Comment by debb on October 7, 2008 at 5:06pm

hey jeff,
sorry to hear about the double up. i'm waiting to hear if i will be excepted for gastric bypass. if i'm not i suspect that i too will be on insulin shots. if i keep my intake down during the day my numbers are almost always around 120 or less. but my waking numbers are always 136 or higher. i have even woken up around 3 am just to check and they are over 136, so i don't think it's the dawn p effect.
i sure hope that this will help you get better control on your numbers. i read the other day that we shouldn't be afraid to go on to insulin shots, but i think for us t-2's, insulin shots are the final thing to make us believe that we really have diabetes. silly, i know, but if you think about it it's true. we always say we have diabetes but we don't have to do insulin shots. it's like we admit we have diabetes and then take it away. our own brand of denial maybe? i share your frustration.
debb..............

Comment by Marie B on October 7, 2008 at 5:24pm

the beast (d) wants you to feel like it's your fault - it's not! Going on insulin does not mean you have failed in any way. do the extra tests, you will know what is happening with your body. I wish you well, friend.

Comment by Judith on October 7, 2008 at 5:42pm

I'm suspicious, though, Jeff. Do the testing and keep up your notes, but remember it's got to be some kind of very complex dance doctors do with all these meds. We are all so different and we are all going to react differently. And as we've all noted, docs tend to treat us more or less the same. I,too, dread the time when I have to go on insulin, but I am comforted by all the help we can get here in the practicalities as well as the emotional upset......Take care....

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