Re: MY Brother and 250-

[Guest guest]

I didn't take your email as critical, and I'm glad that you found

something that worked/works for you! I wanted to make sure no one

felt as if I was trying to assert a dx, I got the feeling that you

or someone else might have felt that way. I know I tend to be

critical of doctors, because I've been through so much, but I never,

ever even think I can render dx. I only want to assert to everyone

that we are our own best advocate and to never take the word of a

physician without checking it out. Too much can be at stake by not

checking it out. My personal experience with diabetes is that I was

told I wasn't diabetic when indeed my numbers exceeded the criteria

for diabetes given by the American Diabetes Association. It seems

that, unless the ADA is wrong, there is way too much misinformation

out there among docs when it comes to dx and treating diabetes.

Debi

> Debi;

> If i were being diagnosed again personally i would want to have

at

> least 1 fasting readings over 126 and a non fasting of over 200 to

cast

> any doubt of being diabetic.when i was told i was diabetic in 1993

my

> numbers were clearly over the requirement and i had a 291 fasting

> BG.with this high of a reading i accepted diagnosis of diabetes as

i had

> all the classic symptoms of diabetes but did not want to face them

so i

> avoided seeing doctor until i could no longer stand being so tired

all

> the time,and all the weight loss.

> but even still i went into the common phase of denial for a

brief

> period of a few days thinkin it must be someone elses blood work

and

> there must be some other reason for my weight loss and tiredness

and

> constant thirstiness.but by doing what i was told by doctor ,of

cutting

> off sugar which is what was recommended back in 1993 and doing a

lot of

> exercise i was able to get my BG down to normal ranges within a

month of

> hard work on my part.so after seeing my numbers improve by doing

what he

> said i learned to accept being diabetic and imprortance of

educating

> myself about this condition to best of my ability.

> you mention something about my qualifications in your email.I

don't

> have any more qualifications than anyone else on list to

determiine if

> one reading or more than one reading is needed for diagnosis.It is

my

> personal preference.Not everything in this world is science.It was

my

> opinion.If you took my email as being critical Debi it was not

meant

> that way .

> Take Care:

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for the info on the AACE, ! I've never heard of

them, 'cause I've never seen an endo. Gonna look up their stuff

right now.

Debi

> Debi;

> In regards to being our own advocate i couldn't agree with you

> more.And i also agree with you that the ADA tends to be way behind

in

> their recommendations.but i feel many doctors are wise enough to be

> influenced by other sources such as the American Academy of

> Endocrinologist better known as the AACE.I agree we cannot go

along with

> blind faith in what our doctors say and totally believe it is our

> responsibility to know as much about diabetes as possible.

> I think we are on the same wavelength.

> Take Care:

>