Battling Diabetes

Since it is the last day of the month, I thought we would take a look back at February.

We’ve talked about neuropathy, what it is and how it affects the body. diabetes.battlingforhealth.com/2008/02/what-is-diabetic-neuropathy/

Reviewed The Big Book of Diabetic Desserts, which will be given away in just a few more days! Don’t miss out on the contest to win your own copy. diabetes.battlingforhealth.com/2008/02/the-big-book-of-diabetic-desserts/

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Know Your Medications

This is a topic that bothers me quite a bit. Here of late I discovered that my mother, who I have talked about as being diabetic, was receiving medication she did not need. When she moved here from North Carolina, I took her to a doctor’s office I trusted, as the one she had been using for years had just struck me as very unprofessional. She would be in and out of the hospital for things that made no sense. Her doctor did not seem to have a good grip on what a diabetic needed. This has been bothering my husband and I for years.

On her very first visit to the new doctor, we found out she was receiving two medications that were not for the ailments she had complained of. One medicine she had been prescribed for acid reflux, it turns out it was only normally prescribed for nausea. Another medication she had been given that was not recommended for diabetics as it can cause very high glucose levels. The medication actually warns that diabetics can suffer from this on the packaging.

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Diabetes affects many people all over the world. Chances are, if you have not found this information for yourself, that you know someone Battling Diabetes.

My own personal experience with diabetes began when I was seven years old. My mother was thirty-two and had just been informed that she would need to take insulin shots to control her sugar levels. I remember watching her uncap her needles and asking her why she needed to take a shot. It was fascinating to a child that age to watch someone give themselves an injection.

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