I think it's a self fulfilling prophecy. They are taught T2 is a degenerative disease that just gets worse. When it does get worse it's no surprise.
I have just finished reading another post where the same Dr Mayer Davidson tried to abolish the GTT as not being useful back in the 70’s.perhaps we need a campaign to get him off these committees! He seems to be totally in cahoots with the health insurance companies ( and an idiot to boot!)I, like many people, eat to my meter and am not sure where I would be now without it. However, as I am on this post: does anyone find that their meter is quite inaccurate? If I am amazed by a result I always re-check and usually the second time is a difference of more that 10%. I always wash my hands and dry them thoroughly but one day my reading went from 130 ( which i didn’t believe as i hadn’t eaten for ages) to 95! I retested again, just to be sure and it was 97.
Could it be possible that the "eat to the meter" strategy does not work when taking higher doses of T2 meds such as sulfonylureas? I found that food intake did not affect my numbers when taking these drugs. When the meds are in control the patient can be helpless when it comes to controlling the numbers.
Did you have lows on sulfonylureas? That happens. Sulfonylureas, because of their action, have no effect on T1's who are misdiagnosed T2. Some types of these meds can also cause weight gain.
I know that the lows are the accepted reason for the weight gain and yet, if it were true, wouldn't the many t2s on sulfonylureas have to test?
Sulfonylureas have been linked to cardiac deaths also. Metformin's safer. I believe the weight gain associated with sulfonylureas is related to its action on insulin & also that it acts somewhat like insulin. Do you mean that people ate more from lows? Of course, that doesn't help with weight loss.
Absolutely, T2s on drugs with hypoglycemic effects should test. Those not on these drugs should also test frequently.
I totally agree with you Gerri.
With enough funding these people could probaly prove the earth's flat:)
So sorry to hear that you have had to suffer all these complications Mike.
This clown worked in the doctors office where I was first diagnosed. I swear he had to be there. I was on glucaphoge (can't spell it, I have enough trouble pronouncing it) and it tore my GI track up. Went off it and on to other meds. THis idiot (he was the head of the practice) always tried to put me back on that medication. I have a reaction to it! Oh it's a new formula it will be alright. Take that pill and test every morning and you will be fine.
What a quack that guy was. Must have gadiated from the same medical school.
I now test three times a day (T2) my A1c is 4.9 and I am happy.
Congrats Brokenpole. Cheers! :)
Wow....totally disagree on many facets re the above post!!! FRIGHTENING read!!!!
1. How may I detect if I am low....and believe me, one does NOT have to be insulin dependent in order to experience "bottom of the bird cage" lows! I've been there. My lowest being 1.5 (27).
2. Urine strips do NOT detect blood sugars at the moment of testing.
It is with that specific tool that I am able to balance. In fact, it was advised by my physician to acquire a metre, before I became diabetic, when at the time I was hypoglycemic.
There have been occasions when I felt close to fine, but decided to test nonetheless before driving only to discover that I was superbly low.
I have had occasions of assuming I was low, ready to correct it...tested, and found that my blood sugar was too high to consider snacking!
Who in the world is devising this "research" and how in the world are they justifying such ABSURDITIES! This is actually referred to as a "study"???? My goodness people....get educated....go back to school!!
Thanks Peetie
Often, as well...your blood glucose could be on a downward or upward trend not discernible on a metre....the more the reason to check more frequently.
This is jut the beginning soon they will tell us insulin for a type 1 isnt needed. Its all about the money folks, its not there feet or eyes its ours. I testing at fasting years ago but never any other time. So one night I tested and my meter said tilt, well you get it HI which means over 500 thats when I knew I was in trouble but my fasting was close to what they said which was 180 so I thought it was good.
Its pretty much the same junk I heard 28 yrs ago and not much has changed. My wife talked to my brother in law today and he is clueless. He has been dx at least 5 yrs but is in denial. He got tested the other day at docs office and rarely tests maybe fasting here and there never any other time. Told him he needs to test 2 hr pp and it went right over his head, but my fastings good oh yeah tell me when your foot falls off.
I hate to say this but this has been out for about a year or more. I have heard it on other boards, insurance companies want to either do away with testing for type 2s or limit dramatically. Folks its all about money, the diabetic is all at fault, seen it and heard it. My grandma, my mom and thing aunts all had type 2 and yet there was not the its your fault business. Now its a blame game and since you did this dont test to see how to help yourself, forget that we will not pay, soon it will pay as you go its headed that way seen it from my doc this week he was shocked I tested 6x a day but I am on insulin.
Good for you my brothers father in law lost his feet and then his legs. He was told to eat like usual and just take his insulin, he never tested and when my brother tested him he was always in the 400s so you see testing could have helped but the diabetic has to help themself.