Archive for September, 2009

I am Diabetic, taking Actos & Glucotrol, should I risk taking Tricor?

bradyscheerleader2000 asked: I had blood work and have elevated triglyceride levels, but my bad cholestorol level is only 208, this was a non-fasting blood test, with taking Lipitol and the drugs i mentioned above, adding Tricor seems a bit extreme to me.Caffeinated Content – Members-Only Content for WordPress

How do pediatricians test for juvenile diabetes in a 3 year old? Are there any alternatives?

Abda Bernyce asked: Also, what symptoms are most common at 3 years old? My son’s paternal genetics put him in line to inherit diabetes, but my side has no record of it anywhere.
His dumb father insist on giving him soda pop everyday INSTEAD of milk, water or 100% juice. I have him every other [...]

Am I a diabetic?

ginger8482 asked: Type 1 diabetes runs in my family (2 uncles). I’ve been sick for about a month: extreme fatigue, headaches, nausea, dizziness, irritability. I also feel feverish frequently. At first i thought I was pregnant, but tested negative. I had a very short (2days) period as well. Today I noticed that my urine smells [...]

Lost our medical insurance, hubby has diabetes, insulin 3 time a day, don’t qualify for Medicaid, now what?

GA Peaches asked: We don’t have the funds for him to go to the doctor every six months for his diabetic testing and we don’t have the funds to buy his insulin! It’s very expensive! I’m scared and don’t know where to get help! It appears that we don’t qualify for anything. I’m on unemployment [...]

Diabetic cat – Stabilising with insulin?

Cate asked: Another diabetes question!
First of all let me just say that Mickey is under vet supervision and has been since she was diagnosed (well, she’s always had a vet obviously) so you don’t need to tell me to take her to the vet!
My question is this, Mickey is a 4.5kg (down from 8kg) Maine [...]

Can you diagnose diabetes without fasting? ?

bankbreakergrl asked: I have hypoglycemia and can’t fast for 3 hours since I have really bad hypo. Is there another way to test without having to fast? I heard I should get tested as hypo could turn into diabetes and I have been thirsty alot.Create a video blog

Diabetes: Blood tests don’t reflect daily blood sugar readings?

Spazz asked: I’m 30 & I’ve been a T2 diabetic for 7 years now. My a1c’s have always been good but at one point I let taking care of it slide. Since I’m looking at having another baby in the next 2 years I want to make sure I had everything under control. I started [...]

could the fasting test be wrong for diagnosing diabetes?

silly rabbit asked: I went to the doctor to get blood work a week ago, but saw a nurse practitioner instead.
the results finally came in- he said I had a glucose level of 87.
I didn’t trust these results because, well frankly, it is too much of a coincidence that I happen to have the symptoms [...]

I am pregnant, My blood sugar is 145, is that ok?

chelsea c asked: I was feeling a little tired, dizzy, and all of a sudden my vision blurred. Someone in my family is diabetic and has a blood testing device. I checked my blood sugar and it was 145. Is that ok. I have been checked for gestational diabetes, my test came out like 108, [...]

Am I Diabetic?

PNSIM asked: My doctor just called me after doing a blood test and said I have a high blood sugar. I had eaten heavily and went to the doctor’s office for a different purpose and suddenly he decided to do a blood test to check for my sugar. The blood sample was taken 1 and [...]