[johnco]

got it now also. found out during cancer treatment when my blood sugar was 400. since then it rarely goes over 150. maybe once or twice when I've had a few Dr. Peppers and candy during the day. guess the spaghetti almost every day doesn't help. but doesn't seem to hurt. one of the few things I can swallow easy enough to enjoy eating. usually runs from 80 to 130. all my levels for everything are at normal or below except for blood pressure. wasn't on any medicine for it at all or watching what I ate .. which wasn't much for the last year. Doc says I have diabetes but my body doesn't know it. blood test before last it was 200, but I had forgot about the test and had a honey bun and a chocolate milk on the way there. a while back I didn't eat for a couple days and one morning I was down to 16. figured I'd better start eating a little more often after that. the diabetes didn't change much in my life. guess it's because the scar tissue from the radiation and chemo keeps me from eating much of anything. haven't had steak in a year. don't eat the 1/2 gallon of ice cream and box of icecreme sandwiches every few days because either everything tastes completely off or I just can't swallow it. pretty easy to watch your diet when you can't eat but a few different things without gagging. lucky for me, a lot of the foods I can't get down are the same foods I'm supposed to avoid.. yeah.. lucky me!