Pre-Diabetes Common Concerns - Recent Threads

Eating disorder

Terry — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:14:39 GMT

I am concerned my daughter might be getting an eating disorder. What can I do? She is worried about her weight, craves only junk food and then gets depressed and refuses to eat a regular meal. When she gets low her appetite is fierce and she tends to over eat when she corrects for lows.

Meter Testing - Inaccurate results??

Aerial Stephen — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 19:53:51 GMT

Hi everyone!

I'm newly diagnosed (Jan 9th 2013 - yikes!) and have a few questions about blood sugar testing… I have the Freestyle freedom lite and although it's awesome how little blood is needed (especially compared to the monster ones at the hospital), I noticed that sometimes I will get crazy different results. If i test multiple times within a few minutes I will get readings 30 or so off, and if I switch to testing fingers on the opposite hand it will do the same thing.

I've been really obsessive about checking my sugars since I'm still trying to listen to how my body feels when experiencing highs or lows, and now I'm doubting my meter! I did call Customer Care at Freestyle and they are overnighting me a testing solution, but I am curious if anyone else has ever gotten crazy meter readings or ever had a wrong meter? Maybe I'm being paranoid or nervous about how much insulin to use...

Thank you! :)

Aerial

Sneaking snacks

JenForeman — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 18:42:30 GMT

Hello~

I am new here, and relatively new to diabetes. My daughter was diagnosed right after her 10th birthday in October of 2010. She has been really great about taking the shots and counting her carbs, etc., but we have been finding small candy wrappers and snacks in her pockets and hidden in her bedroom. She has admitted to sneaking food, and we have explained why this is dangerous, but nothing seems to make her stop. It is really frustrating!

Anyone have experience with this?

There has to be a better option.....

Adi — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 04:41:19 GMT

Hi everyone! I am a wife of a Type 1 diabetic. My husband was diagnosed at 26 years old. That was nearly 6 years ago. He is doing wonderful with his diabetes management, thanks to our access to good health insurance. The problem is the cost. When he was initially diagnosed, we were living in Vegas and I had great coverage. We had to move back to Colorado for him to take over his family's company, so we obtained group health insurance through his business. We pay a premium of about $950 per month for a family of four, co-pays are $30/$60, prescriptions $10/$35/$70, deductible is $3,000/individual with medical paid at 100% after deductive. My husband has a pump and is in the process of getting his CGM. His A1C level is great and he loves the pump, so we don't want to go back to the pens. But we pay $1800 out of pocket for medical expenses monthly!! (including premium, co-pays and his prescriptions). Now we found out that his pump will cost an additional $400 per month just for the parts, which insurance doesn't cover. We have United. Can anyone suggest other options? Any plan suggestions? There has to be some sort of relief.....

Airport Security and Pumps?

KWeber — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 19:38:25 GMT

I'm going on a school trip to New York in March and I haven't been on a plane since I've been diagnosed. I know what I can bring and everything but what should I do about my pump? Should I hand it to someone before I go in the metal detector then let them inspect it? Or should I not go through at all? I'm just nervous because I don't want to hold up my whole class...

Can someone please ban the spammers??

Terry — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:30:02 GMT

It is getting ridiculous.

Any ideas??

Autumn — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 23:08:46 GMT

So my 16 year old brother started showing a few symptoms of diabetes a few weeks ago. (drinking all the time, being crankier than normal, sleeping ALL the time, and complaining about being nauseous) But I kinda just let it go and didn't say anything because my family claims I'm paranoid because I'll occasionally point out potential symptoms or check one of my siblings blood sugar (Im the oldest of 8 kids, only type 1 so far, dxd 2 years ago at 16) Anyways, so this morning at about 9 AM he complained again of feeling nauseous (he stayed home from school) so I went ahead and tested his fasting blood sugar (after washing his hands) and it was 132. An hour later, 30 mins after he drank some orange juice it was 157. So then, I was just curious, I had him check for ketones. They were moderate. So my mom made a doc appt. with our pediatrician. When they got there at 11:30 his blood sugar was down to 110, but he still had moderate ketones. Our doctor had no idea so she paged the endo at children's hospital and sent them home. So my mom made sure he drank a lot of water all day and two hours after he ate lunch she checked his blood sugar again and it was 190... The endo just called like an hour ago and said the ketones, high fasting blood sugar and high post-meal blood sugar is probably just caused by a virus and left it at that. What? Has anyone else heard that that could be a cause for ketones? Could this really be anything other than diabetes?? (His ketones are now small)

Newly diagnosed with blurry vision

KyraFox — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:43:25 GMT

My 13 yo son was diagnosed on Monday and his vision has been fine. Now that his numbers are down (although up and down still), he developed blurry vision this morning. Doc says this is relatively normal and should clear in time (no idea how long that is). Does anyone else have any thoughts or experiences about this?

Thanks!

Salt intake/leg swelling?

lgreenich — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 02:51:17 GMT

I'm just curious if any other diabetics are super sensitive to salt? My blood sugar can be low, normal, high; it doesn't matter, I just randomly seem to have my legs and ankles get tight. It's really annoying, and I have been trying to pay attention to how much salt I use, because I can tend to over-do it. If anyone else has this happen and has a solution for it I'd love to hear!

what the future holds...

Gabby — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 10:29:57 GMT

so i have just recently been diagnosed with diabetes and not too sure what my life has in hold for me...

i mean im only in my early teens but school is making me decide on things. but this diabetes has sort of struck me.

should i just continue with how i was planning my life or adjust it?

im really interested with photography and food (cooking, food research etc) but moreso the photography. what should i do? let diabetes help me towards the food side of things or should i continue with my passion of photography?

is anyone else feeling the same? or have any advice for me from prior experiences or just any help would be great!

Thanks, love from gabbyisdardz <3

mines 6.1, whats your number?

What is a "diabetic coma"?

Erica — Sat, 30 Jul 2011 23:31:53 GMT

I keep hearing about it and one of my classmates died from being diabetes, and I just want to know why. How. What is the reason and how can I prevent myself from getting ill?

Being a teenager with Diabetes...

Erica — Tue, 19 Jul 2011 00:03:20 GMT

And you think that having a zit on your nose is bad? Try being low at a party while your trying to dance and have fun. Or being high on a date and you feel like you are going to throw up? Being a teenager with diabetes is one tough cookie.

I am 18 years old and I've had to deal with playing tennis, doing music, and living life all with Diabetes type 1. It's not easy.

I've used music as an outlet. Here is my fan page with my music. All proceeds go towards JDRF and fundings for finding a cure.

http://www.facebook.com/pages/-Erica-/191482160903034 (Please click the link and "like" the page! All the support really helps!)

YouTube page: http://www.youtube.com/user/ericascag?feature=mhee

What is your outlet when dealing with this disease? How is being a teenager and being diabetic help or challenge your life?

Discuss! :)

Testing before driving

Austen — Tue, 10 May 2011 11:50:45 GMT

G'day everyone,

Quick question, do you all test beofre driving?

Austen

Complex carbs and the glycemic index

Khendra — Mon, 09 May 2011 15:22:36 GMT

Hey guys,

One thing that has always confused me is how some foods can be defined as both complex carb and high GI, like potatoes. How exactly does this work? I mean, I never have a potato when I have low blood sugar; orange juice raises my blood sugar quicker even though every site I read claims it has a lower GI than potatoes.

how high..

Stephanie — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 04:20:09 GMT

how high can you be before it gets serious? i just checked and i'm 568..

Insurance companies

Ren — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:02:43 GMT

So I've been on the insurance hunt for a few weeks, with a job that I now qualify for benefits from, none of the policies on our office insurance work for someone who has diabetes so I went else where to look. I was under Kaiser insurance when I was diagnosed but due to a job change with my parents we had to change companies.

Now I have gone back to Kaiser to apply for an individual plan and have been told that because I have Diabetes I can't be approved for insurance.

This is one of those moments where Diabetes really just frustrates me. Anyone else experience these issues

Is neuropathy possible in a 10 year old?

Terry — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 14:15:46 GMT

My daughter is complaining about very painful feet. It is not on the soles of her feet but across the top and sides. She is a bit dramatic sometimes over the slightest boo boo so I don't know if this is real or not. Ibuprofen and ice doesn't seem to help.

ANy ideas? She was begging to go to the doctor last night and I couldn't see anything wrong.

ate alot of salt feel sick from chips what do i do besides drink water

peter myers — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:46:57 GMT

ok for the super bowl i bought alot of chips and made a huge chip bowl like this was like 10 bags lays frietos etc ate like a decent amaont and il feel sick and its been like a day my blood sugar is in range a little off in the 120- 150 and im just nervous that i messed up my systym or something cause i read that alot of salt is really bad for you

what should i do im just nervous that i killed insulin cells and that my blood sugar won't go down can anybody help me also ive drank alot of water which helps

Off pump and running super High

Nikki xoxox — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:13:54 GMT

Hey guys if anyone has some advice on my litlle problem that would really help me ! So im off my pump and im taking 35 units of levimer in the morning but by 11am im around 23 -26 ( 414- 468 ) but when I give myseld 36 units I go low and by 5 pm if I don't treat the high I go low Does anyone have any idea on how to stop this ??

Input would be loverly:]

AutumnRachelle — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 03:12:01 GMT

Lately when I go to change my sites I have been getting these dark bruises and it bleeds a lot. It hasn't done that since I've had my pump which I got in July (was diagnosed in June), so it is strange to me. Does this happen to anyone else? What does it mean that I hit a nerve or muscle or something? or infections? My numbers have also been abnormal since this has started. So if anyone knows more about this could they fill me in? Is there anything I can do to prevent it or stop it from bruising?

Did i over react?

AmberMarie — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 04:51:15 GMT

So im just wondering if i over reacted... the other night i went out to eat at Village Inn with my mom and my brother and when we ordered out drinks me and my mom both made it clear that me and my brothers drinks needed to be diet because we were diabetic ( my m om always does this) and the lady was like ok and when she brought our drinks back i took a couple drinks of mine and so did my brother and they were both regular and just from the taste we knew they werent diet and so when the waitress came back to the table we told her she gave us regular when we ordered diet and the waitress said oh well its not a big deal ill be back as soon as i can with diet but u can drink those for now and i was like no we cant we are diabetics and she was like so and we explained diabetes to her and she was like i know what it is and she just didnt even seem to think giving us the wrong drink was bad.. later that night i found myself with a high blood sugar. Was it wrong of is to over react??

just back from the doctor and I need to drop 10 pounds!!!

Nicole2711 — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 17:47:49 GMT

I have been on the pump since November 2nd and I have gained two pounds. I am now at 151! My Endo said I have to lose ten pounds in order to be in my target weight range for my age and height. Ahhhhh any tips for those that are on the pump?

Tips on lowering A1C?

Nikki xoxox — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 04:08:35 GMT

Hey guys so I was just woundering if anyone has any tips on how to lower your A1C mine is 6.9 even though thats pretty darn good my parents are getting super hard on me they want it lower so any advice would help me get my parents off my back thanks guys !

anxiety

Meredith — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 02:00:08 GMT

I was just wondering if anyone else has alot of anxiety about lows. I was never really an anxious person before i had diabetes but now its kind of bad sometimes.

I get really anxious that im going to have lows in public places. Especially in class at school. I dont like checking my blood sugar in a small class because i dont like attracting attention to myself. i know that it shouldnt matter but i really dont like to do that. so i rely on how i feel instead and sometimes i start to get really anxious that it feels like im getting a low, but it just turns out to be something like a panic attack. My heart starts to race and i get really scared and start to sweat. so sometimes its hard to tell the difference between a low and that and i have some sugar and throw my blood sugar out of wack.

i was just wondering if anyone else had problems with anxiety because of diabetes, and how you deal with it.

thanks!

In the mean time...

allgirls4us — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 02:43:00 GMT

So her appointment isn't until November 8th. Just realized that it's exactly 11 months after Bree's MRI, spooky!

What do YOU think we should be doing in the mean time? Checking BG? How often? Or not check and fly by the seat of our pants?! Our PCP gave us a script for test strips- only 50.

Thanks for your guidance, I sure do need it!

-Robin