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Diabetes Support Group

TreasonousBastard

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2. You're welcome. My story isn't as dramatic, but...

Reply to markpkessinger (Original post)

Sat Mar 15, 2014, 12:00 PM

Mar 2014

also accidentally found out. Wouldn't be surprised if most of us found out "accidentally" while being checked for something else.

I was in a VA hospital for a minor procedure after not having seen any doctors for years. They tested BG and gave me the bad news, but diet and exercise would do it since I wasn't so bad.

It didn't do it, partly because I wasn't taking the program seriously enough. Eventually, a1c hit almost 14 and I'm on meds. Eventually, again, I'm on insulin because it won't go under 9.

Just had another a1c and it should better because my daily fingersticks have gone down from around 250 to around 150. Not good enough, but I still don't exercise enough.

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Thanks for creating this group! [View all] markpkessinger Mar 2014 OP

I concur - thanks to TreasonousBastard for putting this group together EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #1

You're welcome. My story isn't as dramatic, but... TreasonousBastard Mar 2014 #2

my story is somewhat similar European Socialist Dec 2014 #3