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Hello Thank you for this site and you article. I just sign up and I have had alot of shame ,because of not loseing weight and healing my self. Ive been on pill for3years and just went on insulin .I have no insurance.So i have been at the mercy of bad situation. The last Dr the clinic had left us hanging and took off and never came back. and because of that i had no follow up care.Also he forgot to tellthe nurse to order my insulin.Iam glad for all the help this site is giving me Thank You Susanp
I have had type 2 diabetes for approximately 5 years.No one in my family for 4 generations on either side have had it. I was in a serious acident feb 2000. I was burnt 49% of my body. The doctors say my diabetes was caused by a catestrophic metabolic change in my body. I weighed about 140 lbs. when I contracted it. Thanks
So much of what people have come to believe about type 2 diabetes is just plain wrong. I am convinced that the drugs used to lower blood glucose do just that and little else. It is like curing the cough when one has pneumonia. The underlying disease process continues. It will take many years, but people will be in for major disappointment when they find that all the pills they have been taking have done nothing to stop the ravages of the disease.
What is the answer, then? I wish I knew. At this time, I would think the best thing diabetics can do for themselves is to increase their activity levels, reduce stress (hard to do when everyone blames you for your condition), and cut back on carbs. Even then, it could be that type 2 diabetes is almost like a slow growing cancer. It can be kept in check for a time, but eventually it will return.
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Aggie, I agree with you that so much of what people believe about T2 is wrong. And no one claims that oral drugs (or injectable drugs) cure T2. The problem is that no one really understands yet what causes T2.
Side effects are not universal; some people have poor control for years and never develop them. Others maintain excellent control but still get side effects. No one understands that either.
One theory is that it's oscillating BG levels. You can have a great A1c but still be going very high and then very low. Until CGMs, people only measured before meals and weren't aware of the high peaks between. However, this idea is controversial.
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Glad it was helpful. It's difficult enough to deal with a chronic disease without feeling guilty about it. BTW, I was also diagnosed at 56. I think the loss of estrogen makes one more insulin resistant.