November 10, 2011
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Even after 12 years, I’m still learning
Had my final diabetes class last night. I don’t know why I was never “prescribed” this education before – I’ve been diabetic for almost 12 years and most people take these classes right after diagnosis. Instead, my doctor in Chicago had me talk 1-on-1 with a diabetes educator for an hour. (The classes are a total of 10 hours)
So, I learned that if my glucose is ever over 400 I should seek medical attention immediately. I never knew that. It hasn’t gone above 400 very many times, but it did about a month ago (almost 500) and a couple years ago when I was traveling and didn’t bring enough insulin with me it hit 400 three or four times.
Fortunately, most of the time it’s in the correct range lately. I’m hoping my next A1c is much better.
Comments (1)
Boy, that is scary! You can’t possibly learn all you need to know in a one hour 1-on1 meeting. It would definitely be information overload. I’m glad you got to take the class now.