Hi all,
Things seem to be going a bit better. I saw new endo on Friday, and for an endo
she was ok. I don’t like endos in general. She increased my lantus two units a
day, one in the morning and one at bedtime. Last night after dinner I had a
sugar of 102; I’ll take that! 
Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of when I was diagnosed; it was a very
difficult day. But I survived it.
Jenny
Just wanted to thank you for posted to me and saving my butt! I know
this is hard, and sometimes I dont even think my
firefighter/paramedic husband understands how rotten I feel…but my
PCP is a diabetic (wears the pump) and I know he understands. Maybe I
will try the Lantus and see how it goes, heck, cant get any worse
than it already is, right? My counts are so high & I feel like ****!
I see alot of initials being used around here and I dont know what
they mean..DKA? what is that? and the numbers? what does all that
mean? what is kio…oh heck, how was that spelled again?
lol…forgive me, its late…
thank you again………huggs to you all…….and hey, happy early
birthday to you! Good luck on your eye surgery !!
Traci
Hello, my name is Traci and Im a lurker. *laffs* Ive learned alot on
this board, yet Im still having complications. I am relieved to know
that Im not alone with being Type 1…I was dx alittle over 2 yrs ago
and am on the Humalog 75/25 (36 units 2ce a day). For my depression I
take Zoloft and also Zyprexa. Im currently taking topamax for my
migraines and seizures. And…..Im tired of taking meds.
After being dx, we tried 3 different meds to control my counts and
nothing worked…so I was put on the Humalog…my counts got perfect,
always between 90-100, I felt awesome! But in the last 3 months, I
cant seem to keep my counts under control and I feel like crap.
Nothing had changed, I take good care of my eating habits and watch
what I eat, staying within my boundaries.
My PCP just told me he wants me to try Lantus since we cant seem to
regulate my counts…they are extremely high, from 250-499’s. I see a
nutritionist too, she has been wonderful and has also limited my diet
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Today I’ve checked my sugars four times (half what I usually do) and I have been
above 270 all day. I have a small amount of ketones in my urine. I got in a
fight with my mom; I showed the the Diabetes Police that I wrote and she called
me a wimp. Now she’s not speaking to me…and mom, I really need a hug!
I cried a lot. I threw a bottle of insulin across the room…it felt so good,
until I went to pick it up and put it away.
How do people cope with this disease? It’s been a month since I got out of the
hospital. I feel so burned out. I keep trying to take it down a level and just
get through until it’s time for my next shot…my next accu-check. But I don’t
think I can keep it up. I am so frustrated; I want nothing to do with this
disease. 
Speak of the devil…lantus time.
Jenny
I wrote this last month during my latest stay in the hospital.
The Diabetes Police
Almost seven years ago I was given a life sentence without parole; I was
diagnosed with diabetes. I remember the day the verdict came in. I was sitting
in the clinic with a blood sugar of 595. (Yes, years later I still remember
that number!) The doctor, while amazed that I was still standing sounded like I
was intentionally breaking some law I never knew existed.
Because it was the Friday before Easter I was sent home to be with my family;
I was released on bail. Three days later I returned to start serving my
sentence. My first ever hospital stay is still a vivid memory. Hooked to an IV
and heart monitor, my small hospital room seemed an awful lot like a jail cell.
My second day in the hospital was April 1st. All that day I hoped and prayed
someone would tell me I was actually innocent, that it was all one huge, cruel
April Fool’s Dad gag. I wanted someone to tell me I could go home and forget
about all of it. Of course, that never happened. And yet, I still hope my
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Hi,
I thought I would tell you all a little bit more about me.
I am 28; I was diagnosed with diabetes when I was 21; it will be seven years on
the 28th of this month. I did really well at first, people thought was I was
type 2 because I was able to manage with oral meds and diet for about a year and
a half. I have since learned that it was a really good honeymoon period.
(that’s what my internist called it.) But as soon as I went from oral meds to
insulin, the concept of control pretty much went out the window.
I had been using a pump for almost four years. My daily average prepump was
300-400. Once again, as soon as I started with the pump I had tight control; my
A1c fell from 14 to 5.5 in six months.
Over the years, my control lessened. I bounced around from one endocrinologist
to another. I kept winding up back in my internists office. She didn’t know
what to do with me: she had no pump experience, and she kept trying to push me
to the endocrinologists. I just couldn’t find one that I liked.
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Hi all! I’ve just joined the group and am excited to hear your input
on Type 1 diabetes. I was diagnosed in 1975 after having the measles.
No one in my family had it, not even the past generations. My mother
said it was due to having a week long fever from the measles. I was
diagnosed 6 months after having the illness. I know have 2 kids ages
12 and 7 years. Both are healthy and do not have diabetes.
Pediatrician says that it’s possible that my children will probably
not have diabetes but their children will. Do you think there is
truth in that? I do.
I have been talking with my doc about how to manage with a pump,
when we finally decide on one…does anyone(female, i guess), have
any advice on managing with a pump during pregnancy, we are trying
for our second baby before I hit 30, so I have 1yr left until then.
Doc says, as well as my doc at EVMS maternal fetal medicine, that a
pump is my best bet during pregnancy. I didnt use one with the last
and did very well, Aaron was only 6 lbs 13 oz, unusual for a
diabetic I am told, but docs feel I will be better this time around
with a pump…so any advice or suggestions would be great, thanks….
leslie
Hello: My name is Trish. I am the mother of 2 children Missy
{turns 18 in 2 weeks} She was diognost on her 9th birthday. My son
Steven age 15 was diognost at age 3yrs. They are both on the pump.
We have really enjoyed the pump now for about 3 years. It has let
mom [me] let go alittle. It gives the kids alot more freedom from
have to stick so close to a schedual. They are very active in
sports, marching band, 4H, FFA, ect…. We have never let diabetes
limit them. It was never an excuse to get out of anything. I have
a question for you all. Do you or your familys have any other auto
immune desease? I ask because I want to know if this runs in
familys. My husband was diognost with MS 3 years ago. And Missy
has a condition called Alopecia. She lost all her body hair. It
took a few years started in patches then a couple of years ago all
of it went. Like she says she doen’t have to shave under her arms
or her legs and gets to sleep longer in the morning doesn’t have to
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Hello everyone
We are looking into getting an insulin pump for our 13 yr old
daughter and was wondering if any of you had suggestions as to which
one to get or wich on to stay away from. We would really appreciate
all of your input.
Thanks
Donna and Greg