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How I learned was a diabetic, who I talked with, and what I did
Medicine for Magdalena – Checkup with Ron Rosedale
Watching as he concentrated, it was like watching a bomb specialist trying to sort through a tangle of wires that are connected to a ticking bomb. Right now, Magdalena’s congestive heart failure was a ticking bomb.
March 2010 Glucose Tolerance Test
I passed my March 2010 2-hour glucose tolerance test. This is better than how I did in 2005, when I failed two glucose tolerance tests in a row. However, I did not pass as successfully in March 2010 as I did in 2009.
January 2009 Glucose Tolerance Test
I passed the 2-hour glucose tolerance test I took in January 2009. That’s over 4 years since I first failed a glucose tolerance test and was told my pancreas would be very, very, very, very unlikely to ever recover more function, and instead would be more likely to fail, since it was already stressed. In [...]
A “Low Carb” Menu Plan Disaster – from a Diabetes Health Educator
My blood sugars went up near 170 the one time I ate a “low carb” meal recommended by an American Diabetes Association, acclaimed diabetes educator.
October 2005 Glucose Tolerance Test
I failed my second 2-hour glucose tolerance test. Failing two tests makes a diagnosis of diabetes even more official.
June 2005 Glucose Tolerance Test
I failed my first two-hour glucose tolerance test. This flagged me as a diabetic.
Glucose Tolerance Test – October 2005
There was more here than just a glucose test. The insulin test I paid extra to get gave everyone a lot more information. The C-Peptide test backed up the insulin test.
C-Peptide Tests 2005 & 2007
Since my C-Peptide levels are so low, how come my blood sugar levels are normal?
Glucose Tolerance Test – June 2005
I failed my first Glucose Tolerance Test . . . which means I had to take another.