Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Bill, I wouldn't just leave it up to the doctor. I always get a copy of my blood work, so that I will know myself what is going on in my body. With diabetes, you really have to be proactive. The standards have recently changed, and general practitioners have so many diseases to keep up with that they don't do a good job in diagnosing diabetes. I'm sure that I had had it years before I was diagnosed because I already had neuropathy when I finally was diagnosed. It has disappeared now, after having sustained normal blood glucose levels for a number of years. I also say this because I am certain that three of my siblings are diabetic or at least pre-diabetic, even though their A1c's are still in the high normal range. Their doctors don't seem to be concerned about it, though, even though two of them even had protein in their urine. Get a copy of your blood work, and if you don't understand what it all means, I'll be glad to try to help you. That numbness in your feet could be from RA, but it could also be from diabetes. It is a sneaky disease, and that's one reason it's so under-diagnosed. If high blood sugars caused severe pain immediately, as RA does, maybe people would pay more attention to it, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:01 PM, Bill Mathews wrote: > > Good question. I'm not 100% sure, I know I've had a lot of blood work > and have been told that the indicators for diabetes have all been > negative. I never thought about it much past that, more a whew feeling. > :-) On another note, went to the rheumotologist this morning, blood > count is very low and I'm dehydrated. Took some x-rays of my feet to > try > to figure out the numbness. Waiting on the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 Bill, I wouldn't just leave it up to the doctor. I always get a copy of my blood work, so that I will know myself what is going on in my body. With diabetes, you really have to be proactive. The standards have recently changed, and general practitioners have so many diseases to keep up with that they don't do a good job in diagnosing diabetes. I'm sure that I had had it years before I was diagnosed because I already had neuropathy when I finally was diagnosed. It has disappeared now, after having sustained normal blood glucose levels for a number of years. I also say this because I am certain that three of my siblings are diabetic or at least pre-diabetic, even though their A1c's are still in the high normal range. Their doctors don't seem to be concerned about it, though, even though two of them even had protein in their urine. Get a copy of your blood work, and if you don't understand what it all means, I'll be glad to try to help you. That numbness in your feet could be from RA, but it could also be from diabetes. It is a sneaky disease, and that's one reason it's so under-diagnosed. If high blood sugars caused severe pain immediately, as RA does, maybe people would pay more attention to it, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:01 PM, Bill Mathews wrote: > > Good question. I'm not 100% sure, I know I've had a lot of blood work > and have been told that the indicators for diabetes have all been > negative. I never thought about it much past that, more a whew feeling. > :-) On another note, went to the rheumotologist this morning, blood > count is very low and I'm dehydrated. Took some x-rays of my feet to > try > to figure out the numbness. Waiting on the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 There is a great diabetes group if anyone is interested. Contact me off group if you want the address. Sue <marysue@...> wrote:Bill, I wouldn't just leave it up to the doctor. I always get a copy of my blood work, so that I will know myself what is going on in my body. With diabetes, you really have to be proactive. The standards have recently changed, and general practitioners have so many diseases to keep up with that they don't do a good job in diagnosing diabetes. I'm sure that I had had it years before I was diagnosed because I already had neuropathy when I finally was diagnosed. It has disappeared now, after having sustained normal blood glucose levels for a number of years. I also say this because I am certain that three of my siblings are diabetic or at least pre-diabetic, even though their A1c's are still in the high normal range. Their doctors don't seem to be concerned about it, though, even though two of them even had protein in their urine. Get a copy of your blood work, and if you don't understand what it all means, I'll be glad to try to help you. That numbness in your feet could be from RA, but it could also be from diabetes. It is a sneaky disease, and that's one reason it's so under-diagnosed. If high blood sugars caused severe pain immediately, as RA does, maybe people would pay more attention to it, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:01 PM, Bill Mathews wrote: > > Good question. I'm not 100% sure, I know I've had a lot of blood work > and have been told that the indicators for diabetes have all been > negative. I never thought about it much past that, more a whew feeling. > :-) On another note, went to the rheumotologist this morning, blood > count is very low and I'm dehydrated. Took some x-rays of my feet to > try > to figure out the numbness. Waiting on the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2005 Report Share Posted April 13, 2005 There is a great diabetes group if anyone is interested. Contact me off group if you want the address. Sue <marysue@...> wrote:Bill, I wouldn't just leave it up to the doctor. I always get a copy of my blood work, so that I will know myself what is going on in my body. With diabetes, you really have to be proactive. The standards have recently changed, and general practitioners have so many diseases to keep up with that they don't do a good job in diagnosing diabetes. I'm sure that I had had it years before I was diagnosed because I already had neuropathy when I finally was diagnosed. It has disappeared now, after having sustained normal blood glucose levels for a number of years. I also say this because I am certain that three of my siblings are diabetic or at least pre-diabetic, even though their A1c's are still in the high normal range. Their doctors don't seem to be concerned about it, though, even though two of them even had protein in their urine. Get a copy of your blood work, and if you don't understand what it all means, I'll be glad to try to help you. That numbness in your feet could be from RA, but it could also be from diabetes. It is a sneaky disease, and that's one reason it's so under-diagnosed. If high blood sugars caused severe pain immediately, as RA does, maybe people would pay more attention to it, LOL. Sue On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:01 PM, Bill Mathews wrote: > > Good question. I'm not 100% sure, I know I've had a lot of blood work > and have been told that the indicators for diabetes have all been > negative. I never thought about it much past that, more a whew feeling. > :-) On another note, went to the rheumotologist this morning, blood > count is very low and I'm dehydrated. Took some x-rays of my feet to > try > to figure out the numbness. Waiting on the call. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Sue, Thanks. I have copies of all of my bloodwork and where the diabetes tests were done, I'm towards the low-middle of the range. Is there another test I should ask for? Thanks for the help. Bill Sue wrote: > Bill, > > I wouldn't just leave it up to the doctor. I always get a copy of my > blood work, so that I will know myself what is going on in my body. > With diabetes, you really have to be proactive. The standards have > recently changed, and general practitioners have so many diseases to > keep up with that they don't do a good job in diagnosing diabetes. I'm > sure that I had had it years before I was diagnosed because I already > had neuropathy when I finally was diagnosed. It has disappeared now, > after having sustained normal blood glucose levels for a number of > years. > > I also say this because I am certain that three of my siblings are > diabetic or at least pre-diabetic, even though their A1c's are still in > the high normal range. Their doctors don't seem to be concerned about > it, though, even though two of them even had protein in their urine. > > Get a copy of your blood work, and if you don't understand what it all > means, I'll be glad to try to help you. That numbness in your feet > could be from RA, but it could also be from diabetes. It is a sneaky > disease, and that's one reason it's so under-diagnosed. If high blood > sugars caused severe pain immediately, as RA does, maybe people would > pay more attention to it, LOL. > > Sue > > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:01 PM, Bill Mathews wrote: > > > > Good question. I'm not 100% sure, I know I've had a lot of blood work > > and have been told that the indicators for diabetes have all been > > negative. I never thought about it much past that, more a whew feeling. > > :-) On another note, went to the rheumotologist this morning, blood > > count is very low and I'm dehydrated. Took some x-rays of my feet to > > try > > to figure out the numbness. Waiting on the call. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 14, 2005 Report Share Posted April 14, 2005 Sue, Thanks. I have copies of all of my bloodwork and where the diabetes tests were done, I'm towards the low-middle of the range. Is there another test I should ask for? Thanks for the help. Bill Sue wrote: > Bill, > > I wouldn't just leave it up to the doctor. I always get a copy of my > blood work, so that I will know myself what is going on in my body. > With diabetes, you really have to be proactive. The standards have > recently changed, and general practitioners have so many diseases to > keep up with that they don't do a good job in diagnosing diabetes. I'm > sure that I had had it years before I was diagnosed because I already > had neuropathy when I finally was diagnosed. It has disappeared now, > after having sustained normal blood glucose levels for a number of > years. > > I also say this because I am certain that three of my siblings are > diabetic or at least pre-diabetic, even though their A1c's are still in > the high normal range. Their doctors don't seem to be concerned about > it, though, even though two of them even had protein in their urine. > > Get a copy of your blood work, and if you don't understand what it all > means, I'll be glad to try to help you. That numbness in your feet > could be from RA, but it could also be from diabetes. It is a sneaky > disease, and that's one reason it's so under-diagnosed. If high blood > sugars caused severe pain immediately, as RA does, maybe people would > pay more attention to it, LOL. > > Sue > > > On Wednesday, April 13, 2005, at 01:01 PM, Bill Mathews wrote: > > > > Good question. I'm not 100% sure, I know I've had a lot of blood work > > and have been told that the indicators for diabetes have all been > > negative. I never thought about it much past that, more a whew feeling. > > :-) On another note, went to the rheumotologist this morning, blood > > count is very low and I'm dehydrated. Took some x-rays of my feet to > > try > > to figure out the numbness. Waiting on the call. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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