I am a 42-year-old SAHM. My BMI is 39.1 
I have not been diagnosed with Diabetes and I don't have health insurance at this time. I have had a series of hints or clues in the last 4 years (a blood test FBS reading of 101 in 2007, failing the 1-hour glucose challenge while pregnant in 2008, a dramatic difference in how I feel when I go too long without food) that have made me concerned. I have an aunt who is diabetic and I was always pestering her with questions, but I don't think she understands it well enough to help me.
Anyway, I was visiting her last weekend so I used her meter first thing in the morning and got a reading of 109. I bought a meter last night and followed the the instructions on the page titled "Am I Diabetic? How to Test Your Blood Sugar To Find Out" over at Blood Sugar 101. My FBS this morning was 104. I ate 72g of carbs and an hour later my result was 168. 2 hours later it was 161. 3 hours later it was 89.
I have a lot to learn and a lot of changes to make, so I'm glad to be here!
I have not been diagnosed with Diabetes and I don't have health insurance at this time. I have had a series of hints or clues in the last 4 years (a blood test FBS reading of 101 in 2007, failing the 1-hour glucose challenge while pregnant in 2008, a dramatic difference in how I feel when I go too long without food) that have made me concerned. I have an aunt who is diabetic and I was always pestering her with questions, but I don't think she understands it well enough to help me.
Anyway, I was visiting her last weekend so I used her meter first thing in the morning and got a reading of 109. I bought a meter last night and followed the the instructions on the page titled "Am I Diabetic? How to Test Your Blood Sugar To Find Out" over at Blood Sugar 101. My FBS this morning was 104. I ate 72g of carbs and an hour later my result was 168. 2 hours later it was 161. 3 hours later it was 89.
I have a lot to learn and a lot of changes to make, so I'm glad to be here!