Fasting BG 2018

[Carbcrazydog]

woke up to a 140 but then went down to 120. I have fixed an appointment with my diabetologist for 19th morning. SHe was my doctor when i was pregnant in 2012 and she said that people with gestational usually become full blown diabetics in 10 years. I wanted to prove her wrong but i think i should meet her and consider metformin if my fasting keeps on inching high.

Somehow i have to get over 1) Being okay with taking medications before 40. 2) Take it as a personal failure that i probably need to resort to medication 

[skb]

diabetologist

? What is that ?

I wanted to prove her wrong but i think i should meet her and consider metformin if my fasting keeps on inching high.

If, your numbers are not responding to what you eat (take a real close look at your intake), then just go ahead, there is nothing wrong in that. Metformin is a completely safe drug (not as a combo) and there should be no guilt / failure attached to taking it (IMHO).

[Carbcrazydog]

skb= Diabetologist definition, a physician, usually an internist or endocrinologist, who specializes in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

I would have had better control over my numbers if i was a non vegetarian. But i have been raised vegetarian and although i used to have non veg, i recently stopped due to personal reasons. I can surely exercise better control but i am going to have an honest talk with the doctor. That how much damage my body is going through till i reach that level of control.

If i only eat salads with high fat content, eggs and paneer- i can remain non diabetic all my life. But i am starting to question if its better that i take a low dose medicine and add a little more lower carb variety to my meal. ...

[Tamagno]

137 this morning.

I've a book on maths with the title "Why Busses Come in Threes." (Or something like that, I may look for it later.)

CCD, I'm aware of the inherent difficulty in cooking low carb with Indian cuisine, not to mention the wonderful flavors involved. I very much agree with SKB however, regarding the safety of Metformin and the advisability of working at a low-carb diet regardless. I think it must be especially difficult in your situation as your meal planning includes both husband and children who doubtless clammer for sweets and carbs!

Somehow in my circles there seems to be a great deal of general negativity flourishing during this post-holiday season. While the temptation to join the fray in kind is great, this morning I've decided to reject the dysphoria and try to stay simply grateful for all the blessings of my life. Last year at this time I was facing major cancer surgery and treatments that promised only a 20% chance of survival. That I'm still this side the ground is surely miracle enough!

[skb]

skb= Diabetologist definition, a physician, usually an internist or endocrinologist, who specializes in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.

I know what "they" mean by the term. However, to the best of my knowledge there is no specialisation in the medicine world known as Diabetology. An endocrinologist is any day a better bet. The very senior doctor I referred to in "My Story" used to laugh at the term.

[Carbcrazydog]

Thanks skb- i need to check on her degrees. I think she did her masters in the US atleast that is what i remember from 2012. But i will double check for sure.

Tamagno- Its not easy with husband and children and more than that i struggle with eating at the right time. It is getting easier than it was 2 years back. But i think if i manage to regularise my meal times and stick to it + add some regular exercise, a lot of things will automatically fall in place. I am so glad you are better! I did not know it was so bad with 20% survival chance.

[walkerwally1]

98 this morning.  The rain has passed and it is going to warm up a bit here to the mid to high 60's.  It is supposed to be 80° (26.7°C) in Los Angeles over the week end !  Mud slides took their toll with 100 homes destroyed and 300 homes damaged.  Seventeen deaths so far and the search for survivors goes on.  They expect to find more bodies sadly.
CCD, you do the best you can with your diet and if that is not enough then getting medication is not "giving up" but it is using what is available to keep in control.  I think the main thing is to not look at medication as a license to eat anything you want to because that is a sure way to get on the roller coaster of way high and way low readings that do you no good at all. 

[bigskygal]

81 (4.49) this cloudy morning, 104 (5.76) at bedtime last night.

Wow Wally! Those poor people! First ravaged by fire then mudslides. Just terrible. I'll keep them in my prayers!

[skb]

Thanks skb- i need to check on her degrees. I think she did her masters in the US atleast that is what i remember from 2012. But i will double check for sure.

Paulomi,

If there is a term, there is a paper. That's not the point I was making. To my mind, there is not enough knowledge or material out there to make Diabetes in itself a field of specialisation. Endocrinology covers that sufficiently. They are just capitalising on the spiral growth of Obesity & Diabetes by coining these terms. A certified Diabetologist doesn't know any more/less about Diabetes than a GP would. In the US there are CDEs (Certified Diabetes Educator) who are not doctors, and IMO that's a much better system, irrespective of the quality of advice they offer. They have compulsions to advocate the official line. If a so-called Diabetologist were to advise me to have a healthy diet consisting of 45 gm carbs every meal consisting of whole/multi grain, what am I supposed to do with all the knowledge that I have acquired on my own, which I have tested first hand, and found it working.

Since the AccuChek Active is the most popular meter in India, and per chance if you are using it, I should tell you that the current lot of strips coming into India, are reading much higher than earlier. Try getting a lab test to confirm your fasting number (while double testing with your meter). If possible, avoid going to a well known lab like Thyrocare or such. Use one of the smaller, unknown labs in your vicinity. 

[Carbcrazydog]

114 today morning after eating at regular intervals yesterday.

Thanks skb! I get what you are saying. My only reason to meet her or any doctor is to understand whether i should go for metformin at my numbers. Part of me wants to continue my efforts on low carb without medicines. But i dont want to be in a position where there is damage happening to my body and i feel later on that i should have taken it to reduce damage and then tapered it off. Low carb is a necessity and i wont be compromising on it. Especially as i feel bloated and sluggish if I up my carb intake per meal even by 20%. I miss biryanis but i am learning to live by just tasting it and savoring it. Let's see what she says on 19th and we will take a call then.

I use Accucheck and i did start a new lot of strips 2 days back. However, i was 114 today. My latest lab test in August had a fasting of 117 and H1AC was 6.0

[Tamagno]

96 this morning.

Wally, I'll add my ptayers to Bigskygal's.

Troubles again yesterday with my insertion set. At least my new T-Slim pump is so good at insulin delivery that I know something's wrong if glucose goes much over 200. The Tandem rep is sending out another model insertion set with steel cannulas to prevent bent tips that I'm hopeful about.

Today and tomorrow we've predictions for temperatures approaching 60. So far this winter the weather people have been amazingly accurate so I've no reason to doubt it.

A lazy, quiet day today; how wonderful!

[Shanny]

My only reason to meet her or any doctor is to understand whether i should go for metformin at my numbers.

My advice is to go on metformin. Your numbers show that you are diabetic and your numbers are not going to get better. You need to stop stalling and get on with it.

[walkerwally1]

93 this morning.  Weather around here is looking quite nice for the next few days.  Cleanup in Montecito where the mudslides were devastating continues and the search for survivors is almost over.  Numbers now are 17 people dead and 65 homes destroyed with over 400 homes damaged.  The coast highway 101 is still closed because it is buried in mud for a few miles.   Nasty work as the mud is full of ash and other contaminants.  It is black and ugly. 

[Grammabear]

113 this morning and while not exactly stellar, it is coming downward.  I am so ready to be done with this 'creeping crud' as the illness is called by some people.

I feel sorry for the folks whose homes were damaged by fire and then mudslides.  The insurance rates in that area must be alarmingly high.  I hope the highway will be open soon.

It is 17 deg F here today when yesterday it was 54 deg F.  Mother Nature is playing some silly games here.

[Carbcrazydog]

My only reason to meet her or any doctor is to understand whether i should go for metformin at my numbers.

My advice is to go on metformin. Your numbers show that you are diabetic and your numbers are not going to get better. You need to stop stalling and get on with it.

Ouch! Truth hurts