Re: Is 119 blood sugar diabetic?



"Karen C." <karenscribes@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> I went to a new endo regarding my hypothyroidism.  Got blood
> work, and then got a call from the doctor's office that my blood
> sugar is at 119 and, although not considered high, that the doc
> wants to put me on three prescriptions.  Nurse had me pick up a
> prescription9 for Altace, Avandia, and metformin.

If you went to an Endo., then I presume he or she did or will do a followup
or has or will do the HbA1c test?  119 is not considered to be life
threateningly high.  But it is indeed higher than it should be.  I do not
know why your Dr. would put you on Avandia, but then I'm not a Dr.

Thyroid problems can indeed cause BG (blood glucose) to go wacky.  We used
to have a poster here whose wife was diagnosed with diabetes, but then after
her thyroid was put back to where it should be, the diabetes seemed to go
away.  I have had thryoid problems.  At one point I was being very
overmedicated so my thyroid was running very hyper as was my entire system.
I'd eat food and it would rush right through me!  No amount of food was
enough for me.  My BG was constantly going low and I was very ill all the
time.  In my case, getting the thyroid under control didn't help my BG.

My mom had one high BG reading.  She too has a wacky thryoid.  The condition
we have causes the thyroid to sway back and forth being normal at times then
hyper or hypo.  So we require frequent monitoring.  During a period of very
low thyroid, her BG was a bit high (110).  But once they got the thyroid in
range, her BG went to where it should be.  Since we have a family history of
diabetes and since she had that one problem, she also needs to have her BG
checked at least yearly.
>
> I did have breakfast at McDonald's (with orange juice) about an
> hour before I had my lab work done.  I also wound up with an
> asthma flare (lots of congestion) that night.  My sister (works
> in a nursing home but not a nurse) said that either of these
> things might have made the number as high as 119.

Probably not if you haven't got either diabetes or pre-diabetes/IGT.  I hope
your Dr. also mentioned diet and exercise and prescribed a meter and strips
so you can check your BG at home.  It is vital that you do this, especially
while on Avandia.  You could have a hypo and you would need to know this so
you could take action.
>
> What I'm wondering is does this mean I am diabetic?

Could be.  What other tests did he do?  One high reading is usually not
enough to diagnose diabetes.  OTOH it does indicate a problem and needs to
be followed up.  It could be that you have other obvious symptoms to the Dr.
such as darkening of the skin in certain areas, or a pebbly quality to the
skin.

>Also, if I  go on these meds and get my weight under control (about 70
pounds
> overweight), will I ever be able to get off the meds and lead a
> normal life?

I don't know what you mean by "lead a normal life".  Are you implying that
people with diabetes do not have normal lives?  You may or may not be able
to get off of the meds regardless of whether you lose weight or not.  If you
are hypothyroid that in and of itself can cause weight gain.  People tend to
assume that taking thyroid meds will melt that weight right off.  Alas it
doesn't usually happen that way.  Diabetes can also cause you to put on
weight.  Some people find they can take off some or all of that weight.
Others have a super hard time of it.  I've managed to take off some weight,
but some pounds still remain.  Of course I would be happy if those remaining
pounds would drop, but I've done everything in my power and I'm still not
thin.  My Endo. said I am one of those people who will probably always be
fat and not be able to eat much food.  Of course this is greatly annoying to
me after having spent almost half of my life being one of those severely
underweight people who couldn't gain weight no matter what I did!

At any rate, I hope you did get a meter and that you will have a follow-up
with a dietician.  Being told that you have diabetes and left to your own
devices is all too common and being given pills but not information is not
at all helpful to you in any way.

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