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Reply With QuoteWelcome BDK. I'm confident your latest A1C will be very respectable having lost 15 pounds & good bg control.
Well done. I bet your feeling heaps better too
This is a discussion on Newbie in Chicago within the Introductions and Announcements forums, part of the Introductions category; Was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic in October '09 after complaining of frequent urination/dry mouth over a 2 week ...
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Was diagnosed as a type 2 diabetic in October '09 after complaining of frequent urination/dry mouth over a 2 week period after a cortisone shot. My blood sugar was 680 and I think my A1c was like 10(will check with the doc tommorow).
I spent a weekend in the hospital being treated and was sent home with Glypizide and Metformin. After two days I was back in the er dehydrated and nauseated. The Metformin was scaled back from 1000 to 500mg's a day. After a few days I was back in the er as I was suffering yet more side effects from Metformin and the decision was made by the doc's to take me off of it as my Blood Sugar numbers were pretty normal. I go back to the doc tommorow for my 1st A1c check in 3 months. My blood sugar numbers average about 100 since I learned to use the glucometer. I've lost about 15 pounds so far and I have awhole lot to go, lol!
Found this forum as I have been fiending for a hot dog.
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I am a: Type 2
Welcome BDK. I'm confident your latest A1C will be very respectable having lost 15 pounds & good bg control.
Well done. I bet your feeling heaps better too
Lee
Dx Dec 07 Type2
Control...nutrition & exercise
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I am feeling better and motivated. I would not wish this on anyone.Originally Posted by adiantum
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I am a: Type 2
I'm sorry you had such a bad time on metformin, just as well you were taken off it before the really nasty side effects set in.
I hope you too can control it with nutrition & exercise.
I was dx 2yrs ago & maintained pretty good control so far although I'm slack & dont exercise as such...but do more work around the house..painting, gardening etc
Lee
Dx Dec 07 Type2
Control...nutrition & exercise
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I am eagerly awaiting my visit tommorow. I've been pretty decent about diet and excercise so we'll see if the A1c has dropped.
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I am a: Type 1
Hi Big Daddy and Welcome to the club that no one wants to be in.
~Cin~
Mom always says I'm special. Hmmm........wonder what she means by that?? LOL.
My diabetes is not brittle. It's problematic.
Pumping with a Revel 523. Care to guess what color??
The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or touched,they must be felt with the heart.
~Helen Keller~
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I am a: Type 1
Whats Up Big Daddy!
How was that Hot dog? I m sure they have good ones in Chi-Town?Hang in there!
Natalie
Type 1 Diabetic since 2000
Pumper since 2003
11/09 A1C - 6.3
GO CHARGERS!!!!!!!!!!
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I am a: Type 1.5
Vienna franks?Whats Up Big Daddy!
How was that Hot dog? I m sure they have good ones in Chi-Town?
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Linda
Jun 8 A1c 5.9
Jul 09 ... C-pep 1.3, GAD-65 > 30
Mar 10 C-pep 2.8 (20 g carb); GAD 3.2
dx 02/09 in DKA
Levemir 6U per day
MetforminXR 1000 mg BID
Simvastatin 80 mg
Ramipril 5 mg
T4 125 mcg
Flax oil plus DHA/EPA
Vitamin D3, 4000 IU
Eating 30 - 45 g carb per day
Interval training on recumbent cycle
... one third of all Australians with type 1 diabetes reported being initially misdiagnosed as having the more common type 2 diabetes.
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Whats Up Big Daddy!
How was that Hot dog? I m sure they have good ones in Chi-Town?
I had two hot dogs plain, vienna of course. Check my BG at the 2.5 hr mark and it was at 104.
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7 Day Average BG is 102
14 Day Average is 101
30 Day is 100
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I am a: Type 2
Welcome to you BDK!
My brother in law in Chicago was dx'd right around then, are you he (you'll know by my first name below)?
Wonderful information here in a supportive environment, these fols have helped me so much.
"There are two ways to live your life. One is as if nothing is a miracle, the other as if everything is".
...Albert Einstein...
Georgia
T2 dx 07/18/09
Metformin 500mg bid
Neurontin 300mg bid
Cyclosprine 200mg bid
Lisinopril 20mg
Celexa 20mg
Warfarin 7.5mg
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I am not him. Just call me Kenny.
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I am a: Type 1
Welcome.
Look on it as a blessing: a wakeup call. Many people don't get the chance to sit back and make positive changes to their lifestyle. Still many others won't make the changes. This forum is by bar your best hope for staying on track. My advice is to take a positive approach to all the things you need to do. It's not punishment; it's doing the things you should have been doing all along. It's the best way to live. It is a blessing!
Looking forward to seeing you around!
From Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, 1594.
Nor arm, nor face, nor any other part
Belonging to a man. O, be some other name!
What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;
Minimed 722 Pump, Novarapid, Ramipril A1C 5.6% Diagnosed Oct 19th, 1975.
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I am a: Type 1
Welcome to the forum & good luck with your doctor's appointment today! Please be sure to let us know how you made out.
Karen
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Good News: My Glypicide was cut from 5mg twice daily to 2.5 mg's twice daily and the weight loss was closer to 20lbs than I posted before. I am still waiting for the doctor's office to get back to me with my A1c score as it turns out it was 8.9 when I was diagnosed. I feel good and motivated to see if I can control my diabetes with diet and excercise.
-kenny
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