mdginzo wrote:
> >I wish I weren't diabetic. My latest HbA1c was 4.9, and I'll be damned
> >if I let it go into the 6 or 7 range. BG readings of 170 would be
> >grounds for an emergent appointment with my doctor to see what's going
> >on.
>
> >>Even though nothing would be going on? Again, I state that people
> >>*without* diabetes often have that kind of reading after a meal. So
> >>long as it doesn't stay that high, there's no problem.
>
> I'll bet the nurses roll their eyes at Carmen's doctor's office when
> she calls for an appt! "Please, I have to see the doctor RIGHT AWAY! I
> got a Bg of 170!"

First, I was instructed to do so. My health care team would rather
help their diabetic patients live healthy lives - with eyesight, and
feet and functioning kidneys. They're funny like that. Second, I
don't *have* BG readings of 170, so it's an academic exercise.

Strict BG control is worth it. I'd urge you to reconsider it for
yourself. My husband is an amputee for a different reason, and phantom
limb pain is *not* fun. Imagine feeling like your foot is horribly
mangled and cut up - after it's gone. It's not an easy type of pain to
manage.

Carmen