Forgot to say that when I had my sugar test, I HAD eaten lunch. I ate lunch at around 12:00, and had the blood test at about 2:30. Okay, so lately I’ve been having a lot of problems including fatigue, dizziness, and a general lack of energy. I also have these weird episodes where I [...]
I have family history of diabetes, and I want buy a monitor and check blood sugars. What are the determining factors when using the monitor? How do I do it? Speak to my doctor? Yea right! I’m one of the many with no healthcare. Amazon.com Widgets
Long story, so bear with me. I am 13 weeks pregnant and was discussing OGTT with my obstetrician yesterday. I can’t have a traditional OGTT done because I have periodic paralysis- the glucose may cause a serious paralytic attack. So instead my doctor decided to give me a blood glucose meter and monitor me over [...]
Long story, so bear with me. Tried this in the diabetes section, but no answers. I am 13 weeks pregnant and was discussing OGTT with my obstetrician yesterday. I can’t have a traditional OGTT done because I have periodic paralysis- the glucose may cause a serious paralytic attack. So instead my doctor decided to give [...]
On the 30th of October I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes,and I was told because I am still young(I am 21) I can prevent it,I used to weigh 269 pounds, then that went down to 266 and then it went down to 260 pounds and then it went down to as of now I [...]
No history of diabetes on either side of my family, but several times a year just for the heck of it, I used my mother-in-law’s testing strips and test myself, as does my husband. Usually my fasting is in the 80s, consistently, and has been for many years, until now. Should I be looking at [...]
My family has a history of diabetes so I test my blood glucose often. Everything has been normal. I can no longer afford the test strips so I started using my late father’s old ones. His monitor too as his strips don’t fit mine. The strips are expired. I’m starting to get readings in the [...]