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.
Category: Then
How I learned was a diabetic, who I talked with, and what I did
March 2010 Glucose Tolerance Test
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This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series My 2-Hour Glucose Tolerance TestsI 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…
January 2009 Glucose Tolerance Test
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This entry is part 3 of 6 in the series My 2-Hour Glucose Tolerance TestsI 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,…
A “Low Carb” Menu Plan Disaster – from a Diabetes Health Educator
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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
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This entry is part 2 of 6 in the series My 2-Hour Glucose Tolerance TestsI failed my second 2-hour glucose tolerance test. Failing two tests makes a diagnosis of diabetes even more official.
June 2005 Glucose Tolerance Test
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I failed my first two-hour glucose tolerance test. This flagged me as a diabetic.
Glucose Tolerance Test – October 2005
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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
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Since my C-Peptide levels are so low, how come my blood sugar levels are normal?
June 2005 Glucose Tolerance Test
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I failed my first Glucose Tolerance Test . . . which means I had to take another.
