Hi everyone....Just letting you all know that the tests that were run on me came back. The Thyroid nodule is non-cancerous, but the EKG came back abnormal. Now I have to see a Cardiologist. I'm not...
Hi....It could be your insulin level. My old doctor had the lab test this....
H i...The Endo found an eggsized lump on my thyroid today. I didn't know I had one. He did a needle biopsy on the growth and I have 7 needle marks in my neck now. The test will be back in 2 weeks. He...
When I went to the Doctor it ran about 85-90. When I had no treatment it ran 300 or more. My A1C when I was untreated was 12.6. I just refused to keep taking 11 meds plus insulin. Nobody needs that...
Also, the doctor in 2000 started me on nighttime insulin (Lantus) at that time. I eventually stopped it and the 11 pills that I took along with it, because it was too much medication overload....
I had no treatment from 1963 until 2000. In 2000 I was 52 years, and the doctors assumed automatically that I was a Type 2. No one ever ran a C-peptide test to find out....
Also, my A1C was 8.9....
Hi....Went and got my lab tests on Monday. Dr. wrote down Insulin Level on the bottom of the form. I asked her for a C-peptide test. She said they are the same. They are not the same. The lab said...
Oh, and the doctor I had at that time told me that when my BS's were stabilized and stayed within normal range all the time that the cholesterol would go down to normal automatically....
It took about 3 days for the pain to subside. They told me that I am evidently allergic to statins and to not take them anymore....
I am following Dr. Richard Bernsteins recommendation of 6 gms carbs at breakfast, 12 gms at lunch, and 12 at dinner. I just have the problem of being hungry all the time....
Hi...I cannot take any statins because I am allergic to all of them. I got severe pain in both thighs and could not walk because of them. When I stopped them, I was ok again. My Lipid profile test...
Hi....Went to the regular GP on Monday and she raised my Basal Insulin (Lantus) to 16 Units. Also was changed to Glucophage XR because of stomach aches. Am scheduled to see the new Endocrinologist on...
Since my doctor had been unavailable for the last 3 weeks, and I needed a med adjustment, and went over to her office today and sat there saying I needed to see her. She worked me in between her...
Thank you for your help. I don't eat bread or rolls anymore. Haven't had a soda pop in 2 years. I stay away from flour. The upcoming holidays should be a real challenge. I watch my husband eat all...
I have reduced my carbs to 30 grams a meal. Have been taking my Lantus every night at 10 pm and my Metformin with my evening meal. I am calling my doctor tomorrow morning to see about an appointment...
Is the headache I wake up with every day because of my blood sugars being constantly high...They went down for 2 days on the Lantus 10 Units and the Metformin 500 once a day, and now their back in...
Just curious....I am in process of looking into getting an Endocrinologist. I'm worried about the response I'll get when I mention Medicare....
Yes, It filled me up....I also take Lantus with my metform 500.....
At Lunch today I had 4 oz of chicken, and green beans and also a garden salad....
Hi everyone ...I know I'm a little person and all (5 ft 2, 135 pounds), but I got more strict this past week on the low carbs and lost 4.8 pounds already. My energy level went up a little bit, and I...
Hi...This 50th reunion will be an all night party with drinking and a huge buffet....
I need all the suggestions available on what to drink all night at my 50th Hish School Reunion. Dr. says I cannot drink on Lantus. I take metformin too....
I have been on Metformin for 6 weeks now. I now have shooting pains in my feet, legs, and right hip. Also calf muscle cramps at night. Is it possibly the metformin?...
Hi....Back in 2004 my old doctor and the nutritionist both said I would die, when I said that I had started on the Atkins Diet. I got such bad reactions from both of them that I finally told them...
She is also worried because I have Diabetes for a long time, and it runs rampant in my side of the family, and her paternal grandpa has it too....
Also, my youngest daughter, who is 30 years old, recently fainted and had a seizure while she was at work (she is a nurse in a hospice). The other nurses got the doctor to look at her. He said she...
I am looking for a good Endocrinologist here at the moment. There is a poster in my GP's office that if you're diabetic to take off your socks and shoes. Guess she doesn't pay attention to her own...
Hi Everyone....I am new to this board so I will give you a synopsis. I am 65 years old, have Diabetes (not sure which type). I began having blackouts and sleeping most of the day when I was 16 years...