tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post1527522607840687094..comments2024-03-27T00:53:59.599-04:00Comments on The Corner Booth: Being a "Pre-Diabetic"Mike Hoskinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06551066714605052991noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-30267622997026756152018-05-21T15:34:54.853-04:002018-05-21T15:34:54.853-04:00Personally, I like that my 6.6/119 fasting blood g...Personally, I like that my 6.6/119 fasting blood glucose number let me know I had a problem and needed to eat better. You can call it pre-diabetes, or impaired glucose tolerance, or Billy-bob; the point is that I needed to know to make changes that lowered my risk of developing full-on T2. And for the record, I was a normal weight, non-drinking, non-smoking, and active person. Nothing but that Little Miss Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01582878362633402782noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-79163189260464803902010-07-17T05:20:22.061-04:002010-07-17T05:20:22.061-04:00The Nurse-Lady should have been a bit better prepa...The Nurse-Lady should have been a bit better prepared and informed! Putting aside the fact that her "diagnosis" sounds a bit dubious, wouldn't it have been preferable to have some good health advice and maybe some follow-up care to go with it? I mean, no health care professional should dump a diagnosis (again, dubious) on a patient without appropriate thought to what that patient isKaitakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04755124499697549552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-49521081981151193692010-07-15T16:23:01.525-04:002010-07-15T16:23:01.525-04:00I don't like the term "pre-diabetes"...I don't like the term "pre-diabetes" either. <br /><br />However, the FBG is often the LAST reading to show signs of problems for people with type 2 diabetes. Back when I got my "pre-diabetes" warning, my FBG was "fine" at 99 mg/dl but my post-prandials were reaching 180 mg/dl (which was considered OK - ha ha ha) and my A1C was actually 6.0%. I often see Rachelhttp://www.diabetesdaily.com/baumgartelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-29017244302771716562010-07-15T11:27:12.167-04:002010-07-15T11:27:12.167-04:00suffer from a chronic disease that is the back pai...suffer from a <a href="http://www.findrxonline.com/rss/articles/chronic-pain.html" rel="nofollow">chronic disease</a> that is the back pain and I have already four years living with it, it's hard to say but the pains are intense and I have an 8 year old son asking if I can recover and get out of my bed to go for a walk with them park as a family ...James Kildarehttp://twitter.com/jameskildarenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-17370175739341817992010-07-15T10:46:11.086-04:002010-07-15T10:46:11.086-04:00In response to The Poor Diabetic Ronn: First, hope...In response to The Poor Diabetic Ronn: First, hope your son's second test comes out OK without any D diagnosis to speak of. As far as the pediatrician's diagnosis, that is common even in the adult world as many Primary Care Doctors aren't familiar with the D nuances and want a "specialist" to issue a more informed opinion. That makes sense. The A1c tests are more reliable toAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-85178180361402360662010-07-15T10:02:37.668-04:002010-07-15T10:02:37.668-04:00My son is 9 and I took him for his physical a few ...My son is 9 and I took him for his physical a few months back and part of it was a simple BG test which wasn't fasting by the way, the bad news the test came back 120mg/dl and his pediatrician would not call it "pre diabetes" at the time, Instead she referred us to a program at the local hospital which part of the program is a tolerance glucose test.(the test results are still The poor diabetichttp://thepoordiabetic.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-85221344316376622392010-07-14T18:41:09.387-04:002010-07-14T18:41:09.387-04:00Lol! I am not a fan of pre-diabetes either! Susie ...Lol! I am not a fan of pre-diabetes either! Susie is funny:)Cherisehttp://www.diabetesdaily.com/shockley/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-6255166422776412682010-07-14T15:17:59.438-04:002010-07-14T15:17:59.438-04:00On the other end of that, last winter when Walgree...On the other end of that, last winter when Walgreens was having one of their free blood testing things, I decided to do it. I tested out at 92. They told me that indicated no sign of diabetes for me. So basically my past 52 years must have just been a lie? As hard as it is to believe by anyone who knows me, I didn't shoot off my mouth and give them a lecture. Figured they were not Judihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09580431116496441711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-88300002276174558222010-07-14T10:44:58.655-04:002010-07-14T10:44:58.655-04:00I can totally understand your frustration. I also ...I can totally understand your frustration. I also can't help but wonder how frightening this news would be to someone who didn't have the knowledge your wife had. Isn't it bad enough that we PWDs feel guilty all the time because we're surrounded by Wilford Brimley & his "diabeetus" and made to feel as if we're responsible for our lack of a working pancreas? Now Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-69173598450793749772010-07-14T10:23:42.601-04:002010-07-14T10:23:42.601-04:00This post was spot on! The same thing happened to ...This post was spot on! The same thing happened to my husband, only it was a life insurance company, not a health screener, that told him that he had "pre-diabetes." I love how you summed up this whole condition of "pre-diabetes," as if we can call it a "condition." I couldn't agree more with you. Great post!Heidi / Jack's Packhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13777565610491587857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-48614953301223074882010-07-14T08:21:24.785-04:002010-07-14T08:21:24.785-04:00@Renata Porter: 60 is low but is what one would ex...@Renata Porter: 60 is low but is what one would expect for a person without diabetes who may have skipped a meal or two or has been doing heavy work on an empty stomach. Some people get hunger headaches from the hypoglycemia.Khürthttp://islandinthenet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-3931221333444233362010-07-14T08:09:59.992-04:002010-07-14T08:09:59.992-04:00If I were a cynical person I might theorize that a...If I were a cynical person I might theorize that a number of big Pharmas might create a condition where everyone without diabetes might be defined as having "pre-diabetes" so as to expand the potential pool of customer for my product.<br /><br />But what about people with "post-diabetes"?Khürt Williamshttp://islandinthenet.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-80687588332177918022010-07-14T05:09:30.778-04:002010-07-14T05:09:30.778-04:00Oh, seriously SO well put. The whole 'pre-diab...Oh, seriously SO well put. The whole 'pre-diabetes' thing drives me NUTS. <br /><br />Also what the heck are they doing to your 'normal' scores?! At 60mg/dl I'd be a wreck. That's not normal! I've always understood over here that it's (in your money) 72 - 126 that you want to be aiming for.<br /><br />I very much agree that it is like calling people 'pre-bus Beckyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09636135497470333265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-68121388139557095792010-07-14T01:29:37.828-04:002010-07-14T01:29:37.828-04:00Umm, that third paragraph of my earlier comment sh...Umm, that third paragraph of my earlier comment should end, "to produce insulin becomes impaired". Sorry. :)Bob Phttp://wortheverypenny.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-18928792596791276632010-07-14T01:26:32.650-04:002010-07-14T01:26:32.650-04:00Thoughtful post, as usual.
I'm not an author...Thoughtful post, as usual. <br /><br />I'm not an authority, as you know. I'm interested, though, in the idea that "you're either diabetic or not". If that's the case, and it may be, then it has to be that some specific event or condition has occurred.<br /><br />With T1, if I don't have this wrong, that determining event is clear: the body's immune system has Bob Phttp://wortheverypenny.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5690084467070242215.post-86989032835539905422010-07-14T01:02:13.377-04:002010-07-14T01:02:13.377-04:00I can't believe your wife kept her mouth shut....I can't believe your wife kept her mouth shut....or at least to not giggle. She's a tough one. I also can't believe that the new numbers start at 60. WOW, isn't that kind of low? I mean not horrible, but I would think that's low. And by their standards I have been pre-diabetic for YEARS, but like you say...I am no different than anyone else.Renata Porterhttp://www.thediabeticduo.comnoreply@blogger.com