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Hi, my name is Jenn.
I was diagnosed with diabetes in August this year. Resistant to the idea, sure my fasting BS of 191 was a fluke, I decided to stop eating to fix it! Really it was just the last straw in this battle food and I have had the last four years. In 2007 my gallbladder was removed and since then I have also been diagnosed with IBS. Very few days since then have I had normal digestion. I teach, and every day after lunch, no matter what I ate, and I tried so many different things, I had to leave my classroom due to "issues". (I'd explain further but the details are just gross!) So with that horror show and now diabetes to battle I just decided food is not my friend and eating is my enemy.
I cut out everything from my diet that wasn't raw fruits and vegetables, pistachios, meat, seafood, cheese, pretzels and popcorn. I eat half a cereal bar for breakfast, a piece of fruit and pretzels for lunch, and protein and veggies for dinner. My digestion has improved, still not 100% normal, but I'll take it.
My fasting BS dropped to between 130-160. So three months of this and back to the doctor. He put me on 500mg of metformin.
My fasting BS are now between 110-128. But any other time I am in the 80's and low 100's 2hrs after dinner.
I really think my high fasting numbers have to do with something going on while I sleep, because I wake up almost every night with my heart racing. One morning last week I was up to 156! I have a low heart rate and I think I either have episodes of sleep apnea, low blood pressure or bradycardia while I sleep and my body is responding to it. But who knows. I was sure I was not diabetic, but my doctor insists I am. I go back to the doctor in two weeks and I am sure he will up my metformin dose. He sure wants to put me on as many pills as he can. I try to remind him I'm only 39 (although I will deny that if you ask!
) and have (hopefully) lots of years ahead of me for pills, but he keeps prescribing them now!
So that's a little bit of my story so far. I type, like I talk, too much, so if I have bored you all I apologize.
Right now I just want my fasting BS down, and to know if its ok to squeeze to get a good blood drop, because I am not a bleeder.
I was diagnosed with diabetes in August this year. Resistant to the idea, sure my fasting BS of 191 was a fluke, I decided to stop eating to fix it! Really it was just the last straw in this battle food and I have had the last four years. In 2007 my gallbladder was removed and since then I have also been diagnosed with IBS. Very few days since then have I had normal digestion. I teach, and every day after lunch, no matter what I ate, and I tried so many different things, I had to leave my classroom due to "issues". (I'd explain further but the details are just gross!) So with that horror show and now diabetes to battle I just decided food is not my friend and eating is my enemy.
I cut out everything from my diet that wasn't raw fruits and vegetables, pistachios, meat, seafood, cheese, pretzels and popcorn. I eat half a cereal bar for breakfast, a piece of fruit and pretzels for lunch, and protein and veggies for dinner. My digestion has improved, still not 100% normal, but I'll take it.
My fasting BS dropped to between 130-160. So three months of this and back to the doctor. He put me on 500mg of metformin.
My fasting BS are now between 110-128. But any other time I am in the 80's and low 100's 2hrs after dinner.
I really think my high fasting numbers have to do with something going on while I sleep, because I wake up almost every night with my heart racing. One morning last week I was up to 156! I have a low heart rate and I think I either have episodes of sleep apnea, low blood pressure or bradycardia while I sleep and my body is responding to it. But who knows. I was sure I was not diabetic, but my doctor insists I am. I go back to the doctor in two weeks and I am sure he will up my metformin dose. He sure wants to put me on as many pills as he can. I try to remind him I'm only 39 (although I will deny that if you ask!
So that's a little bit of my story so far. I type, like I talk, too much, so if I have bored you all I apologize.
Right now I just want my fasting BS down, and to know if its ok to squeeze to get a good blood drop, because I am not a bleeder.