Hi everyone! I'm Lisa, and I'm from MT, but live in TN. I was just diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes a few weeks ago. I found out that I was diabetic after a routine visit to my OBGYN for my annual checkup. The doctor found excess iron in my urin, so she had blood drawn to see what my BS was. When they put the strip into their meter, it wouldn't register what my BS was. The nurse then took it and put it in another machine, but it too failed to read. After that the doctor came out, and told me that she was very worried about me because their meters wouldn't read above 300. She knew it was either 300 or higher, and instructed me to go to the ER, which I thought was just crazy. I also thought that would be terribly expensive, and I felt just fine. When my husband got home, we went to Walgreens and bought a meter. My BS was 567. At that point, I knew I had a problem. Long story short, I went to the ER, and their reading was 330. I was then admitted to the hospital where I stayed for two days.
I got some information from a diatician in the hospital, but I know I need to get more educated. I'm currently taking Jamelet 1000mg 1 morning only and Amaryl 4mg morning only. My sugar is dipping too low though. At lunch it hits around mid 60's. Anyways, I guess a phone call to the doctor's office is in order. I was told during my follow up visit that I need to lose some weight- around 25 pounds. I'm watching what I'm eating, and walking every night for about 45 minutes.
