Re: What actually constitues diabetes?

[Guest guest]

hi gail!

the standard diagnostic numbers i have from my diabetes educators

are, from a random non-fasting blood glucose test (i.e., where food

has been taken in the last 8 hours):

<140: normal (non-diabetic)

140-200: pre-diabetes / type 2

>200: diabetes type 1

i believe it's fairly common to be type 2 and have no symptoms.

rach

> My question is..... what does a normal persons blood sugar

level

> do? What would be a typical day of values for them?

> Gail

[Guest guest]

jamie, you've probably heard this all before. but i was wondering at

the whole situation, what your thoughts have been on possible causes

in the past. like what insulins you are on, how much, if they

checked your thyroid, c-peptide, adrenalin, cortisol, and all that.

and what you do to try and cope...like keep a really tight schedule

maybe.

i'm a month into my latest regimen...telling that. am an endocrine

mess.

rach

> Gail

>

> I wish I could answer this for you but I am Type 1 and what

doctors consider a brittle diabetic. I can only wish that my

numbers were this good but I ride a roller coaster everyday and

there is no rhyme nor reason to the way my numbers run. I was in

the doctors office last friday and before I went I checked and my BG

was 85 which is great for me, I ate breakfast and took my insulin

and when I got to the doctors office it was 106, still good, I was

at the doctors office about 1 hour and when I got ready to leave

they did alot of lab work and my BG at that time was 38. I hope

that you find the answers that you are looking for and maybe someone

on the board with Type 2 will have them. Take care

>

>

> Bartlett, TN

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 7/16/2004 9:53:49 AM Pacific Standard Time,

rfong_tom3@... writes:

i believe it's fairly common to be type 2 and have no symptoms.

rach

Hi , yes, no symptoms at first. Eventually, thirst becomes a factor I

am told, along with excessive urination. When the BG's are over 300, eye

problems start rearing their ugly heads. Not too good, is it? Type 1's have

much

more to deal with, so type 2's are " Lucky " if that word can ever be used to

describe anyone with a chronic disease. Hugs, Marilyn

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