http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/04/27/busy-weekend/ for anyone who has been touched by this disease Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:10:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/04/27/busy-weekend/#comment-3357 Shelton Christiane Wed, 30 Apr 2003 22:09:13 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/04/27/busy-weekend/#comment-3357 Unfortunately, I know all about the finger stick as thier 'test' for diabetes. I have MS, and it is very common for us to have hypoglycemia symptoms. I went for many years telling my doc to check me for diabetes, and they just did they finger stick. But now that I know better, I insist on an hba1c. Seems to help convince them when you sound like you know what you're talking about LOL. Sorry to hear about your dad. :-( Melissa Unfortunately, I know all about the finger stick as thier ‘test’ for
diabetes. I have MS, and it is very common for us to have
hypoglycemia symptoms. I went for many years telling my doc to check
me for diabetes, and they just did they finger stick. But now that I
know better, I insist on an hba1c. Seems to help convince them when
you sound like you know what you’re talking about LOL. Sorry to hear
about your dad. Melissa

]]> http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/04/27/busy-weekend/#comment-3355 Sheila Brennan Tue, 29 Apr 2003 13:48:57 +0000 http://www.type-1-diabetes.zolushka123.com/2003/04/27/busy-weekend/#comment-3355 And that's what the doctors should do, too, Melissa. But what they will do is a quick finger stick test, and if the blood sugar comes out normal, they say there's no problem. They call that "screening for diabetes." I've been a type 1 diabetic for 28 years, but my father was recently diagnose as borderline type 2. He had gotten a physical a month before the diagnosis, and they had told him he had been screened for diabetes. His eye doctor found retinal damage a few weeks later. Jerry And that’s what the doctors should do, too, Melissa. But what they
will do is a quick finger stick test, and if the blood sugar comes
out normal, they say there’s no problem. They call that “screening
for diabetes.”
I’ve been a type 1 diabetic for 28 years, but my father was recently
diagnose as borderline type 2. He had gotten a physical a month
before the diagnosis, and they had told him he had been screened for
diabetes. His eye doctor found retinal damage a few weeks later.
Jerry

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