I don’t know for sure yet and I have an appointment soon to find out, but I fear I may be at risk of getting diabetes if I don’t change things in my life soon. I have already made several lifestyle changes including ditching fast food and sugary drinks and well as daily exercise for an hour, but I don’t want being healthy to be boring.

The majority of what I drink now is water, but some flavor would be nice. So, I like to drink tea with Lemon and Sweet N Low or water with Lemon and Sweet N Low.

I choose Sweet N Low because I prefer the taste over other artificial sweeteners. But is it okay for someone who has diabetes or is at risk of getting it to use Sweet N Low instead of sugar? I want to be healthy, but still enjoy the taste of food and drinks. So if Sweet N Low is a safe alternative, that would be a huge plus for my current diet plan.

I was just trying to help her, and even got her an appointment with the chief medical officer of slimband who speaks her language.

She’s 5’4" and about 150 lbs. She is always constantly complaining about pain and tiredness and headaches… frequently napping and doing nothing while most of the work is undone and she is constantly tired and stressed. Her BMI is 29, so she is considered overweight. I know her weight isn’t a big issue, however, I am looking into her health history that most of the problems that persists today are mostly originates from her weight and eating issues. She is a gluttonous person. Ever since she’s been diagnosed (I was suspicious at the fact that she always had diabetes type 2 for a while now), only now she’s been eating less. Though I know she won’t be able to persist with this kind of "diet" for long, knowing that she sneaks in snacks now and then, and eats whenever she is taking a break. She is usually hungry…

She kept saying I am crazy and stupid that she doesn’t need it and she is skinny. Haha, tell that to her big stomach….

I just want her to live a long healthy life without ME taking care of her. I want her to be similar to my grandma, who’s always active, on the go, and obviously not overweight like her.

I asked her to just come to the free consultation and meet with the doctor for just an hour or even less than that and she refuses… stupid woman. My dad kept criticizing that she doesn’t need it and says that the surgery (not knowing what it actually does and how the procedure works) will hurt her more (I know, it’s not about her weight.. it’s everything, I just want to reduce all that is bad because of her prolonged poor diet and lifestyle). He’s so ignorant….

My parents don’t speak, read, or write English. So they don’t know what this stuff is about, that’s why the one-on-one consultation with a professional doctor who speaks their dialect may help to further their understanding. I can’t show it to them because they are illiterate in English, and if I try to translate they will just refuse to listen. I just told her that it will help you lose weight. They have very good methods of ignoring me. They even told me to go back to my boyfriend’s place and stay there. I just got angry and yelled at both of my parents. Yelling my father to stay out of it, and yelled at my mother to remind her why she has diabetes, why she has so many illness, why does she need surgery so often, why is she always tired, having headaches, stomach pain, and etc…. she didn’t listen and said I was crazy and I asked her to see the doctor for one hour and she refused and said "I am skinny and those things are for obese people" and I go like, "so you’re gonna wait until it’s too late just to have this surgery that will take years to get the healthy results you may want?" It’s just long term procedure.

She said, "if you want me to be healthy, just be a good girl and stay home and give me money for a vacation!~!! *puts her hand out*"

I have no income, I use student loans to pull my trousers up for school and general stuff. wthhhh

I am a 50 year old female who has just been diagnosed with Diabetes. We are going to try to control it with proper diet for now. My doctor gave me a referral to make an appointment with an ophthalmologist because Diabetes can lead to eye problems. What can I expect from my visit to the Ophthalmologist?

I had a busy 25 week appointment yesterday. I am feeling extremely nauseous today. I have felt this way off and on through out the pregnancy, but I felt better for a few weeks. Is it a coincidence of did one of these things cause it?

I just began checking my glucose level after a morning fasting test showed it to be 200. I took the test to my doctor when my husband had an appointment. He said I need to be on meds but did not prescribe any. His nurse (on her own) gave me a meter and test strips. I have cut all sugars that I can think of from my diet, or that I know are turning to sugars, Now my readings range from the 150′s to 230′s. I did have a little mayo on a turkey sandwich (on Natures Own wheat bread) for lunch and a banana..about 4 hours ago, and now my reading is 228. I am going to make an appointment with him this coming week and take all my readings. I have back and knee problems so walking and exercize is difficult, but will that bring it down quickly? My ears ringing..is that diabetes as well? That has been going on for a long time now. I am a hundred pounds overweight. I cut out all soft drinks and sweet tea, virtually all salt and lost 23 pounds in about 5 months. That had to do with my weight, before I discovered I probably have diabetes. thanks!

Okay first of all i’m cheap, and my insurance coverage is awful. Should I just check the blood glucose levels myself with a cheap meter? And if i notice something wrong make an appointment? (I hate doctors btw bunch of pill pushing assholes)

Thing is i’m not overweight, I am however very inactive. I only play basketball once a week for 40 minutes and my job is sitting at a desk all day and I come home and sit… My diet is good too I don’t drink sodas and have stopped eating processed foods as much as possibly. I’m kind of a health nut minus the excersise so I find this very surprising that i’m having these symptoms. Sluggish and thirsty.
probably regardless what people say they over react majorly on the internet, i’ll get the meter. How should I test do I fast for a day and then check the level or when is the proper time to test? Thanks
Thanks for the answers this is definetly going to trigger a major lifestyle change i’ve already started to excersise vigerously lol But i’ve only been thirsty like this for 2 days now. But its very odd. I don’t find i’m peeing all that much i feel like i’m getting dehydrated so maybe its not diabetes. Thank goodness my health coverage just began heh.

i have pcos ( polycystic ovarian syndrome or disese) and i was looking into meds for it. i came accross one called Glucophage (useually used to treat diabetise, but also pcos) and i was wondering if anyone had some story or experence with it. good or bad, side effects, ect. i haven’t talked with my docotor about it yet cause i have to wait till the appointment, but i’d like to know something about it.

My appointment is for 345 in the afternoon tomorrow and i called to get an earlier apt and they said they had none and i have to get it this week she said well you know you dont have to fast right? I said i thought i did and they said no i just cant eat or about 2 hours prior to going in for the test and no sugary starchy foods… So im no nutritionist so what can i eat?

My brother is diabetic for 2 years now. He is 11 and a half and his blood sugar is just fine. He doesn’t have major problems. Last time when he had appointment with his doctor he made some tests about thyroid gland and his hormones are all normal but antibodies are really high. What means that? We can’t ask his doctors because both of them are on vacation (his regular doctor and his endocrinologist) and the other doctors that are replacing accept just really emergency health problems.
* And could these results be wrong because the hospital didn’t have the necessary test strips for thyroid gland and the blood was there for over a month ( I don’t know in what kind of conditions the blood was kept because here we have kind of poor heath system)

My doctor suspects I have type 2 diabetes because I had a child that was over 10 lbs. (8 years ago) and now I am experiencing chronic (2-3 a month) yeast infections. My appointment was in the evening last week and she drew blood, but I did not fast before the test. Some coworkers tell me that there is no way she could tell if I have diabetes using that method. Opinions?

If person has no health coverage and can’t afford the fee for a doctors appointment, how are they supposed to get tested for diabetes? They are showing all of the signs and symptoms, but with health care being unaffordable where do they go?

This just does not make any sense. I was checked 2 years ago for diabetes after a 12 hour fast and it was 109 and the doc said that 111 or higher indicated diabetes and I was borderline. Well, I have had pain in my stomach, under my rib cage for about 2 years and was checked for diabetes about a month ago and it was 125 and the doc said 126 was diabetes, not to worry. Then I developed chronic pancreatitis. My biology class is experimenting with elimination diet (eliminate carbs and sugar) so this week is a control week. We don’t change our diet but had to check blood sugar and my fasting count was Monday 145, Tuesday, 101, Wednesday, 124, Thursday 187, and today it was 191! So what the hell does this mean? I have an appointment again on Monday, but if it is under 125 are they going to ignore me again? What do you think? Could this be diabetes or am I just messed in the head?

To test for pregnancy.

I have an appointment set up for 2:15pm today and I’m not sure if they are having me take a urine test, blood test or both.

I just thought I’d figure this all out before the holidays this week.

How long did it take you to get the results back?

I have to take the glucose test to see if I have gestational diabetes at my next appointment. Everyone keeps telling me it tastes horrible. I have even heard of some women throwing up but the doctor says it isn’t that bad. Has the doctor ever taken this test? I doubt it. So who has taken the test and how bad was it? Any tips on getting through it without puking?

I have an appointment at planned parenthood tomorrow to get the Depo shot. But i think its a possibility im pregnant. If i ask for a blood test, how early can it come back positive?