tinsoomboon
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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 2
WOW ! You need a change of doctors . They seem to know very little about diabetes. I guess we are not to give advice , so I will tell you what I do. And 10 is very high, and you were told that you were doing ok?That don't make sense...I am type 2 , I take 2000mg. of Metformin , 3 mg. of Amaryl. Why did they start you on Insulin ? Heaven knows. In Brit terms I am Fasting 5.3,HBA1C is 5.5.
Ella, there are three things that MUST be done to control Type 2 diabetes.
Medicine for ones that are high levels like you.(2) Diet, alow Glycemic diet. Counting carbs are for the ones that have good memory and a genius in Math. Here is a site that has the best glycemic index on the web. http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm Its a list of 2, 480 foods and their index and load.In one week you will know what to eat and what not to eat.
(3) Exercise. I know you don't want to hear it but it is as important as Meds . and Diet. I Nordic walk. Google it . I use plain ol' wooden sticks.
Just reading your account I became dizzy. How do they know you are type 2. Why was you first told your were type 1? Maybe you still are type 1 , and in a honeymoon phase. One thing for sure is that if you don't get your numbers down , neuropathy, eye problems , kidney problems and heart damage. Here are the numbers you need. Are you checking with a glucometer ?
Normal Fasting Blood Sugar
A normal fasting blood sugar (which is also the blood sugar a normal person will see right before a meal) is:
83 mg/dl (4.6 mmol/L) or less.
Many normal people have fasting blood sugars in the mid and high 70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/L) range.
Though most doctors will tell you any fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) is "normal", there are several studies that suggest that testing with a fasting blood sugar in the mid 90 mg/dl (5 mmol/L) range often predicts diabetes that is diagnosed a decade later.
Post-Meal Blood Sugar (Postprandial)
Independent of what they eat, the blood sugar of a truly normal person is:
Under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L) one or two hours after a meal.
Most normal people are under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) two hours after eating.
A1c
A truly normal A1c is between 4.6% and 5.4%
A1cs are not as good a measure of actual blood sugar control in individuals as they are for groups. An A1c of 5.1% maps to an average blood sugar of 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) or less when group statistics are analyzed, but normal variations in how our red blood cells work make the A1cs of truly normal individuals fall into a wider range.
Good luck my friend
Ella, there are three things that MUST be done to control Type 2 diabetes.
Medicine for ones that are high levels like you.(2) Diet, alow Glycemic diet. Counting carbs are for the ones that have good memory and a genius in Math. Here is a site that has the best glycemic index on the web. http://www.mendosa.com/gilists.htm Its a list of 2, 480 foods and their index and load.In one week you will know what to eat and what not to eat.
(3) Exercise. I know you don't want to hear it but it is as important as Meds . and Diet. I Nordic walk. Google it . I use plain ol' wooden sticks.
Just reading your account I became dizzy. How do they know you are type 2. Why was you first told your were type 1? Maybe you still are type 1 , and in a honeymoon phase. One thing for sure is that if you don't get your numbers down , neuropathy, eye problems , kidney problems and heart damage. Here are the numbers you need. Are you checking with a glucometer ?
Normal Fasting Blood Sugar
A normal fasting blood sugar (which is also the blood sugar a normal person will see right before a meal) is:
83 mg/dl (4.6 mmol/L) or less.
Many normal people have fasting blood sugars in the mid and high 70 mg/dl (3.9 mmol/L) range.
Though most doctors will tell you any fasting blood sugar under 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) is "normal", there are several studies that suggest that testing with a fasting blood sugar in the mid 90 mg/dl (5 mmol/L) range often predicts diabetes that is diagnosed a decade later.
Post-Meal Blood Sugar (Postprandial)
Independent of what they eat, the blood sugar of a truly normal person is:
Under 120 mg/dl (6.6 mmol/L) one or two hours after a meal.
Most normal people are under 100 mg/dl (5.5 mmol/L) two hours after eating.
A1c
A truly normal A1c is between 4.6% and 5.4%
A1cs are not as good a measure of actual blood sugar control in individuals as they are for groups. An A1c of 5.1% maps to an average blood sugar of 100 mg/dl (5.6 mmol/L) or less when group statistics are analyzed, but normal variations in how our red blood cells work make the A1cs of truly normal individuals fall into a wider range.
Good luck my friend