Cheryl,
How old is your daughter?
We are going through just the opposite, we had to slowly cut back our insulin after school stopped because we were getting lows at lunch and now school starts in about a week and I am slowly building back up because we are high at lunch and even higher at dinner. I think it might be nerves, my daughter is such a worry wart.
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
Type 1 since April 7, 2003
ask your doctor to help you…
I read that 15 carbs can raise your sugar by 100 points, so be careful to check with your doctor before guessing.
our insulin to high bs ratio is 50 points per unit. so if we are 100 points over our goal range we get 2 units of insulin more than our usual dose to bring us back into range.
all this should be arranged through or checked by your endocrine doc, we go every 3 months and I also have email and emergency numbers.
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
Type 1 since April 7, 2003
Hello everyone–
I just started taking Humulog before meal times on
sliding scale. Before lunch I was 130 so I took 5
units per scale. 2-hours later I’m over 300. If I
take more Humalog NOW will it bring it down? Hope
that make sense…
Thanks!
Cheryl
T1, June 2004
Hello, My name is Margie and my husband Tom was diagnosed today with
type 1 diabetes. Orinally his B.S. was 1088, after six hours in the
E.R. and lotsa insulin he’s down to 427.
I’ve asked the dr’s and nobody’s giving me an answer to is how close
he was to coma or God forbid worse. I’m just grateful he’s still
alive and praying there’s no permanent damage.
He’s still showing signs of mental confusion (one doc, bless her
heart was talking psych exam). I didn’t think I’d have to explain
that with a sugar of 1088 he’s not his normal self and might not be
a candidate for a psych unit. Sheesh.
So just out of curiosity what’s the highest B.S. you;ve heard of.
—Margie
Hi, I was just curious if anyone watched VH-1’s “Totally Obsessed” show
tonight?
They had a piece on about a woman who’s goal is to weigh 600 pounds.
She eats around 14,000 calories a day. And her husband supports her.
They say at the rate she’s going she will reach her goal in 2 years.
She’s about 350 now.
If you want to see a pic, go to www.VH-1.com and search shows for
“Totally Obsessed”
They have a picture gallery and her pic is number 14 out of 15 pictures.
On the program she showed off the sexy way she’s dressing now. SHe says
the bigger she gets, the more like a woman she feels.
Her doctor has advised her that this weight obsession is not a good thing.
I guess this is the opposite of anorexia.
I can understand if nature made you a certain way, but to do something
like this seems foolish to me.
(more…)
Hello and Welcome!
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
Type 1 since April 7, 2003
Hi Brenda,
This may not be the site you are looking for, but you were sent here for a reason. Welcome and take a deep breath, things are going to be fine. There are several people here who have been diagnosed from ages younger then your child and are in their adult years which is what a mother wants to hear.
I am also a mom of a type 1 and came to this web site for a glimpse of the future. It can be scarry, but if you know your enemy you can defend yourself better against it.
How is your son doing now? Have they gotten his bs under control? Please feel free to contact me about any and all questions you may have and I would be honored to fill you in the best I can.
Thanks for caring and sharing,
Rhonda
Mom to Sydney, 7
Type 1 since April 7, 2003
I heard that when first going on Lantus, a lot of people tend to gain
weight. I was wondering if anyone had this experience or knows
anymore about it. Thanks
Liz
Hi all,
I was wondering if anybody was, or knew of any endurance athletes with Type
1? I’m a amateur cyclist and have some trainning questions related to my
diabetes.
Thanks in advance,
Glenn
Good Morning,
Alcohol, lowers the blood sugar numbers initally because it inhibits the livers ability to process/filters things. Then will make numbers higher, as it comes back “on line” full tilt. Plus, the sugar has been broken down at that point and you have it to deal with too. Cryptic I know but that’s the gist of the physiology, I has taught at every center, and by every CDE I ever encountered…
As for where the supplies are kept, almost all fo them are kept in the fanny pack, usually around my waist. As for the extra packages of needles, or infusion sets, or whatever, they’re in small locked boxes I got at Office Max. Needles I go through very slowly, infusion sets when I was on the pump nightmare (ICCK)… easily accessible. They also ALL fit easily into the same small fanny pack… no problem whatever. Kept 2 spares of everything except the tubing… and it all fit.
Jeff