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Health Update!


Renee Stevens

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Update:

 

Went to the doctor today, with my wonderful husband at my side. The doctor did a a1c test which is supposed to give my average glucose levels for the last 3 months. That should give a better indication of what exactly is going on with me.

 

She agrees with us that she doesn't think it was a seizure like the ER doctor thought and is fairly certain that it was the low glucose levels that caused me to pass out. She is also doing some kind of blood test for my thyroid and all of those results should be in on Monday, so hopefully we will know more at that point.

 

She did send me home with a glucose monitor and I currently have to test my glucose levels every morning when I first wake up and then any time I feel "crummy". I do have to say that I really liked this doctor. She was so much better than the ER doctor in my opinion in that she actually listened without interrupting as well as took the time to explain different aspects of what she thinks is going on with me.

 

While she can't say with any guarantee until test results are back, she doesn't think I have full blown diabetes at this point. She's thinking that I'm more in a "pre-diabetes" stage. If that's the case then it could be something as simple as exercise and a change in diet to prevent me from developing full blown diabetes. She did say that low blood sugar is something that is seen regularly in the early stages of diabetes. Will update more when I know more.

Also, I should note that within minutes of us sitting down in the exam room, she had my hospital records from last thursday in hand and went through them page by page and explaining all the results from the tests they did at the hospital.

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Sounds like good news, Reneee.  If you have a chance to avoid becoming diabetic, I know you will want to follow the doctor's instructions.

 

Best wishes.

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Sounds like encouraging news Renee.  Good to know you have a doc who knows her business.

 

And nice to know that the ER docs are as useless in the US as they are over here :lol: *looks around and asks "Who dared to say that?"*

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Tol'yah! Everything's gonna be fine. Hugs and a Diabetic sweet. :D

Andy, ER docs are there to serve as emergency physicians and point of referral. They are not trained enough to give you a complete diagnosis. A point to consider...

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sounds like you landed with the right doctor renee. that's great and great to know you've been doing well.

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