Hi Rosey, Caroline and Marlene....1st Rosey, I think your sugars are great! I don't think hitting 145 is going to cause those "long term" complications that everyone loves to talk about. Plenty of non diabetics hit 180-190 after a meal (carb loaded) and come right back down (although I don't know if that's a separate issue or going high like that and falling back down creating insulin resistance) I'm jealous quite frankly. What was your last A1C? I go in a couple of weeks for my 3 month check up so I'll see how much I've fallen from the 9 I was in April. As far as the fastings...not sure if all of you know about the "dawn" phenonmem? It's where you liver starts shooting out sugar right about dawn to help you wake up and prepare for the day. That can cause you to wake up with higher fasting #'s (the only comparison would be to check you sugar at say 3 am or something and then again when you get up) That's why all the info I've had says you should have a little carb/protein snack before bed to keep you from going to low (I would not know of such a thing!) and help with the liver kicking out sugar in the am. As far as shaky, I was like the others, I'd shake at a 100, then got used to going to the 90's. I can wake up in the am around 88 and not be shaky. I've read some other posts that talk about that maybe now that you've been diagnosed and are in better control, it's sign that you probably haven't been that low in awhile (or possibly a long time if undiagnosed for too long). I can get shaky again when too high. It all varies. Here's to a good successful, unfocusing on food weekend for all!

Hi everyone:

Well, my last A1C was 7 and I can tell you that I certainly did not do like I should have during that time. Some of that time I had even been without my medicine due to a financial setback when my husband lost his job. But I am really trying to watch what I eat right now, moreso than before. I really want to beat this stuff. I have to much to live a good, active life for and reading the posts on here really help out a lot.

Hey ladies..my A1c was 6.5 in feb..my doctor was pleased with that but not with my colesteral..thats when she put me on zocor and i put me on a fat free diet..so i eata fat free-lo carb-no sugar diet..boring boring boring..thats why i am having a tuff time sticking with it..i had lost 30 #s last year and kept it off and after the nofat diet lost another 21#s but have stayed the same for the last 3 weeks becuz i have been not as dilegent in watching what i eat..have not gained tho..so thats a good thing..from what i am picking up from all of you it seems that i am doing ok so i am going to quit stressing about it..even tho i am not loosing i feel relly good..and if i apply myself it will come off..it is great to talkto you as no one but a diebetic truly understands about this disease and i thank all of you..am going to a family bq and bday party today ..there are 4 generations of us and alwayshave fun and lots of food ( iwill try and be good girl) hope you have agreat weekend..talk soon.. rosey

Hi Everyone:

I have not posted here in a verrrrry long time! I was diagnosed just over one year ago with Type II diabetes and due to the fact that my husband is an insulin-dependent diabetic, decided to do something to control it.

I am taking Metformin twice a day (1/2 a pill morning and night) and dropped 40 pounds within 5 months. I have put about half of that back on and thought I could manage this on my own by dropping to only 1/2 pill once a day.

This past week I have had horrific headaches and have started to take both doses of the medicine. I will be rejoining WW in September, but wondered if anyone can offer any suggestions in the meantime.

My sugars were doing terrific at 5.1 or slightly higher, but this past few days they have been up in the high 7's and 8's. I am not sure how to convert to the readings that most of the posts here are using.

Any and all ideas will be greatly appreciated.

I take 2000 of the glucophage XR a day. I didn't have good luck with Metaformin (generic for regular glucophage) and it's funny you mention it. Jennifer over on the PCOS thread was mentioning she had just started it and was having headaches too. Iwould give it a couple of weeks back on your full dose to see if the headaches stop. I hear you. I lost 25 and not a pd more and am working with my WW to try and get more off. We are here to talk. My mom had type I so I know what you are going through.

Hi Pamela:

Thank you for the response and for the information regarding PCOS. I think that is what I truly suffer from and not diabetes. It seems that my periods have become regular since beginning the Metformin when they never were before that. I am working through the dosage issue and will hopefully resolve the headache problem by next week.

Poohbear

Hi Ladies……

I have been posting with the Thin Group for a couple of years now and just looked around and found you ladies….

I was diagnosed with Diabetes Type II in April of 2000. I am still in denial…. Admitting it for the first time after reading your posts… didn’t know your liver produces sugar in the a.m. to help wake you up but always wondered why sometimes my numbers were higher when I woke up than it was when I went to bed, it didn’t make sense to me…. I’ve been reading books but have found them boring sometimes with the numbers and meals…. (denial?) Diabetes runs rapid in my family on both sides… and I’ve watched 3 friends die young with Diabetes Type I. Denial? You would think that I would wake up.

I am 46 years old, single, I am a legal secretary for a large firm, have been there 27 years. I have been over weight all of my life, have fought the ups and downs…. I reached 379 pounds about 4 years ago and have dropped between 85 – 90 pounds since then…. I have really just leveled off recently and then started to gain… I gained 13 pounds recently and have lost 5 of that….. back and forth it seems. The medication that I am on is 850 mg Metformin HCL twice a day and Glyburide 5 mg twice a day. My numbers lay right around 175 and shoots up…. I was down in the 105 to 120 area for a short while when the Glyburide was added…. Before the second medication was added I was so sick for that first year. I was taking the medication wrong, on an empty stomach. I was a mess. I was dehydrating and was so sick. My A1C is 9…… and I am not eating properly at all….. That’s where the problem lies I know. I still am drinking a regular soda once a day. I hate the taste of diet soda. I will have chocolate or M & M’s when the urge strikes me…. I had two pieces of cake last week… on different days…. They were not small pieces either…. I go to the doctor every 3 months…. And she warned me that if my numbers were down when the blood work was done she would still know, if I was “cheating” because of the A1C number would show it…. Think I would heed the warning? I was on WW for awhile as we had the class at work, which was so much easier than getting in your car and driving to a meeting…. God forbid I should have to actually go somewhere after work in the evening…. I have a lifetime membership with Fitness U.S.A. and I love to swim… exercising bothers my knees to much… but I love to swim, do you think I’ve used it in the last 6 months? No… not me…. I am sorry, I am pouring my heart out and feel I am confessing some terrible crime…. I just know that “I am out of control” and need some discipline in my life. Maybe now that I have actually admitted to being out of control and eating wrong a/k/a denial…. I can actually help myself. Thanks for listening.

Carolyn

carolyn, please get control now it is very important as diabetes is not a disease to play around with ur eyes will suffer, ur blood pressure will rise, not to mention stroke or a heart attack i don't mean to sound cruel but i know u are a smart woman and don't want to die.....i have a 12yr old son and i will be 54 this october and i am just getting it so learn quicker than me i have broken blood vessels behind my left eye that keep getting worse, high blood pressure, ulcerated colitis and have anixety so i know some of the troubles and fears u r feeling....the reason why ur numbers are high in the am cause at night time while we sleep sometimes our sugar drops and the body has to protect it and shoots out sugar in our bodies so therefore the higher readings in the am cause we haven't worked it all out of our systems yet...if u eat a snack before bed like a half of a sandwich, a bowl of cereal, graham crackers things on that nature u will find ur numbers lower in the am plus take ur meds as prescribed u didn't mention if u were on insulin too i am and it is no fun sticking a needle in my stomach or leg day and night so please watch what u eat now
i have found loads of sweet recipes u can eat without ur sugar levels skyrocketing and it is not only the sweets that make it rise carbs do it too have u been to a diabetes class? i suggest u ask ur doctor to send u to one it is very eye opening. please if u need me at alll email me ok
take care of urself first

Thanks Marlene for answering my plea.... I know it is dangerous... and I know what I eat is dangerous. I am not on insulin shots, and pray to God that I never am. But eating the way I am lately, will be. I know this... I take my meds all the time, and I do have high blood pressure.... it was 147/87 before medication. With the meds it is down considerably. Of course the cholestrol is up too.... am now taking Lipitor for that.... just started taking this med. And I am on a water pill. UGH...... so many meds.... I am going to have to get out of denial and face up to whats really going on in my body...... and take care of what I am eating.... I have thought about a dibetic class but have not done this.... I will ask the doctor about ASAP. Thanks so much.

Carolyn

oh carolyn please do ask ur doctor they are very enlighting
remember i am in the same boat as u and so are others don't feel like ur alone and i am here like i said for u anytime u want to vent or talk.........be good to urself

Marlene....

I will let you know how it goes.... I will be calling for my test results by Thursday.... but I don't see the doctor until Sept. 23rd... I will be on vacation Friday of this week until Labor Day.... will keep you posted..... thanks so much.

Carolyn

Hi Ladies,

Have not been posting lately - had so much going on in my life. Children who have marital problems and problems at work. My sugar is still runnig around 138 most days - this is actually very good for me as I have been known to spike up in the 400s. I have not been as compliant as I could have been with my eating.

Carolyn, I know what you mean about the weight and all. And as Marlene has told you - the changes this disease can bring about in your life are very real. I have a lot of vision problems. I go back to my doctor on the 3rd of September and I know that I will have gained weight again. I actually lost about 20 pounds while on vacation, but now I feel like I have gained it all back. I really have problems with swelling a lot. When I started on the lasix I actually lost 20 pounds (water weight???)

I find that the posts on this board are really helpful to me - I don't always post to much myself, but I really do find all the things posted and said help me out day to day to stay focused and trying to do better. It is an everyday battle for me - I have a lot of people rooting for me to win this everyday battle too. My family is very supportive - and my grandchildren call me everyday if they do not see me to tell me how much they love me and how proud they are of me . This is really a great motivator. Sometimes though I just let it get away from me. I hope to hear from you and the others on the board soon and please any of you feel free to email at anytime with suggestions, or whatever it may be that comes up. I need all the help I can get that is for sure.

NannieMidder (Carolyn)

email address: [email protected]

hey nanniemiddler, we are all here for u so keep up doing the good things for ur body and everything will fall in place i can guarantee it i added u to my hotmail list so write me or if ur online when i am we can chat ok
i care about u too

Hi Marlene:

It was so nice to get to work and check in and see that you had answered my post - thanks so much - I have added you to my buddy list also. Thanks - I need all the help I can get I promise you! There are mornings (and evenings too, to tell the truth) when I feel like it is just so hard to keep on the doing the right things. But thank God all it takes to put me back on track is looking at my photos of my grandkids. They are what keep me going. I look forward to chatting when we are both on line together.

NannieMidder (Carolyn)

me too carolyn anytime i am a click away
be good to urself and good things will come
remember that
when i get a notion to eat i come online and i try to remember that 10min rule if i can wait 10min usually the feeling passes
later my friend