Topic: Am I diabetic or not?

[DavePhipps]

I had a heart attck back in July and when I go to the hospital they found my glucose level to be about 600 (that's way high). They did an A1C test and determined that my blood sugar level had been high for quite some time and put me on insulin. Well, this weekend I forgot to take my daily insulin, but my glucose leevl remained normal. I decided to try again and see what happened . For the next three days I didn't take my insulin and glucose levels have all been in the normal range.
Has anyone ever heard of this happening to diagnosed diabetics?

BTW with that heart attack I missed my chance to do a great Frad Sanford Imitation. Also hot nurses in cardiac care unit    

[Trav-i]

With diabeaties a lot of the complications revolve around the foods eaten.  Yeah 600 is sky high and dangerous (80-120) is normal, and for you to end up with a high reading like that meant that it had been building for a few days (which is what they may have meant when they said "for a while").  A high reading isn't an acute thing (that would be a low reading) it takes time for a build up like that.  Now mind you I'm no doctor, most of what I see in the EMT field is low readings which I can fix in the field (high I can't fix, that's a ride to the ER for you), but to see a high reading like that meant for a time your pancreas wasn't making enough insulin.  That could have been caused by any number of things; but it seems to me that right now all seems well, which doesn't rule out the same thing happening again. 

I would highly recomend that you get with your regular doctor so they can run some tests and find put whats up.  They might be able to control your situation with just diet control.

[Killer Canary]

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[Damfino]

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[Markcb750]

I have been diagnosed with type II for 11 years, only time my A1c went above 6.7 is when my business was failing after the housing melt down & I had decided I could have a few beers every day... (light beers of course )  A1c shot to 8.8...cut out the beer, walk a little  more, back to 6.4.

Diet can be used to control sugar.  And we all respond just a little different to what the docs tell us to do. 

If your doctor does not want to help you find a therapy that works for you in a way you prefer, try another doctor.

Good luck, many can escape the needle with other therapies, keep at it.

Mark

[DavePhipps]

Thanks for the replies guys. I'll be seeing my diabetic counselor in about a week and see what she says. My health insurance starts on the first of next month so I'll be getting more regular care then.
I used drink sodas and energy drinks everyday. The day I had the heart attack I had a monster 2 22 ounce mountain dew and was working on a coke when it all came to a head. That was actually pretty normal for me then. Now I'm doing black coffee and a sugar free energy drink now and then. I've also cut out most sweets except the the monthly chocolate chip cookie. I'm hoping the diet will do it forme. I don't mind the shots so much as the thought that I have to have them to survive.

[LoVel]

Glad you got rid of the crap.  Did you tell the doc what you were drinking just before they checked your sugar?

I've seen a case where a person had glucose at 1000.  They were fasting pretest and decided they were hungry and ate candy (sugar babies) on the way to testing. 

If what you are doing seems to be working your doc should agree to let you try it with diet and exercise.
 

[333]

Not directly related, but I've been ridding my diet of High Fructose Corn Syrup.  If you read the studies(Princeton , UCLA, Duke, Loyola Universities), it's fairly frightening.  What's also scary is the number of foods it is in.  BREAD!!  Okay, bread uses a bit of sugar to feed yeast, so is it that much more expensive that they need HFCS?  And the timing of HFCS entering our food(early 70s) coincides with the steep increase in childhood obesity.  I can't help but think that HFCS might have an affect on Diabetes.

[Bob Wessner]

333, you might be on to something. I recall hearing a radio discussion of HFCS and the timing of its appearance and wide use and impacts on obesity. I seem to recall that there was distinction between HFCS and,  for instance cane sugar,  in that they are metabolised differently once consumed.

[Duke McDukiedook]

Any kind of refined sugar is not good for you, think about it. If you can't find it naturally occurring in nature it probably is not that great for you.

There are breads out there without HFCS Stan, look for it on the label- Nature's Pride, Orowheat are some brands that quit using it in their healthy breads.

[knowsnothing]

Obesity is one of the leading causes of adult on set type II diabetes.  In some cases (not all), if the patients lose weight,m eat better and start a regular exercise program, they are able to get off the medication and return to normal.  Interestingly enough, gastric bypass surgery also cures type II patients in a decent amout of cases.  And this isn't do to weight loss from the bypass, it happens in a few days.