Helpful Hints

Here is a helpful hint for anyone who is having high blood sugars after big meals or feels nauseated after big meals.

I was put on reglan or metoclopramide a year ago because I had a bad case of food poisoning and felt nauseated for months. My PCP put me on reglan. When I started taking it I noticed that my blood sugars were better, especially after larger meals. I asked my endocrinologist about it and she said it is actually good to take the reglan for diabetics. It allows your body to digest evenly so you do not digest all at once and have a high blood sugar. I usually take 10 mg of reglan before dinner and it really helps to control my blood sugar.

I go to a endocrinologist every 6 months, sometimes every 4 months if my HbgA1c goes up. I also go to an ophthalmologist every year. I have done this for the nineteen years that I have been a diabetic. I think that all diabetic should do this. I know it is inconvenient to go to all these different doctors, but in the long run it will pay off. Do not listen to your PCP or optometrist that they can do the same things as the specialty doctors can because they cannot. An ophthalmologist is especially important. If you go yearly they can start to see a leaky blood vessel. The leaking of a blood vessel is a very slow process so if they catch it and laser it before something happens to your sight such as floaters or even blindness. I love my ophthalmologist. In case you live in Pittsburgh, I see Dr. Olblum. She is wonderful. She is an retinal specialist and she practices at Everett and Hurite in the McMurray office every other Thursday. So Make sure to have these specialists if you are a diabetic.