Type 1 diabetes

Until they actually walk in our shoes, they have no idea……

Wow… What a statement that says a lot about us as Diabetics. I know we have to be so Careful what we do as so many things can trigger our BG, but if we also allow others around us to influence us, then we could be disallowing us a Treat also from time to time.

I know I hear weird things still all of the time from people, but is it not our bodies, we live with, and we are in control of our BG, and if we are doing something wrong, our BG or our Endos or Drs. should be the ones to help us out … not those who are very inexperienced with Diabetes.

I also find a lot of Nurses and Drs. to be inexperienced unless they are keeping up to date with what is the New way to deal with Diabetes, and what works for one, may not always work for another. My best bet, is find one you work well with, and work with them as much as you can.

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Thanks A Bunch!
Rhonda

Congratulations Mary!!

Blueberries would react faster with your BS because there is no fat, where as the hoagie’s fat makes the sugar a slow burn. And easier to control over time.

I agree with you on the “where the heck did that come from” aspect of this disease. It can be a real mystery a lot of the time. I do the same as you. Treat the high and move on.

Hugs, Rhonda

Mary has written to me and asked me to tell you so it is easiest if I
pass the whole message on to you.
Howard
Had the baby on 7/31 at 756 pm via csection. Boy
weighing 6 lb 14 oz and 21 inches at 36 weeks. I Did
not fully develop preeclampsia but placenta began to
fail as can happen with the type one and baby did not
have any fluid on ultrasound sunday where he had ok
amounts friday. We had just begun to take a turn for
the worse. Csect went great this time, baby cried
right after birth but had the “usual” diabetes lung
issues, but blood sugars were ok. I was in ICU for a
day then the floor until this am. Baby is still in ICN
(neonate intensive care) but is doing better. never
had to be on a ventilator, just under the oxygen hood.
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It seems like a lot, but not too bad…we went off the pump for 10 days while we were at the beach because we just couldn’t keep the adhesive on her little behind sticky after she would swim for 3-5 hours in the ocean. Plus we were told the pump can’t do rides that turn upside down or spin really fast so we were constantly taking it off for one reason or another. I hate needles and lantus and the whole kit and caboodle. Pump way easier! Taking needles on the boardwalk waiting for 830 snack and “shooting” in front of strangers, icky and tricky.

Just my 2 cents,

hey and thanks for the encouragement and I totally agree about stem cells!

Hugs, Rhonda

Our pump start was not so extreme, but there were a couple of things that I did not agree with. Here are some things that we have done to help her numbers. And yes, I play with the pump. She is my daughter and I am with her 24/7 and they see her every 3 months. I have a great nurse Practitioner (Ken) and he has always backed me up. I never see the same doctor and don’t really give them the time of day. Ken, however, I love!

1-supposedly insulin takes 4-5 hours to leave your system, so If you are high and you try to correct at 2 hours it will not give the full dose it will cut it back some to avoid lows. I slowly changed Syd’s pump to 4 hours, then 3 and just last week 2. When we were on needles I was never taught to take previously administered insulin into account and I was tired of a high continuing on instead of getting fixed.

2-I have had to change basal rates during the night because Sydney was experiencing the dawning effect for awhile, but we have gone back to original.

3- I changed her carb to insulin ratio while she was on vacation with my mom who always underestimates carbs and then changed it back when she came home. I also recently changed her carb to insulin ratio for breakfast but no other meal. She was always high at lunch so we tried it and I noticed a better number at lunch right away.

I say, look at your chart and if you see a pattern, make a small change. Either carb to insulin ratio or something. Remember, you can have a different carb to insulin for each meal or different times of the day.

Let me know if there is anything else I can do to help.

Hugs, Rhonda

Hi Everyone,
I know this forum is supposed to be for discussion and not
necessarily for venting and crying, but I don’t have anywhere else to
turn. Nobody seems to understand the frustration I am feeling these
days in regards to diabetes and this pump. I don’t mean to be a
crybaby, but I think after 10 months reality has finally slapped me
across the face.
I HATE DIABETES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I hate it, hate it, hate it. I
hate that my kid has it, I hate that some of your kids have it, I
hate that anyone has it. This disease sucks. And this whole pump
business, what a joke. After one month, her average blood sugar is a
whopping 183. I can’t wait to see her A1C in September.
I feel like the world’s worst mother, I can’t make my baby better,
and neither can this pump. It seems I was promised a big bag of
sunshine and good control, and I haven’t seen either. I know it
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