Category: Experiences
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Metformin Low Blood Sugar
Metformin is a common diabetes medication. I was prescribed Metformin when I first was diagnosed with diabetes. Metformin is a cheap medication, available as a generic, and it works very well for many people with Type 2 Diabetes. For people with LADA Diabetes, Metformin may work initially to lower blood glucose levels, but as LADA…
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My First Thanksgiving with Diabetes
This feels like my first Thanksgiving with diabetes, but it’s actually my 5th or 6th. I don’t remember when I was officially diagnosed. I think the reason it feels like a first, is that it’s my first Thanksgiving with a continuous glucose meter (CGM) which makes me much more aware of my blood sugar levels. I’m…
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Weight Loss as a symptom of LADA Diabetes
I lost over 50 pounds in the two years leading up to my diabetes diagnosis. I didn’t know that the weight loss was a symptom of anything going wrong. I had previously struggled with unexplained weight gain, so unexplained weight loss I welcomed. The Mayo clinic maintains a page listing potential causes of unexplained weight…
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How I disputed a Medical Bill
a surprise bill Five years after being diagnosed with diabetes, and two years after starting insulin for it, I moved across the state. I researched the area I was moving to and set up an appointment with an endocrinologist. There was only one endocrinologist in 300 miles and they were scheduling new patients 9 months out. …
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Hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), people experience it differently
What does hypoglycemia (low blood glucose) feel like? One of my “learned skills” from having diabetes is recognizing when I may have hypoglycemia, or low blood sugar. Hypoglycemia is defined as a blood glucose reading less than [bgl]70[/bgl]. When the body’s glucose level drops, the body pumps out the hormone adrenaline, which causes a whole…