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Kat
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Christian Diabetics
311 members
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We want real food!
117 members
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Accu-Chek Users
81 members
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US - Northeast Diabetes
199 members
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US - Mid-Atlantic Diab...
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Kat's Discussions
Fruity question
Replied Jul 20
It’s only at the precipice that people evolve . . .
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Profile Information
- Hometown (where you come from):
- Busan, Korea
- Do you have diabetes?
- Yes
- Type of diabetes
- Type 2
- Date diagnosed
- October 15, 2008
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 5.3
- What glucose meter do you use?
- Freestyle Lite, Advocate Redi-Code Meter & Accu-Chek Compact Plus
- Type of treatment you use
- Oral, Diet and Exercise
- How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
- Diabetes support group.
- Who referred you? (if anyone)
- David Mendosa website - which I learned by reading Gretchen Becker's Book, "The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes".
- What do you do for a living?
- Recovering real estate tax lawyer
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Advocate Redi-Code Meters?
Does anyone use Advocate Redi-Code meters? This third party vendor that deals with my insurance company sent it to me (and billed the insurance company a whopping $500 for the meter and 90-day supply of strips with lancets!) so I've been using it for a few months. I have no idea if th… Continue
Posted on December 9, 2008 at 12:35pm —
Direct Lab Tests
I've been recently diagnosed as T2, but reading this tudiabetes website makes me wonder if I'm T1.5/LADA instead or I guess I just want a peace of mind that I really am T2 and that I'm doing all I can right now by eating right, exercising vigoro… Continue
Posted on November 29, 2008 at 10:40pm — 7 Comments
Metformin? Or Just Diet/Exercise for the Newly Diagnosed . . .
Posted on November 19, 2008 at 5:35pm — 9 Comments
Comment Wall (29 comments)
- At 9:50pm on August 10, 2009,
Shawn Emmons said…
- What part og NJ are you from, You belong to any really good support groups, I am from the Jackson NJ area
- At 10:27am on April 14, 2009,
R.L.Scovens said…
- Hi Kat! I just ran across you in the New Diabetics group. I'm new too...(March 2009). Those are beautiful pics you have! Wow! What scenery!
- At 3:31pm on January 16, 2009,
Albert Chen said… - Hi Kat, sorry for the late response! We can totally send you a free WaveSense Presto for you to try out if you would like. Shoot me an e-mail at achen[at]agamatrix.com and I'll fill you in on the details!
- At 5:24am on January 5, 2009,
Mr. Peachy (Craig) said… - Yes, I struggled with lots of diet and exercise until I discovered from an obscure little website that fruits were the missing part of the puzzle. Apparently, insulin resistance is more than just fat buildup in the cell wall. The cell's permeability is also affected by the lack of certain nutrients... most notably potassium. Once I got my daily potassium levels above 2000mg, things changed in a hurry. Now, I eat a banana a day, plus almonds and whatever else I can find in the way of healthy, nutrient rich, natural foods. I've been off Metformin for over a year. Yesterday, I measured 81 two hours after lunch.
- At 7:36pm on December 26, 2008,
BarbraW said… - Hey Kat,
Boy I know the feeling on the one bowl of rice thing! Although... I don't think it takes me quite that long to go back down. Have you talked to your doc about doing something besides Metformin? I've only been on Lantus a few days, but I'm already seeing a difference, especially in the mornings.
Have you looked into c-peptides and/or seeing an endocrinologist? My doc is great, he knows a lot... but the endo blew me away with how much more he knew.
But I hear you... the food thing gets to me too... I just keep telling myself that there's lots of diabetics out there who can eat whatever they want, as long as they balance and don't go overboard. It's only a matter of finding the right meds/diet/exercise to get there.
- At 8:33pm on December 22, 2008,
A said… - Well I'm heavy carb eater and mostly whole grain. I tried the med but got allergic reaction and got on the shot. so far so good and my number is little whacked since i change my insulin from regular to fast acting. I take vitamin D and B 12. I'm also drinking young coconut water and it has helped me. what about test on GAD, Insulin, C peptide?
- At 12:16am on December 22, 2008,
A said…
- Hi Kat
It's good to know some one has same symptoms as me. What are your GAD , insulin and C peptide result? Which medications are you taking?
- At 7:33pm on December 17, 2008,
Sophie said… - I thought the FreeStyle Lite was easy to use and requires less blood than the other meter I've used, the One Touch. Unfortunately, my insurance won't cover it. I've gotten different values with both meters, so I'm going to try to bring them both to the lab with me to see which one is more accurate.
- At 8:54am on December 17, 2008,
Sophie said…
- Hi again, Kat--
I didn't *switch* to Byetta--I'm now on both together. By the way, your weight, cholesterol, etc., all sound extremely healthy--you definitely don't need to lose weight. So maybe you do have a 'different' kind of Type 2. Or it could even be possible that your lab results were a mistake. Are you testing your own glucose after meals? If it seems pretty normal, then you might want to ask your doctor if you can be re-tested. Good luck!
- At 9:35pm on December 15, 2008,
Sophie said…
- Hi Kat,
I've been on and off Metformin for years ... I think I went on it when it was still fairly new and felt pretty sick, so I went off it, but later I went on the extended release and I seem to be OK on it. I'm not sure how much good it's actually done, though! But I just added Byetta to it a month ago, and I was fairly OK on the 5, but I changed to the 10 this weekend and felt HORRIBLE--severe stomach cramps, pain and nausea--I'm going to ask my endo if I can go back to the 5.
Why do you want to get off met? Do you feel sick on it or are you worried about long-term problems?
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