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Last year, the doctor told me that I had blood sugar problems. Usually, they call that diabetes but he would not go that far at that time. I got classified as being hyperglycemic which, from what I have read, means diabetic. I was to test my blood sugar every day. Unfortunately, designated as that, I could not get the meter and test supplies paid for by Medicare. The doctor finally did something that allowed me to get them. Then my husband got diagnosed with the same problem. He has yet to get his first supplies because it is stopped by Medicare. Sigh.
With all that going on, I get a bit concerned about what would happen if I’m out shopping somewhere and I start to bottom out or get really high sugar. Someone told me about medical jewelry like a bracelet or a pendant that would have a note about being diabetic. I really think that’s a great idea for anyone who has any type of medical condition. I have noticed that people who have that info on them get faster attention at the hospital if they go there in crisis. The doctors and nurses do not have to guess at the problems that way. It’s a great idea. Now if only the doctor would designate my husband so that he could have his supplies paid for too. Otherwise, he cannot do the testing every day. Sigh.
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Is it possible you were diagnosed with pre-diabetes or insulin resistance? If you haven’t yet crossed the arbitrary line in your blood sugar responses you may not qualify as a “diabetic”.
You might want to check out sites like http://www.bloodsugar101.com or http://www.tudiabetes.com for more information on how diabetes develops and to meet other diabetics. You can also email me if you have any questions.
Diabetes supplies can be very expensive. However, there are some meters available without a prescription - Walmart has one called the ReliOn that is low cost.
I have now been diagnosed as diabetic but my husband has been designated as hyperglycemic like I was originally. He is testing in the doctor’s office in the normal range but at home, he tests in the 130-150 range. He also has spikes up over 200 and one that bottomed to 67.
We both now have meters and I am getting supplies but he is not. Yes, diabetic supplies are very expensive. We are sharing some at this point but I am confident that things will be okay.
Thank you for your concern and comments!! And thanks for the info as well!!
Next time he goes in, have him eat something high carb like a bagel or fries an hour before his appointment. That will ensure he’s got a high random test number, if that’s what it takes your edoctor to diagnose. Has he run a 2 hour glucose tolerance test on either of you? That’s a standard way of diagnosing diabetes.
Good luck!
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No, actually he has not done that type of test on us. All we have had done was the blood tests that seem to be standard with this doctor. And he goes ONLY by the A1C which I have found to be not accurate because it’s an average. My husband can go way up and way down. If you take that and average it, it would come out to pretty normal.
I have talked with my sis in Texas who tells me that they have much more care as diabetics than we have ever had. We see the doctor every three months, get blood work done and that’s about it. If the reading is a bit high, he asks if we are testing.
Recently, when I was running out of the supplies we asked him to allow my husband to get them. He said that only those who are diagnosed as diabetic can get those supplies paid by Medicare. I got cut back to only testing once a day after I told the doc that I was sharing mine. So, my husband is using supplies that I squirreled away when I was getting testing supplies for three times a day last year.
Thank you for the info. I think we should ask him about that. One thing is clear…he and his nurse that instructed us do not know that much about this. His nurse-practitioner told us to get on the computer and search out the info. My sis in Texas said that they had classes on diabetes and how to handle it, how to eat and so on. We have had no training at all.
Thank you for commenting!! It is appreciated very much.