Guest guest Posted April 12, 1999 Report Share Posted April 12, 1999 Boy they sure like to put the fear of God in all of the new Diabetics....Lets hear it for support...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 1999 Report Share Posted April 15, 1999 Stormy writes: << Believe me it MOTIVATED me. I wasn't upset about the post. I thought maybe someone had something really terrible happen to them. >> We do enjoy lighthearted fun, but we are living with a disease, the complications of which are between the fourth and the ninth leading cause of death in the U.S. (depending on which authority you cite ... it is assumed that many heart attacks are not attributed to diabetes ... and one-third to one-half of diabetics have not yet been diagnosed). The ADA has issued guidelines to doctors that all adults 45 and older should receive annual testing for fasting blood glucose levels. This should go a long way toward locating the undiagnosed ones. My very good friend Rob has just joined this list. He is getting a glucose tolerance test in a week. He has good medical care, but doctors and patients still aren't taught what to watch for. The thirst and frequent urination signs are just too vague. My sister who used to work for a doctor just said, " I think I read that it is normal for women to pee every two hours, " and I said, " Well yes - if they're poorly controlled diabetics! " And as to thirst, we just think that water suddenly " tastes really good! " With our knowledge, we can help alert others to be tested - to reassure themselves if they are not diabetic, or to undo their complications as soon as possible. Stormy, have you gotten your liver function results yet? Susie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 15, 1999 Report Share Posted April 15, 1999 No I haven't gotten them yet. I wish they would hurry up. I will post as soon as I get them. Thanks for all the info. Stormy Re: Digest Number 112 >From: OtterCritter@... > >Stormy writes: > ><< Believe me it MOTIVATED me. I wasn't upset about the post. I thought >maybe someone had something really terrible happen to them. >> > > We do enjoy lighthearted fun, but we are living with a disease, the >complications of which are between the fourth and the ninth leading cause of >death in the U.S. (depending on which authority you cite ... it is assumed >that many heart attacks are not attributed to diabetes ... and one-third to >one-half of diabetics have not yet been diagnosed). > > The ADA has issued guidelines to doctors that all adults 45 and older >should receive annual testing for fasting blood glucose levels. This should >go a long way toward locating the undiagnosed ones. > > My very good friend Rob has just joined this list. He is getting a >glucose tolerance test in a week. He has good medical care, but doctors and >patients still aren't taught what to watch for. The thirst and frequent >urination signs are just too vague. My sister who used to work for a doctor >just said, " I think I read that it is normal for women to pee every two >hours, " and I said, " Well yes - if they're poorly controlled diabetics! " And >as to thirst, we just think that water suddenly " tastes really good! " With >our knowledge, we can help alert others to be tested - to reassure >themselves if they are not diabetic, or to undo their complications as soon >as possible. > > Stormy, have you gotten your liver function results yet? > >Susie > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >You can now easily share photos and documents with your fellow list members >http://www.ONElist.com >Check out our homepage for details on how to use our new shared files feature! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 16, 1999 Report Share Posted April 16, 1999 > <<< The ADA has issued guidelines to doctors that all adults 45 and older > should receive annual testing for fasting blood glucose levels. This should > go a long way toward locating the undiagnosed ones.>>> Hi Stormy, My doctor checked me about 6 weeks before I was diagnosed and I had a fasting BG of 146 so he wanted to check it again in 3 months... Unfortunately my T-2 was catching up with me faster than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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