Yes...226 (12.5 mmol)..
I think when I go to the drs again and again raise my concerns about my bg and I get a "I'm not that concerned with that high of a bg" I will scream...
How is that in any way shape or form normal?! I'm a bit peeved...
sorry needed to vent..lol
I don't think 226 is normal however I run into them occasionally and usually am able to figure out what's wrong. I sort of use 130 as my target and, if I run into something weird that's outside of that range a couple of days in a row, I change the rate/ ratio and see what happens and it usually turns out ok.
It's definitely not normal.
What was the context of this high? How long did it last for?
Are you seeing an internist or an endocrinologist? I'd find a new doctor if I were you...
I'm not on insulin or any med for that matter or I wouldn't be as concerned about it lol...my doctor "Isn't too concerned" about much when I go see her. She said she wouldn't be concerned until I started running above 270 consistently...
Internist I'm supposed to see June 22nd I can't however make the appt. It's on a day I work and right now I only work 7 hours a a week at my bank job. So I can't afford to not go in and someone already has it booked off. So, even if I did want it off It would be unpaid. Gonna go into a walk-in on tuesday with my refferal letter with the date of the appt and such and see if I can get in with an endo instead and one that actually works during the week like normal people and not just on weekends.
226 was at 11:15 and just checked now and I'm down to 174 after doing some jumping jacks in my room and having water..lol I'd go on a full out bike ride if it wasn't 12 pm...or do a workout video if my mom wasn't sleeping lol
No idea what the high was from I haven't eaten for a few hours and I've been drinking water. I always seem to be higher at night and not in the morning tho..dunno if that is a "thing" that is common in some people..but ya.
Also it peeves me cuz this is a new doctor. I was seeing her forever as a walk in patient when I went to the walk in and then she was taking patients and I didn't have a GP and they are SOOOO hard to find here so I got on her waiting list and got in...apparently it was a mistake.
Have you connected with your Ontario Provincial Medical Association ??? There must be an explanation for you without getting the run around !
No, I haven't Nel but thanks for the link. One dr was sort of nice about it and he actually acknowledged that I had a problem and that it was probably diabetes...because genuinely he looked like he had NO clue..found out after he just switched to being a walk in an was previously a ER dr for 35 years...
I am going to a different walk-in and far away from apple tree as physically possible. With my internist appt referral letter in hand and asking that I get a referral to an endo or internist if I can't get an endo but one who works normal hours during the week and not these crazy hours at apple tree.
I find it beyond ridiculous that I'm getting this much of the run around. I mean I get it ..according to them "I'm not the typical diabetic patient" ..well at least to them I'm not and "I'm too young" which are all bs answers to high blood sugars and diabetic symptoms.
Alicia....every type I will have a BG over 200 now and then. It can come from stress, eating just a little too much, or exercising less than normal, or having a cold. It's not something to stress over. If you have a BG over 200 (or whatever your trigger is) on a regular basis....fix it! But I can tell you....over 46 years....that it just happens now and then. But don't let it happen at the same time of day every day. Your A1c is what you need to worry about. NOT a single BG test!
It's a problem when i'm consistently having higher and higher random BG's it's NOT a single BG test..and I would LOVE to just fix it..trust me.
Ah, sorry I missed that!! I would be concerned at 226. Anything much over 150 I start to feel "slushy"
This is your diabetes. If your current doctor isn't giving you the care you believe you need then you have every right to seek another doctor that will care. There are tons of endocrinologists in Ottowa. Find one that you like and has good ratings, call them up (or walk in the door), tell them you have T1, that you were just diagnosed and not been given treatment and you believe your blood sugar may be going out of control and you fear for your life. All of this is basically true and all of these words are like magic and will help open the door to any doctor. In the end, only you can save yourself.
The problem with the link is that the best rated there are pediatric endo's at C.H.E.O. who cannot accept adult patients and endo's that are working out of the diabetes clinic at the Riverside Hospital that will only accept new patients with Dr. referral. Dr. Erin Keely is on that list with a 4.7. She is my son's endo at Riverside. Hadjinakis, Ahmet, Lawson, Goldbloom are all at C.H.E.O. My son had all four at one time or another with Dr. Lawson as his main endo. I don't know Koch, Ooi or Ward, but they each, only have one rating. I know Alicia is interested in insulin pump therapy which means she would have to be referred to an endo at the Riverside or Queensway Carleton Hospital for ADP to approve.
Alecia....I realize I sounded flippant. What I meant to convey is, a type I will, in my experience, have the occasional high BG. So many things, out of our control, can cause one. If it becomes a pattern, I try to fix it...more insulin, more exercise, less food, etc. But I've come to realize that I can't control my numbers perfectly. An example is stress. I went to a meeting once where I was very stressed. Even with a normal diet and dose, I left with a BG of over 400. It was emotion and adrenaline that did it. So, when I have an unexplained, and not habitual, high number, I note it but don't stress too much. I do worry very much if my A1c's are higher than normal...cause that indicates a problem with overall control. A doctor told me once that for a type I, control is like herding chickens. You can keep them in the right direction...but there are factors that affect control that will thwart the best work. I think that is true. Keep those A1c's as good as you can, and live a good life WHILE you work on them. And I'm sorry if I minimized your worries :(.
That is additional information is very helpful. My concern is that AliciaM has not even been granted medication, let alone insulin. Perhaps she could look at endo's on the list at Riverside or Queensway as you suggest.
Ratings are only as good as the people rated the Medical Staff ...I have never rated an Endo , GP , Dentist yet ...I have had thumbs down ones , I have had thumbs up ones !!! ...talking to others in the Ottawa Diabetes community is in my mind much more helpful ...for instance TU member Terrie living with diabetes over 50 years ,the Canadian Diabetes Association may have connections and please get serious about connecting with the ON Provincial Medical Association ??
I agree with Cheryl ...one likely will need a referral from a GP .
You are absolutely correct. And most people only rate a doctor if they had either a very good or very bad experience. But I have found that multiple bad ratings are a harbinger of problems. In hindsight, my previous endo, who I fired, had many bad ratings with comments that all turned out to be pretty on target. And thank you for reminding us about the referrals, here in the US I am fortunate to be able to self-refer and select my own providers.
Yes that's great and while I know that I need to see an endo to be able to get anything done with my D. The fact that every dr who says I'm "too young to be diabetic" or "Your bg's aren't THAT high so I'm not concerned" is the problem since THEY are the ones needed to give me the referral to said Endo. So, you see my dilemma ...looking at a list of endo's with good ratings is fine and great but I can't just walk in and refer myself and a lot of clinics and drs work with set hospitals in ottawa. So they will refer to certain doctors only. When I wanted a referral to my grandma and aunts OBGYN because apparently she was great...I tried to get a referral to her but couldn't because I apparently HAD to be seen by the referral from the hospital where I had surgery. Which ended up with me getting an OBGYN who, in my opinion, is a nutball. Can I do much about it? ...nope
I'm sorry, I don't really know the intricacies of your health care system. But the squeaky wheel gets the oil. And you have some ability to be that squeaky wheel, in fact you can be so squeaky your doctor drops everything to give you a referral. You can write a registered letter to the doctor, stating that you suspect you have autoimmune T1 and are being misdiagnosed and mistreated and that are very unhappy with your denial of a second opinion by a qualified specialist (an endocrinologist). You may also mention that you are aware of the process for filing a complaint to the College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC. Right up on top of the letter, make it clear that it is being copied to your "LAWYER." And then provide a phone number and fax so that the referral can be sent right away. You don't actually have to retain the lawyer, the mere mention of a lawyer will bring about immediate aciton.
This is a "scorched earth" solution that will immediately get you the referral. But your doctor may treat you as being radioactive after that. You also might consider contacting a local diabetes education center and enlisting their help. My understanding is that you can do a basic self-referral for some service and at least you could talk to the staff and perhaps find someone to advocate on your behalf.
Sometimes, you need to strongly advocate on your own behalf.
For diet and exercise only diabetic NOT,NOT on pills or insulin
if your blood sugar is over 200, I would check to see if you ate too many carbs, lack of exercise, stress, period coming ( for women), infection in your body(cut, wound, cold, flu)
Brian , Canadians don't use lawyers the same way Americans do ....just saying... and I am living here since 1963 .
I do agree , the poster has to be an advocate for her self ( as I have been since I was diagnosed in 1983 ) and follow suggestions supplied by mentors and coaches ....it's one's choice !