[diane62374]

Hi my name is Diane. I was diagnosed November 2013 with Type2 Diabetes. I've been overweight all my life and always figured I would be diagnosed eventually. Upon diagnosis I was prescribed medication. Also prescribed blood pressure and hypothyroid medications as well.

In February 2014, i nada TiA (aka mini stroke). While I was I. The hospital for 24 hrs my blood glucose was checked before and after every meal. My numbers were in the range from 220 to 280 the entire time and they were giving me insulin shots.

Shortly thereafter I started getting weird pains and sensations in my feet. A friend toldme it's probably neuropathy, but that has yet to be diagnosed by a doctor.

In June I stopped taking all of my meds because I felt like they were a waste of time and money.

I've been watching the amount of food I eat. Cut down on soda from multiple in a day to 1 or 2 per week at most. I also nearly eliminated top ramen (only 4 packs since June) from my daily lunch.

Things had been going well. I lost 43 pounds, a couple inches from my tummy, and started feeling better overall.

Well on Friday I had pancakes w/syrup for the first time since being diagnosed and my body started acting really weird. About 1 to 2 hours after eating, I was lethargic, sweating profusely, couldn't concentrate, and just felt plain ole icky. Mind you I hadn't tested in months. I went to a coworker who also has type2 and asked what it feels after you eat too much sugar. He said he didn't know because he's never really had super high numbers. Well I did a accu check and my numbers were at 280. When I got home from work 2 hrs later I was still feeling bad and decided it's time to start making more changes, starting with testing at least 2x per day. That's how I ended up here.

Sorry if this was too long, but I guess I really needed to talk about everything.

Thanks for listening and I hope to get to know some of you!

[beverly0218]

Hi Diane,

This is my first post in the forums, but I read your intro and felt like I wanted to respond.

I believe I was diagnosed around 2000 at age 36. I once had a doctor tell me that since I didn't get gestational diabetes during any of my three pregnancies, that I may never get it... despite family history. I have been overweight all of my life but, besides obesity, was quite healthy. At first, I controlled my diabetes completely with diet and exercise (lost over 100 pounds) and was my doc's "poster child." Lost control after 9/11... just didn't care anymore.

I tried to get control back the same way, but it wasn't working... so I started the pills. Had a reaction to Metformin and was changed to insulin. I STILL cannot eat as the diabetes educator prescribed for me and get my BG down.

I've been using Glucose Buddy for a while now. I really like it... especially when the doctors want me to "prove myself." I hope you like it just as well as I do. The records you keep will be invaluable in assisting with getting/keeping your diabetes in control. I'm still working on getting control (again) and I am thankful for this tool to help me.