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| Sat, 12-08-2007 - 1:54pm |
Hi All!
I am new to this Board, but not new to Type 2 Diabetes. I was diagnosed 10/06/06. I saw my Grandfather (maternal) deal with it in the early 1970's until he died in 1989. His Diabetes was controlled by diet. My Grandmother did a wonderful job in keeping his Diabetes controlled. My Mother was diagnosed in 1996. She is a real trip about what she needs to do, and with her diet. She doesn't understand portion control and carbs! She needs education but she doesn't believe she does.
I am Metformin, 500mgs, 2 times a day. I check my BS at least 2 times a day, unless I'm feeling funny, then I check it more often.
I took the Diabetes Management a month after I was diagnosed. It taught me a lot, and in the end, I ended up losing 60 pounds, but I've put on gained back 10 pounds after I had surgery in September. After the first of the year, I will try to lose some more weight. I need to lose another 20 pounds.
My numbers, daily, every 3 months, and my A1c is awesome! My other numbers have been super great since my diagnosis of Type 2, and getting my BS under control.
How it was decided that I needed to be checked for Diabetes, my eyes changed suddenly. The optometrist and the optical technician both asked if I had Diabetes. I told them both NO!!! But it was no surprise that I ended up with it because I had Gestational Diabetes when I was pregnant with my oldest son. But I beat the odds, because they say now that a woman who has Gestational Diabetes will be diagnosed with Type 2 within 5 to 10 years of giving birth. I gave birth to him 26 years before I was diagnosed with the Type 2. But over those years, I fought with my weight by dieting and exercise. But over the last 8 1/2 years, I haven't been able to exercise like I use to as I had a horse accident, fractured my lower back, and my neck, and have had 5 spinal surgeries (2 cervical & 3 lumbar), and it causes me constant and chronic pain.
But the latest surgery I had was stents being placed in my iliac arteries (bilaterally), and up the aorta. This is Peripheral Artery Disease. They were blocked about 90%. I just recently had stress tests and echocardiogram, but it was found that I had normal and good blood flow in my heart.
Anyway, with the stent surgery, I am now able to walk a little more without my legs feeling like they are heavy cement bags. It is wonderful.
I hope that I can be an asset to this Board, and also, I look forward to learning a lot from everyone here.
Love to All,
Krissy

Hi Krissy,
Welcome to the board. I am also a third generation diabetic. When I was diagnosed we didn't realize the roll heredity played in diabetes and how hard it is to dodge that bullet.
With all your health issues it still looks like you are doing well. And your cardiac report was a wonderful holiday present wasn't it! Good luck in getting your walking program going.
Please pull up a chair and join our conversation. You are amoungst like souls.
Happy holidays!
Hello Krissy,