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Fuck, am I diabetic?
#21700734 - 05/20/15 12:22 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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My girlfriend is.
I randomly felt weird and asked to used her One Touch Verio IQ tester to see. My blood sugar was first 235 and 240 and she assumed a fluke, because I'm skinny and never had problems before.
An hour later though, was at 250.
She says "Well the battery is low maybe it's off" and I'm here freaking out right now.
What do you think I should do? Oh, no insurance, no money, so idk. Fuck it
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That definitely need to be checked out. If you live in the states and you're poor, you can usually get some sort of Medicaid.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Le_Canard]
#21700760 - 05/20/15 12:33 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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bitchass rant
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She's probably right if you're young, healthy and don't have a family history of it. But if you're exhibiting any of these symptoms, you may want to get that checked out. http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-basics/symptoms/
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Le_Canard]
#21700791 - 05/20/15 12:45 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Actually have none of those symptoms.
I am going to a local pharmacy for a test and then retest at another if I test again (seeing her tomorrow) and it's in bonkers range.
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You'll probably be fine. Good of you to get it checked out. better safe than sorry.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Le_Canard] 3
#21700933 - 05/20/15 01:51 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah, you have the main symptom of diabetes... A blood glucose level that is 2.5 times higher than normal.
Any random reading over 200 is an automatic diagnosis of diabetes.
If the machine isn't broken, and it isn't some astronomically unlikely coincidence that your blood sugar levels spiked twice exactly as you took the test, those numbers are very serious. You are accruing creeping permanent physiological damage with your blood sugar so far out of whack.
You need medical attention ASAP. 250 is an extremely high number. Your blood can be becoming acidic at that level causing a diabetic coma. People with untreated glucose levels that high don't tend to live very long.
ITS VERY IMPORTANT YOU UNDERSTAND THAT SYMPTOMS ARE IRRELEVANT TO YOUR SITUATION. YOUR BLOOD SUGAR IS DANGEROUSLY HIGH.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: koods]
#21700961 - 05/20/15 02:12 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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get that shit checked out before they take your foot dude
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i'm diabetic, and no, just because your sugar level was high doesn't mean that. everyones blood sugar rises if they have eaten, your natural insulin doesn't take effect instantly. the fact that it was still that high an hour later is a troubling sign though. you should check it in the morning before eating anything, that'll give you your best estimate.
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#21701013 - 05/20/15 02:46 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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you just need some mushrooms and some weed dude
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Cloud9]
#21701019 - 05/20/15 02:51 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cloud9 said: check it in the morning before eating anything, that'll give you your best estimate.
Do this and if its still high you prob need to see the doc at least once to know what type you have. If its type 1 you need insulin in case you spike up high so you dont end up like the guy from con air. If its type 2 then you can control it with diet and exercise only I think.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Cloud9]
#21701049 - 05/20/15 03:11 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cloud9 said: i'm diabetic, and no, just because your sugar level was high doesn't mean that. everyones blood sugar rises if they have eaten, your natural insulin doesn't take effect instantly. the fact that it was still that high an hour later is a troubling sign though. you should check it in the morning before eating anything, that'll give you your best estimate.
One reading above 200 is concerning, whether they have just eaten or not, but a second reading an hour later is EXTREMELY troubling. The body should be able to keep blood sugar under 200 at all times, even if the person is eating spoonfuls of sugar. Insulin response is very rapid to even small changes in blood sugar in non diabetic people.
OP definitely needs to check his numbers in the morning. Anything over 130 is serious after a few hours without any caloric intake.
OP make sure your hands are clean. It is possible to get really out of whack readings if you have sugary food residue in the area where you prick your finger.
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Shroomopotamus said: you just need some mushrooms and some weed dude
Ummm no
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: koods]
#21701077 - 05/20/15 03:31 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Yeah you need a fasting blood sugar and an A1c test done asap. Diabetes is no joke.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Rewindicus]
#21701279 - 05/20/15 06:18 AM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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I'm assuming you're young, OP, and that means this could be the onset of type 1 diabetes. Go to the doctor ASAP. Type 1 diabetes is an auto immune disease and they can confirm it with a blood test for the antibodies that destroy the insulin producing pancreas cells (anti-islet autoantibodies). You definitely don't want to leave this untreated. I'd bite the bullet and just pay for the first appointment, but Get some insurance now. If you end up with type 1, you're going to have monthly expenses for meds that will exceed $200 (no insurance), and that doesn't include appointment costs. I'm using some cheap obama care (about $170 per month) for my diabetic shit, and it almost doesn't completely suck.
Don't fret though. This disease is very manageable when you get it figured out, and you'll be able to live a long and healthy life that's pretty close to a normal one. I've been diabetic for 23 years, and I'm healthier than most.
EDIT: I should clarify. There are two types of diabetes: Type 2 and type 1. Type 2 is the kind where you don't respond well to your own endogenous insulin. It can often be controlled with diet. Type 1 is the kind where you stop producing all endogenous insulin and you need to take shots to make up for it.
Other things besides diabetes can also cause hyperglycemia, and, as far as I know, they're all bad. Just go to the doctor and get a full checkup. This needs to be fixed.
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That's high. Did you just eat before? How long ago before you tested did you eat and what was it? Carbs? Junk or fast food?
My mom has diabetes, gma has it, my gpa had it, I'm sure in 5 years ill get it but when I have my seizures and they test my sugar it's usually in the 90's, but my uncle has it really bad. His is almost always in the 300-500 range first thing in the AM.
I'd go to the doctor and get some tests done.
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Thankfully, diabetes doesn't run in my family and I'm not obese and inactive, and my sugar checks out okay. Small comfort considering heart disease and cancer run in my family and men in my family tend to die young, but you take what you can get.
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Mr.GuessWork said: I'm assuming you're young, OP, and that means this could be the onset of type 1 diabetes. Go to the doctor ASAP. Type 1 diabetes is an auto immune disease and they can confirm it with a blood test for the antibodies that destroy the insulin producing pancreas cells (anti-islet autoantibodies). You definitely don't want to leave this untreated. I'd bite the bullet and just pay for the first appointment, but Get some insurance now. If you end up with type 1, you're going to have monthly expenses for meds that will exceed $200 (no insurance), and that doesn't include appointment costs. I'm using some cheap obama care (about $170 per month) for my diabetic shit, and it almost doesn't completely suck.
Don't fret though. This disease is very manageable when you get it figured out, and you'll be able to live a long and healthy life that's pretty close to a normal one. I've been diabetic for 23 years, and I'm healthier than most.
EDIT: I should clarify. There are two types of diabetes: Type 2 and type 1. Type 2 is the kind where you don't respond well to your own endogenous insulin. It can often be controlled with diet. Type 1 is the kind where you stop producing all endogenous insulin and you need to take shots to make up for it.
Other things besides diabetes can also cause hyperglycemia, and, as far as I know, they're all bad. Just go to the doctor and get a full checkup. This needs to be fixed.
jesus you pay that much? we have a lot of local aid for that type of stuff, i pay maybe 100$ every six months for both types of insulin, syringes, and my thyroid meds.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Cloud9]
#21702462 - 05/20/15 01:52 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Don't forget test strips. A month supply of those at around 5-7 strips a day are fucking expensive.
I pay about $200 a month total with shit insurance. About $45 each for humalog (about $80 w/o insurance) and lantus (about $130 w/o insurance), $30-40 for syringes, and I can't remember what I payed for my last batch of test strips since I have a bit of a stockpile right now, but a month's supply of those can easily be around $200-300 without insurance (there are cheaper ones for somewhere under $150 or so a month though). I had methimazole for graves disease for a while too, but that was only about $35 or so a month.
With insurance it totals somewhere just under $200. Without it it would be around $500 a month. If you factor in the insurance cost, the prices are pretty comparable. If you include medical appointments, then it's a win for me. Type 1 diabetics pretty much need health insurance in most places in the US. Sometimes I wish I were Canadian .
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Checked it again today. She mentioned tht about dirty hands. I didn't wash mine the other day.
was 102 about 30-40 minutes after eating.
Probably was a dirty hand
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So you're just a slob, not diabetic
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Le_Canard]
#21703057 - 05/20/15 04:50 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Le_Canard said: Thankfully, diabetes doesn't run in my family and I'm not obese and inactive, and my sugar checks out okay. Small comfort considering heart disease and cancer run in my family and men in my family tend to die young, but you take what you can get. 
moms side: diabetes, heart disease,
dads side: real dad was/is an alcoholic, mental illness, and i forgot what else he said. I have a letter with him telling me because I asked so I'd know for the future. I think it was diabetes.
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Oh, yeah, I got mental illness in my family too. Lucky me....
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Le_Canard]
#21703078 - 05/20/15 04:56 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Who doesn't though, honestly?
I think everyone is a tad bit crazy.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Le_Canard]
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above200 is high for someone without a diagnosis, (and for many with one).
if you had just eaten a crapload of sugary stuff. then, maaaaaybe... but im guessing you have an issue.
being skinny has nothing to do with it, infact many people with diabetes are skinny. fat people give them selves diabetes in some cases through abusing their bodies, its not the only way.
at MOST drug stores you can get a meter with a few strips for $10
at some drug stores they offer a fast free hg a1c THIS Is your best way to tell.
if your a1c is above 5.5-6 or so, you have a serious condition. and the sooner you learn about it the better.
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I'm pretty sure they are, frankly.
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Mr.GuessWork said: Don't forget test strips. A month supply of those at around 5-7 strips a day are fucking expensive.
I pay about $200 a month total with shit insurance. About $45 each for humalog (about $80 w/o insurance) and lantus (about $130 w/o insurance), $30-40 for syringes, and I can't remember what I payed for my last batch of test strips since I have a bit of a stockpile right now, but a month's supply of those can easily be around $200-300 without insurance (there are cheaper ones for somewhere under $150 or so a month though). I had methimazole for graves disease for a while too, but that was only about $35 or so a month.
With insurance it totals somewhere just under $200. Without it it would be around $500 a month. If you factor in the insurance cost, the prices are pretty comparable. If you include medical appointments, then it's a win for me. Type 1 diabetics pretty much need health insurance in most places in the US. Sometimes I wish I were Canadian .
man i'm type 1, but i guess i'm lucky that it's just cheap here. the price got cut in half a few years ago though, but i know we have good aid for those without insurance here (me included). personally i've never bought test strips, and rarely use them, but i can almost always tell where my blood sugar is at just on feeling. i get three viles of humalog and and lantis for 50$ total with no insurance.
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Angel_Above said: My girlfriend is.
I randomly felt weird and asked to used her One Touch Verio IQ tester to see. My blood sugar was first 235 and 240 and she assumed a fluke, because I'm skinny and never had problems before.
An hour later though, was at 250.
She says "Well the battery is low maybe it's off" and I'm here freaking out right now.
What do you think I should do? Oh, no insurance, no money, so idk. Fuck it
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: Cloud9]
#21706218 - 05/21/15 12:36 PM (8 years, 8 months ago) |
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Cloud9 said: man i'm type 1, but i guess i'm lucky that it's just cheap here. the price got cut in half a few years ago though, but i know we have good aid for those without insurance here (me included). personally i've never bought test strips, and rarely use them, but i can almost always tell where my blood sugar is at just on feeling. i get three viles of humalog and and lantis for 50$ total with no insurance.
That's nice. I wish I could get some aid like that. When my schedule is regular I can get by just fine without using more than a test strip or two a day, but when the schedule is more erratic, I've got to test more often. My A1C is almost always between 6 and 7, which is the target range for type 1 diabetics. I don't often go above 200 mg/dL but I don't get many lows either. If I get one that's 7 or above, I get serious about getting my shit back together.
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my last a1c was 11
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: rxb]
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Dos that count as masochism?
Seriously though dude, you're going to start losing limbs and go blind if you keep that shit up. If you can't handle not snacking you might want to try asking your doctor about going on humolog shots. At least that way when you snack, you can take a shot so your blood sugar doesn't shoot up to 400. All you have to do is count the carbohydrates you eat, measure out a dose of humolog in a syringe (it's easy if you can do fractions), and inject it into some nice fatty part of your body like your arm or butt cheek. Go to an endocrinologist and talk to them about it if your haven't already. GPs usually suck at diabetes management, but they can give you a referral.
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yeah i had an indocrinologist tell me i had 6 years tops to live 11 years ago
no one seems to be able to make my sugars respond, and when we get them right my insulin needs go up, at this point im on 200 units a day.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: rxb]
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WOW. That's the worst type 2 situation I've ever heard of. You might want to try something like the atkins diet. Eat mostly meat and fat and stay away from carbohydrates as much as possible. If you don't eat carbs your blood sugar shouldn't go up as badly, and it should be more manageable even with insulin insensitivity that's as ridiculous as yours.
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i didnt say i was type 2.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: rxb]
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what i have is rare enough i feel it would adequately identify me, and i dont want to be identified.
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Angel_Above said: My girlfriend is.
I randomly felt weird and asked to used her One Touch Verio IQ tester to see. My blood sugar was first 235 and 240 and she assumed a fluke, because I'm skinny and never had problems before.
An hour later though, was at 250.
She says "Well the battery is low maybe it's off" and I'm here freaking out right now.
What do you think I should do? Oh, no insurance, no money, so idk. Fuck it
Drink your pee, if it's sweet you got the diabetes
Funny you say that. I actually have a buddy whos dad found out he was diabetic because he would always piss outside in the same place. One day he started to notice a crap ton of sugar crystals in the area he pissed
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yeah ants love diabetic pee.
also kinky girls.
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Re: Fuck, am I diabetic? [Re: rxb]
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rxb said: what i have is rare enough i feel it would adequately identify me, and i dont want to be identified.
That's cool, dude. My bad for assuming. What I suggested could only work if your BG level is affected by carbohydrate intake. I'm curious about what you've got from the standpoint of being a guy with somewhat similar bullshit to deal with. If you're comfortable PMing the name of the condition to me I'd read up on it and diligently respect your desire not to be identified (I have the same desire ). No pressure intended at all though, and good luck either way man. That shit sucks.
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