GuitarManDave
02-28-2008, 07:00 PM
I saw this article (http://diabetesupdate.blogspot.com/2006/08/high-post-meal-blood-sugars-destroy.html)on Diabetes Update and a lightbulb went off.
One of the characteristics of the two most common forms of Mody is a a normal fasting bg but high post-meal bg spikes. The article points out that this often leads to very late diagnosis due to the fact that most doctors only screen for fasting bg.
This echoes my situation exactly. I have a long history of diabetes in my family going back 4 generations. That plus some other circumstantial evidence point strongly towards Mody. (I'm working on getting the genetic tests but they are expensive and insurance doesn't see the need.)
I was officially diagnosed as diabetic at age 40 however I had some weird health issues starting at age 30 - occasional bouts of atrial fibrillation (cardiac arrhythmia) and unexplained sleep apnea (I'm skinny and tall with a long neck - not exactly typical for sleep apnea).
Both of these conditions are classic symptoms of a damaged vagus nerve which the article points out is particular sensitive to post-meal spikes.
It is obvious to me now that I've been diabetic for many years - perhaps as early as my 20's (I'm now 42). All that time I was untreated and undiagnosed because no doctor knew enough to perform a glucose tolerance test or an A1C.
I'm still just getting used to the idea of having yet another chronic medical problem (diabetes). I can't deny that I feel a good deal of unfocused anger. If I had been properly diagnosed earlier I might have avoided these problems.
I have four young boys. Needless to say I will be demanding A1Cs from their doctors every year so they can avoid my fate. If you have children you might want to do the same.
Dave
One of the characteristics of the two most common forms of Mody is a a normal fasting bg but high post-meal bg spikes. The article points out that this often leads to very late diagnosis due to the fact that most doctors only screen for fasting bg.
This echoes my situation exactly. I have a long history of diabetes in my family going back 4 generations. That plus some other circumstantial evidence point strongly towards Mody. (I'm working on getting the genetic tests but they are expensive and insurance doesn't see the need.)
I was officially diagnosed as diabetic at age 40 however I had some weird health issues starting at age 30 - occasional bouts of atrial fibrillation (cardiac arrhythmia) and unexplained sleep apnea (I'm skinny and tall with a long neck - not exactly typical for sleep apnea).
Both of these conditions are classic symptoms of a damaged vagus nerve which the article points out is particular sensitive to post-meal spikes.
It is obvious to me now that I've been diabetic for many years - perhaps as early as my 20's (I'm now 42). All that time I was untreated and undiagnosed because no doctor knew enough to perform a glucose tolerance test or an A1C.
I'm still just getting used to the idea of having yet another chronic medical problem (diabetes). I can't deny that I feel a good deal of unfocused anger. If I had been properly diagnosed earlier I might have avoided these problems.
I have four young boys. Needless to say I will be demanding A1Cs from their doctors every year so they can avoid my fate. If you have children you might want to do the same.
Dave