Guest guest Posted April 14, 2008 Report Share Posted April 14, 2008 This is such an interesting thread. I have been diagnosed as Type II - my doctor maintains there is no such thing as pre-diabeties - you either have Type II or Type I which is the insolin dependant one. I had one fasting blood test above 100 - it was 108 and he started me on a low dose of Metformin 2x a day. I've never had another one above 100 since being on the medication. I do have neuropathy in both legs and feet and I think I have it in my hands also. It showed up about 8 months BEFORE my blood tested over 100. I've also read where you have diabetes 7.5 years before it shows up in your blood. With my weight I was doomed from the start I guess It makes me sad to think I did this to myself. I am not following a low carb diet (no more than 45 per meal 3x a day and not more than 15 per snack for up to 3x a day) and I have to say I feel much better for it. I thought it would be hard but it's not. I also do not have to test. I have a dreaded fear of needles! hugs in Phx magicaldream411 magicaldream411@...> wrote: Hinky- All I truly know about it..is that the metfornim is supposed to help your body break down the sugars that don't get broken down as they should be. My mother takes metfornim(sp)..too, and she is on 2000 mg a day. Her doctor says she is true diabetic. But, of course he is going on what her fasting blood sugar shows. I have asked her to request that he give her the glucose test, just to see if she breaks it down slowly, or not at all. Funny thing about me is..I can take my blood sugar here at home, and it is usually lower than it should be, sometimes in the 40's. Then I don't even take my med for it. Same if it is in the normal levels. Do you check your blood sugar? > > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > I was recently diagnosed with metabolic syndrome (syndrome X) > and > > > while reading up on it I found that studies are suggesting that > it > > > causes depression, alzheimer's, fibromyalgia and other problems. > Does > > > anyone else on the list have metabolic syndrome? Just curious. > > > > > > > > Gail C > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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