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Old 04-18-2002, 12:28 AM   #1
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My husband was diagnosed with diabetes 7 months ago. He had lost 60 pounds and was urinating frequently. He is 5'10" and he went from weighing about 195 to 138. He was 40 at the time. When we started testing his levels before he got on meds they were in the 400's often and 560 once. Then we went to the doc. and he was placed on avandia, amaryl, and 3 glucophase a day. He drastically changed his diet. He absolutely ingests no sweets, juices, cokes, etc. Lately every time he tests it is in the 300's, tonight it was 378. He said, "what am I doing wrong." I often wonder if he is actually type 1 instead of type 2. We do not have health insurance. He has seen a P.A. at a clinic two times. He had the 3 month blood level test run the first time he went in. We do not have the finacial resources to attend to this in the way that it seems a must. I feel helpless, and think there is something more I could be doing, but feel uneducated, even though I have worked hard to try to educate myself. Any suggestions?

 
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Old 04-18-2002, 08:02 AM   #2
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When he eats starches he mainly eats whole grains, not refined. And we always get grains that say 0 grams of sugar when we select bread, pasta, etc. Doesn't that make a difference. Isn't there a big difference between bread that says 5 grams of sugar per slice compared to bread that says 0?

 
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Oh, I forgot to ask about this, he drinks about 4 diet sodas a day. I read somewhere that aspertain could rais bs. Does anyone have comments about this. And he smokes a pack of cigarettes a day.

 
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Call your clinic and ask them about sliding scale fees. Diabetes is not something to play around with as left untreated aka the high blood sugar readings it can cause permanent damage to many areas of the body including causing blindness and loss of sensations in various parts of the body. If he were to get any type of sore if will definately take a lot of care to heal and if it doesn't heal well it could lead to amputation etc. I am being very blunt as diabetes is very serious when not properly taken care of. You cannot be refused medical care due to inability to pay. Granted it may not be easy to find the care you need but it is out there. Start by calling your usual docs clinic and ask about payment plans or sliding scale fees and get this taken care of.

 
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Was a C-Peptide test done on your husband? It is quite possible that he has Type I diabetes, not Type II, in which case those oral medications won't help him.

Many states have something called "uncompensated care" fund...for those who make too much to qualify for Medicaid, but too little to afford health insurance coverage. You might want to inquire at any hospitals in your area or in the nearest city to see if you can qualify for this. If so, all your care will basically be free.

Your husband's blood sugars are still running quite high, and this is not something to fool around with, so do make some inquiries as to how you can get some help with this. If he's on that much medication and watching his diet closely, those blood sugars do strongly indicate that he may be Type I.

Also, try the American Diabetes Association at [url="http://www.diabetes.org."]www.diabetes.org.[/url] You may be able to get info re how to get his treatment covered.

Please let us know what happens. I'm quite concerned about your husband, as I'm sure you are, too!


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