| Author | Message | ||
     Jlnance |
Just found out I have diabetes. Certainly there are worse things to have, but its still a bummer. On the upside they did give me this cool blood sugar meter. Just wish I didn't have to poke holes in myself to use it.  | ||
| Doughnut |
Would you prefer others to poke holes in you?  Make sure you take care of yourself. It is very easy to ignore untill it is to late. | ||
| Mountainrider |
Just keep it under control and you will be fine. It is always a bummer to find out that something is wrong. I thought they had a new meter that did not need to poke a hole. | ||
| Fullpower |
J dont take this the wrong way.... have a friend that i work out with, had the same thing , doc said if he lost 50 pounds it would probably "go away" he did, and it did. good luck. dean | ||
| Jlnance |
Thanks Dean. I go back and talk to them on Friday. I expect they'll tell me that. I've known I needed to loose some weight for a while. Now I've got some motivation. | ||
| Johnnylunchbox |
Jlnance - Don't answer if it's too too personal, but how did you suspect it. Diabetes runs in my family and I could certainly shed a few lbs. Is there any telltale sign or symptom? | ||
| Cataract2 |
Man, I began a weight loss program because I'm scared to death of getting type 2. Got 30lbs off since mid Oct. Course, I took a job at a construction company to help it along, also been working out. Loving the results thus far. | ||
| Mbsween |
JLance, Both my parents have type 2 diabetes, no major issues for about 20 yrs (they are in their 80s now). Take care of yourself, eat right, manage your weight and you'll have a great shot at being normal (whatever that is). I recently lost 20 lbs due to a nasty disease called sarcoidosis. I can't recall where this figure comes from, but I remember someone saying removing 7lbs of weight from the bike has the same effect as adding 1 horsepower. If thats true, then its the cheapest 3 hp I ever got! | ||
| Jlnance |
Johnny - I went to the Dr for something else and they found glucose when they did a urine test. With hindsight, I can see that I have some of the common symptoms, which are thirst and having to pee all the time. But I never connected the dots. And apparently a lot of people have no symptoms. | ||
| Dave |
... a relative of mine was diagnosed with diabetes recently as well. He went to the Doc for vision probs. Eyes were fine... It's under control now and he still rides. Even rode my Ulysses while I blasted around on the '68 T100C DAve | ||
| Jlnance |
If thats true, then its the cheapest 3 hp I ever got! I like your attitude. I do recall riding up a mountain behind sfnichols and wondering why I couldn't keep up with her since we were both on Blasts. Then it dawned on me that perhaps the fact I weighed 75 more than her had something to do with it. | ||
| Eor |
I felt like crap for a couple of years and couldn't get the doctor to test my blood sugar since I didn't present the cookbook symptoms of diabetes. He finally relented and I tested "borderline." My goal has been to avoid medication, so I have been on a low carb diet for a couple of years and have tried to increase my activity level. I've lost about 70 pounds and am able to maintain acceptable blood glucose levels without meds. I would have never been able to maintain those levels using the ADA's recommended dietary plan with those confusing exchange units...just eliminated or dramatically reduced bread, pastas, potatoes, and processed sugars from my diet. Take vitamins, drink allot of fluids, exercise, get the weight off and see what happens. Educate yourself about monitoring your BG levels. Learn what medications [esp over-the counter] effect levels and how. Not long after being diagnosed, I had an allergic reaction and the ER doc, after being told about the blood sugar issue, wrote me a script for prednisone. My BG went through the roof suddenly...he never bothered to tell that steroids would cause that...I had to figure it out myself. It's manageable...if you stay on top of it. Unfortunately it is a life long commitment. Many don't stay with the program and suffer terribly when they really dont' have to. Good luck. | ||
| Jlnance |
Thanks Eor - BTW, I've following your thread in the tales section. I hope your bike is fixed soon. | ||
| Oldog |
Jim: Sorry to hear that you are having difficulty, I prolly need to do what eor is doing, My former Next Door, had similar issues followed a plan similar to eor, looks great, healthy! good luck | ||
| M2nc |
Jim, I sorry to hear it but it's not the end. My mom was diagnosed with Diabetes in her sixties. She is 78 now and though she would hate to admit it, is in great shape. I have seen what diabetes does to those that ignore it so please don't. Manage it, and a condition will be all this will be. The right food, moderate exercise, and most people can control it without drugs or anything else. My mom has and she does not exercise enough, and her diet, though improved, is to rigid. Keep your head up. | ||
| Light_keeper |
8 years ago I tested positive when I went to get life insurance. Since then I have tested only border line a couple of times but for the most part been ok with no meds. Had Pancretitus(sp) during that first year which may or may not have been related to it. Undetermined. Spent 10 days in a hospital in NJ to get over it. Course my weight was up around 209 (160 is normal for my size) while in the hospital came down to 177. So long as I am reasonable with what I eat and get a reasonable amount of exercize (which I don't) I will be ok.  | ||
| Brucelee |
A low carb diet will be your best friend in these cases. Combine with exercise and you are home free. I assume no smoking or heavy drinking here also. Good luck. | ||
| Tripper |
Jim; If the Lord is going to give you a disease, you picked the right one to have. Easy to control after a little education and some self discipline. Meet my Diabetes Hero, Andy:  DAve was with me at The Gap the day I found out about Andy's diagnosis, I was a little frayed to hear it, but he is doing wonderfully. I also have a stepson with epilepsy. Now there is something that will make a man out of ya... This won't interrupt your riding. With control you will have a long healthy life. Just check out this guys site.  http://www.flightfordiabetes.com/intro_f.html | ||
| Djkaplan |
Diabetes runs in my family, too, both sides unfortunately. If it's Type 2, or adult onset diabetes, it can be managed by diet and exercise in most cases with very little medication. If you take the disease seriously, this just might be the right kind of wake-up call some people need to get control of their diet and lifestyle. If you don't take it seriously, well, you know what can happen. | ||
| Brotherbuell |
My mother lost her sight and eventually her life to diabetes not long after my children were born. She took her medication but didn't do a good job of watching what she ate. I was on a low carb diet for two years and my blood sugar was perfect. I got tired of it and have been off for six months and I was just told that I have "borderline" BG levels. I'm planning to get back on and staying on. As Eor said this is a lifetime commitment and I just found all the motivation I need to make it. | ||
| Jlnance |
Thanks to everyone who's posted. It means a lot to me. If you take the disease seriously, this just might be the right kind of wake-up call some people need to get control of their diet and lifestyle. Yea, I knew I needed to eat better and get more excercise anyway. It's just a pain to do. Now I've got an incentive. I'm going back to the Dr in a half hour and they'll tell me what to eat etc. They gave me a blood sugar meter when I was there on Wed and I've been rather encouraged. I quit swilling down quarts of sweet tea and cut my carbs and sugar way back. My bgl has dropped from 460 to 150 over the last few days (99 is normal). So I'm hopeful that a change in diet will keep this under control. | ||
| Jlnance |
Tripper - Thanks. Love the picture and the story. | ||
| Jeremyh |
cardio, cardio, cardio......i have worried about getting diabetes for about the lastt 5 years now. I have this problem with eating at least one very large bag of M&M's once a week. This is no joke either. I just buy a bag poor the entire thing in a bowl sit down watch 3-4 movies and consume the M&M's. Not only do i eat a lot of chocolate.......i mean i eat a lot of chocolate, but i also eat a ton of garbage. I got so worried about the diabetes issue last year that i had my blood checked. Amazingly nothing abnormal, i couldn't believe it. I asked the Dr. if she was sure. She asked how often i exercise and i said well i do a lot of cycling (the pedal kind). She said basically for as young as i am and as much cardio as i do i won't have a problem till i get older and the body just won't process sugars as easy. Any way the whole point is apparently all this cardio business really does something for you. Now days i am on a full fledged weight training and swimming routine and don't have any symptoms that i thought were leading to diabetes. (i basically just had a ton of headaches and always had times were i damn near fell to the ground from the shakes and jitters.) Oh yeah, and i had to cut down on the sugars. FYI. my neighbor has some serious diabetes problems and he is probably about 30lbs UNDER weight so its not always just because you might think you need to shed a few pounds, and in case any of you don't know what ignoring your diabetes program will do, well lets put it this way there is an ambulance at my neighbors house at least once a month because he can't seem to get his act together. | ||
| Misato |
I've had it sense I was 16yrs old. no weight problems. I was like 6' and 145 all through high school. Tired of 3 shots a day I can tell you that. with me it was all or nothing. one week the body decided it was done producing insulin. I'm 35 now and have had to have eye surgery 3 times for minor leaks in the back of the eye. no major issues yet, although the eyes could have been MUCH worse. best of luck to you. |
