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I'm 72 and a retired naval communications officer. In 2005, my doctor told me after a routine check that I had diabetes 2. Blood sugar between 14 and 17 mmol/l (between 252 and 306 mg/dl) The doctor handed me a glucose meter and tried to instruct me how to use it. As a computer entusiast, I noticed a port for connecting the meter to outside devices. Instead of asking questions about how to measure my blood sugar, I started to ask technical questions about how to connect the meter to a computer in order that the computer could handle my blood sugar data in a more efficient way. As the doctor was not able to answer my questions, he gave up.
I may have had diabetes before it was detected, but I did not feel anything wrong. The doctor asked if I used to be thirsty, but as I normally drank plenty of water, I may have cheated myself as I didn't feel any thirst at all.
The first years I ate Glucophage 20 milligrams once a day, but at present I take Amaryl 2 milligrams when eating my breakfast. I have quit boiled potatoes. Instead I boil cauliflower and broccoli. I have quit wheat bread, but eat dark rye bread instead, not much however. My standard breakfast is 2 scrambeled eggs or omelet with ham or bacon.
Now, my blood sugar is between 6 and 7 mmol/l (108 and 126) before breakfast and around 8 mmol/l (144) two hours after dinner. Trying to exercise every day. Otherways, my health is amazingly well. However, I feel it mandatory to mention that my mother was 95 a month ago, and she lives all by herself. I may have inherited some of her genes
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Interesting to read the posts in this forum.
I'm 72 and a retired naval communications officer. In 2005, my doctor told me after a routine check that I had diabetes 2. Blood sugar between 14 and 17 mmol/l (between 252 and 306 mg/dl) The doctor handed me a glucose meter and tried to instruct me how to use it. As a computer entusiast, I noticed a port for connecting the meter to outside devices. Instead of asking questions about how to measure my blood sugar, I started to ask technical questions about how to connect the meter to a computer in order that the computer could handle my blood sugar data in a more efficient way. As the doctor was not able to answer my questions, he gave up.
I may have had diabetes before it was detected, but I did not feel anything wrong. The doctor asked if I used to be thirsty, but as I normally drank plenty of water, I may have cheated myself as I didn't feel any thirst at all.
The first years I ate Glucophage 20 milligrams once a day, but at present I take Amaryl 2 milligrams when eating my breakfast. I have quit boiled potatoes. Instead I boil cauliflower and broccoli. I have quit wheat bread, but eat dark rye bread instead, not much however. My standard breakfast is 2 scrambeled eggs or omelet with ham or bacon.
Now, my blood sugar is between 6 and 7 mmol/l (108 and 126) before breakfast and around 8 mmol/l (144) two hours after dinner. Trying to exercise every day. Otherways, my health is amazingly well. However, I feel it mandatory to mention that my mother was 95 a month ago, and she lives all by herself. I may have inherited some of her genes
.Interesting to read the posts in this forum.
