How did you find out you had Type 2?

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Permalink Reply by Merlin W Haycock Jr on August 11, 2009 at 8:43am

I had the symptoms

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Permalink Reply by Kathy on August 11, 2009 at 9:15am

I had an appt. with the gynecologist. After testing my urine they suspected T2 and told me to see a medical doctor. I guess I'd had it for quite awhile without knowing. I never recognized any of the symptoms.

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Permalink Reply by Paul J on August 11, 2009 at 9:21am

My pre-op physical, before some minor surgery, showed my bg to be in the mid 300's. (I hadn't been to a Dr. is quite a few years). After the surgery, I went for a check up, A1C was 10.1, and I was put on insulin. This was a year ago this month.

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Permalink Reply by Barrie Platt on August 11, 2009 at 11:11am

In my case, I had a routine physical in January 1999 - bloodwork was all normal. By September 1999, I was having constant headaches. When my doctor did bloodwork to figure out what was causing the headaches, my BG readings were high. So, I went from perfectly normal bloodwork at the beginning of that year to a T2 diagnosis 9 months later. The good thing (if there is a good thing) about the diagnosis was that I probably did not have a lot of damage before I could begin working on good BG control. I did not have gestational diabetes with either of my 2 pregnancies.

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Permalink Reply by Anthony Holko on August 11, 2009 at 12:35pm

The symptons were obvious. Massive thirst and continual urination.

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Permalink Reply by Marc on August 11, 2009 at 3:43pm

My partner was diagnosed at a regular checkup. Aside from his high number, he was freaked out with having to stick himself for testing. Trying to make it easier, I told him that it wasn't that bad (the sticking) and that I was probably higher than he was. I took a lancet, stuck myself and tested myself using his glucose meter. Of course, the number was in the 300's (fasting). So, I called his doctor and made an appointment! It was confirmed that I too had Type 2. So, we're traveling on this journey together. He's gotten more comfortable with testing himself...though he still dislikes it. And, he's gotten much better about taking the insulin shots...though he hates needles. I'm looking into getting a pump. I'm thinking that it makes more sense to change an infusion every few days instead of giving myself shots four to six times a day. Now the task is finding a pump that has a good reputation and that will work for me. I'm not too excited about having a tube to deal with...but I think that's a small issue compared to the daily shots. My partner however is now too freaked out with the tubing to consider it. My hope is that once I get a pump, and he sees that it's not a big deal, he'll be more open to getting one for himself and avoid the daily shots. Any suggestions on a pump???

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Permalink Reply by Varena Ngai on August 11, 2009 at 6:54pm

When I was pregnant with my second daughter, my BG was slightly high. I went on a low-carb diet and kept my BG under control. 3 months after delivery, my BG went back to normal. Then when I was pregnant again the third time, my BG shot up very quickly despite dieting. I was put on insulin shots and had them throughout pregnancy. After delivery, the numbers came down but still hovered slightly above borderline. I needed metformin and minidiab and was able to maintain an A1C of around 6.2 and 6.4 for 12 years. 2 years ago, the numbers shot up again and I am now on Lantus as well as minidiab and glucophage. My pancreas is dying slowly I guess. And, I have none of the classic symptoms of thirst and tiredness until 2 years ago.

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Permalink Reply by skeeto on August 11, 2009 at 7:49pm

I had gestational diabetes with my pregnancy 15 years ago. Since then I've had high BP, gained weight (belly fat :() and generally found myself reallllllly tired after eating especially carbs. In January I got a blood panel done and my fasting was 126. Doctor said this was "pre." I started exercising more right away and working on losing weight. In April I had my first A1C test (6.8) and glucose tolerance test (275). I went from pre-to Type 2 right away. I'm taking Metformin now but no insulin, and have lost 31 lbs since January. It was a real wakeup call for me and I am hoping to stave off insulin as long as possible.

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Permalink Reply by Barbara Ludwig on August 11, 2009 at 7:58pm

My case is a little different. First pregnancy (1986), doctor would say my sugars were a little high. Last month of 2nd preg (1989), doctor said I have gestational diabetes and gave me a piece of paper and said to follow that. I had no idea what an "exchange" was and so was very confused and didn't do anything. 1st born was one month premature, weighed 8 lbs., 2nd was term, weighed 9 lbs. 12 oz. No problems until a couple of years ago. Started with bumping my leg really hard and ended up with a very large bump that would not go away (November 2006). Abt 6 weeks later bump went away but had really bad rash - dr actually thought I burned my leg on a muffler. After numerous creams it finally cleared up, but would get another (again after bumping leg). Got a rash in spring of 08 that would not go away and previous creams were not helping. Scheduled appt. with derm but had to wait 6 weeks for first available appt. Itching got so bad I called my primary. He was on vacation so I went to see one of the physician assts in office. He said it could be a sign of diabetes and looked at my blood tests from the year before and said it was a little high. Diagnosed a month later after new testing, about 1 year ago. Now can recognize times when I got weak/sick during a type of tai chai class and actually had to sit down. Now thinking those were low blood sugar incidents.

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Permalink Reply by John on August 11, 2009 at 8:27pm

I had all the symptom , lost 40 pounds, always thursty, and going to the bathroom a lot, but I never thought I had diabetes, I'm very active and just thought I was over doing it, cause I felt fine, but about 2 months ago I had bad pains in my stomach and was passing blood so that really scare me. My brother took me to the Emergency Room and there was about 100 people waiting there, so he took me back home and called 911 cause he was worried. The paramedic checked me out and my BS was 303 and they took me too the hospital. The doctor told me the next day that I had Type2 diabetes, I ended up being in the hospital for 9 days. I thought my life was over. I didn't know anything about diabetes. The people at the hospital was super nice and very helpful cheering me up and giving me info about diabetes. Two months later I'm feeling fine, I'm still active and have a great doctor,so I'm just taking it one day at a time and trying to stay positive. Good Luck everyone, and God Bless

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Permalink Reply by Cathy Jacobson on August 11, 2009 at 8:30pm

I had gestational diabetes with my last son...that was fun! And then when he turned 12, I had a routine checkup, blood work, etc...and sure enough there were those ugly numbers again. I tried very hard to control it with eating, but what did I know then.
My doc put me on amaryl first, and then tried serveral other meds, exercise, weigh control, and now a low carb diet. The only symptom I had was being tired, but I worked 13 hour days, too...so who knew? the one thing that I am amazed at is that at my job, we had M&M's all the time, it was Nothing for me to gobble down a 3 lbs bag every other day. I should have gone into diabetic shock of some kind...very scarey, because I was the only person in the office most of the time, and for many days!

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Permalink Reply by Dave Moran on August 12, 2009 at 1:48am

I had been camping a month before in an area heavy with deer ticks, and had developed severe fatigue. I went to the Dr on Sat figuring I had picked up a case of Lyme disease he had blood tests run, called me on Sun saying he needed to see me first thing Mon morning, my HbA1c was 11.8

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