bdalameda
PaleoCyclist
Any diabetic riders out there?
About 10 days ago I took a blood test in order to change my life insurance policy. I received a call from my insurance agent informing me that the coverage would not be available to me due to some issues that came up from the blood work. He recommended that I make an appointment to discuss with my doctor. I received the results of the blood work and it was plain to see that my glucose, A1C etc were very high. At this point I have no symptoms other that a 55 lb weight loss that I thought was due to my eating right over the last year. My doctor confirmed that my glucose was at 489 and a ratio of 11.2 that should be around 5. He put me on Janumet and Lipitor and he is getting me an appointment with a specialist. All other signs are great - low blood pressure, heart rate, weight and other bloodwork / functions looks great. I had bloodwork done less that 2 yrs ago and everything was great. He said it was "rapid onset" diabetes. No family history at all of diabetes in my family as well. I am somewhat dumbfounded by all of this as I have been completely healthy other than sleep apnea my entire life. I feel absolutely fine. Trying to absorb all this and look forward to see and understand how this is going to effect my life.
Dan
About 10 days ago I took a blood test in order to change my life insurance policy. I received a call from my insurance agent informing me that the coverage would not be available to me due to some issues that came up from the blood work. He recommended that I make an appointment to discuss with my doctor. I received the results of the blood work and it was plain to see that my glucose, A1C etc were very high. At this point I have no symptoms other that a 55 lb weight loss that I thought was due to my eating right over the last year. My doctor confirmed that my glucose was at 489 and a ratio of 11.2 that should be around 5. He put me on Janumet and Lipitor and he is getting me an appointment with a specialist. All other signs are great - low blood pressure, heart rate, weight and other bloodwork / functions looks great. I had bloodwork done less that 2 yrs ago and everything was great. He said it was "rapid onset" diabetes. No family history at all of diabetes in my family as well. I am somewhat dumbfounded by all of this as I have been completely healthy other than sleep apnea my entire life. I feel absolutely fine. Trying to absorb all this and look forward to see and understand how this is going to effect my life.
Dan