Dear Kathy,
I am sorry to hear of your being diagnosed diabetic II.
Lots of people are walking around with this illness and
do not know it. During the early phases of diabetes, it
is quite possible to control glucose levels with a
change in your diet and exercise. I would certainly try
this first before beginning any treatment with meds.
But always check with your doctor first.
There are also plant remedies out there that can help
lower and control your glucose levels. My work in
Iquitos, Peru is in natural plants and we have a remedy
here that can bring your glucose levels to normal
ranges, usually within 24 hours.
In one way, the broken back (such a terrible break too)
was a good thing, as you discovered your high glucose
levels and perhaps before it caused extensive damage.
Hang in there. Work with your doctor.
alan

El día Sat, 07 Feb 2004 04:47:30 -0000,
sactokat@... escribió





Hi, I am a lurker here and appreciate the knowledge of
those
on this list.

I have recently learned that I am having trouble
controlling
my blood sugar.  This came to light while I was in a
hospital
trauma center with a broken back.  A nurse told me that
I
was spilling so much sugar in my urine that it was
clogging
the catheterer.  Since that wasn't the reason I was in
the
trauma center - they tended to treat only the immediate
- my
back. After my release, I was in a torso brace for 6
months
and in the beginning of that recovery period, I was
somewhat
medicated.  If I didn't take the pain meds - soon I was
very
miserable and when I DID take them - I was still
somewhat
miserable since I couldn't ever seem to clear the
cobwebs
from my head.

Anyway, since the accident, I've come to notice
gradually that
I have tingling in both legs and both hands/forearms on
an
equal basis.  Sometimes it is very faint, but at other
times I
am just plain uncomfortable and it almost hurts. 
Sometimes,
it also makes me awkward on my feet.  Most of these
sensations I have chalked up to being a result of the
broken
back and serious whiplash.

One day I was feeling particularly crappy - and my
cleaning
lady's sister had a test kit with her.  My blood sugar
in the
middle of the afternoon was 154...I work at home, so
eating isn't actually very scheduled and at that time I
always
had a can of Dr Pepper in my hand.  I checked the
internet
about a reading like this and actually didn't find out
too
much.  A month of so later I felt awful and I asked to
have
them check my blood sugar level and it was 254!

Thanks

Kathy










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