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My journey through Type 2 diabetes as well as blood glucose monitoring

I've always worried that I would get type 2 diabetes.


My grandmother, my mother and father also were diabetic. Type 2 diabetes was diagnosed during my grandmother's pregnancy. After 44, my symptoms began. I had to rise every hour to use the bathroom. I worked between 40 and 60 hours per week as a supervisor at an organization that was not for profit.


For the past four months, I struggled with the symptoms. Finally, I was feeling extremely sick and tired. I was exhausted and miserable that I had to see a doctor.

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My doctor did a physical examination that assessed my blood pressure, weight, and conducted an A1c sugar test. My A1c was 12 percent, which is way higher than normal. My doctor said, &quot;If you stay on this path, you're likely to do much harm to yourself. You have to change your habits and look better.


I was pretty healthy except for the fact that I was working too intensely. The first 3 months of treatment was focused on diet, exercise, and my lifestyle. My doctor asked me to keep a food journal so they could determine the changes I needed to make to my food habits. He gave me the direction to exercise more. My A1c fell to 10% just three months after my departure.


Keep reading for more information about my journey as well as the questions I have answered.


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