Hon, you asked me a question a few weeks ago, and it's been
in the back of my mind to answer you, though the post in
question is long gone. We were talking about blood tests
and fasting and all that, remember? Anyway, you mentioned
that my fasting blood sugar of 127 was high and was I being
monitored by a doctor. The answer is yes -- I was diagnosed
as being Type 2 diabetic by an internist back in Feb. of '03.
I usually stick to the low carb thing pretty well, but
sometimes I fall off the wagon and that number reflected
that -- I'm doing better now. Thanks for asking, sorry I
took so long to answer you (although you're probably forgotten
the whole thing by now)... ;-)

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

In article ,
(jj - rfc) wrote:

Hon, you asked me a question a few weeks ago, and it's been
in the back of my mind to answer you, though the post in
question is long gone. We were talking about blood tests
and fasting and all that, remember? Anyway, you mentioned
that my fasting blood sugar of 127 was high and was I being
monitored by a doctor. The answer is yes -- I was diagnosed
as being Type 2 diabetic by an internist back in Feb. of '03.
I usually stick to the low carb thing pretty well, but
sometimes I fall off the wagon and that number reflected
that -- I'm doing better now. Thanks for asking, sorry I
took so long to answer you (although you're probably forgotten
the whole thing by now)... ;-)

That's ok! :-)

I tend to fall off the low carb wagon too sometimes and my FBS creeps up
a bit, but the highest it's gotten is 102. It usually hangs around 90.

What _really_ goes up when I am bad is my Cholesterol!

Doc got you on Metformin (glucophage) yet? It helps!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson
Can I butt in here with a question? I'm type 2 also and test before
meals...three times a day. Is that what you mean by fasting blood
glucose? I thought a fasting bs was the results of a lab test after
fasting for 12 hours???? thanks....Sharon

In article , biig wrote:

OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:

In article ,
(jj - rfc) wrote:

Hon, you asked me a question a few weeks ago, and it's been
in the back of my mind to answer you, though the post in
question is long gone. We were talking about blood tests
and fasting and all that, remember? Anyway, you mentioned
that my fasting blood sugar of 127 was high and was I being
monitored by a doctor. The answer is yes -- I was diagnosed
as being Type 2 diabetic by an internist back in Feb. of '03.
I usually stick to the low carb thing pretty well, but
sometimes I fall off the wagon and that number reflected
that -- I'm doing better now. Thanks for asking, sorry I
took so long to answer you (although you're probably forgotten
the whole thing by now)... ;-)

That's ok! :-)

I tend to fall off the low carb wagon too sometimes and my FBS creeps up
a bit, but the highest it's gotten is 102. It usually hangs around 90.

What _really_ goes up when I am bad is my Cholesterol!

Doc got you on Metformin (glucophage) yet? It helps!
--
Peace, Om.

Can I butt in here with a question? I'm type 2 also and test before
meals...three times a day. Is that what you mean by fasting blood
glucose? I thought a fasting bs was the results of a lab test after
fasting for 12 hours???? thanks....Sharon

FBS is fasting for 8 to 12 hours. Last time I did it, it was 101 (I'd
cheated with 1 cup of ice cream the day before) and I'd eaten at around
2 pm. I had Jessica collect the blood sample around 1 am. when I had
time to fool with it.

I work night shifts and I had a Dr.'s appt. for an annual physical that
morning. :-)

On the up-side, my Cholesterol was down from 270 to 220, and
triglycerides were 70. HDL was 72. Hemoglobin A1C was right in
mid-normal range at 5.4.

But my frickin' thyroid levels still sucked. sigh We've upped my dose
of thyrolar from 2 grains per day to 3 now. It's elevated my heart rate
a bit (and T-4 is STILL below normal range!) but not beyond reason.
As soon as I can afford the co-pay, I'll get her to request another
total and free T3. We don't do those in our lab so I have to pay for
reference lab work.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Can I butt in here with a question? I'm type 2 also and test before
meals...three times a day. Is that what you mean by fasting blood
glucose? I thought a fasting bs was the results of a lab test after
fasting for 12 hours???? thanks....Sharon

FBS is fasting for 8 to 12 hours. Last time I did it, it was 101 (I'd
cheated with 1 cup of ice cream the day before) and I'd eaten at around
2 pm. I had Jessica collect the blood sample around 1 am. when I had
time to fool with it.

I work night shifts and I had a Dr.'s appt. for an annual physical that
morning. :-)

On the up-side, my Cholesterol was down from 270 to 220, and
triglycerides were 70. HDL was 72. Hemoglobin A1C was right in
mid-normal range at 5.4.

But my frickin' thyroid levels still sucked. sigh We've upped my dose
of thyrolar from 2 grains per day to 3 now. It's elevated my heart rate
a bit (and T-4 is STILL below normal range!) but not beyond reason.
As soon as I can afford the co-pay, I'll get her to request another
total and free T3. We don't do those in our lab so I have to pay for
reference lab work.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

Thanks Om. I wondered about the fasting part because we have to go to
a lab to get ours done. We use a glucose meter and check before meals.
The Canadian scale says anything between 4 and 7 is good. I try to keep
my averages below 7 and do most of the time, but a couple of weeks ago
met up with a rhubarb pie at a church bake sale, and one piece hit
really hard...lol.... I put the rest into the freezer cut into very
narow slices and only defrost one occasionally.....Sharon

On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 10:28:04 -0500, biig wrote:

Can I butt in here with a question? I'm type 2 also and test before
meals...three times a day. Is that what you mean by fasting blood
glucose? I thought a fasting bs was the results of a lab test after
fasting for 12 hours???? thanks....Sharon

James's doc keeps track of what James's blood sugar is on waking.
That's what we shorthand as "fasting" level here.

Serene

In article , biig wrote:

Thanks Om. I wondered about the fasting part because we have to go to
a lab to get ours done. We use a glucose meter and check before meals.
The Canadian scale says anything between 4 and 7 is good. I try to keep
my averages below 7 and do most of the time, but a couple of weeks ago
met up with a rhubarb pie at a church bake sale, and one piece hit
really hard...lol.... I put the rest into the freezer cut into very
narow slices and only defrost one occasionally.....Sharon

Good plan... ;-)

A bag of 10 truffles lasts me 2 weeks.
They have 5 grams of sugar each. Kills the sweet craving nicely.
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

One time on Usenet, OmManiPadmeOmelet said:
In article ,
(jj - rfc) wrote:

Hon, you asked me a question a few weeks ago, and it's been
in the back of my mind to answer you, though the post in
question is long gone. We were talking about blood tests
and fasting and all that, remember? Anyway, you mentioned
that my fasting blood sugar of 127 was high and was I being
monitored by a doctor. The answer is yes -- I was diagnosed
as being Type 2 diabetic by an internist back in Feb. of '03.
I usually stick to the low carb thing pretty well, but
sometimes I fall off the wagon and that number reflected
that -- I'm doing better now. Thanks for asking, sorry I
took so long to answer you (although you're probably forgotten
the whole thing by now)... ;-)

That's ok! :-)

I tend to fall off the low carb wagon too sometimes and my FBS creeps up
a bit, but the highest it's gotten is 102. It usually hangs around 90.

What _really_ goes up when I am bad is my Cholesterol!

Doc got you on Metformin (glucophage) yet? It helps!

Yup, along with Lovastatin for my cholesterol. For a while (and
that was an older report that I quoted you), I got really bad about
taking my meds -- long story. But I'm a good girl again, and my
last HBa1C was still under 6.0, IIRC. (It was 9.1 when I was
diagnosed, but it hasn't been over 6.0 since then.)

I gotta start asking the lab folks for copies of my tests again, I
got out of the habit...

--
jj - rfc (Jani) in WA
~ mom, Trollop, novice cook ~

In article ,
(jj - rfc) wrote:

One time on Usenet, OmManiPadmeOmelet said:
In article ,
(jj - rfc) wrote:

Hon, you asked me a question a few weeks ago, and it's been
in the back of my mind to answer you, though the post in
question is long gone. We were talking about blood tests
and fasting and all that, remember? Anyway, you mentioned
that my fasting blood sugar of 127 was high and was I being
monitored by a doctor. The answer is yes -- I was diagnosed
as being Type 2 diabetic by an internist back in Feb. of '03.
I usually stick to the low carb thing pretty well, but
sometimes I fall off the wagon and that number reflected
that -- I'm doing better now. Thanks for asking, sorry I
took so long to answer you (although you're probably forgotten
the whole thing by now)... ;-)

That's ok! :-)

I tend to fall off the low carb wagon too sometimes and my FBS creeps up
a bit, but the highest it's gotten is 102. It usually hangs around 90.

What _really_ goes up when I am bad is my Cholesterol!

Doc got you on Metformin (glucophage) yet? It helps!

Yup, along with Lovastatin for my cholesterol. For a while (and
that was an older report that I quoted you), I got really bad about
taking my meds -- long story. But I'm a good girl again, and my
last HBa1C was still under 6.0, IIRC. (It was 9.1 when I was
diagnosed, but it hasn't been over 6.0 since then.)

Yoiks! G
Hard on the body to have unstable glucose levels.

Seeing a leg on the dissection table back in pathology boosts me to
behave myself more than anything else. ;-P


I gotta start asking the lab folks for copies of my tests again, I
got out of the habit...

Well, I run my own, G But then when I send the results to the Doc, she
xeroxes them and mails me back copies of it with written comments and
recommendations.

I'm blessed with an _excellent_ endocrinologist!
--
Peace, Om.

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a son-of-a-bitch." -Jack Nicholson

In article , biig wrote:


Can I butt in here with a question? I'm type 2 also and test before
meals...three times a day. Is that what you mean by fasting blood
glucose? I thought a fasting bs was the results of a lab test after
fasting for 12 hours???? thanks....Sharon

Most of us call our first blood test "fasting" even if it hasn't been
exactly 12 hours. Just be sure to take it before you ingest anything in
the morning, including coffee with sugar or milk.

--
Dan Abel

Petaluma, California, USA