Monika
06-13-2006, 09:35 AM
Hello… My name is Monika. I was diagnosed on April 11th with T2 diabetes. I have a family history of both thyroid disease and diabetes so it shouldn’t have been a big surprise but it was.
I had never been overweight until five years ago, that and other issues lead me to a doctor where I found out that my thyroid had stopped functioning; my doctor prescribed a thyroid replacement medicine and thought he was done. I just didn’t really feel any better…. and I told him that…. a lot…for three years…. until I couldn’t take it anymore. He referred me to a physiatrist, because surely the fact that I was still complaining of symptoms must mean I was crazy. That’s when I fired him and found a new doctor. My new doctor upped my thyroid medicine (he was upset that my TSH level was so high) and found that I have diabetes. By the time I was diagnosed with diabetes I was 60 pounds overweight ….I have since lost 23 pounds.
Until last week I was able to keep my BG level between 80 and 110 and under 140 after meals…lately however I’ve been struggling to keep from peaking in the 200’s even though I haven’t changed what I eat. I’m on 850mg of Metformin twice a day and my first A1c test since my diagnoses is scheduled for the middle of July and since my new doctor is a little intrigued by the fact that I have really low blood pressure and really low cholesterol he’s going to do a few more tests “to really see what’s going on” with me….whatever that means. In the mean time I’m just doing my best to learn what I can and get control of this.
Happy...errr?....glad....ahh?....to be here (heck you know what I mean)
Monika
I had never been overweight until five years ago, that and other issues lead me to a doctor where I found out that my thyroid had stopped functioning; my doctor prescribed a thyroid replacement medicine and thought he was done. I just didn’t really feel any better…. and I told him that…. a lot…for three years…. until I couldn’t take it anymore. He referred me to a physiatrist, because surely the fact that I was still complaining of symptoms must mean I was crazy. That’s when I fired him and found a new doctor. My new doctor upped my thyroid medicine (he was upset that my TSH level was so high) and found that I have diabetes. By the time I was diagnosed with diabetes I was 60 pounds overweight ….I have since lost 23 pounds.
Until last week I was able to keep my BG level between 80 and 110 and under 140 after meals…lately however I’ve been struggling to keep from peaking in the 200’s even though I haven’t changed what I eat. I’m on 850mg of Metformin twice a day and my first A1c test since my diagnoses is scheduled for the middle of July and since my new doctor is a little intrigued by the fact that I have really low blood pressure and really low cholesterol he’s going to do a few more tests “to really see what’s going on” with me….whatever that means. In the mean time I’m just doing my best to learn what I can and get control of this.
Happy...errr?....glad....ahh?....to be here (heck you know what I mean)
Monika