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Thanks for writing. I had hypoglycemia for years from age 6 and until recently. Does that make me type 1 then? I knew how to deal with that but now the doc says I have hi blood sugar and getting adjusted to it has been rough. It is easy to raise the blood sugar by eating things, but dropping it not so easy.
I have a pretty good family doc and Devoted has a monitoring program. I get confused with some of this in that my gf likes to watch your tube with a dr. McDougal. He thinks that potatoes are great for diabetics. I am not so sure. I used to eat macarone and cheese and quit that and saw that helped. I avoid cheeses. I appreciate your comments.
Thanks for the comments. Roger

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deanna2 | @deanna2 | Dec 13, 2022

To rpdelectronics:
When having Type 1 diabetes, the body can't make ANY insulin. With Type 2, the body can't make ENOUGH insulin. USUALLY (but not always) Type 1 begins in childhood, while Type 2 begins in adulthood. Both are serious, but obviously Type 1 is more so. Your doctor should be able to diagnose which you have.
I'm grateful that it's easy to research health concerns online here on the Mayo Clinic and on many other trustworthy sites. (Of course not all sites are so reliable.)
Sounds as though you are learning to make helpful diet choices. Another hint: I eat one fruit rather than drinking fruit juice because it takes a number of apples , oranges or whatever fruit to make one regular glass of juice that would contain many times the amount of sugar.

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