At Home Diagnosis??

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Registered: 12-13-2005
At Home Diagnosis??
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Thu, 09-11-2008 - 10:11pm
I have a family history of diabetes, (father, grandmother, grandfather) and lately I have been having early symptoms like fatique, unexplained weight loss and frequent urination.  Before I went to the doctor, I was wondering if there was some way I could mimic the glucose toleance test at home. I was going to eat/drink something sweet (I read somewhere you could substitute a certain number of jellybeans for the glucose solution) and then use a home glucose monitor to test my blood sugar at 1hr, 2hr and 3hr. Will this be in any way accurate? Thanks

 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Thu, 09-11-2008 - 10:50pm

Hi and welcome to the board.


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Registered: 12-13-2005
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 8:46am

Thanks. So I guess what you're saying is I don't need to try and mimic the lab test, all I need to do is test before and after meals and see if I'm within the guidelines of the link you provided. Like I said, my father has diabetes so I was just going to borrow his meter to do this the next time I visit them. Knowing my insurance plan, they probably would charge the whole $30 copay for a simple glucose test and my next physical isn't until May so I figured this would be the easiest and cheapest option.


Thanks again

 

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Registered: 04-03-2003
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 9:20am

You'd probably also want to especially test first thing in the morning before breakfast - the fasting glucose reading is a key indicator - if you talked to your doctor, odds are you'd be sent in for a fasting serum glucose test (blood test, no glucose solution to drink). If that shows up as above 126 on two occasions, you've got a confirmed diagnosis.

--Deb

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 9:23am

The finger stick at the dr's a few years ago was $20.


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Registered: 12-13-2005
Fri, 09-12-2008 - 9:50am
Thanks ladies. I'll let you know how it turns out. I'll probably be doing it this weekend.

 

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Registered: 12-13-2005
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 5:53pm

Ok, so I tested my blood sugar and these are the results:


Fasting:

 

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Registered: 03-19-2003
Sat, 09-13-2008 - 6:26pm

My non medical opinion is your numbers are no where near being diabetic!


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Sat, 09-13-2008 - 6:53pm

Oh no...do not do this.


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Sun, 09-14-2008 - 12:13am
I am also not a medical person, but those numbers sound great to me.

Trish

Trish

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Registered: 12-13-2005
Sun, 09-14-2008 - 8:32am

Yeah based on the little I know, I guess everything is ok for now, but I'll be sure to keep an eye on it.


Thanks for your help everyone.

 

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