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16. Michelle, you need to go to a diabetes specialist (they are often endocrinologists) to

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 10:35 AM

Oct 2014

help you with adjusting your meds, making sure you really have diabetes and not some other problem, and to have your fainting spells evaluated. No one should be passing out at 170 -- generally, you pass out when your BG gets too low (below 60), not when it is slightly high (like 170). There's another reason why you are passing out, and you need to find out what that is.

Change doctors, or insist that you be tested for other problems that might be causing you to pass out. Ask that your other meds be changed, if possible, to see if you can find a similar med that doesn't interfere with your diabetes meds.

Again, you should NOT be passing out several times a day.

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Type 2 here [View all] Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 OP

Those are great numbers! EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #1

Thanks...I eat 50-70 carb grams/day, Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #2

That low-carb yogurt is a great suggestion! EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #3

Kroger yogurt is wonderful... Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #4

Yea I got a stupid ADA pamphlet from one of the CDE's I visited EvolveOrConvolve Mar 2014 #5

I went to a CDE early on too Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #7

I love Carbmasters yogurt! It saved me, too. Also try the Breyer's Carb Smart Nay Mar 2014 #6

Oh I'm gonna have to try the ice cream, thanks for the tip Holly_Hobby Mar 2014 #8

no-sugar-added ice cream never worked for me, either. nt Nay Mar 2014 #9

I can't beleave that I have diabetes. MichelleCollins68 Aug 2014 #10

I'm sorry I missed your post... Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #12

Michelle, you need to go to a diabetes specialist (they are often endocrinologists) to Nay Oct 2014 #16

I completely agree with this advice EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #19

Another type 2 here meow2u3 Oct 2014 #11

I'm an extremely picky eater Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #13

You're lucky you prefer more healthful food meow2u3 Oct 2014 #14

It costs much less to eat my diet than processed food Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #15

Holly, as a Type II who is sick to death of cooking and eating, I am considering Nay Oct 2014 #17

I don't get bored with my diet at all - Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #18

If you remove the tomatoes, that menu looks pretty familiar EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #20

Kroger brand pepperoni has zero carbs Holly_Hobby Oct 2014 #21

That's good to know, I'm going to see if the local Fred Meyer store has them EvolveOrConvolve Oct 2014 #22