Diabetes or CFRD

[Allisa35]

Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. My dr. seems to think that I am diabetic and I do not thing that I am. Kind of a long story, but I'll try to keep it brief. This started back in 2004 when he did a blood stick in his office. It was taken about an hour or so after eating - the reading was 311. At that point, he was ready to put me on insulin. But I declined and said that I would do the blood sticks at home to monitor them. I pretty much kept up with doing them until probably the last 6 months or so. Most of my levels were within normal range. I did have a few high ones, but I had more low ones than high. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia (one was even in the 30's).

Anyway, I saw him again and he still tells me I'm diabetic. They did a blood stick in the office (about 1 hour and 25 minutes after eating cereal). It was 238. I came home (about 25 minutes later) and took it and it was 145. So the rest of the evening I kept track. I purposely took it one hour and 10 minutes after supper to see if it was high - it was 81. I then ate a Suzy-Q cake; one hour and 15 minutes later it was 101. I also took it on my sister's machine to make sure mine was working. Her machine read 106, so I assume mine is working ok.

Have any of you ever experienced normal to low blood sugar ranges and yet been diagnosed as diabetic? I am somewhat confused. I have no symptoms of having high blood sugar other than being tired a lot lately, but I think that is from lack of sleep. I haven't had a GTT yet because of my fear of needles. I know that would probably solve the whole issue.

Sorry this is so lengthy. I hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. Thanks!!

 

[Allisa35]

Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. My dr. seems to think that I am diabetic and I do not thing that I am. Kind of a long story, but I'll try to keep it brief. This started back in 2004 when he did a blood stick in his office. It was taken about an hour or so after eating - the reading was 311. At that point, he was ready to put me on insulin. But I declined and said that I would do the blood sticks at home to monitor them. I pretty much kept up with doing them until probably the last 6 months or so. Most of my levels were within normal range. I did have a few high ones, but I had more low ones than high. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia (one was even in the 30's).

Anyway, I saw him again and he still tells me I'm diabetic. They did a blood stick in the office (about 1 hour and 25 minutes after eating cereal). It was 238. I came home (about 25 minutes later) and took it and it was 145. So the rest of the evening I kept track. I purposely took it one hour and 10 minutes after supper to see if it was high - it was 81. I then ate a Suzy-Q cake; one hour and 15 minutes later it was 101. I also took it on my sister's machine to make sure mine was working. Her machine read 106, so I assume mine is working ok.

Have any of you ever experienced normal to low blood sugar ranges and yet been diagnosed as diabetic? I am somewhat confused. I have no symptoms of having high blood sugar other than being tired a lot lately, but I think that is from lack of sleep. I haven't had a GTT yet because of my fear of needles. I know that would probably solve the whole issue.

Sorry this is so lengthy. I hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. Thanks!!

 

[Allisa35]

Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. My dr. seems to think that I am diabetic and I do not thing that I am. Kind of a long story, but I'll try to keep it brief. This started back in 2004 when he did a blood stick in his office. It was taken about an hour or so after eating - the reading was 311. At that point, he was ready to put me on insulin. But I declined and said that I would do the blood sticks at home to monitor them. I pretty much kept up with doing them until probably the last 6 months or so. Most of my levels were within normal range. I did have a few high ones, but I had more low ones than high. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia (one was even in the 30's).

Anyway, I saw him again and he still tells me I'm diabetic. They did a blood stick in the office (about 1 hour and 25 minutes after eating cereal). It was 238. I came home (about 25 minutes later) and took it and it was 145. So the rest of the evening I kept track. I purposely took it one hour and 10 minutes after supper to see if it was high - it was 81. I then ate a Suzy-Q cake; one hour and 15 minutes later it was 101. I also took it on my sister's machine to make sure mine was working. Her machine read 106, so I assume mine is working ok.

Have any of you ever experienced normal to low blood sugar ranges and yet been diagnosed as diabetic? I am somewhat confused. I have no symptoms of having high blood sugar other than being tired a lot lately, but I think that is from lack of sleep. I haven't had a GTT yet because of my fear of needles. I know that would probably solve the whole issue.

Sorry this is so lengthy. I hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. Thanks!!

 

[Allisa35]

Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. My dr. seems to think that I am diabetic and I do not thing that I am. Kind of a long story, but I'll try to keep it brief. This started back in 2004 when he did a blood stick in his office. It was taken about an hour or so after eating - the reading was 311. At that point, he was ready to put me on insulin. But I declined and said that I would do the blood sticks at home to monitor them. I pretty much kept up with doing them until probably the last 6 months or so. Most of my levels were within normal range. I did have a few high ones, but I had more low ones than high. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia (one was even in the 30's).

Anyway, I saw him again and he still tells me I'm diabetic. They did a blood stick in the office (about 1 hour and 25 minutes after eating cereal). It was 238. I came home (about 25 minutes later) and took it and it was 145. So the rest of the evening I kept track. I purposely took it one hour and 10 minutes after supper to see if it was high - it was 81. I then ate a Suzy-Q cake; one hour and 15 minutes later it was 101. I also took it on my sister's machine to make sure mine was working. Her machine read 106, so I assume mine is working ok.

Have any of you ever experienced normal to low blood sugar ranges and yet been diagnosed as diabetic? I am somewhat confused. I have no symptoms of having high blood sugar other than being tired a lot lately, but I think that is from lack of sleep. I haven't had a GTT yet because of my fear of needles. I know that would probably solve the whole issue.

Sorry this is so lengthy. I hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. Thanks!!

 

[Allisa35]

Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. My dr. seems to think that I am diabetic and I do not thing that I am. Kind of a long story, but I'll try to keep it brief. This started back in 2004 when he did a blood stick in his office. It was taken about an hour or so after eating - the reading was 311. At that point, he was ready to put me on insulin. But I declined and said that I would do the blood sticks at home to monitor them. I pretty much kept up with doing them until probably the last 6 months or so. Most of my levels were within normal range. I did have a few high ones, but I had more low ones than high. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia (one was even in the 30's).

Anyway, I saw him again and he still tells me I'm diabetic. They did a blood stick in the office (about 1 hour and 25 minutes after eating cereal). It was 238. I came home (about 25 minutes later) and took it and it was 145. So the rest of the evening I kept track. I purposely took it one hour and 10 minutes after supper to see if it was high - it was 81. I then ate a Suzy-Q cake; one hour and 15 minutes later it was 101. I also took it on my sister's machine to make sure mine was working. Her machine read 106, so I assume mine is working ok.

Have any of you ever experienced normal to low blood sugar ranges and yet been diagnosed as diabetic? I am somewhat confused. I have no symptoms of having high blood sugar other than being tired a lot lately, but I think that is from lack of sleep. I haven't had a GTT yet because of my fear of needles. I know that would probably solve the whole issue.

Sorry this is so lengthy. I hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. Thanks!!

 

[Allisa35]

Hope someone can shed some light on this for me. My dr. seems to think that I am diabetic and I do not thing that I am. Kind of a long story, but I'll try to keep it brief. This started back in 2004 when he did a blood stick in his office. It was taken about an hour or so after eating - the reading was 311. At that point, he was ready to put me on insulin. But I declined and said that I would do the blood sticks at home to monitor them. I pretty much kept up with doing them until probably the last 6 months or so. Most of my levels were within normal range. I did have a few high ones, but I had more low ones than high. I also have episodes of hypoglycemia (one was even in the 30's).

Anyway, I saw him again and he still tells me I'm diabetic. They did a blood stick in the office (about 1 hour and 25 minutes after eating cereal). It was 238. I came home (about 25 minutes later) and took it and it was 145. So the rest of the evening I kept track. I purposely took it one hour and 10 minutes after supper to see if it was high - it was 81. I then ate a Suzy-Q cake; one hour and 15 minutes later it was 101. I also took it on my sister's machine to make sure mine was working. Her machine read 106, so I assume mine is working ok.

Have any of you ever experienced normal to low blood sugar ranges and yet been diagnosed as diabetic? I am somewhat confused. I have no symptoms of having high blood sugar other than being tired a lot lately, but I think that is from lack of sleep. I haven't had a GTT yet because of my fear of needles. I know that would probably solve the whole issue.

Sorry this is so lengthy. I hope someone can shed some light on this topic for me. Thanks!!

 

[JazzysMom]

I am far from a professional on diabetes, but I have had enough experience that I think I could stick my 2 cents in. I had gestational, prednisone & infection induced diabetes all which had to be controlled with insulin.

My understand is that a finger stick is by no means an accurate way to dx diabetes. It is only mean to monitor sugars throughout the day, but since SOOOO much can influence sugars that is why a gluce tolerance test should be done.

I also know that CF throws a wrench into the diabetes thing because often our pancrease produces insulin, but just at a slower rate so we might not need to use additional insulin and adjust the way we eat so our diet works with or closer to how our body produces our natural insulin.

IMHO if there is a conern you need to get the GTT done (suck up that fear LOL) because without it you dont have an accurate picture.

 

[JazzysMom]

I am far from a professional on diabetes, but I have had enough experience that I think I could stick my 2 cents in. I had gestational, prednisone & infection induced diabetes all which had to be controlled with insulin.

My understand is that a finger stick is by no means an accurate way to dx diabetes. It is only mean to monitor sugars throughout the day, but since SOOOO much can influence sugars that is why a gluce tolerance test should be done.

I also know that CF throws a wrench into the diabetes thing because often our pancrease produces insulin, but just at a slower rate so we might not need to use additional insulin and adjust the way we eat so our diet works with or closer to how our body produces our natural insulin.

IMHO if there is a conern you need to get the GTT done (suck up that fear LOL) because without it you dont have an accurate picture.

 

[JazzysMom]

I am far from a professional on diabetes, but I have had enough experience that I think I could stick my 2 cents in. I had gestational, prednisone & infection induced diabetes all which had to be controlled with insulin.

My understand is that a finger stick is by no means an accurate way to dx diabetes. It is only mean to monitor sugars throughout the day, but since SOOOO much can influence sugars that is why a gluce tolerance test should be done.

I also know that CF throws a wrench into the diabetes thing because often our pancrease produces insulin, but just at a slower rate so we might not need to use additional insulin and adjust the way we eat so our diet works with or closer to how our body produces our natural insulin.

IMHO if there is a conern you need to get the GTT done (suck up that fear LOL) because without it you dont have an accurate picture.

 

[JazzysMom]

I am far from a professional on diabetes, but I have had enough experience that I think I could stick my 2 cents in. I had gestational, prednisone & infection induced diabetes all which had to be controlled with insulin.

My understand is that a finger stick is by no means an accurate way to dx diabetes. It is only mean to monitor sugars throughout the day, but since SOOOO much can influence sugars that is why a gluce tolerance test should be done.

I also know that CF throws a wrench into the diabetes thing because often our pancrease produces insulin, but just at a slower rate so we might not need to use additional insulin and adjust the way we eat so our diet works with or closer to how our body produces our natural insulin.

IMHO if there is a conern you need to get the GTT done (suck up that fear LOL) because without it you dont have an accurate picture.

 

[JazzysMom]

I am far from a professional on diabetes, but I have had enough experience that I think I could stick my 2 cents in. I had gestational, prednisone & infection induced diabetes all which had to be controlled with insulin.

My understand is that a finger stick is by no means an accurate way to dx diabetes. It is only mean to monitor sugars throughout the day, but since SOOOO much can influence sugars that is why a gluce tolerance test should be done.

I also know that CF throws a wrench into the diabetes thing because often our pancrease produces insulin, but just at a slower rate so we might not need to use additional insulin and adjust the way we eat so our diet works with or closer to how our body produces our natural insulin.

IMHO if there is a conern you need to get the GTT done (suck up that fear LOL) because without it you dont have an accurate picture.

 

[JazzysMom]

I am far from a professional on diabetes, but I have had enough experience that I think I could stick my 2 cents in. I had gestational, prednisone & infection induced diabetes all which had to be controlled with insulin.

My understand is that a finger stick is by no means an accurate way to dx diabetes. It is only mean to monitor sugars throughout the day, but since SOOOO much can influence sugars that is why a gluce tolerance test should be done.

I also know that CF throws a wrench into the diabetes thing because often our pancrease produces insulin, but just at a slower rate so we might not need to use additional insulin and adjust the way we eat so our diet works with or closer to how our body produces our natural insulin.

IMHO if there is a conern you need to get the GTT done (suck up that fear LOL) because without it you dont have an accurate picture.

 

[NoExcuses]

I have a fear of needles as well. No joke. They freak me out.

but I have a greater fear of damaging my eyes, kidneys, nerves and lungs due to possible CFRD.

So next week I will suck it up and get an OGTT for the second year in a row (I'm 26). You should do the same..... the consequences will be more than you realize if you don't.

 

[NoExcuses]

I have a fear of needles as well. No joke. They freak me out.

but I have a greater fear of damaging my eyes, kidneys, nerves and lungs due to possible CFRD.

So next week I will suck it up and get an OGTT for the second year in a row (I'm 26). You should do the same..... the consequences will be more than you realize if you don't.

 

[NoExcuses]

I have a fear of needles as well. No joke. They freak me out.

but I have a greater fear of damaging my eyes, kidneys, nerves and lungs due to possible CFRD.

So next week I will suck it up and get an OGTT for the second year in a row (I'm 26). You should do the same..... the consequences will be more than you realize if you don't.

 

[NoExcuses]

I have a fear of needles as well. No joke. They freak me out.

but I have a greater fear of damaging my eyes, kidneys, nerves and lungs due to possible CFRD.

So next week I will suck it up and get an OGTT for the second year in a row (I'm 26). You should do the same..... the consequences will be more than you realize if you don't.

 

[NoExcuses]

I have a fear of needles as well. No joke. They freak me out.

but I have a greater fear of damaging my eyes, kidneys, nerves and lungs due to possible CFRD.

So next week I will suck it up and get an OGTT for the second year in a row (I'm 26). You should do the same..... the consequences will be more than you realize if you don't.

 

[NoExcuses]

I have a fear of needles as well. No joke. They freak me out.

but I have a greater fear of damaging my eyes, kidneys, nerves and lungs due to possible CFRD.

So next week I will suck it up and get an OGTT for the second year in a row (I'm 26). You should do the same..... the consequences will be more than you realize if you don't.

 

[Uli]

GTT means to drink sugar water and measure the blood sugar 3 or 4 times within about 3 hours. So if you have measured it at home already its no difference and you will see no "big needle"<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

Uli,45,Germany

 

[Uli]

GTT means to drink sugar water and measure the blood sugar 3 or 4 times within about 3 hours. So if you have measured it at home already its no difference and you will see no "big needle"<img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif" border="0">

Uli,45,Germany