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    As most of you know I have been battling type II diabetes for a while now. Was really keeping it under control with diet and hiking/walking/mountain biking. Then along comes the runaway thyroid. Seems it may have pushed me over the top into type I diabetes. My numbers have gone up to spike at times over 400 and staying in the 200-300 range for glucose.

    Doc says I am this is why I am tired and is complicated by recovering from the thyroid issues. Makes sense because the body needs to burn that glucose for energy and I am not burning it. So yesterday we started using insulin to try to get me going again. She says if we are lucky then I will be able to come back off of the insulin once we get things under control but be ready to be on it the rest of my life just in case. I told her I don't mind having to take insulin the rest of my days if that is what it takes to help me stay healthy. Like I told her there is no sense in denying it better to face it head on, right now then have to deal with it much worse, later on.

    They have me using one of the injector pens, Levemir it is. Really easy, painless to use. I would normally be at work at this time of the morning but I am not used to my blood sugar being low again so I am having a little issue adjusting today. That's life. Not feeling sorry for myself or anything. Just rambling on a bit here and hopefully since diabetes is getting so widespread now my postings will help someone else in the fight against this disease.

    Thanks for letting me ramble.

    Eric

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    Feel free to ramble, and if you have any questions about it, feel free to PM me. Levemir is a good start, are you on any other insulin as far as mealtime? I think your good attitude will carry you far.
    Drew
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    Not to worry Eric. Ramble on. We're family here. It's encouraging to here you say you're attacking this thing head on. Sounds to me like you have a great attitude.
    Where you go is less important than how you take the steps.
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    Hey Eric,

    You know we all need to let a little out from time to time. Sorry to hear the diabetes has gain ground on you but grateful for modern medicine. At least you seem to accepting enough to follow the MD's instructions. I have seen so many people so set in their ways to do whatever they wanted to do regardless of what was to follow. Stay on top of it, you will be in our prayers.
    Want to hear God laugh? Tell him Your plans!!!

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    Drew,
    I am currently on 500mg Metformin 3 times daily but we may reduce that due to the effects of it on my constitution.

    I recently purchased one of these:

    http://www.walgreens.com/search/resu...ecType=product

    It has been a God send! They have a free software program at the bayer website that collects all of the datat from the meter. The software generates all typs of graphs, charts and printouts for your doctor. You can even email the info to your doc as a PDF file.

    Thanks all for letting me talk about this here. The responses and PMs are much appreciated. I am hoping that as I get to feeling better my love of our sport and ability to stay on the stream will return. I am going to buy my license for 2011 soon and yes I will buy the trout stamp with it.

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    Hi Eric,

    Glad to hear the doc's got some new ideas on your treatment and that they appear to be working. Nice to hear you mention that you'll pick up your licence for 2011 soon. That, above all else, tells me that this treatment schedule is working.

    - Jeff
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    He who loses his language loses his world.

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    Let's hope this does it for ya Eric!
    You're in our prayers.
    Mike
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    Eric, you remain in my prayers. My longtime, best friend was diabetic. He was a man of God, a "man's man", a cop, a great husband and father and grandfather, and one of the best fly fishermen and fly tiers I ever knew. You will get through this. It is only an inconvenience. Best Regards....
    Exploring the waters of western Montana...

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    hey night I would gladlytrade places with you realy I would,. sorry jut a little tiraid on my part, topped in the sportsman ware house to day got a little made told a manageer that I thought he had a good crew but hy are the not letint them get back to runnin a store instead of LITTLE USE DUMPPIMING GROUND OF 3 YEAER OLD PRODUCED JUAT vent, I kind of ben finding it it nice cent most times in my life I have been the voice of reason and over alll nice guy runner up pain med anti depreruser med and oher stuff they hVE ME ON FOR HI UGLULY LITTLE THINTG GROWRIN IN MY BRAIN AT LIEAST DID GET SOME GOOD NEW i HOPE THAT THE TUMER ON THE RIGHT THIGHIS SHOWING SIGNS OF HEATHY GOOD GROWTH , AT LEAST THERE IS HOPE i HOPE.

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    One of these days...in the not too distant future you may be looking at something like this instead of insulin injections:
    http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/smartp...iabetics/28227

    That is if the drug companies don't squash it. They stand to loose a lot of drug profit with this sort of thing.
    "There's more B.S. in fly fishing than there is in a Kansas feedlot." Lefty Kreh

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