Re: Questions about high blood sugar/kidney levels possible relation to the diet

[Guest guest]

Me too. I'm glad you're o.k.--

 

An odd but very happy thing: this morning my doctor's nurse called and said, yes, you do need to have the glucose intolerance test (I had wondered, since my first blood test showed a normal glucose level) but I DON'T have to see a nephrologist because I apparently don't have a kidney problem after all -- that, after I was told yesterday I do have " severe " kidney dysfunction (according to the first blood test). The second tests showed normal kidney function levels. I am, of course, elated. I'm beginning to wonder about Quest Diagnostics, however....  

Thanks goodness! I can't imagine how big of a relief that must have been. I was praying for you =)

Peace =)Alyssa 16 yo UC April 2008, dx Sept 2008SCD June 2009 (restarted)

Azathioprine 50 mg 1x per dayPrednisone 35 mg 1x per day

[Guest guest]

At 08:46 AM 3/30/2010, you wrote:

Thanks much, Marilyn. Though I

live only about 10 minutes from the lab, I will bring some food

for the end of the test; hadn't thought to do that (I do tend to get

shaky anyway, as I said, when I haven't eaten in a couple of hours). And

I will be prepared re: what the glucose might do to me (I had already

read that some people simply throw up from it, or get sweaty, shaky, etc.

Oh joy! :-)

Yes, so very entertaining. I've had one of these once.

An odd but very happy thing:

this morning my doctor's nurse called and said, yes, you do need to have

the glucose intolerance test (I had wondered, since my first blood test

showed a normal glucose level) but I DON'T have to see a nephrologist

because I apparently don't have a kidney problem after all -- that, after

I was told yesterday I do have " severe " kidney dysfunction

(according to the first blood test). The second tests showed normal

kidney function levels. I am, of course, elated. I'm beginning to wonder

about Quest Diagnostics, however..

I've been wondering about them for awhile. I have a co-pay for lab work

which is never paid at the time the labs are done. AND they never send me

a bill. Just about four months down the line, I get a threatening notice

DEMANDING payment because I have IGNORED their other notices. Of course,

that's accounting, and not the technicians.

I hope all goes well for you, and that they find no further anomalies.

—

Marilyn

New

Orleans, Louisiana, USA

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