first day at diabetic class
i just had my first diabetic class at the clinic
today. got my glucometer, a One Touch Ultra, free from
the clinic and i have to get the prescription filled
for the strips, etc. we learned all about the type 2
diabetes, carbohydrates, using the glucometer. i go back
the day before Thanksgiving for more info. I also
just today started on Actos. Is anyone else in the
club on it? any probs with it? i was 265 when we
tested during the class, but the nurse said don’t get
discouraged as I just started the meds and am really just
begining.<br
will be a challenge for me, i figured i can take my
timer and set it for 15 and when it goes off just turn
around and go home. im hoping on taking the kids with
me. I feel less scared than I was when i got the news
of the diagnoses last weekend. Friends and family
have been supportive and I am learning lots from this
club. Thanks.<br
April 21st, 2006 at 12:48 am
I went on actos last Thursday and did not really
like it much. One is that I felt hungry all the time
and the other is it gave me headaches. My sugar
readings were 111 to 180….So today I did not take it and
my levels are the same…WEll not as high as
180…my high at waking was 159 and now its 104 all
day…..Im super duper dieting and watching carbs. 1200
calories a day…so that must be helping….This is soooo
hard…..<br
April 23rd, 2006 at 3:59 am
im still off actos and doing it on my own. My readings are 111 to 130……Lynn
April 27th, 2006 at 10:21 am
Lynn, that’s great. Is that the range your dr
<br
wants the readings in? If the effects of the Actos were
just too unpleasant, have you talked to your dr about
trying a different one? I take Glucophage, and it does
really well for me. Worth checking into
Karla
April 29th, 2006 at 1:32 pm
My doctor does not tell me anything..Just handed
me the pills!….from what i read 150 is not not bad
for the am…and the pm and 111 is wonderful…….i
may be wrong….<br
glucophage because he said it may cause stomach upsets..?
Some get it real bsd…<br
April 30th, 2006 at 3:07 pm
LYNN: Probably the most important lesson that we
have all had to learn is that we have to be in charge
of our own lives and especially our own medical
care. If I had realized this much sooner I would not be
in the terrible shape I’m in now. I kept asking my
GP primary care provider if I shouldn’t be seeing a
specialist. He kept saying “No I don’t think so. I think we
can take care of this.” Despite the fact that my BS
ran high 200’s to slightly over 300 he would just say
“You know you need to bring your BS down a little.”
When I ended up hospitalized and turned over to an
Endo he immediatley put me on insulin and changed all
of my meds. Unfortunately it was not in time to save
my leg or my heart or my kidneys. You look your
doctor in the eye and demand to know what he is doing
and why. If he will not answer, you need to change
doctors. Despite what has happended to the practice of
medicine in our country there are still some doctors out
there who care.<br
May 11th, 2006 at 6:16 am
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