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 Welcome to the club, sorry you had to join…  One of the major things you have to know about diabetes is YMMV, Your Mileage May Vary! Each person reacts to meds and food and stress differently! And exercise is as important as any other part of your treatment!  That’s a start… :) – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -Hello all. I’ve been lurking here since I was first diagnosed on 1/7/00, and decided it was time to jump in. I’m a 40 year old father of 2, and according to my diagnosis I’m a type 2 diabetic. I have my first visit with my diabetes educator tomorrow, and Iwas wondering what to expect. I know that’s an open-ended question,but right now a lot of my questions on diabetes are open-ended. The first thing I learned about diabetes after I was diagnosed was that there’s a lot to learn about diabetes!!! Fortunately I know my way around a few good search engines… Anyway, thanks for reading this brief introduction, and hopefully no one here will ever mistake me for a spammer!! [My eyebrows are still singed from reading some of those flames!] Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net PS I hope you folks enjoy this post as much as the folks in alt.certification.mcse! It sure is amazing how fast your brain reacts AFTER you click on "Send"

–  T2 – Glucophage, diet, and exercise – March ‘98  Born ‘47  Another Soggy Seattle Sysop!

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Hi Fuddster, A good place to induct you into the tribe is the American Diabetes Association Information Page.  Its URL is:        http://www.diabetes.org/ada/diabetesinfo.asp The m.h.d. FAQ is also useful.  It’s posted here on m.h.d. periodically but is also available at:        http://www.landfield.com/faqs/diabetes/ Work your way through these and you are authorized to pronounce The Truth About Diabetes with stunning authority.  Don’t let the lack of med school or a residency intimidate you.  Since you’ve been lurking here for several weeks, by now you know we all proclaim, declaim, exclaim, and defame on all matters, profane, insane, and otherwise. Who said diabetes isn’t fun?                                       Harvey —  Harvey H. Green     "Words are, of course, the most powerful drug  

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I have my first visit with my diabetes educator tomorrow, and Iwas wondering what to expect.

Right away, you should expect to learn alot about food and portion control. You will also learn alot about how diabetes affects your body and what to look out for.  Ask any questions and all questions you may have, no matter how they sound in your head.  DM is very personalized, so what you learn at this session may or may not work for you.  A lot of the people here have learned mostly through trial and error. Ask us anything, but be prepared for a lot of answers! Robin G. The untrue never is; the true never isn’t.          Krishna

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Thanks to everyone who repied to my post. Everything went well with my CDE on Friday. She showed me how to use the glucose monitor, gave me a 2200 calrie diet to work with, and "suggested" that I start exercising. Time to break a lot of old habits I guess… I have an appointment with an eye doctor next week since my vision has started going screwy on me lately. Started off getting blurry up close, now everything’s blurry. Hopefully this will clear up soon when my bg comes down and stays down. Talk to you later. Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

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Thanks to everyone who repied to my post. Everything went well with my CDE on Friday. She showed me how to use the glucose monitor, gave me a 2200 calrie diet to work with, and "suggested" that I start exercising. Time to break a lot of old habits I guess… I have an appointment with an eye doctor next week since my vision has started going screwy on me lately. Started off getting blurry up close, now everything’s blurry. Hopefully this will clear up soon when my bg comes down and stays down. Talk to you later. Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

Sorry, but "blurry up close" may just be AGE – and incurable except with reading glasses.

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Thanks to everyone who repied to my post. Everything went well with my CDE on Friday. She showed me how to use the glucose monitor, gave me a 2200 calrie diet to work with, and "suggested" that I start exercising. Time to break a lot of old habits I guess… I have an appointment with an eye doctor next week since my vision has started going screwy on me lately. Started off getting blurry up close, now everything’s blurry. Hopefully this will clear up soon when my bg comes down and stays down. Talk to you later. Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

You’re lucky.. I was started out at 1800 calories. 2200 seems like a lot. Also, you should put off that eye appt. until you get your BG stabilized for a month or so. You might not even need it then, but any alterations you may make to glasses now, etc. will change as your BG returns to normal. — Dave — January 24, 2000 t2 08/98  Glucophage & Aspartame ICQ 10312009 Davor’s daily aphorism: Death is life’s answer to the question ‘Why?’    http://www.newsfeeds.com       The Largest Usenet Servers in the World!

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Thanks to everyone who repied to my post. Everything went well with my CDE on Friday. She showed me how to use the glucose monitor, gave me a 2200 calrie diet to work with, and "suggested" that I start exercising. Time to break a lot of old habits I guess… I have an appointment with an eye doctor next week since my vision has started going screwy on me lately. Started off getting blurry up close, now everything’s blurry. Hopefully this will clear up soon when my bg comes down and stays down.

I hope your vision does improve but my experience has not been that. I had better than 20/20 vision (that is I was farsighted but could see up close normally also) until about a year before I was diagnosed it started getting blurry.  When I was diagnosed and my blood sugars came down, my vision got worse.   The eye doctor says it not bad enough for glasses but I’m used to seeing better than this and I feel like I’m half blind.  I don’t seem to be able to read things that are far away like I used to and I have a problem with small print on packages. I got some of those glasses at the drug store that are for reading but they make me dizzy so I don’t use them.

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Ted, I thought as much at first, but I went from blury up close to not being able to watch TV or see details in someone’s face without non-prescription reading glasses in the span of about 10 days. If I’m aging that fast, I think I’m in BIG trouble. Previous to this, my vision was 20/20. I realize that if it IS the diabetes doing this that my eyes will take a while to adjust once my bg gets under control. In the mean time I need the eye doctor’s evaluation even if it’s just to calm my own fears about this. Sorry, but "blurry up close" may just be AGE – and incurable except with reading glasses.

Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

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Dave, Well, when you’re used to a steady diet of cheesesteaks and hoagies, 2200 calories almost feels like the end of the world… Not that you haven’t had a tougher time with 1800 calories, I’m just missing some of my favorite stuff… Also, I’m just going for an exam to see what’s up and get his opinion since he’s familiar with paitients with diabetes. I don’t have glasses yet, but once I stabilize I’m sure that at 40 I won’t be able to live without them much longer… You’re lucky.. I was started out at 1800 calories. 2200 seems like a lot. Also, you should put off that eye appt. until you get your BG stabilized for a month or so. You might not even need it then, but any alterations you may make to glasses now, etc. will change as your BG returns to normal.

Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

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Dave, Well, when you’re used to a steady diet of cheesesteaks and hoagies, 2200 calories almost feels like the end of the world… Not that you haven’t had a tougher time with 1800 calories, I’m just missing some of my favorite stuff… Also, I’m just going for an exam to see what’s up and get his opinion since he’s familiar with paitients with diabetes. I don’t have glasses yet, but once I stabilize I’m sure that at 40 I won’t be able to live without them much longer…

Well, sorry to see you here, but it’s good that you’re paying attention to detail and working on what needs to be done. Your Doc, knowing diabetes, should give you the reinforcement you need, and when you get things stabilized you’ll be set for some time. 40 is just a kid.. You may surprise yourself after you get things under control and be able to at least have a little cheesesteak or hoagie.. :) Luck. — Dave — January 25, 2000 t2 08/98  Glucophage & Aspartame ICQ 10312009 Davor’s daily aphorism: Procrastination Day Has Been Postponed!    http://www.newsfeeds.com       The Largest Usenet Servers in the World!

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- Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ted, I thought as much at first, but I went from blury up close to not being able to watch TV or see details in someone’s face without non-prescription reading glasses in the span of about 10 days. If I’m aging that fast, I think I’m in BIG trouble. Previous to this, my vision was 20/20. I realize that if it IS the diabetes doing this that my eyes will take a while to adjust once my bg gets under control. In the mean time I need the eye doctor’s evaluation even if it’s just to calm my own fears about this. Sorry, but "blurry up close" may just be AGE – and incurable except with reading glasses. Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

If it is Retinopathy or Macular Edema, you will need laser surgery and a LOT of work first.  Sounds more like Glaucoma, but be warned, I am not an Opthomoligist, and I don’t even play one on TV !

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As you are being brought down into a more normal sugar range, your eyes will be blurry — but only for a week or two (= until your eyes adjust to the new levels) — unless something else is going on. Best wishes. – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Ted, I thought as much at first, but I went from blury up close to not being able to watch TV or see details in someone’s face without non-prescription reading glasses in the span of about 10 days. If I’m aging that fast, I think I’m in BIG trouble. Previous to this, my vision was 20/20. I realize that if it IS the diabetes doing this that my eyes will take a while to adjust once my bg gets under control. In the mean time I need the eye doctor’s evaluation even if it’s just to calm my own fears about this. Sorry, but "blurry up close" may just be AGE – and incurable except with reading glasses. Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net

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I went to the eye doc yesterday and he told me the same thing, only that it may take a little longer than 2 weeks. Otherwise my eyes are in good shape. I’ll be going back to see him in April when I’ll get a better idea if there are any "age" factors going on. Until then, I guess it’s just put up with the blurry vision for a few weeks. In the mean time, I’ve been doing my best to control what I’ve been eating (Well, except for Super Bowl Sunday…),and have managed to get my glucose down to respectable levels.  I’m back to see my doc & my CDE later in the week. Hopefully they’ll conclude that I’m doing as good a job as I think I am. In any event, my clothes are fitting a little better, so I can tell I’m dropping a few pounds, and I’m feeling a lot better in general. (Just giving myself one good swift kick in the pants for waiting until I got diabetes before deciding to take care of myself…) Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – As you are being brought down into a more normal sugar range, your eyes will be blurry — but only for a week or two (= until your eyes adjust to the new levels) — unless something else is going on. Best wishes.

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Hello all. I’ve been lurking here since I was first diagnosed on 1/7/00, and decided it was time to jump in. I’m a 40 year old father of 2, and according to my diagnosis I’m a type 2 diabetic. I have my first visit with my diabetes educator tomorrow, and Iwas wondering what to expect. I know that’s an open-ended question,but right now a lot of my questions on diabetes are open-ended. The first thing I learned about diabetes after I was diagnosed was that there’s a lot to learn about diabetes!!! Fortunately I know my way around a few good search engines… Anyway, thanks for reading this brief introduction, and hopefully no one here will ever mistake me for a spammer!! [My eyebrows are still singed from reading some of those flames!] Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net PS I hope you folks enjoy this post as much as the folks in alt.certification.mcse! It sure is amazing how fast your brain reacts AFTER you click on "Send"

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Sorry you had to join this group. Ask away, the only stupid question is the one you don’t ask. Welcome. Tony

– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – Hello all. I’ve been lurking here since I was first diagnosed on 1/7/00, and decided it was time to jump in. I’m a 40 year old father of 2, and according to my diagnosis I’m a type 2 diabetic. I have my first visit with my diabetes educator tomorrow, and Iwas wondering what to expect. I know that’s an open-ended question,but right now a lot of my questions on diabetes are open-ended. The first thing I learned about diabetes after I was diagnosed was that there’s a lot to learn about diabetes!!! Fortunately I know my way around a few good search engines… Anyway, thanks for reading this brief introduction, and hopefully no one here will ever mistake me for a spammer!! [My eyebrows are still singed from reading some of those flames!] Fuddster fuddster AT usa DOT net PS I hope you folks enjoy this post as much as the folks in alt.certification.mcse! It sure is amazing how fast your brain reacts AFTER you click on "Send"

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