any diabetics out there

pegsue50

jellyfishjen

YES, type 2, diagnosed April 2010 so still working with it, and I think with the little weight loss I have had am managing it better. This site is great as it allows us to keep an eye on our carbs as well as calories.

pegsue50

thanks for getting back to me. I was diagnosed April 2007 I had low sugar shock last week. Watching everything now maybe looking for a medical ID.

BunnyDVP

I have had diabetes for over 35 years now. I started with gestational diabetes when I was pregnant. Went from taking 11 pills a day to 6 shots a day for over 1000 units of insulin a day. I had gone through 5 types of insulin and was becoming immune to insulin. Diabetes runs throughout my family. Before the age of 53 I had 3 heart attacks and 4 stents inserted into my heart. After gaining weight until I had ballooned up to 243 lbs at 5 ft 4 in I had a gastric bypass in January of this year on the advice of my endocrinoligist and have lost 86 pounds to date. As of Nov 18 of this year I am "officially" off of insulin and take metform to control my sugar. After the weight loss my sugar became stable again and I no longer experienced the highs and lows.

All of my doctors (especially my heart doctor) are extremely pleased with my progress.

I now go to they gym 5 days a week and I feel better than ever.

Hang in there and get that weight off and take care of your diabetes. It is a TERRIBLE disease and can lead to other problems.

I will help you in any way I can.

Bunny

dectjoh

Just joined MFP as a result of being diagnosed Type 1 three weeks ago. Bit of a shock since it doesn't run in the family and I'm a bit old to develop Type 1 now (I've been told). Anyway, now need to carb count and so thought this app might help. Any other type 1's out there? Tracy