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[Albert1434]

My doctor appt. turned out poorly. I have Diabetes type 2

[Albert1434]

The doctor gave me some pills and I have an appt to see a eye doctor and a dietitian

Edited March 19, 2021 by Albert1434

[Albert1434]

Was kind of a shock😲

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

My doctor appt. turned out poorly. I have Diabetes type 2

It's not the end of the world. I was diagnosed with it 9 years ago. Hopefully it can be managed with medication, and any life style changes you can do.

I have to admit that I went into a mini depression at the time. But I hardly ever even think about it these days - apart from just being a little more careful with my sugar intake than I used to be. I honestly think the diagnosis did me good in the long run. I look upon it as having been a sort of wake-up call. Without it, I would probably still be eating all the wrong things, and not getting enough exercise.

[Albert1434]

I researched some diet stuff which can get me by for now.  Till I see the dietitian

Edited March 19, 2021 by Albert1434

[Marty]

4 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

The doctor gave me some pills and I have an appt to see a eye doctor and a dietitian

I'm on metformin (also known as glucophage). One 500mg tablet, twice a day.

Has he given (or suggested you get) a blood sugar test kit? I have one. Simple enough to use (and not painful). I seldom bother with it these days, but whenever I do, the sugar levels are well within acceptable limits.

Long term high blood sugar levels can affect the retina - hence the eye doctor. I have my retinas checked every twelve months.

Excessive eating, or eating the wrong foods, can raise the blood sugar level. Hence the dietician.

Trust me on this, Albert: If you follow the doctor's suggestions, Type 2 diabetes is not a death sentence. 

[Albert1434]

I am taking the same pills your taking same amount And no blood test so far

[Marty]

1 minute ago, Albert1434 said:

I am taking the same pills your taking same amount And no blood test so far

How did he reach the diagnosis without testing your blood?

My GP took bloods on three separate occasions before confirming I was Type 2 diabetic and putting me on medication. Mind you, she did tell me after the first sets had been examined that she suspected I might be Type 2. It was three weeks (or possibly more) before she confirmed the diagnosis.

[Albert1434]

Oh it was blood draw and tested that

[Albert1434]

I do blood work every 3 months

 

[Albert1434]

So that's the story such as it is

[Marty]

Ah! I assume now that when you said "no blood test so far" you meant no blood sugar test kit. I think I took you up wrong to begin with.  

[Albert1434]

I miss understood you

[Valkyrie]

43 minutes ago, Marty said:

I assume the "inspection" is a safety check of the car - similar to our National Car Test (NCT), or the Ministry of Transport (MOT) test in the UK.

I'm just surprised they don't contact you before your next test. They certainty do here in Ireland, and I'm fairly sure they do in the UK, as well.

Now get that vehicle inspected, Val! Otherwise you'll have @dughlas accusing you of not being legal, same as he did to me last week (I think it was dugh...).

 

Yes, it's an annual safety inspection.  We don't get reminders here.  There's a sticker on the windshield which says the month and year it expires.  With the little driving I've been doing, it never once occurred to me to check the date.    I have an appointment on Monday to get it done.  It's a brand new car, so there shouldn't be any issues.  Well, it's a year old. lol  

[Marty]

I decided to check my blood sugar as a result of this chat. 

It reads 8.8 mmols/l (I think they use a different measurement your side of the Pond).

That's just  little higher than I would prefer, but I did have a slice of banana cake not too long ago. I like to keep it under 8.

Usually, if I test it first thing in the morning, before breakfast it is between 4 and 5. If I test it an hour or two after a meal, it is normally between 6 and 7.

My doctor did tell me about 4 months after my diagnosis that I am allowed to treat myself at times. I think she was worried that I was losing weight a little too quickly.

[Valkyrie]

39 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

My doctor appt. turned out poorly. I have Diabetes type 2

  It's a tough diagnosis to hear, but you can control it with a proper diet and possibly medication.  I've been able to manage mine with no meds and by following a low carb diet.   

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I miss understood you

I think we were both guilty of that.  

[dughlas]

51 minutes ago, Marty said:

Now get that vehicle inspected, Val! Otherwise you'll have @dughlas accusing you of not being legal, same as he did to me last week (I think it was dugh...).

 

Val always was a risk taker but now a scofflaw as well ...

[Valkyrie]

28 minutes ago, Marty said:

I'm on metformin (also known as glucophage). One 500mg tablet, twice a day.

Has he given (or suggested you get) a blood sugar test kit? I have one. Simple enough to use (and not painful). I seldom bother with it these days, but whenever I do, the sugar levels are well within acceptable limits.

Long term high blood sugar levels can affect the retina - hence the eye doctor. I have my retinas checked every twelve months.

Excessive eating, or eating the wrong foods, can raise the blood sugar level. Hence the dietician.

Trust me on this, Albert: If you follow the doctor's suggestions, Type 2 diabetes is not a death sentence. 

 

26 minutes ago, Albert1434 said:

I am taking the same pills your taking same amount And no blood test so far

I was put on Metformin when I was first diagnosed, but it wreaked havoc with my digestive system so I had to stop taking it.  My doctor was happy with how much my levels dropped and my assurance I could stick to an appropriate diet.  It's worked so far, although I'd like to see my fasting blood sugar levels lower.  She's never had me test my blood sugar other than during my routine bloodwork.  My next appointment is in April, so I'm hoping my numbers have remained good or dropped.  

[clochette]

7 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

There's a sticker on the windshield which says the month and year it expires.

Same in France, except it's every 2 years for every vehicles over 5 years old. I'll have to do mine - well my car's not mine mine as I'm in perfect state, no pieces change thank you very much - next January. 

[Valkyrie]

47 minutes ago, Marty said:

I have to admit that I went into a mini depression at the time. But I hardly ever even think about it these days - apart from just being a little more careful with my sugar intake than I used to be. I honestly think the diagnosis did me good in the long run. I look upon it as having been a sort of wake-up call. Without it, I would probably still be eating all the wrong things, and not getting enough exercise.

  Same here.  I was extremely upset when I was first diagnosed.  I've used it to make positive changes in my life, so overall it's worked out well. 

[Marty]

10 minutes ago, dughlas said:

Val always was a risk taker but now a scofflaw as well ...

Scofflaw...

Never come across that word before. I'm thinking it probably means she like to scoff at the law...

[Albert1434]

That's what I am planning to do Val

[Marty]

13 minutes ago, Valkyrie said:

I was put on Metformin when I was first diagnosed, but it wreaked havoc with my digestive system so I had to stop taking it.  My doctor was happy with how much my levels dropped and my assurance I could stick to an appropriate diet.  It's worked so far

I'm fortunate in that I have ever suffered any side-effects from metformin.

My current doctor took me off it for twelve months around four years or so back. My blood sugar levels rose ever so slightly over the next two blood test he took (six months apart), so he put me back on it as a precaution. Every time he takes blood he says my sugar level is perfect, and that if he didn't know I was diabetic, he wouldn't know looking at the results. I'm thinking that if he says the same thing after the next test, I may suggest to him that I try going drug free again...

I should have had bloods taken back in January. The doctor put those off at the time, due to concerns over possible Covid-19 infection risks. He told me on the telephone that, as I have been managing the diabetes so well, he had no concern about delaying the tests in my case. We are hoping to see an easing of restrictions after Easter, so I may give him a ring and see if we can get those tests done.

[Marty]

In other news (@clochette may have already heard about this)......

French police's MDMA haul was actually strawberry sweets

Extract:

A MAJOR HAUL of the drug MDMA [Ecstasy] announced by the Paris police this week has turned out to be nothing more sinister than strawberry sweets, sources said Friday.

The Paris police headquarters said on Twitter on Wednesday that it had a “fruitful investigation” of “a narcotics packaging workshop (MDMA, ecstasy) which supplied clandestine parties”.

The police said their drug haul was worth around a million euros.
Source: https://www.thejournal.ie/mdma-strawberry-sweets-5386843-Mar2021/