Ok what next?

[Mark1968]

Hello all and Thank you for welcoming me to your family, I have sincerely appreciated all the support up to this point of my earliest diagnosis.

Ok my bs is dropping steadily and I am getting some real good education thus far on how to maintain my bs.

Where do I go from here? What other future doctor visits or procedures are expected for me? What time lines should I be aware of? I know my doctor will advise me of these issues but I would also like to hear from you a fellow member of the diabetic family.

I currently do NOT feel any of the sypmtoms I had felt when my bs was out of control I am curious to know if something is gonna just creep up on me one day and knock me in the dirt all over again.

Thank you again.
Mark

[KLD]

Hi Mark,

I have a book you might be interested in getting and reading if you're a type 2. It's called The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes, An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed. The author is Gretchen Becker.

She neither approves nor disapproves of a low carb diet, which is important to me in the management of my diabetes, so I don't follow her recommendations completely, but there's a lot of good information there to get you off to a good start.

If you can't find the book in your library or bookstore, I ordered mine from the Amazon website.

Karen

[Mark1968]

Thanks Karen ;) I will look for it now on Amazon.com

Mark

[Belinda]

Mark your off to a good start. My "annual" procedures consist of
1. 2 visits to the opthamologist
2. the yearly pee in the jug for 24 hours and return it to the Dr. (this is a kidney urinalysis test to make sure all is going well with the kidneys)
3. I get vials of blood drawn each time I go so there are those test that I know nothing about until the results come in
4. Occasionally (more than I want toobut not annually) I have to write down everything I eat and keep a diary for 1-2 weeks.

If you have question make sure you ask your Dr. or if you feel you want something checked out ask too. My doc know that I keep up with the time for the kidney test because I always ask for my "jug" in Dec. knowing it is due each March!!!
Good Luck! with the bg levels

[Lorna]

I would add to that having them prod about at your feet every so often to check the circulation is OK. That test is not painful or anything though.

[KLD]

Originally posted by Belinda
I get vials of blood drawn each time I go so there are those test that I know nothing about until the results come in I just recently found out, after many years of having lab tests and never knowing anything but what my rather uncommunicative doctor chose to tell me, that I could sign a form at the lab and they will mail a copy of my results to me. I don't know whether that applies where you live, but you could ask.

Karen

[Belinda]

Thanks but I always get a lab report and a note from the doctor in about 10 days. He has always done this and when he has questions about something he calls home or work. My doc. is very informative and does lots of communication which I like.

[rzrbks]

Mark1968,

Just be sure to talk A Lot with your Dr. ----------That's the main way to make sure you understand everything that is going on and you also make sure that he/she knows that you know.

Another thing might be to write down any questions you have or think of between visits so that you remember to have them on hand when you next visit your Dr.


Oh, yeah, be sure to talk to your CDE and Clinicians as much as possible too. The CDE and Clinicians have been my greatest source of help and answers.