Newbie Introduction

[TvBabe]

Hello Everyone :)


I was diagnosed (type 2) on April 1st this year (unfortunately it was NOT an April Fool's joke). My diabetes was probably triggered by my Hemochromatosis (iron overload disease) it's common for HH patients to develop Diabetes within months of developing HH.

Fortuately for me both are well under control now. However it was a bit of a haul, at the beginning all my monitor would say is HI, but now I am down to 6.0 - 6.8's on a regular basis. (108 - 122 for you Americans reading this). My last A1C was 6.2 :)

I'm married to a wonderful man who is very supportive (so supportive he eats my diet if you can believe it) . No kids except of the four legged fur covered variety, Maxmillian,my feline son is 5.

I live in a burb of Vancouver BC Canada called Port Coquitlam.

[BeadieJay]

Hi TvBabe, and Welcome :)

You've done great with your numbers, well done.

Hope you'll post some more - this is a great forum

Sue

[srgw]

Hi from New Jersey the Garden State, and Welcome
to the forum. I my self was diagnosed in
March 2004. Had a blood clot in my arm April 1 [no
april fools either]. Now I am doing well last A1c was 5.8. Have a nice day and visit often as the
info here is very good!!

Steve http://www.diabetesforums.com/images/smilies/smile.gif

[Shalyndria]

Welcome to the Forums!

I've been to Port Coquitlam; it's beautiful, as it is everywhere in BC. :)

Enjoy these wonderful boards and keep up the fantastic work!

Shy

[Jenny]

Welcome! Hope you find this place as supportive and cool as I do

[HeatherP]

Good Morning and Welcome! Glad to hear you're doing well and that you found us. It's a friendly group and I'm sure you'll make some new friends! I'm a cat-mom, too, that's my dear departed Cody in my avatar. I'm currently owned by 3; Jinxy, Gwynn and South.

Nice to meet you,
HeatherP

[TvBabe]

Thank you all for such a warm welcome :) I'm sure I will enjoy it here.

[lgvincent]

I'm sorry this has happened to you. I've never heard of this disorder before but I don't know too much anyway.

[KLD]

Hello TVBabe,

I'm a type 2 from your part of the world - I live in Surrey.

I thought you might be interested in knowing about a talk show interview I heard recently on CKNW Radio with a Canadian doctor, Dr. Chris Willington, who has written a book about hemochromatosis called Ironic Health. She sounded very impressive and knowledgable. I didn't catch where the book is available, but I know she has a website where it can be ordered.

It sounds as if you're doing really well in getting your diabetes under control. Good for you!

Karen

[TvBabe]

Actually Karen if you listened to that interview you might have heard an email I sent in....they read it on air and Dr Willington told me my endo was on the ball :)

I have to have monthly phlebotomies to keep my numbers in check. Increased iron levels in my blood also has a habit of increasing my blood sugars. The only icky part of it is my sugars jump on my phlebotomy days so I have to pamper myself for around 48 hours after each one.

(Phlebotomies are basically a blood donation, much like some of you might go to the Red Cross every so often to donate blood, I go to the hospital once a month and they take me down a pint. The theory is if they drain off a pint, then your body has to reproduce that blood and it dilutes the iron levels in your system)

[KLD]

I do remember that e-mail and Dr. Willington's response - more evidence that it's a small world! I paid more attention to that program than I might have otherwise because I know someone with hemochromatosis, and I knew so little about it. I was very impressed with Dr. Willington.

Karen

[am1977]

Hi and Welcome!

[Belinda]

Hello and Welcome to the forums. You will love it here!