On Feb 12, 2008, at 9:59 AM, Susan Coombes wrote:
Many people do not know they are well on their way to becoming diabetic and already have impaired lipid metabolism causing arterial damage. I found it really scary when people were getting heart attacks before they got the diabetes diagnosed. It makes me want to take really good care of myself(and horses, husband too). The fasting level for diagnosing diabetes has lowered over the years. We are talking really heavy burden on the health care system here. Let's not diagnose it too early we might have to spend money treating it!
Thanks to the relative inexpensiveness of blood sugar monitors, it is possible for a person to monitor themselves. I invested in an Accucheck and a vial of strips and at least once a week I do my fasting blood sugar as soon as I get up to make sure my blood sugar is not creaping up (http://www.diabetes.org/pre-diabetes/pre-diabetes-symptoms.jsp).
Lynn Kinsky, Santa Ynez, CA
http://www.silcom.com/~lkinsky/ http://www.dslextreme.com/~napha/JoyOfRiding/index.htm
