Texas Proud
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OK... last year I had a physical that showed elevated sugar levels... this was the first time, but I had not been to a doc in maybe 5 or so years..
I went in a week or so later and got another test and he said I was pre-diabetic and gave me a meter to check myself out... I failed to do it...
This past weekend we were talking about it and one of my sisters said it was on both sides of our family, so I decided to test. I got a very high reading the first time. I was worried and still got a high reading the next day. I used the test solution and that reading was high, so I thought it might be old strips (they say to throw them out after 6 months on the bottle)...
I went to get new strips and was shocked that they cost so much... but while there I saw that CVS was offering a free screening... so today I went to get it... Got bad news that my A1C level was 8.6... so it looks like my earlier readings were correct....
So, made an appointment for the doc next week to determine my next step... lose weight is #1 with me... I have gained about 20 lbs since getting married and need to lose that.... not sure what #2 will be...
Anybody that has gone through this have any suggestions?
Also, if there is a CVS near you and your family has a history of diabetes I would suggest that you go see if they have this free screening.
I went in a week or so later and got another test and he said I was pre-diabetic and gave me a meter to check myself out... I failed to do it...
This past weekend we were talking about it and one of my sisters said it was on both sides of our family, so I decided to test. I got a very high reading the first time. I was worried and still got a high reading the next day. I used the test solution and that reading was high, so I thought it might be old strips (they say to throw them out after 6 months on the bottle)...
I went to get new strips and was shocked that they cost so much... but while there I saw that CVS was offering a free screening... so today I went to get it... Got bad news that my A1C level was 8.6... so it looks like my earlier readings were correct....
So, made an appointment for the doc next week to determine my next step... lose weight is #1 with me... I have gained about 20 lbs since getting married and need to lose that.... not sure what #2 will be...
Anybody that has gone through this have any suggestions?
Also, if there is a CVS near you and your family has a history of diabetes I would suggest that you go see if they have this free screening.