Diabetes or CFRD

[Allisa35]

Thanks everybody for your replies. Sorry I am just now responding, but it's been a bad day (my sister had surgery today and it was a bit scary there for a bit, but I think she is fine now). I haven't had a chance yet to read the articles, but I will.

Sorry if I confused anyone about the GTT. My doctor wants me to have the test done where they draw blood from your arm first, then drink something, then they draw blood again at the 2 hour mark. I might have to go ahead and schedule it.

I wanted also to respond to Lindsey. I did have a A1C Hemaglobin done shortly after all of this came to be (in October 2004). My A1C was within normal range at 5.9. This is also another reason why I am confused. Also, I have never had a blood sugar level here at home over 200 at the 2 hour mark (I think except for one time). It is always high at his office, which makes me suspect his machine doesn't work properly, but I don't know.

Also, the dr. I'm referring to is my primary care physcian, but he is very familiar with the CF and I think he had even mentioned at one time that it would be a different form of diabetes (referred to the CFRD).

Thanks again for your responses, and I will try to catch up on reading the articles.

 

[Allisa35]

Thanks everybody for your replies. Sorry I am just now responding, but it's been a bad day (my sister had surgery today and it was a bit scary there for a bit, but I think she is fine now). I haven't had a chance yet to read the articles, but I will.

Sorry if I confused anyone about the GTT. My doctor wants me to have the test done where they draw blood from your arm first, then drink something, then they draw blood again at the 2 hour mark. I might have to go ahead and schedule it.

I wanted also to respond to Lindsey. I did have a A1C Hemaglobin done shortly after all of this came to be (in October 2004). My A1C was within normal range at 5.9. This is also another reason why I am confused. Also, I have never had a blood sugar level here at home over 200 at the 2 hour mark (I think except for one time). It is always high at his office, which makes me suspect his machine doesn't work properly, but I don't know.

Also, the dr. I'm referring to is my primary care physcian, but he is very familiar with the CF and I think he had even mentioned at one time that it would be a different form of diabetes (referred to the CFRD).

Thanks again for your responses, and I will try to catch up on reading the articles.

 

[LeneSouthAfrica]

The A1c measrues how elevated your sugars have been - on average - over the last 3 months, so its a great overall way to check standard diabetes but not always accurate for CF diabetes - all depends on the particular case. If your sugars are doing the yo yo thing then the A1c may come out normal, although you have had periods of high sugars every day (the highs, lows and inbetweens kinda cancel out). So you can still have CF diabetes...btw I also agree, the finger pricks hurt way more than the insulin needles. Good luck!

 

[LeneSouthAfrica]

The A1c measrues how elevated your sugars have been - on average - over the last 3 months, so its a great overall way to check standard diabetes but not always accurate for CF diabetes - all depends on the particular case. If your sugars are doing the yo yo thing then the A1c may come out normal, although you have had periods of high sugars every day (the highs, lows and inbetweens kinda cancel out). So you can still have CF diabetes...btw I also agree, the finger pricks hurt way more than the insulin needles. Good luck!

 

[LeneSouthAfrica]

The A1c measrues how elevated your sugars have been - on average - over the last 3 months, so its a great overall way to check standard diabetes but not always accurate for CF diabetes - all depends on the particular case. If your sugars are doing the yo yo thing then the A1c may come out normal, although you have had periods of high sugars every day (the highs, lows and inbetweens kinda cancel out). So you can still have CF diabetes...btw I also agree, the finger pricks hurt way more than the insulin needles. Good luck!

 

[LeneSouthAfrica]

The A1c measrues how elevated your sugars have been - on average - over the last 3 months, so its a great overall way to check standard diabetes but not always accurate for CF diabetes - all depends on the particular case. If your sugars are doing the yo yo thing then the A1c may come out normal, although you have had periods of high sugars every day (the highs, lows and inbetweens kinda cancel out). So you can still have CF diabetes...btw I also agree, the finger pricks hurt way more than the insulin needles. Good luck!

 

[LeneSouthAfrica]

The A1c measrues how elevated your sugars have been - on average - over the last 3 months, so its a great overall way to check standard diabetes but not always accurate for CF diabetes - all depends on the particular case. If your sugars are doing the yo yo thing then the A1c may come out normal, although you have had periods of high sugars every day (the highs, lows and inbetweens kinda cancel out). So you can still have CF diabetes...btw I also agree, the finger pricks hurt way more than the insulin needles. Good luck!

 

[LeneSouthAfrica]

The A1c measrues how elevated your sugars have been - on average - over the last 3 months, so its a great overall way to check standard diabetes but not always accurate for CF diabetes - all depends on the particular case. If your sugars are doing the yo yo thing then the A1c may come out normal, although you have had periods of high sugars every day (the highs, lows and inbetweens kinda cancel out). So you can still have CF diabetes...btw I also agree, the finger pricks hurt way more than the insulin needles. Good luck!

 

[Wheezie]

They always seem to want to test my A1c when I'm in the hospital with an exacerbation - this irritates me as my understanding is that blood sugars are adversely affected by infection. It hardly seems an accurate way to diagnose diabetes when the only tests done are conducted when the patient is already battling an infection.

Having said that, I participated in a CFRD study a few years ago and through that, learned how to count carbs, check my blood sugars, and recognize lows, which I commonly get. I'm not doing anything to treat or monitor diabetes, but after reading about it a little on this forum, I think I'm going to ask for the GTT (when I'm HEALTHY, that is) and see if I can't get an accurate diagnosis already.

Thanks everyone - it's been very informative!

 

[Wheezie]

They always seem to want to test my A1c when I'm in the hospital with an exacerbation - this irritates me as my understanding is that blood sugars are adversely affected by infection. It hardly seems an accurate way to diagnose diabetes when the only tests done are conducted when the patient is already battling an infection.

Having said that, I participated in a CFRD study a few years ago and through that, learned how to count carbs, check my blood sugars, and recognize lows, which I commonly get. I'm not doing anything to treat or monitor diabetes, but after reading about it a little on this forum, I think I'm going to ask for the GTT (when I'm HEALTHY, that is) and see if I can't get an accurate diagnosis already.

Thanks everyone - it's been very informative!

 

[Wheezie]

They always seem to want to test my A1c when I'm in the hospital with an exacerbation - this irritates me as my understanding is that blood sugars are adversely affected by infection. It hardly seems an accurate way to diagnose diabetes when the only tests done are conducted when the patient is already battling an infection.

Having said that, I participated in a CFRD study a few years ago and through that, learned how to count carbs, check my blood sugars, and recognize lows, which I commonly get. I'm not doing anything to treat or monitor diabetes, but after reading about it a little on this forum, I think I'm going to ask for the GTT (when I'm HEALTHY, that is) and see if I can't get an accurate diagnosis already.

Thanks everyone - it's been very informative!

 

[Wheezie]

They always seem to want to test my A1c when I'm in the hospital with an exacerbation - this irritates me as my understanding is that blood sugars are adversely affected by infection. It hardly seems an accurate way to diagnose diabetes when the only tests done are conducted when the patient is already battling an infection.

Having said that, I participated in a CFRD study a few years ago and through that, learned how to count carbs, check my blood sugars, and recognize lows, which I commonly get. I'm not doing anything to treat or monitor diabetes, but after reading about it a little on this forum, I think I'm going to ask for the GTT (when I'm HEALTHY, that is) and see if I can't get an accurate diagnosis already.

Thanks everyone - it's been very informative!

 

[Wheezie]

They always seem to want to test my A1c when I'm in the hospital with an exacerbation - this irritates me as my understanding is that blood sugars are adversely affected by infection. It hardly seems an accurate way to diagnose diabetes when the only tests done are conducted when the patient is already battling an infection.

Having said that, I participated in a CFRD study a few years ago and through that, learned how to count carbs, check my blood sugars, and recognize lows, which I commonly get. I'm not doing anything to treat or monitor diabetes, but after reading about it a little on this forum, I think I'm going to ask for the GTT (when I'm HEALTHY, that is) and see if I can't get an accurate diagnosis already.

Thanks everyone - it's been very informative!

 

[Wheezie]

They always seem to want to test my A1c when I'm in the hospital with an exacerbation - this irritates me as my understanding is that blood sugars are adversely affected by infection. It hardly seems an accurate way to diagnose diabetes when the only tests done are conducted when the patient is already battling an infection.

Having said that, I participated in a CFRD study a few years ago and through that, learned how to count carbs, check my blood sugars, and recognize lows, which I commonly get. I'm not doing anything to treat or monitor diabetes, but after reading about it a little on this forum, I think I'm going to ask for the GTT (when I'm HEALTHY, that is) and see if I can't get an accurate diagnosis already.

Thanks everyone - it's been very informative!

 

[HBanana]

whenever i go on steroids (which can shut down ur pancrease which produces your bodies insulin) i get CFRD. I had it for about a year during and after i had was on steroids. i had to do insulin and all that crap. It was pretty magical.... Now i have to do a glucose tolerance test every year to make sure that my pancrease is still functioning properly.

 

[HBanana]

whenever i go on steroids (which can shut down ur pancrease which produces your bodies insulin) i get CFRD. I had it for about a year during and after i had was on steroids. i had to do insulin and all that crap. It was pretty magical.... Now i have to do a glucose tolerance test every year to make sure that my pancrease is still functioning properly.

 

[HBanana]

whenever i go on steroids (which can shut down ur pancrease which produces your bodies insulin) i get CFRD. I had it for about a year during and after i had was on steroids. i had to do insulin and all that crap. It was pretty magical.... Now i have to do a glucose tolerance test every year to make sure that my pancrease is still functioning properly.

 

[HBanana]

whenever i go on steroids (which can shut down ur pancrease which produces your bodies insulin) i get CFRD. I had it for about a year during and after i had was on steroids. i had to do insulin and all that crap. It was pretty magical.... Now i have to do a glucose tolerance test every year to make sure that my pancrease is still functioning properly.

 

[HBanana]

whenever i go on steroids (which can shut down ur pancrease which produces your bodies insulin) i get CFRD. I had it for about a year during and after i had was on steroids. i had to do insulin and all that crap. It was pretty magical.... Now i have to do a glucose tolerance test every year to make sure that my pancrease is still functioning properly.

 

[HBanana]

whenever i go on steroids (which can shut down ur pancrease which produces your bodies insulin) i get CFRD. I had it for about a year during and after i had was on steroids. i had to do insulin and all that crap. It was pretty magical.... Now i have to do a glucose tolerance test every year to make sure that my pancrease is still functioning properly.