Posted by Dinah on September 30, 2007, at 14:29:58
In reply to Re: so glad you posted » Dinah, posted by twinleaf on September 30, 2007, at 13:38:14
I don't disagree though I'm at somewhat of a loss what to do about it. I think I've read we're the diabetes capital of the nation, so doctors should be familiar with it. My one experience with the most famous diabetic expert in the city left me feeling that he wasn't doing things much different than my doctors.
I suppose I should test more often myself, even if my doctors are less than enthusiastic about my sharing the results. And I know I should eat less carbs and exercise more. They'd all tell me that.
There is a comprehensive diabetes center somewhere in the area, I think. But I don't think it's on my insurance list. It's been a while since I looked into it and I don't even know if they still exist.
I don't disagree about Risperdal either. I'm off it for the moment again. I only take it as needed. But my blood sugars do tend to go up when I take it consistently for even a short period. But those are also the times when I'm really stressed, and I know stress plays a role in blood sugar. And it seems like the lesser evil when I feel like I'm in danger of, at the least, dissolving into a puddle of anxiety.
I'm rarely aggressive about pursuing these things. I guess I should try to be. And I really am a hypochondriac. :) Or rather, I should say I somaticize. I always have.
Thanks, Twinleaf. I do appreciate it. I'm just not quite sure what it's possible to do.
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