| Another new T-2...(long 1st post)
Hi, My name is Chollyred and I'm a new Type II diabetic.
Man, that is awfully hard to say. It seems like it's taboo or a sign of weakness to admit. I'm glad I stumbled across this forum. I've been lurking here for a few weeks and have learned a lot from you folks.
After being described as pre-diabetic for several years, my sedentary lifestyle finally pushed me over the line. As I also have gout and high blood pressure, I had a full blood workup a few weeks ago. The results came back that my overall cholesterol was good, but my triglycerides had shot up over 100 points in six months. I don't remember the exact A1C number, but I believe it was just over 7.0. My doc said it had finally caught up with me, handed me a prescription for Metformin (500mg) and Gemfibrozil (600mg) twice a day. Then handed me a glucose testing kit and told me to test twice a day, 1 fasting and 1 two hours after a meal.
When I first started testing, I was seeing good fasting levels (90-110), but widely varying post-meal levels (120 - 154).
Then I joined a gym and started working out like I was 18 again (I'm 50). Not only have my post-meal readings stabilized, but I've lost 20 pounds and 3 inches. Now the highest post-meal reading I've had in the past month was 120, after eating a bunch of pizza. Even the next morning was back in the 90s.
You guys have been extremely informative and supportive of the newbies that have signed up. I signed on to say thanks!
I do have one quick question though (maybe not so quick). This past Saturday, I had a low sugar reaction. While driving home after a short trip, I started feeling very flushed, shaky, and spacey. Really scared the heck out of me. As soon as I walked in the door, I took a reading and got 78. From everything I'd read, 70-140 was considered a normal range. If I felt that bad at 78, I can't imagine what would happen if I got any lower than that! I ate a peanut butter sandwich and drank a glass of milk and felt better after an hour or so.
Is it normal for Type IIs to have low sugar reactions? I could see it if I were on insulin, but so far I'm only on the Metformin.
Do different people have different ranges that would be considered normal for them? If so, how do you determine an acceptable range?
Thanks,
Chollyred  | 
