Thanks for all your help on my last questions, I have now gotten an appt with a endocrinologist for the first time and am not sure what tests or questions I should be sure to discuss with him. does anyone have any idea where I should start with him to get the most out of my first vist with him?? I am new to all of this and am traveling 62 miles to see him. I am type 2 and uncontrolled at this time. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance.

Thanks for all your help on my last questions, I have now gotten an appt with a endocrinologist for the first time and am not sure what tests or questions I should be sure to discuss with him. does anyone have any idea where I should start with him to get the most out of my first vist with him?? I am new to all of this and am traveling 62 miles to see him. I am type 2 and uncontrolled at this time. any suggestions would be greatly appreciated thanks in advance.

cthy669:

I responded in your first thread also. Anyway, I would be sure that you get an HbA1c (glycosylated hemoglobin) test done, just to see what you have been averaging lately. If you have decent insurance, I would ask about getting a referral to some kind of diabetes education. The first thing they did with me, when I was diagnosed in 2000, was to start me on oral meds and refer me to a class with specialists that instructed me on how to use the glucose meter, what target ranges were needed for blood glucose, and what kind of foods to eat.

There are some type II's that need oral meds to control their blood glucose, for they can do no more to improve their lifestyle with diet and exercise. For many of us though, you can control diabetes by making those changes.

I was diagnosed with two fasting readings of 328 and 348 mg/dL. I didn't get the message, even with the class. I used Amaryl to keep my glucose down to where my HbA1c read 7.0 or less. I played the game and lost by creating other complications (heart attack at 35).

By diet and exercise, I no longer need Amaryl, and as long as I keep my weight down, I can ingest as many carbs as I want and still have blood glucose readings that are identical to non-diabetics. There is hope. As I said in the last post to you, read all you can on this. As Marie55 said in her post to you, its up to you to control your diabetes--you are your greatest asset in this and it does depend greatly on how much you can discipline yourself to do whats best.

theres much to learn about diabetes and I suggest you join a diabetes organisation and read their literature, and/or attendd their classes or meetings
in some places endochronoligist is another name for a diabetes specialist