Re: Re: Confused about Diabetes, Low Sugar, and High Sugar

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> I'm doing this behind my doctor's back, at the moment, because I hate

> getting the run around. I'm also picking up a meter today, so I can

> keep track on my levels. I just don't know anymore. I'm really

> beginning not to trust to many doctors. Considering my first one

> told me it was low, and my doctor now thought that I meant high. All

> I know is what I was told by her, and my symptoms. Hopefully, I'll

> find out something on the 29th.

>

> Jo

>

Hey, Jo... I know what you mean about getting the run around from your doc,

that is why I love mine so much, we actually both work on keeping me

healthy.. I am a type 2 dx'd 7/19/02 and know that I have been this way for

much much longer, just only then got around to doing something about it... I

would get the hypo's (lows) all the time and all the symptoms that goes

along with it, the shakes, nausea, sweating, rapid heart, feeling faint,

etc...

You are going to find a mess of meters out there...and probably have a hard

time deciding which one, I have used the One Touch Ultra, it is a good meter

but very expensive, and then I used a Quiktec meter from www.diabetesnet.com

and it was comparable to the One Touch and not expensive at all really,

45.00 including shipping will bring you a meter and 100 test strips. I now

have a accu-check compact, finally my insurance really covers my testing

supplies, I only pay 25.00 for 100 strips..before I would have to put out

the cost of the supplies and then they would reimburse me...if they ever

quit loosing the paperwork...lol.. without insurance you are looking at

about 75.00 for the meter kit and 52.00 per 51 strips, one thing that I love

about the accu-check is I don't have to mess with the strips trying to get

them into the machine, they come in a barrel, and I just put that in the

machine and for the next 17 tests, the machine spits them out as I need

them..

Good Luck, and don't feel bad about doing things on your own, as my Doctor

and I discussed this morning, I am the one that has to live in this body

24/7, I know what it is doing, and he don't....lol...at least won't know if

he don't listen to me.. I pay good money for my insurance, 290.00 per month

to keep me and hubby covered and then pay 25.00 co-pay everytime I walk

through his door, I want and demand a Doctor that will work with me rather

than against me..

Carmen

[Guest guest]

> I'm doing this behind my doctor's back, at the moment, because I hate

> getting the run around.  I'm also picking up a meter today, so I can

> keep track on my levels.  I just don't know anymore.  I'm really

> beginning not to trust to many doctors.  Considering my first one

> told me it was low, and my doctor now thought that I meant high.  All

> I know is what I was told by her, and my symptoms.  Hopefully, I'll

> find out something on the 29th.

>

Congrats to you for getting a meter, be sure to keep a log of your sugars to

show your doctors. Finding help for yourself is not realy doing stuff 'behind

your doctors back " from personal experience of myself and my parents, if you

dont think a doctor is doing something right, or taking you seriously, please

get a second opinion. For instance my dad had a lump in his side, he went to 2

doctors who shrugged him off, the third did a CT scan and it was a 13 cm liver

tumor!! Never be afraid to get more education about your own health! I hope

you find something out soon!