Comments on: Newbie here…..

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 04:33:31 +0000

Dear Cat, I remember that feeling well!!! I had
gestational Diabeasties in 4 out of 5 pregnancies and 7
months after my youngest was born I got sicker than a
dog and after being sick for 6 weeks I was finally
diagnosed with diabetes, These feelings were scarey,
depressing and everything in between, But I learned to deal
with it one day at a time, and some days better than
others, but oh well at least all the people here are
dealing with the same stuff which certainly helps alot,
because we all understand and you can not beat a team
like that!!:) Deb C

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Sun, 30 May 2004 23:46:58 +0000

If they don’t cover the Freestyle, the Lifescan
ULTRA allows one to use their arms too. I have a
glucometer DEX and a vacuu-lance on which I use my palms. As
a guitarist, I don’t like using the fingertips
either. that I think I’d fear for you if you weren’t feeling
them. They are the five stages of grief and we all have
gone through them in varying stages. they took a c-peptide test on you, not knowing your
age or weight and such, this would tell them and you
if you actually may have to use insulin. the H & R Block employee…. (evil giggle) we are
EVERYWHERE… we are taking over the world….LOL! At least 10^
of the population has diabetes. and 10% of that 10%
have type 1 (Insulin Dependant) diabetes. More common

than one thinks. Surprising we get such a small share
of research money in finding a cure,
huh? know what you find out.

By: Neva Marjory

Neva Marjory — Thu, 20 May 2004 07:51:46 +0000

Cathy, belong to several diabetes clubs and this is the most
active with the most caring, helpful people. am sorry to hear you have diabetes and are going
through all those emotional stages. I know exactly how
you feel. I was the same way when I got diagnosed. It
took longer for it to happen to me though because I
was trying to be strong since my mom was really upset
about it. After my family and friends adjusted to me
having it is when my emotions went haywire. I was just
diagnosed with type 1 almost a year ago. have any questions, need any support, or just need to
talk, feel free to email me. Oh, and about your fasting
blood sugars still being high, it takes a little while
to get adjusted to the right dosage of medication

and let it take affect. It took me probably 4-6 weeks
after I was diagnosed to start maintaining tight
control. This may be longer than the usual adjustment time
because I was misdiagnosed as having type 2 at first and
was taking the pills that did nothing for me at all
(forgot what type). Anyway, I’m on 3 shots of insulin a
day now and doing good for the most part. I still
have some emotional roller coasters but I am glad to
have a disease that I can control.