Was borderline Type 2 Now for real

joemsewi · #1 10-03-2015, 03:58 PM

Hello, I am a 74 year old male. Things started going bad for me almost three years ago. I was diagnosed with Renal Cell Carcinoma an both kidneys and it metastasized to my pancreas. I was on Votrient for 2 plus years and that drug kept everything in check until the cancer on my pancreas grew by a few centimeters. My doctor switched me to a new drug, in August of this year, which lasted about three days before I ended up in the hospital from a severe reaction. Now I am on a drug that I get once a week through an IV.

Since being on my current drug my blood sugar shot up to over 200 and now I am trying to get it down through diet and exercise. I believe that I can handle the diet part but exercising may be a bit difficult.

I have found in the past that public forums, such as this one, can be very helpful in getting along day to day. So, I am looking forward to learning new things that will help me move along in my life.

Joe

dano · #2 10-03-2015, 09:55 PM

Welcome to the Forum!

Read through the first three threads in the Type 2 Section, when you get a chance, if you have not already done so. These threads will most-likely help you a lot. Self education is one of the keys to successful management of your diabetes, along with a healthy / sensible diet and exercise. Basically, diabetes requires a life-style change for the better. Good luck with your control and management.

rjdemartini · #3 10-09-2015, 01:28 AM

I am a 67 year old male who was diagnosed with Type II diabetes at the age of 47. At the outset I met with a dietitian who recommended a low carb diet with fruit at each meal and at least 20 minutes of exercise daily. Now my exercise is down to 15 minutes per week, not good, but I still maintain the same low carb diet. I see my endocrinologist every three months and I also take 50 MG's of Januvia daily. At my last appointment, 10/5, my blood sugar was 108 and my A1C was 6.7. I need to start exercising again on a daily basis as I need to loose about 10 pounds. My doctor believes that if I was to loose at least 10 pounds my A1C may improve by at least.1.