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Ivan Seeking
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Good news Zooby, diabetes is not the end of the world but it is no fun.
At this point I am managing by watching what I eat. I was on Precose for about a year but that stuff is really hard to tolerate. Luckily, after taking it for a time I was able to back off, but how long I can keep this up, I don't know. It is a constant struggle and I don't feel well much of the time.
DaveC426913, when I was diagnosed [edit: cripes, it has been over eight years now! ] it was simply called "adult diabetic syndrome". Beyond that I don't know what else it might be called. I ended up having to go to one of the nations leading specialists before it was diagnosed. At the time there was no literature available.
Another interesting side note: When I finally landed in the office of a true expert, the difference was like night and day. Not only did he nail it withing a few minutes, he also explained all sorts of things that I had never understood. For example, I thought that I was allergic to alcohol. It affected me differently than everyone else, and eventually I realized that I just can't drink. Even one beer was enough to make me feel absolutely terrible. But it was the blood sugar all along.
zoobyshoe said:So, it seems obvious you don't treat this type by taking insulin. Do you get away with just a tablet of some sort?
At this point I am managing by watching what I eat. I was on Precose for about a year but that stuff is really hard to tolerate. Luckily, after taking it for a time I was able to back off, but how long I can keep this up, I don't know. It is a constant struggle and I don't feel well much of the time.
DaveC426913, when I was diagnosed [edit: cripes, it has been over eight years now! ] it was simply called "adult diabetic syndrome". Beyond that I don't know what else it might be called. I ended up having to go to one of the nations leading specialists before it was diagnosed. At the time there was no literature available.
Another interesting side note: When I finally landed in the office of a true expert, the difference was like night and day. Not only did he nail it withing a few minutes, he also explained all sorts of things that I had never understood. For example, I thought that I was allergic to alcohol. It affected me differently than everyone else, and eventually I realized that I just can't drink. Even one beer was enough to make me feel absolutely terrible. But it was the blood sugar all along.
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