[charpower08]

Hello Everyone,

My name is Char. I have been fighting diabetes for the last 10 years. I didn't really give it all that much thought when I was first diagnosed because I was a broke college kid and I didn't have any health insurance so it wasn't something that I kept in the forefront of my mind.

I am here to tell you that ignoring your health is not the way to go! Like I said unfortunately I didn't have much of a choice and I hadn't been able to seek out medical treatment but there were plenty of lifestyle choices that I could have adapted a bit more in order to not be in the dire health related situations that I'm in today.

I didn't begin to take my diabetes seriously and so I started having problems with my kidneys. When your blood sugars go out of control for an extended amount of time it damages and taxes the other organs in your body and my kidneys were hit the hardest so now not only in my battling with diabetes trying to keep that under control I also have to battling the kidney failure that I'm now experiencing.

I currently take Humolog and Lantus to manage my diabetes. My endocrinologist is monitoring closely to see how these two drugs help maintain my blood sugars.

[dano]

Welcome to the Forum!

I am glad that you decided to take the bull by the horns, most of us wish that we had started sooner. Good luck with your control and management. I wish you all the best.

[charpower08]

Thanks Danny!

[dano]

You're welcome Char!

[alana_90025@yahoo.com]

Good luck, I hope everything works out!

[cjs5234]

Welcome to the diabetes party! This is actually a good forum, if you have time, read some of the older posts on this board, it can be very educational. I know I've read several posts that I myself could've written, they were so close to home.

Keep up the good work, remember you are NOT alone in your management and care!

Clint

Was A1c of 11.5%, now at 6.1% and damn proud of it, diagnosed in 2/2013!