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Gary Max

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How many folks here start their day off by using one of these? I have been testing for over 2 years now. 126 this morning---#'s I like seeing.
 

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Thanks Jeff----I am good right now---I have a brand new one I am getting ready to open. It's the test strips that cost so much and when you don't have insurance that cost builds up.
 
Gary,
I can say I'm a proud type 1-1/2. There's nothing like waking up and going through the daily routine and then not being able to stop bleeding from my finger. P.S. I was 112 at 4 am.
 
4 years now thanks to an inept surgeon after a routine Gall Bladder removal. Take mine 10 times a day and have to wear an insulin pump Gary so I know what you are going through.
 
I am waiting till Monday-----Big Doc appointment----taking my A1C test also.
Roy two years ago Christmas I weighed 336 lb----you aint going to believe what it is now.
 
I am suppose to test everyday, but after several years now pretty much have it under control. My average though is approx 130...if I bring it down to avg 100 then I just don't feel good. It's the neuropathy in the feet that really is not fun ;(
 
John --I was sailing along just fine until about three months ago and mine jumped up over 200------the diet that I am on is a joke------it has very little to do with eating food.
But it works
 
I guess I am pretty lucky, only have to take pills to keep it under control. Without the meds it goes up to 450-500...not really good :)

When i was first diagnosed, the doc couldn't figure out what all exactly was going on, I kept 'losing' weight. I went from 210 down to 180 in just a couple of months..
bumped the meds back up to keep the avg around 130 and everything turned around and i am still on this side of the dirt :)



Gary Max said:
John --I was sailing along just fine until about three months ago and mine jumped up over 200------the diet that I am on is a joke------it has very little to do with eating food.
But it works
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Gary,

My wife was just recently diagnosed, kind of a bummer. She has had the unpleasant experience of watching her father's health slip away; he is on dialysis 3 times a week. However, he did NOT keep up with things, watch his diet or exercise. The Mrs. has lost over 50 lbs. in the last 6 months and I am very proud of her...we have changed both our diets and we both are feeling much better. She has been showing counts around 110, so we are hoping that she will have a long healthy uncomplicated life, but that is not always in our control. I guess the moral here is work on the things you can control and deal with those you can't and somewhere in the middle try to be happy. :)
 
Frank sure sounds like all the hard work is sure paying off for your wife----she should be around for many years to keep you out of trouble. I went from "dang it's a long ways to the mailbox" to we are going to start walking daily.
 
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I do not, but I do have dozens of brand new Blood Sugar Monitors, so if you ever need one cheap down the road, just let me know.
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I may need to hook up with you. I've been having hypoglycemic reactions to a medicine I'm taking and if they don't go away I think I'll have to start monitoring.
 
Mine was 144. And I am thrilled with that! I switched to a new doctor that is working with me to manage things better. A month ago I was more likely in the 170 to 190 range, so 144 is making me smile. I am still working on it though.

Scott.
 
I don't have to do that now, but I'm in progress of getting to the point where I won't have to be worried of that changing. Not fun, but better than the alternative it would seem.
 
Gary Max said:
Frank sure sounds like all the hard work is sure paying off for your wife----she should be around for many years to keep you out of trouble. I went from "dang it's a long ways to the mailbox" to we are going to start walking daily.
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Good for you Gary, sounds like you are doing well with it too. Yeah, the only problem is, she works out so much, she could probably kick my butt if she wanted to, but I'll never tell :biggrin:.
 
Scott---this was a real big trick for me also----Finding a Doc that knows how to treat your diabetes is no easy task. Information on a proper diet is even harder to come by.
 
I been checking mine for about 5 years. When I first found out i had it i went blind for about a month. I slowly got my eye sight back. When the doctor tested me my numbers blew the scale. He said i was lucky i should have been dead. He started me out on meds but went too low so did diet control but have now moved on to just pills. Hopefully will stay that way, mine runs 110 -128.
 
My true love has been on one for 10+ years. It is an everyday battle for both of us. I am not diabetic but the best way for her to keep it under control is if I act like I have it too. Lots of new meds out there, we just switched from inj insulin to some pills that help her produce insulin naturally. Last A1C was the best ever. She will never recover from some of the damage done but for right now, one long acting shot a day instead of 4 is a major change.

For those of you that are not around it every day, it takes alot of time and energy to be successful against this disease. There are some great success stories here.
 
Heck, unfortunately I spend most of my mornings at the Dialysis clinic. I was born with a kidney disease that stopped my kidney's 2 months before I turned 30. Talk about a birthday present. 2 1/2 years have went by like a blink of the eye. Just hoping to get that phone call telling me, to come on down, we got a kidney for ya. Amazing how much your life changes just like that. Quite possibly I would have never discovered pen turning without it. Always smile. That keeps me going. Good luck Gary, and I'll see you Saturday morning.
 
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Scott---this was a real big trick for me also----Finding a Doc that knows how to treat your diabetes is no easy task. Information on a proper diet is even harder to come by.
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Absolutely agree! My new doctor is a diabetic himself, and really understands the issues involved. I feel like I've turned a corner in my health care!

Scott.
 
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