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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Diabetes / March 2008An Update From The Newbies
Good Morning, This morning's BG number is 5.5 -- mid-range normal and our lowest start to a day. Insulin dosage is Novolin 30/70, morning dose 34 units, evening dose 16 units. We called the clinic and spoke with the nurse and asked about reducing my wife's carb consumption. We're starting today with 3 carbs per meal as opposed to the previous 4 carbs. Her energy levels seem to be coming up (she's lasting longer thru the day before needing a nap). Her vision is still being blurred after her first meal. It's only decent when she wakes up in the morning after fasting thru the night. When she eats it blurs within minutes. She's eating only low to medium GI foods ... breakfast is Red River Cereal, a small yogurt and either a pear or apple (or today a small banana for a change). That's about it. Thanks and Cheers, The Androids. On Feb 29, 9:43 am, Marvin The Paranoid Android <marvinparanoidandr...@hotmail.com> wrote: > Good Morning, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks and Cheers, > The Androids. I should add -- This is day 12 since diagnosis with a BG reading of 26 (approx 500). Cheers, Marvin >On Feb 29, 9:43 am, Marvin The Paranoid Android ><marvinparanoidandr...@hotmail.com> wrote: [quoted text clipped - 30 lines] >Cheers, >Marvin I know zip about insulin, but the progress is amazing! Nice job. > Good Morning, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks and Cheers, > The Androids. Marvin, did they also have you reduce the insulin your wife is taking to reflect the lower carbohydrate intake? if she woke up at 5.5 this morning (that's perfect, btw), then she is going to drop down further with the lower carb intake good luck > > Good Morning, > > [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] > > good luck I called the nurse today with that very question -- how do we adjust for reduced carbs. I'll out to pick up some glucose tablets today. I realize we're now learning things at the opposite end of the spectrum. >>> Good Morning, >>> [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] > I'll out to pick up some glucose tablets today. I realize we're now > learning things at the opposite end of the spectrum. save yourself the glucose tabs put 2 teaspoons of sugar into some water and have her drink that if she goes low (this is what they did before glucose tabs were invented) good luck with the new diet/insulin dose! kate >>>> Good Morning, >>>> [quoted text clipped - 41 lines] > > good luck with the new diet/insulin dose! Or if in the U.S., buy Smarties candies. Much cheaper and probably better tasting. >>>>> Good Morning, >>>>> [quoted text clipped - 43 lines] > Or if in the U.S., buy Smarties candies. Much cheaper and probably better > tasting. Smarties in the US are like sweet tarts......... they are not the chocolate coated in candy like they are everywhere else Tiger_Lily said... > Smarties in the US are like sweet tarts......... SweetTarts... [DROOOOL] Mmmmmmm! I had a two roll (40 candies ?) a day habit before being diagnosed as Terminator2. I keep a half-roll in my diabetiKit just in case. It's strange thinking of my favorite candy as a Lifesaver. And those too, but SweetTarts add that tang! Lifesavers will never measure up to SweetTarts, imho. YMMV. Andy T2 HBP Gout :) > save yourself the glucose tabs > > put 2 teaspoons of sugar into some water and have her drink that if she > goes low (this is what they did before glucose tabs were invented). My SO likes me to carry jelly beans, so she can raid them. Marvin you do know that they are a stop gap and that you need to follow them/whatever up with a bit of real food soon after. >> > Good Morning, >> > [quoted text clipped - 34 lines] >I'll out to pick up some glucose tablets today. I realize we're now >learning things at the opposite end of the spectrum. it's a bit more difficult reducing insulin per carbs consumed when using a premixed insulin. Follow the docs guidance and keep the glucose tabs handy.  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Keep on doing great! KROM > Good Morning, > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Thanks and Cheers, > The Androids. >Her vision is still being blurred after her first meal. It's only >decent when she wakes up in the morning after fasting thru the night. >When she eats it blurs within minutes. She's eating only low to >medium GI foods ... breakfast is Red River Cereal, a small yogurt and >either a pear or apple (or today a small banana for a change). What are her blood glucose readings at one and two hours after breakfast and also at the times she notices the blurring? Cheers, Alan, T2, Australia. d&e, metformin 1500mg, ezetrol 10mg Everything in Moderation - Except Laughter. -- http://loraldiabetes.blogspot.com Latest: The Quality of ADA Dietary Advice >Good Morning, > >This morning's BG number is 5.5 -- mid-range normal and our lowest >start to a day. Wonderful! >Her vision is still being blurred after her first meal. It's only >decent when she wakes up in the morning after fasting thru the night. >When she eats it blurs within minutes. She's eating only low to >medium GI foods ... breakfast is Red River Cereal, a small yogurt and >either a pear or apple (or today a small banana for a change). That implies to me that she's got low enough bgs overnight to start to clear her vision, then she's pumped full of carbs for breakfast and loses it again. As for GI - it's not much of a guide for diabetics. Some things work for some people but not for others... basically we each have to work out our individual tolerances. But that's an enormous carb load for breakfast, when her insulin resistance is going to be highest. I couldn't eat a single one of those foods at that time of day, let alone all three! Nicky. T2 dx 05/04 + underactive thyroid D&E, 100ug thyroxine Last A1c 5.6% BMI 25 >>Good Morning, >> >>This morning's BG number is 5.5 -- mid-range normal and our lowest >>start to a day. > >Wonderful! Yes that's brilliant. >>Her vision is still being blurred after her first meal. It's only >>decent when she wakes up in the morning after fasting thru the night. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >to be highest. I couldn't eat a single one of those foods at that time >of day, let alone all three! I'd tend to agree, my carb ratio between breakfast and the evening meal doubles for the same BG rise, some folks are even more extreme. Check the BG 1 and 2 hours after breakfast and make adjustments to the carb level, looks like it's currently overloading the insulin then but not later in the day. Carefully though, take heed of the insulin users' advice. |
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