De Nial is not a river in Egypt!

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In a message dated 6/6/04 9:16:52 AM Eastern Daylight Time,

diabetes writes:

> <<I was in denial also...my sister has had diabetes for ten yrs....I should

> have known the signs, but I egnored them or thought it was something else.

> To keep going at work...and I worked hard...>>

> I think I never had the denial thing because I've gotten away with it so

> long. I was aware of a hypoglycemic time of the day for 15 years first!

> Otherwise, my sugar was stable under 100 fasting. I knew that this one odd

> symptom, easily managed, was the warning that someday...

> BUT -- I also knew that mother and grandmother had it, --- that 100% of

> aunts and uncles had it. I vowed to myself that I would take steps

> immediately if I suspected it -- sort of in gratitude for NOT having it for so

long.

> I'm 56 and JUST started with the mild symptoms recently. Bought the monitor

and

> had blood fasting levels of 120+ After a week, I'm much more stable and

> the blood sugar is coming down slowly.

> I'm the one who tested twice, three times right in a row to check the

> accuracy of the machine. It was worth what that cost. Now I won't get annoyed

> and upset unless the numbers fluctuate past that 15 pt. " leeway " I know is

> built into the efficacy of the machine. I note it, of course, but don't get

> alarmed right away. I see what the next one is, etc. I have been taking twice

> a day at least. It does give you more info in the beginning.

> marie d.