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Level -> RE: Got my blood work results today (3/13/2007 7:48:14 PM)
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ORIGINAL: iwannapullurhair
Level, internally, was the diabetes causing cardio vascular problems alone or digestive problems too? My mom's side of the family has diabetes problems, so I'm always looking out for signs. My uncle developed it in the past few years.
I've had my blood checked a couple times, but I still seem to be doing okay.
Iwanna, I hope it hasn't done cardio damage, that's why I asked for the tests I'm currently having done, definitely have my fingers crossed lol. Digestion seems fine, as well. The two obvious problems were unquenchable thirst, and my eyesight got blurry. Both of those have resolved, thankfully. If you have concerns, I urge you to not only have a fasting blood glucose test, but an A1c hemoglobin test, which tells you what your sugars have done in a three month period.
Diabetes can be devastating; it can maim and kill you. But it can be controlled. If you or someone you care for has it, or is at risk for it, I cannot encourage you strongly enough to get a book called Diabetes Solution, by Dr. Richard Bernstein. If I were wealthy, I would not rest until that book was in every library in this country.
Exercise. If you are overweight, you have a very good chance of being insulin resistant, if not pre-diabetic. Get away from eating sugars, flour, and processed foods, and avoid trans-fats like the plague.
If you are pre-diabetic, you have an excellent chance of preventing the progression to diabetic, if you're willing to do the work. It kills me that my fasting blood sugar was just 102, less than 2 1/2 years ago. If only I had known what was coming, and what to do.......
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