Hello

[Guest guest]

I just joined this group a few days ago and wanted to take this

opportunity to introduce myself. I started out with the intent of

educating myself so that I'd know what my very best friend is going

through. He was recently diagnosed as T2. I've learned quite a bit.

Since then, I've found my own glucose levels are running a bit high -

- over 100 for morning fasting levels, rising to up to 239 two hours

after meals. I've got a return doctor's appointment coming up on the

18th.

Anyway, even before he was diagnosed, my friend had taken to

keeping a cooler in his van. At the time, it was filled with Coke

and Gatorade. Now, it's C2 and still Gatorade. He also keeps

munchies, such as nuts, graham crackers, and low carb things in the

van too. These are for times when he's forgotten to eat and his

blood sugar is going low. And even as hard as it is for me to

remember to eat, I make it a point to remind him to do so.

For Bruce -- where are you in West Virginia?? We're in Wheeling.

For the rest of you, that's in the Northern Panhandle, not too far

from Pittsburgh.