Just diagnosed (diabetes type II)

kwagner_51 · Jan 31, 2004

Paige,

My father found out he was diabetic the night before he had Quad Bypass surgery!! :eek:

He had been NPO since midnight and had had cardiac cath that morning. His FBS was 400!!! [at 7:00PM]. The doc had him on insulin shots and later a pill. Absolutely NO education. He went home and started searching online for info. He found and is still using Dr. Bernstein's diet. It is NOT ADA, but his BS stays in the normal range. He doesn't take insulin or the insulin pill anymore. He dr. said, "whatever you are doing, keep it up!!"

Here is the link to his site:

http://www.diabetes-normalsugars.com/

He has been a Type one diabeteic for 55yrs!!

I hope this helps you. Did you have any symptoms? Dad didn't have ANY of the "normal' symptoms.

From Dr. Bernstein, Dad learned that if you don't have hair on your body, then you probably have diabetes. Dad hasn't had leg or chest hair for at least 25 yrs!! He didn't have excess thrist, or wounds that didn't heal. NOTHING!! He did have a rash on his hands that he went to the dematologist for, but they never did a simple blood test. If they had, they would have caught the diabetes about 10 yrs before his surgery.

I am facinated with diabetes. I applied for a scholarship that asked, if there was one disease you could cure, what would it be? I put diabetes.

Keep us informed of how you are doing!

Take care and God Bless!

suehp · Jan 31, 2004

How are you feeling now?

My mum was diagnosed with DM Type 11 3 months ago and the hospital did very little teaching with her...I had to tell her stuff. 3 months on she has lost 30lb and hasnt felt better and now realises she has felt "ill" for a couple of years now. She is doing really well with it:)

Stephanie in FL · Jan 31, 2004

Paige,

My name is Stephanie. I am an RN and Certified Diabetes Educator. I'm sorry to hear about your experience. If you have questions about Type 2 DM, I can help. Please feel free to send me a PM. Good luck!

Stephanie RN CDE