Katie
You were diagnosed in November, so you could be getting lucky with a
'honeymoon Period' It would be lucky for you because that would mean
better BG levels for a while with less injected insulin, so less chance of
hypos.
Also gives you a chance to get used to things like adjusting insulin dose to
match exercise or different amounts of food without too much trouble.
Then again maybe the hypo's you experienced were due to hormones,
or freak fluctuations of insulin sensitivity.

Whatever the reasons for the hypo's last week its a good idea to try and
track the activity curve of your insulin and learn to work with it.

I use a small journal to record amounts of food, insulin, exercise
and BG level.

Remedy for low BG:

1. Take 'less' insulin and keep an eye on BG readings with
    your handy dandy BG Monitor.
2. Take your BG Monitor with you and test if you feel you
   might be hypo, or are feeling strange or weird.
3. Keep plenty of glucose tabs with you at all times.

Hope this helps you.

David_G

True about the OJ at room temp.
Pineapple or apple juice isn't as bad, and
the Pineapple juice has a 2-3 more gms of carbs than the other juices.

Some people prefer flavored punch because it has less acid than
the orange juice. The carbs are about the same, but the fruit
juice is more nutritious.

Also, the fruit punch seems to only be available in plastic bottles,
or those cardboard boxes. When I have safe storage space available,
I prefer the apple juice in the box. It is less expensive than the
canned juice, and the container holds more than 6 oz.  I usually need
the larger amount.

The liquid glucose in the tube is also absorbed very fast,
but the tubes have a break-away or twist-off cap that may
break off in her purse. It is quite a mess to have glucose
all over the inside of a purse or briefcase, or backpack.
They are good to have around, however.
I keep a couple of tubes in a glass candy jar in the kitchen
at my house, where they are easily available if needed.
I learned my lesson about keeping them in the over-stuffed
compartment of my car !
My local diabetes organization used to sell them as a
fund-raiser, in a short, easy to carry tube, with a screw on
cap,---best design ever, but they stopped doing it after
over 40 years. And, it cost less than the commercial stuff.
Could be a real money-maker for someone who could finance it.
For now, you have to use what is available.

Lastly, I always pick up a few sugar packets when I am in
a fast-food restaurant. They are also easy to carry, and
the price is right !

My medical history is not the topic of discussion,
and I take great exception to those who feel it
is necessary to list one's medical history on a
discussion group where anyone who has read a few
posts knows a little about the person making the posts.
One's medical details generally come out, as needed,
during the course of discussion.
Google also has a group search engine that can be
searched by the poster's UserName.

Not only am I a Type 1 Diabetic, but I have had this
medical condition since the age of 12, and have a
great deal of knowledge about what it is like to go
through Jr. High or Middle School, High School, & College,
as well as making one's way through the real world.
I think the answers I gave katie were right on target.

So sorry that you felt the need to sink to the level of
nasty comments.

uh dave you really need to a grip on this.  this is a diabetic group.
changes in diets will directly effect how our meds work.  discussing
one without the other is dangerous.

Mack
Type 1 since 1975
http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org
http://www.insulin-pumpers.org

In tribute to the United States of America and the State
of Israel, two bastions of strength in a world filled with strife and
terrorism.

oop! :) make that "two"; not "too"... it's been a rough day... <g>

dave

Actually i can distinguish quite well between the two, I have a degree in
english language and english literature, 10 years studying shakespeare and
the feeling i have a thesarus / dictionary built into my head allow me to
understand these things quite clearly. There is a huge gray area especially
when we talk about diabetes.  None of us here can say exactly how much
insulin a person can need for a given meal, none of us can tell someone what
insulin to use and none of us would. However what we can do is comment on
how a particular insulin worked for us and how we find certain foods work.
On the basis that we might all be different, but we're not THAT different
it's fair to say that our opinions do matter as long as we clearly state
that's all they are.  I still believe that with knowledge comes empowerment,
to take control of our own condition and understand it well enough to go ask
our respective medical teams valid and pertinent questions. If once in a
while we make them think too then that's no bad thing either. Perhaps you
need to learn to distinguish between people relating personal experiences
and offering medical advice as to date i've seen very few of our more
responsible posters offering anything of the sort.

If i ask oldal how he's found a particular insulin / food mix and he tells
me, he's explaining how a medical process worked for him, you could almost
say he's offering medical advice relating to insulin and food, but what he's
not doing is offering ME medical advice about MY condition, that's the
difference. Like anything advice must be tempered with some intelligence and
a little experience and like cooking tastes better with a pinch of salt.

I agree that people who pose as quacks are dangerous, people who come on
here posting rubbish about herbal this and tree hugger that should also be
shot in the genitals with frozen peas till they relent and cease spouting
rubbish. However i hope that the people who make this group such a
worthwhile source of information continue to do so as they have helped me
and doubtless many others too. Just because someone has a medical degree
does not and cannot mean that they know every single thing about every
single one of us, as is proven time and time again there are just as many
bad doctors as bad patients, i for one welcome the chance to hear a
different view.

Sounds to me like you're born into a generation of ambulance chasers and the
politcally correct who seem to exist to put permanent dampers on the good
things people do for free. If you think the advice given is medical fair
enough, those of us who aren't of such a closed mind and mentality can see
the advice for what it is. Advice about medical supplies and the mechanics
of how they work enables us all to use our supplies to the best of our
advantages.

Tell me about DAFNE dave, tell me how many doctors here in england know
about it, tell me how many english T1 diabetics are doing it, tell me how my
clinic on hearing about it privately congratulated me on doing it but said
that due to lack of training and funding they could provide me with no
official support for it as they didn't understand it. What's to understand,
it's a refined MDI routine with careful attention to blood sugar and eating
and injecting accordingly. Tell me that I should have paid no attention to
DAFNE as after all, people handing out advice on medical matters are all
wrong aren't they, tell me I should not have gone off and done my own
research into something that will add years to my life. I'm telling you that
for me and i suspect a good many others the advice given here is good and i
for one hope it continues.

Patrick.

--
T1 Dx'd 1993.
26u Lantus and as much novorapid as my meter says i need

I agree, your meter is both your friend and your lifesaver. Learn to stick
two fingers up to people who stare or wonder what you're doing. I test at
least 4 times a day and sometimes 6 or more, it all depends on what i've
been doing and it doesn't matter to me where i am. If you test you will know
what your blood sugar is, even people like Mack who've been diabetic for a
LONG time will still test because even after that long ( sorry matey don't
mean to call you old:P ) you still just can't be 100% sure and for most T1
diabetics on multiple daily injections  75% sure is just not sure enough.

Patrick
--
T1 Dx'd 1993.
26u Lantus and as much novorapid as my meter says i need