Author: dptrahan

Does anyone else have an issue with fried food? I have been experimenting with different foods and the effects they have on my levels and it seems that fried foods (or just real greasy foods in general) tend to drive my 2HRPP higher than normal.

I never have an issue with getting back down but just wanted to see if this is a common occurence.

Just wanted to introduce myself and say hello. Name is Daniel Trahan.

I was diagnosed this past September after being admitted to the ER for severe food poisoning. Came as a surprise but looking back I see all of the signs that pointed to it (lost 45lbs in 6 months, drinking water like crazy and eating everything in sight). My BG that night was 398mg/dl and my A1C was 13.8. Realized right then that I had to just get up and take on this new challenge, that feeling sorry wasn’t going to do anything for me.

I’m just trying to take everything in right now, learning all that I can. My BG’s have dropped signficantly since being diagnosed and put on Apidra/Lantus. My endo has said that I should be ready for a pump fairly soon so going through the whole research process now.

While I know that this will never go away, I look forward to getting to the point where diabetes is only a background problem.