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i am 62 yrs old with type 2 my glucose level never gets over 265 but sometimes goes as low as 65 i take glyburide glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps i am having a lot of problems with diet i am 6′ 279 have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure and muscle cramps the worse thing is burning and numb toes but also suffer from attention deficit disorder i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone out there have ADD James
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what were we talking about? Sorry i just checked and couldn’t find a news group on ADD. that doesn’t mean there isn’t one out there. could a news group about mental health have people in there for you. i don’t know.. good luck — http://www.diabetes.org Sushi-Boy DIABETES for some its a curse for me its a cure
: i am 62 yrs old with type 2 : my glucose level never gets over 265 : but sometimes goes as low as 65 : i take glyburide : glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps : i am having a lot of problems with diet : i am 6′ 279 : have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure : and muscle cramps : the worse thing is burning and numb toes : but also suffer from attention deficit disorder : i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone : out there have ADD : James : :
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James. Do you have a question? I am pretty well-versed re: ADD/ADHD. I have taught for 34 years and my adopted son is ADHD. He is 23 and incarcerated. He gets out in Nov. Are you thinking your ADD has something to do with your diabetes or your ability to control it???? If you are like many–not all but many of the ADD population, you could use some help in walking thru and getting control of your diabetes. You cannot go on with the high numbers you have. This newsgroup can help but you must make the steps to ask and give info and be willing to listen and then do your best to act upon the suggestions. This is a very supportive group. Please come back and share with us. God does not make junk!! Even my son is definitley not junk!!! Bless. Memory
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> i am 62 yrs old with type 2 > my glucose level never gets over 265
It should never go over 140! > but sometimes goes as low as 65
Not good, but easily treated by eating 15 g of fast acting carbs. > i take glyburide > glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps > i am having a lot of problems with diet
Have you seen a dietician? > i am 6′ 279 > have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure > and muscle cramps > the worse thing is burning and numb toes
That sounds like Neuropathy. Keep your BG (blood glucose) down and your symptoms will get much better. You might also discuss taking Evening Primrose Oil with your Dr. I take it and it really helps me. > but also suffer from attention deficit disorder > i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone > out there have ADD
I know some people with ADD, so I know how hard it could be for you. — Type 2 http://users.bestweb.net/~jbove/
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J, yes, okay — I’m ADHD, too, and I take long acting Ritalin/Metadate for my disorder. I was diagnosed in the sixties as a child with hyperkinesis or minimal brain dysfunction as it was called. Popular treatment back then consisted of putting small children on mega-doses of such meds as Elavil, Mellaril or Thorazine. I have no way of knowing whether those meds may have contributed to my diabetes now. Similarly, I have no way of knowing whether stimulant medication affects my blood sugars today, but I suppose it could. I think my overactive natural adrenalin may have contributed to my diabetes, but I can’t know that for sure. I can tell you that the norepinephrine neurotoxicity and imbalance affects much more than just the brain. Until they start doing some definitive studies, we won’t know. After a battery of about six hours of neurological testing, it was concluded that I didn’t outgrow my ADHD in adulthood. Hard proof which most adult ADHD’s don’t get the benefit of and still go around guessing whether they have this thing or not. (I’m trying to ward off the anti-ADHD trolls that I’m sure are lurking out there, somewhere.) I’ve had a bad posting day, forgive me. Does it affect my ability to control my diabetes? Yes. I am impulsive. I have difficulty with action and consequence rationales. Unless I check in with the newsgroup daily, I can easily forget I’m a diabetic and impulsively eat whatever I want to, which is usually something high carb. I have difficulty regulating my sleep schedule and as yet haven’t developed a way to internally determine time, either clock wise or scheduling. Speaking of scheduling, what is that? I must use multiple bulletin boards in the house to post up notes to myself that I’ll likely as not forget to look at, or I’ll tack up so many notes the board becomes invisible to my line of sight until it falls off the wall bringing down the plaster with it. I have a tendency to hyperfocus and become easily bored thereafter, so keeping enthusiastic about diabetes is a daily struggle — daily. I tend not to like the damn thing anyway. I have to use many many forms of external discipline since I have none within that I know of. It’s why I did so fantastic in the military. They made life understandable for me with their bells and whistles and organization. ON top of all that, I basically hate myself for being myself, and my tendency is to drown those emotions in chocolate which in the past has been a good friend to my ADHD. Answers? None. Just keep checking in here and try not to get too pissed off the first time somebody is rude to you, or the second time, or the third — you get my drift. Try and focus on the beautiful faces (unseen) of the kind and loving people here. Steer clear of the assholes. That’s all I got. Bonita
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> i am 62 yrs old with type 2 > my glucose level never gets over 265 > but sometimes goes as low as 65 > i take glyburide > glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps > i am having a lot of problems with diet > i am 6′ 279 > have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure > and muscle cramps > the worse thing is burning and numb toes > but also suffer from attention deficit disorder > i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone > out there have ADD > James
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Bonita… I’m so impressed with your tenacity! ; ) And the way you work hard to set up your life to work for you, not against you. My brother is an adult ADHD, and I know the struggles he’s had. His favorite expression? "The only way out is through". xoxox Jennifer – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text – > J, yes, okay — I’m ADHD, too, and I take long acting > Ritalin/Metadate for my disorder. I was diagnosed in the > sixties as a child with hyperkinesis or minimal brain > dysfunction as it was called. Popular treatment back then > consisted of putting small children on mega-doses of such > meds as Elavil, Mellaril or Thorazine. I have no way of > knowing whether those meds may have contributed to my > diabetes now. Similarly, I have no way of knowing whether > stimulant medication affects my blood sugars today, but I > suppose it could. I think my overactive natural adrenalin > may have contributed to my diabetes, but I can’t know that > for sure. I can tell you that the norepinephrine > neurotoxicity and imbalance affects much more than just the > brain. Until they start doing some definitive studies, we > won’t know. After a battery of about six hours of > neurological testing, it was concluded that I didn’t outgrow > my ADHD in adulthood. Hard proof which most adult ADHD’s > don’t get the benefit of and still go around guessing > whether they have this thing or not. (I’m trying to ward > off the anti-ADHD trolls that I’m sure are lurking out > there, somewhere.) I’ve had a bad posting day, forgive me. > Does it affect my ability to control my diabetes? Yes. I > am impulsive. I have difficulty with action and consequence > rationales. Unless I check in with the newsgroup daily, I > can easily forget I’m a diabetic and impulsively eat > whatever I want to, which is usually something high carb. I > have difficulty regulating my sleep schedule and as yet > haven’t developed a way to internally determine time, either > clock wise or scheduling. Speaking of scheduling, what is > that? I must use multiple bulletin boards in the house to > post up notes to myself that I’ll likely as not forget to > look at, or I’ll tack up so many notes the board becomes > invisible to my line of sight until it falls off the wall > bringing down the plaster with it. I have a tendency to > hyperfocus and become easily bored thereafter, so keeping > enthusiastic about diabetes is a daily struggle — daily. > I tend not to like the damn thing anyway. I have to use > many many forms of external discipline since I have none > within that I know of. It’s why I did so fantastic in the > military. They made life understandable for me with their > bells and whistles and organization. > ON top of all that, I basically hate myself for being > myself, and my tendency is to drown those emotions in > chocolate which in the past has been a good friend to my > ADHD. > Answers? None. Just keep checking in here and try not to > get too pissed off the first time somebody is rude to you, > or the second time, or the third — you get my drift. Try > and focus on the beautiful faces (unseen) of the kind and > loving people here. Steer clear of the assholes. That’s > all I got. > Bonita >i am 62 yrs old with type 2 >my glucose level never gets over 265 >but sometimes goes as low as 65 >i take glyburide >glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps >i am having a lot of problems with diet >i am 6′ 279 >have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure >and muscle cramps >the worse thing is burning and numb toes >but also suffer from attention deficit disorder >i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone >out there have ADD >James
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Bonita. What a wise and well-written account of your ADHD experiences. You are so correct in saying that many people disclaim ADHD as being real. I do know there are kids/adults misdiagnosed but I know for sure that ADHD is real and the problems are real. You told James exactly what he needed to hear. I would like to keep your post for further reference and use if I may. Bless you. In school, my ADD/ADHD kiddos are usually my favorites. Memory
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As someone who deals with persistant and rapid cycling bipolar disorder I can surely empathise with what you go through on your day to day basis. It’s tough keeping things on an even keel when normal. Adding in these kinds of problems makes it tenfold. Add in the blame that so many place on these illnesses and it goes tenfold again. Hang in there Bonia! You know we are rooting for you. c
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> J, yes, okay — I’m ADHD, too, and I take long acting > Ritalin/Metadate for my disorder. I was diagnosed in the > sixties as a child with hyperkinesis or minimal brain > dysfunction as it was called. Popular treatment back then > consisted of putting small children on mega-doses of such > meds as Elavil, Mellaril or Thorazine. I have no way of > knowing whether those meds may have contributed to my > diabetes now. Similarly, I have no way of knowing whether > stimulant medication affects my blood sugars today, but I > suppose it could. I think my overactive natural adrenalin > may have contributed to my diabetes, but I can’t know that > for sure. I can tell you that the norepinephrine > neurotoxicity and imbalance affects much more than just the > brain. Until they start doing some definitive studies, we > won’t know. After a battery of about six hours of > neurological testing, it was concluded that I didn’t outgrow > my ADHD in adulthood. Hard proof which most adult ADHD’s > don’t get the benefit of and still go around guessing > whether they have this thing or not. (I’m trying to ward > off the anti-ADHD trolls that I’m sure are lurking out > there, somewhere.) I’ve had a bad posting day, forgive me. > Does it affect my ability to control my diabetes? Yes. I > am impulsive. I have difficulty with action and consequence > rationales. Unless I check in with the newsgroup daily, I > can easily forget I’m a diabetic and impulsively eat > whatever I want to, which is usually something high carb. I > have difficulty regulating my sleep schedule and as yet > haven’t developed a way to internally determine time, either > clock wise or scheduling. Speaking of scheduling, what is > that? I must use multiple bulletin boards in the house to > post up notes to myself that I’ll likely as not forget to > look at, or I’ll tack up so many notes the board becomes > invisible to my line of sight until it falls off the wall > bringing down the plaster with it. I have a tendency to > hyperfocus and become easily bored thereafter, so keeping > enthusiastic about diabetes is a daily struggle — daily. > I tend not to like the damn thing anyway. I have to use > many many forms of external discipline since I have none > within that I know of. It’s why I did so fantastic in the > military. They made life understandable for me with their > bells and whistles and organization. > ON top of all that, I basically hate myself for being > myself, and my tendency is to drown those emotions in > chocolate which in the past has been a good friend to my > ADHD. > Answers? None. Just keep checking in here and try not to > get too pissed off the first time somebody is rude to you, > or the second time, or the third — you get my drift. Try > and focus on the beautiful faces (unseen) of the kind and > loving people here. Steer clear of the assholes. That’s > all I got. > Bonita > i am 62 yrs old with type 2 > my glucose level never gets over 265 > but sometimes goes as low as 65 > i take glyburide > glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps > i am having a lot of problems with diet > i am 6′ 279 > have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure > and muscle cramps > the worse thing is burning and numb toes > but also suffer from attention deficit disorder > i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone > out there have ADD > James
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Bonita, I am familiar with ADD, but not AD"H"D Sounds like you have a platefull. The only thing I have noticed was your hyperfocus early on as you started to get a handle on things. I am glad this group helps you keep focus on your diabetes. When you were first Dx’d, did you get into doing the right thing, and then lose interest in it? Your symptoms sound very similar to what one of my sisters is like. I wonder…..She survived two bouts of throat cancer when she was maybe 5 or 6 years old.(back in 67/68) She got all kinds of drugs. She is bipolar also. I wonder… Hang in there kiddo, I should think you would want to check in here daily just for the entertainment/soap opera value! Sleepy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->J, yes, okay — I’m ADHD, too, and I take long acting >Ritalin/Metadate for my disorder. I was diagnosed in the >sixties as a child with hyperkinesis or minimal brain >dysfunction as it was called. Popular treatment back then >consisted of putting small children on mega-doses of such >meds as Elavil, Mellaril or Thorazine. I have no way of >knowing whether those meds may have contributed to my >diabetes now. Similarly, I have no way of knowing whether >stimulant medication affects my blood sugars today, but I >suppose it could. I think my overactive natural adrenalin >may have contributed to my diabetes, but I can’t know that >for sure. I can tell you that the norepinephrine >neurotoxicity and imbalance affects much more than just the >brain. Until they start doing some definitive studies, we >won’t know. After a battery of about six hours of >neurological testing, it was concluded that I didn’t outgrow >my ADHD in adulthood. Hard proof which most adult ADHD’s >don’t get the benefit of and still go around guessing >whether they have this thing or not. (I’m trying to ward >off the anti-ADHD trolls that I’m sure are lurking out >there, somewhere.) I’ve had a bad posting day, forgive me. >Does it affect my ability to control my diabetes? Yes. I >am impulsive. I have difficulty with action and consequence >rationales. Unless I check in with the newsgroup daily, I >can easily forget I’m a diabetic and impulsively eat >whatever I want to, which is usually something high carb. I >have difficulty regulating my sleep schedule and as yet >haven’t developed a way to internally determine time, either >clock wise or scheduling. Speaking of scheduling, what is >that? I must use multiple bulletin boards in the house to >post up notes to myself that I’ll likely as not forget to >look at, or I’ll tack up so many notes the board becomes >invisible to my line of sight until it falls off the wall >bringing down the plaster with it. I have a tendency to >hyperfocus and become easily bored thereafter, so keeping >enthusiastic about diabetes is a daily struggle — daily. >I tend not to like the damn thing anyway. I have to use >many many forms of external discipline since I have none >within that I know of. It’s why I did so fantastic in the >military. They made life understandable for me with their >bells and whistles and organization. >ON top of all that, I basically hate myself for being >myself, and my tendency is to drown those emotions in >chocolate which in the past has been a good friend to my >ADHD. >Answers? None. Just keep checking in here and try not to >get too pissed off the first time somebody is rude to you, >or the second time, or the third — you get my drift. Try >and focus on the beautiful faces (unseen) of the kind and >loving people here. Steer clear of the assholes. That’s >all I got. >Bonita > i am 62 yrs old with type 2 > my glucose level never gets over 265 > but sometimes goes as low as 65 > i take glyburide > glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps > i am having a lot of problems with diet > i am 6′ 279 > have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure > and muscle cramps > the worse thing is burning and numb toes > but also suffer from attention deficit disorder > i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone > out there have ADD > James
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Colleen, as a fellow bi-polarite (new word?), have you ever gone through periods of being just pissed off, along with the highs and lows? To me it seems like it is neither a high or a low. A recent manifestation. Sleepy >As someone who deals with persistant and rapid cycling bipolar disorder I >can surely empathise with what you go through on your day to day basis. >It’s tough keeping things on an even keel when normal. Adding in these >kinds of problems makes it tenfold. Add in the blame that so many place on >these illnesses and it goes tenfold again. >Hang in there Bonia! You know we are rooting for you. >c
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It’s called a mixed episode. Irritability is a symptom of it. I no longer get the euphoric highs. (Damn!) Now I get the mixed episodes with bouts of depression topped by irritablity. Think I have been heading that way the past couple weeks. c
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text -> Colleen, as a fellow bi-polarite (new word?), have you ever gone > through periods of being just pissed off, along with the highs and > lows? To me it seems like it is neither a high or a low. A recent > manifestation. > Sleepy >As someone who deals with persistant and rapid cycling bipolar disorder I >can surely empathise with what you go through on your day to day basis. >It’s tough keeping things on an even keel when normal. Adding in these >kinds of problems makes it tenfold. Add in the blame that so many place on >these illnesses and it goes tenfold again. >Hang in there Bonia! You know we are rooting for you. >c > Atheism——-A Non Prophet Organization
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James I think a lot of people have ADD but dont know it because they are not tested, I think I have it myself and will be tested, but right now we have to discuss your diabetes, 265 that you never go over is way too high,. Anytime your numbers are over 160 you are doing damage to your body, which could be the cause of your numb toes. I hope you can get better control of your diabetes, 65 is not really considered a low, unless you are dropping from such a high number. Please read Jennifers advice to newbies. Welcome here to asd and please stay so that we can help you get into better control, if you want to, The choice is yours. Loretta — In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism.
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Bonita that you for sharing your story, You are doing great. Loretta — In tribute to the United States of America and the State of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and terrorism.
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I’m was there. No GD fun. I feel better now. I visited my fathers grave today. That cheered me up believe it or not. Sleepy – Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->It’s called a mixed episode. Irritability is a symptom of it. I no longer >get the euphoric highs. (Damn!) Now I get the mixed episodes with bouts of >depression topped by irritablity. Think I have been heading that way the >past couple weeks. >c > Colleen, as a fellow bi-polarite (new word?), have you ever gone > through periods of being just pissed off, along with the highs and > lows? To me it seems like it is neither a high or a low. A recent > manifestation. > Sleepy > >As someone who deals with persistant and rapid cycling bipolar disorder I > >can surely empathise with what you go through on your day to day basis. > >It’s tough keeping things on an even keel when normal. Adding in these > >kinds of problems makes it tenfold. Add in the blame that so many place >on > >these illnesses and it goes tenfold again. > >Hang in there Bonia! You know we are rooting for you. > >c > Atheism——-A Non Prophet Organization
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I am confused this morning i ate 1/2 of a biscuit with sausage and cheese and my bg 1 hr later was 143 3hrs later was 119 then I ate lunch and it went to 96 what is going on? I had burger king cheesburger for lunch why is bg going up and down I would have thought cheesburger would have raised it. James
– Hide quoted text — Show quoted text ->i am 62 yrs old with type 2 >my glucose level never gets over 265 >but sometimes goes as low as 65 >i take glyburide >glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps >i am having a lot of problems with diet >i am 6′ 279 >have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure >and muscle cramps >the worse thing is burning and numb toes >but also suffer from attention deficit disorder >i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone >out there have ADD >James > My niece has arthiritis. A nasty bugger. You BG is to high. Have > you asked your doctor to change your diabetes medication? You have > enough problems with meds inducing more problems. If you need > something to record BG’s and BP see Sig. It’s Free. Good luck. > http://www.tcainternet.com/retired/index.html
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This post not CC’d by email >i am 62 yrs old with type 2 >my glucose level never gets over 265
G’day G’day James, How high does your blood glucose go? >but sometimes goes as low as 65 >i take glyburide >glucophage causes diarreah and stomache cramps >i am having a lot of problems with diet >i am 6′ 279 >have rhumotoid arthritis high blood pressure
The good news is a diet that helps with rheumatoid arthritis may also help with high blood pressure and high blood glucose. Most people have an incentive to improve their diets, you have three times as much to gain. The most publicized diet for high blood pressure is the DASH diet. http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/heart/hbp/dash/ Basically it takes a standard American diet and replaces some cereal based foods with vegetables and throws in a bit of low fat yoghurt. A good place might be to take the standard ADA diet and eat MORE low carb vegetables and less grain. Jack Challem has recently written a book entitled "THe Inflammation Syndrome", the complete nutritional program to prevent and reverse heart disease, arthritis, diabetes, allergies,asthma … according to the dust jacket splurb. OK, of course it doesn’t mean curing diabetes just reversing some of the symptoms. Guess what, most of it is EAT YOUR LOW CARB VEGIES … the more colourful the better, eat fish, eat grass fed meat, use olive oil as your primary cooking oil, limit sugar, limit refined grains, limit dairy, snack on nuts, drink water. >and muscle cramps
Well muscle cramps are a symptom of mineral imbalance. Eating more vegetables is likely to help. >the worse thing is burning and numb toes
OK. Now that is peripheral neuropathy, a complication of raised blood sugars damaging nerve cells. Evening primrose oil seems to alleviate the condition. >but also suffer from attention deficit disorder
Not sure of the etiology of that condition. Sorry. A few minutes looking through Pubmed shows there have been a number of disparate hypotheses. The only one that seems to fit the other things you are saying is to eat fish (for DHA) and vegetables (for magnesium) and not expect too much change under say six months. >i guess i am just getting this off my chest anyone >out there have ADD >James
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This post not CC’d by email >I am confused this morning i ate 1/2 of a biscuit with sausage and cheese >and my bg 1 hr later was 143 3hrs later was 119 then I ate lunch and it went >to 96 what is going on? I had burger king cheesburger for lunch >why is bg going up and down I would have thought cheesburger would have >raised it. >James
G’day G’day James, T2 diabetics are often more sensitive to carbs first thing in the morning. Put simply it is not just the amount of carbs … it is also when one has the carbs during the day. Compare breakfast to breakfast … lunch to lunch … evening meal to evening meal. Best wishes, — Quentin Grady ^ ^ / New Zealand, >#,#< [ / / "… and the blind dog was leading." http://homepages.paradise.net.nz/quentin
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