years it have been increasing bit by bit. But the endo knew better so I left him.
When I told another endo that I weighed my food to carb count she said "I couldn't expect you to do that" but yet she expected my to stuff my face with bananas as snacks while trying to lose weight!
Some endos need to realise that we take our quality of life seriously!0 -
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Hiya folks,
Just back from my endo and I'm a bit confused he reckons that my hba1c at 7.2(Type 2) is excellent(Which to me....It isn't).
Also he was praising how I've gotten it back in control since last year, more of a motivation session than a check up lol
But here's the thing, I know it can be a lot better(Indeed it has been) and I feel being praised for not yet even getting back to my previous level of control is a bit hollow.
As a bit of background it is down from 11 in March 2011 but that was after a lay up due to a broken foot and in the meantime due that injury and an ongoing bout of unemployment my activity levels are much lower than they were and indeed should be.
Personally I'd like to get back to @6.5 which is where I was prior to the injury and ''retiring'' from rugby.
However, when I was discussing how to achieve this with my Endo while he was supportive of my intentions seemed more worried about switching my meds to Victoza at my next review?
Now I only started on Janumet last August and am fairly happy with the regime so far and to be told 6 months in that the meds may be changed again has left me a little disconcerted to say the least.
Its as if the effort regarding diet/activity is being disregarded in favour of the latest and greatest.
Anyways its left me a little bewildered to say the least!
you have to remember - you're looking at your results from your own point of view, whereas your endo is looking at them compared to all of his other patients. He's got a much wider sample than you - so while your results are not the best that you ever got, they are probably a lot better than most of his other patients.0 -
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you have to remember - you're looking at your results from your own point of view, whereas your endo is looking at them compared to all of his other patients. He's got a much wider sample than you - so while your results are not the best that you ever got, they are probably a lot better than most of his other patients.
That right there is a major part of my issue with the attitude of my Endo.
I see my Endo privately every 6 months and its not a cheap visit
I honestly feel that the least I can expect for parting with my cash is some personalised attention.
The fact that compared to broader range of his patients I am outperforming perhaps a majority of them regarding my own control doesn't matter a jot to me really.
While it may be statistacally relevant in a broader study of how his patients are performing,on a personal doctor/patient level it is just plain frustrating!
I want to be supported in my efforts for achieving my targets....
Not to be graded on a curve vis a vis the rest of his patient and plamaused as to my progress when in truth there was/is none as the previous spike was due to prolonged injury anyway.
I know I'm a bit ranty here and a lot of the issue is due to workload and time constraints.
But my Endo always takes the time to review my history, check my logs, question me and have a chat during each review.
In fairness he never rushes and always takes time over his patients but to do that, to go the effort of building a relationship and then giving generic one size fits all treatment solutions just seems a waste of his time and my money.0 -
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Hi,
I was diagnosed with type 2 about one month ago. I had already changed my eating habits since the turn of the year, but the diagnosis has spurred me on again. Since Christmas I have lot about 2 stone, from 20.5/21 back to 18.5st.
My blood sugar level at diagnosis was 21. With medication and watching what and when I eat, I am below 6 at times and usually not more than 9, some spikes now and again. I have cut out nearly all dairy, although I am starting to drink coffee made with milk in the evening, as I dont usually eat anything after 7pm, eating mostly rice, vegtables and fruit, potatoes now and again, red and white meat mixed into curried brown rice. Also eat breakfast in morning, usually porrige, sometimes muesli or wheatabix or a banana, curried rice or homemade veg soup in work at 10am and 1pm, dinner at 6pm.
My question is, my bloods vary by about 4 points sometimes during the day, which bugs me, as sometimes I cannot see why they have raised. Also my GP told me to contact the diabetic clinic in our local regional hospital, when I rang them, they said there was a two year waiting list, what the hell is that about. So I find myself, trying to figure out how to beat or at least control my diabetes, without any help from my GP (he told me to read websites and refered me to a clinic that was taking any new patients for 2 years) or the diabetic clinic, has anyone any ideas how I can get proper advice?
One positive note, I got my eyes tested as I was having issue reading books for the last couple of months, specsavers said my eyes were ok, but that i needed reading glasses, which i got and it helped me a lot as I work with computers everyday, But in the last week or so, I have noticed what I think is an improvement in my eyesight, and I dont use the glasses as much or feel the need to use them as much anymore Could this be down to an improvement in my blood sugars? 0 -
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Royal Legend wrote: »Hi,
I was diagnosed with type 2 about one month ago. I had already changed my eating habits since the turn of the year, but the diagnosis has spurred me on again. Since Christmas I have lot about 2 stone, from 20.5/21 back to 18.5st.
My blood sugar level at diagnosis was 21. With medication and watching what and when I eat, I am below 6 at times and usually not more than 9, some spikes now and again. I have cut out nearly all dairy, although I am starting to drink coffee made with milk in the evening, as I dont usually eat anything after 7pm, eating mostly rice, vegtables and fruit, potatoes now and again, red and white meat mixed into curried brown rice. Also eat breakfast in morning, usually porrige, sometimes muesli or wheatabix or a banana, curried rice or homemade veg soup in work at 10am and 1pm, dinner at 6pm.
My question is, my bloods vary by about 4 points sometimes during the day, which bugs me, as sometimes I cannot see why they have raised. Also my GP told me to contact the diabetic clinic in our local regional hospital, when I rang them, they said there was a two year waiting list, what the hell is that about. So I find myself, trying to figure out how to beat or at least control my diabetes, without any help from my GP (he told me to read websites and refered me to a clinic that was taking any new patients for 2 years) or the diabetic clinic, has anyone any ideas how I can get proper advice?
One positive note, I got my eyes tested as I was having issue reading books for the last couple of months, specsavers said my eyes were ok, but that i needed reading glasses, which i got and it helped me a lot as I work with computers everyday, But in the last week or so, I have noticed what I think is an improvement in my eyesight, and I dont use the glasses as much or feel the need to use them as much anymore Could this be down to an improvement in my blood sugars?
I was diagnosed back in 99 in Sydney and for years had my type 2 so under control that I was considered 'cured'. However after a serious operation 3 years ago followed by an (stupid on my part) incident that had me back in the hospital a week later it appears my diabetes came back with a wallop. But, as I was deemed 'cured' I no longer had a glucose monitor or way of checking it.
Long story short, this time last year my GP ran checks and my blood sugars were averaging 21. He applied then to get me into a Diabetes clinic - we are still waiting.
After much experimentation with meds we have it under control now (9 would be a very high score for me) - I am on a combination of diamicron and victoza. Originally it was 4 diamicron in the morning and 0.6 ml of victoza in the evening but I did notice the diamicron had a very negative impact on my eyesight. It does state in the leaflet that it can affect your eyes in the short-term but for 8 months for at least 2 hours everyday after taking it it was like I was wearing Mr Magoo's glasses. It was horrible and scary. Normally I don't wear glasses at all, even for reading, and in eye tests everything was ok.
About 2 months ago I insisted on reducing the diamicron as it was making life very difficult - since he reduced the diamicron to 2 and increased the victoza to 1.2 ml I still have some eye issues in the morning but nothing like before.
It could be the meds affecting your eyes.
As for the Diabetes Clinic....don't hold your breath I'm afraid. A year in and the only medical care I have received is from my GP - no sign of me seeing an endo or attending a clinic in the near future.0 -
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