i just did a test to see if im hypoglycemic, and i dont think i am, it registered 124, where can i find a chart that tells me what my glucose limits are? i was tested a few years ago for diabetes and he said i was close but that i wasnt, so i think i should still monitor my glucose since ive been a little light headed since i worked out a few days ago, i havent worked out for a long time , but i remember this happend to me last time i worked out years ago after not working out for a long time, so i just cut back my workout length cuz i would get lighted headed and sick, i think my cells might be a little insulin resistant, anybody know if they can get better , like if they adapt to me working out now? and start accpting insulin better

Lately my parents have been suspecting I have a blood sugar issue because I get dizzy and pass out a lot. My grandma (who is diabetic) let me use her spare meter for a few days to check it before we go to a doctor. This morning I checked after waking up, before i had eaten anything, and it was already 265 mg. From what I’ve read that’s really high. My family has a very strong history of it. Most relatives on both parents sides have it. Is it possible I have diabetes?

So I am sixteen, I live in B.C. My mom and dad used to abuse my three brothers and me when i was little, and they moved out a long time ago and now i am stuck here. They constantly call me down and hit me. My dad is an alcholic, aswell as my mom.. but my dad is on antibuse so he cannot drink and my mom is not. I live a good distance out of town, and they lock me out of the house sometimes, sometimes at night too and it gets really cold.. my mom will start screaming in my face and hold my throat against the wall and if i try to move or stop her from doing that she will hit me, i have bruises all down my ribs, arms and legs and my head it swollen from having my hair pulled so much. I have gotten so sick of it that i just fight her back now, and im sick of putting up with this shit when i am a good kid. My dad, if he gets really mad.. he would seriously kill me, he almost killed my brother one year i remember…. anyways there is just too much to talk about and explain.. the point is that i am unable to live there anymore, i really think that if i have to stay there i will end up killing myself.. And i cant just leave because i am Type one diabetic and i am very insulin dependant.. Social services have been involved with my family a few times before but i just wont leave.. I finally talked to a school councilor a few days ago at school and she called a social worker that i have talked to about a year ago, and she knows my situation and everything. But basically, my only choices are to go home, or get foster parents in another town. I really dont want to go home.. i cant do it.. but i also dont want foster parents at all! I dont want to have to go to a new school and lose all my friends, and just everything about it.. I refuse to go to foster care.. and they wont let me go on independant living even though i am 16, i get good grades and i am responsible (theres stuff they dont know ive done lol) but really.. i am going to have to go home at some point.. i will need more insulin and diabetes supplies.. im staying at a friends house at the moment, but they dont exactly have much money and they are getting evicted on the 1st and even though a few friends of mine have said i can stay/live with them.. i just dont want to do that to them, you know what i mean? If you were me, what would you do? I really, im just lost… I feel like theres no hope..

Also, the councilor said that if i was ever able to find a roomate/rent and apartment on my own, that the government or whatever would cover my medical stuff for my diabetes, is this true? I dont know what to do.. especially since i also have school.. and i dont look at dropping out as an option.. since ive made it to grade ten i might as well suck it up until i grad so i can have a better future..

Thanks for any answers..
The thing is.. my brothers think im just the "little princess" and they wouldnt help me.. And my parents put on a show infront of everyone so it seems like theres nothing wrong. My mom is very strong, but i can take her, but my dad on the otherhand.. i could never even.. wow. I dont really have a job at the moment because i live too far out of town and my parents wouldnt drive me. .. Im surprised by how many people have answered this though.. wow, thank you guys..

At the moment I am still on my parents Insurance since Im a College Student. But my boyfriend and I have been discussing Marriage (and not as in years away). And Since I’m type 1 diabetic Im always concerned about my health coverage-not to mention my mother is a complete control freak so I know nothing about how to order my medical supplies, if i can do it online or anything like that. I don’t even know what to say when im at a doctors office and their asking me questions- I pretty much mumble and act like a moron because i have no idea what forms their talking about. So i really hate going ha ha..anyway So with the economy so bad my job doesn’t offer good enough health coverage for me to use and if we get married I wont be on my parents anymore- so then I would be on his? but the thing is, were also planning to move to another state right after-or soon after were married…so then we wouldn’t be covered because he wouldn’t have that job during that time…I mean I guess technically I don’t need to have insurance 24/7 I could just make sure i have enough supplies for the time in between-get new insurance like the state insurance that we live in.. i know they have PA insurance so the state were moving to would have insurance too right? And I would only be off insurance for maybe a few days and then we could sign up for the new insurance while im making appointments with new doctors..But also (sorry I just am so confused) I know that on some insurances you can only go to certain doctors, how do you know which ones? And can they ever not give me insurance because im diabetic? I remember hearing something about a pre existing problem. I would really appreciate any help.

Since switching to Diet Rite cola, (sweetened with Splenda) I’ve noticed that I have been getting really bad GERD (severe heart burn). If I lay off of it for a few days, I feel better. I’ve also seem to be getting heart palpitations after drinking it. (I’ve been to the Doc, ticker checks out fine) I’ve laid off of it again, and everything seems fine again. Just wondering if anyone else has had any noticable problems?

I have recently found out I have Peripheral Neuropathy and am in the process of finding the cause. I have already had the EMG, which diagnosed it, blood work; it came back normal, and an MRI; I see the doctor about it in a few days. Is anyone else dealing with this? If so, did they find out what causes it, and how has it affected you? Thanks!

I know that it is nerve damage and that controlling my diabetes will help, but sometimes I will eat badly for a few days and man do my feet & legs hurt. Can the nerve damage be reversed? I am not on any pain meds now, but soon?? I don’t want any more med’s. I get bad side affects.

I have never (that I know of) exhibited symptoms of diabetes. I have always eaten sweet or sugar foods in moderation without problems. The other night I felt as if I need a snack before supper and ate one of my kids little fruit cups with the diced peaches. Within a few minutes I started feeling dizzy and my eyesight started going. The eyesight thing just started getting worse and worse until I could barely see at all and then starting to feel like vomiting. My husband convinced me to test my BS level with his meter. It came out as 367! It scared me to death so I had him take me to the ER only for it to fall to 105 by the time I got there. I got no explanation for the episode from the doc. I heard that women have problems with BS levels in early and late pregnancy but its only been 1 week and 1 day since my hubby and I had unprotected sex. Now today I feel so angry that I could burn the whole world down. lol. But my sugar level is fine. My period is a couple weeks late too. I dunno. Can anyone explain to me this sudden "diabetic" attack? What could it have come from? I have eaten a couple of tiny sugary things in the last few days that have the same amount of sugar as the fruit cup with no problem. I’m concerned.

Occasionally I get what I believe to be hypoglycemic attacks.
That’s strange wording. By "a large portion" I mean more than a normal American diet. Not entirely, but majority. And by "occasionally", I mean every few days, generally during exercise-like actions.

so i think my fiance has an issue with low blood sugar. he tends to get very cranky, weak, and nausious a lot and will crave something sweet. eating something sweet usually helps but the past few days it hasnt. i know this last weekend he drank a lot (jager shots and beer) and ever since he has been feeling this way. does drinking affect his blood sugar levels and can drinking hurt him if its hypoglycemia that he has? i know diabetes runs in his family and we are expecting a baby this month, i just dont want something to happen to him. any thoughts on what it could be?
he has never been in to see a doctor or be tested either as he hasnt had insurance to do it

I got a glucose monitor today because I have been feeling very dizzy after meals for the past few days and thought it might be a blood sugar problem. My guess was that I was suffering low blood sugar (hypoglycemia)… but my test results have me wondering if I am actually the opposite. So… I did a test before dinner and it was 86mg (which is normal range). I ate 2 full rolls of sushi (as a high carb meal) and here are my readings:
45 minutes after meal- 220mg
1hr 30min after meal- 153mg
2hrs 10min after meal- 124mg (normal)

I know I was suppose to just take a 1hr and 2hr post meal test but I was eager and ended up doing these three time intervals instead. The first 2 seem really high to me considering normal after meal is 140 and under.

Do any diabetics or experts out there think I should talk to my doctor- or do these results seem okay? I am a healthy weight and have been eating a healthy lower carb diet for months now. Could the diet have something to do with these results? I just started incorporating more carbs but still under 100g a day. I’m going to recheck my levels upon waking and after breakfast in the morning and will continue to do this for 3 days to record the results and see if it’s diet related.

Thanks for any help or advice.
**I am not currently diagnosed as diabetic- I got a glucose monitor on my own to determine if I was hypoglycemic because of the dizziness after eating. Apparently low blood sugar is not my problem right now!
I tested first thing in the morning and my fasting glucose is 99mg. I read that 100- 120 is pre-diabetes. I’ve compared my results to other normal ranges on the web and think I may be pre-diabetic or very close to it. Thanks to everyone’s comments so far.

What’s the best way to put weight on an underweight horse? I just bought a horse who needs to put on 150 to 200 pounds. My sister (who has been keeping for the last few days) has been feeding him sweet feed and beet pulp. I’m not real sure about the nutritional value of beet pulp. She’s bring him here on Sunday. Should I continue with the beet pulp?
My horse is a green pasture now and will be in a pasture here, so he’s also getting all the grass he can eat.

Rosi M, why the vinegar?

I go to see the gestational diabetes nutritionist on thurs. I am 29 weeks and they diagnosed me at 28 weeks pregnant. She told me not to worry about what I’m eating until then, so I’m using these last few days to get my cravings satisfied! lol. When I see her though, what should I expect to be eating alot of? Staying away from? Is it going to be that bad? Or was it manageable for you?

I’ve been diagnosed as a type one diabetic for almost three years.

I (and my family) was told after I was taken to the hospital with a blood glucose level of 934. I had the usual symptoms..tiredness, hunger, thirst, and weight loss; plus a great great grandfather who had diabetes. They told me that I still was producing a small amount of insulin..yet with type one your insulin supply is supposed to be depleted…?

After being diagnosed for about two years, I started having odd reactions to lantus (long lasting insulin) and decided to take myself off. I became sick for a few days, then was covered in hives for another 4 days. Yet after this subsided, my blood sugars regulated into a normal range for night/early morning readings.

Then I started changing my eating habits, so that the units of insulin per day were reduced to under 5 units. Some days depending on how much exercise and what types of foods I was eating.

I am on a healthy diet now and I exercise at least 4 times a week. Some days I don’t need to take any insulin at all. Some days I need a shot or two, but each shot is 3 or less units. My blood sugar keeps in a normal range.
I can have most vegetables with out insulin. I can have citrus, strawberries, nuts, and wine without insulin too.

I think it’s possible that I was misdiagnosed. What do you think?

No matter what I find out in the next few months or years..I will still continue to be healthy. To eat and exercise right. But I want to be as healthy as I can be; and I can’t help but think that with these injections and constant pricking..that I may be harming my body unnecessarily.

My question is do you think I was misdiagnosed and if so what do you think I should have been diagnosed with?
I talked to my endocrinologist about all of this, but he was as surprised as I was that my blood sugar is better without lantus and with a low supply of novolog.
He (endocrinologist) just said to continue what I have been doing and inform him of any changes at each appointment (every 3 months). And we would adjust things as needed.
I’m searching for opinions, not a new diagnoses.

For a diagnoses I will of course have that done by a GP..run a few tests and see how things turn out.
What would you qualify as a insulin over dose?
I know the lows and highs of blood glucose, yet whether the low is caused by exercise or insulin..that is the issue. Everyone tends to have lows in their blood sugar, after a long period of exercise and they require a certain amount of carbohydrates to revive their system.
I don’t take more than 3 units at a time now, and even then if it is that much, it is because I’m having an apple or another type of fruit.

I am trying to limit myself to only eating fruits when my blood sugar is 75-95. I’m working on it.

I go to see the gestational diabetes nutritionist on thurs. I am 29 weeks and they diagnosed me at 28. She told me not to worry about what I’m eating until then, so I’m using these last few days to get my cravings satisfied! lol. When I see her though, what should I expect to be eating alot of? Staying away from? Is it going to be that bad? Or was it manageable for you?