On 10/5/2015 3:30 PM, Tekkie® wrote:
Muggles posted for all of us...


The thing about type 2 is Dr's kept telling me my BS tested normal
whenever I'd be in the Dr's office and I was supposed to run to the Dr's
office when I felt it drop or go wonky so they could test it, but I
COULDN'T drive until it normalized again


How are you supposed to get to the Docs if you can't drive?

That's what I told the Dr's.

Get a glucose meter. Some pharmacy's give them to you free. Then you are
locked into those test strips and where they make their money. Each meter
has it's own qualities but accuracy is good enough for government work. DAGS
for them. If you have a prescription plan or Medicare you can usually get a
free meter and better pricing on strips. It is true you need a blood drop
but each meter is different for size. You do not have to test on your finger
tips, you can use your arm.

I have a meter now.

The important thing is to recognize you are going into a slump, this is a
very dangerous condition if not reversed quickly because you can pass out or
worse. Anything below 70 is bad for ME.


Sometimes, I get distracted and don't always recognize that my bs is
dropping in time to get to food. Recently, I was out working in the
back yard and started feeling bad. It wasn't bad enough to stop what I
was doing, but I just felt a little "blah". My dog started acting a bit
odd with me, too. She kept bumping me with her nose and trying to get
me to pet her on the head. I thought she just wanted attention, but
after I went in and tested my bs it was pretty low, then I ate a snack -
it got me to thinking and wondering if she could tell that my bs was
taking a dive. Have you ever heard of dogs sensing that sort of thing
in people?

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Maggie