hate to ask about this, but 4 shots a day??
i don't usually watch a lot of tv, but some friends were watching the apprentice this weekend, and one of the contestants (bret michaels?) was discussing his concern that his daughter might also have diabetes, and that he was very worried she might have to begin taking 4 shots a day like him. is it possible to control type 1 with only 4 shots a day? (asking out of curiosity, not skepticism...) i know i would not have been able to do this, but i suppose maybe 1 shot of long acting and 3 at meals, if you are only eating at meals?
also, he mentioned that if a father has type 1, there is a 50% chance that his children will have type 1 as well. i hadn't heard this statistic before, is it accurate?
thanks,
alli
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Permalink Reply by Vera J. on -
I'm a bit jealous, I wish I also could do with only 4 shots a day, but I already need 3 shots for Levemir only + 3-4 bolusses for meals (including corrections if necessary) and sometimes another correction before bedtime, so I can end up with 8 shots a day. (Wow, thats a long sentence. And did I mention that I want a pump, because Levemir is not really able to cover my basal needs? Arrgh.)
I also heard 4% or 7% depending on whether father or mother is diabetic, and 25% if both are.
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Permalink Reply by kristen on -
and to think back when i was first diagnosed at age 11 in 1978 all i did was 1 shot a day and did the urine tests which of course didn't show what your current sugar level was anyway. today, people are much more knowledgeable about what they need to do and of course blood testing is far more accurate of a picture of what your levels are. i'm happy to be on the pump and no longer worried about how many shots i have to give per day, although i am starting symlin which means injections again. to sum it all up - times sure have changed.
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Permalink Reply by Gary on -
Its a rare day In hell I could get by with 4 shots. On a good day I'm about 6 but average more like 10. The better you can handle the highs the less shots you could get away with. As bad as it is I'd still rather do that then have a pump attached. Today so far has been grueling and I've already taken 6.
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Permalink Reply by kristen on
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just curious if you tried the pump and hated it or just think you would? i'm asking b/c i thought the tubing and having something attached to me would bother me but it totally doesn't and you get used to it (or i did) right away. i do remember the first day i had it on i bumped into the closet door twice b/c i misjudged from not being used to it. now it feels weird if i have it off. shots are fine, but i always had to give them slowly so sometimes it would get traumatic if i just couldn't find a place that felt right. i'm prob. weird that way : )
kristen
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Permalink Reply by Abby on -
Before i got my pumo I was having, well, 4 injections a day, but as I got a bit older, I started having more, but I did'nt like doing it, so limited it as much as I could, somedays only having the 4 if my sugars were good.
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Permalink Reply by Emily F on -
****Where are these stats coming from for % chance of passing Type 1 to offspring?***** I like the little synopsis DiabetesHealth.com did (http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2010/02/04/6552/handing-down-the...), but I was also under the impression that the nature/nurture part of this disease was not well understood yet; some families get multiple kids with Type 1 if they themselves are, and others don't see any symptoms.
Really interesting, but any chance at all must be terrifying to potential parents, no matter how small ...
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Permalink Reply by Mike M. on -
Way back when, when I would mix my Regular and Lente, I did it on two shots a day. That has gone up since I went to Lantus, but I do have better control now. I just think that if it works for you, then you should do it when it comes to things like that.
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Permalink Reply by Abby on
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When I was first diagnosed I started off on 2 injections a day, then moved to 3, then to 4, but the 4 soon turned to more as I got older and more independant. Then i got a pump, and everything changed, for the better :) I think it's personal choice over what suits you best. Injecting did just not suit me at all.
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Permalink Reply by Brunetta on -
I was diagosed in the WAY back of 1968.. One shot of pork based NPH.,. no blood gloucose monitors, just testing for urine ketones if I "felt" high, which wasn't that often as I was an active teernager. Then I would drink enough water, then rplay volleyball or ride my bike unitil the strip turned to yellow...That wa sall I did for years, did not have much of a problem with lows... and was blissfully ignorant of ther possible consequences of high blood sugars I went to a doctor once evey 6-8 months or so, and he always said I was OK.. with my regimen.
When I went on MDI in the early to mid 90"s, I started out at 4 shots a day, "then branched out to 6-8 on days where scheduled changrd and I was random snacking becuse of work/play themes in my life. I knew then about tight blood sugar ontrol and My poor skin was getting mottled and lunmpy from all those injections, even though I rotated the sites.. I went to the pump in October 2003 and have never looked back. I thought I would be impeded by having something attached to me 24-7...but it is SO much more accurate and convenient than MDI... I really started to hate multipole injections, From my so long background of only one shot aday, it became laborious and: painful.
I think Bret has a his info a little off... I am not sure about that potent a hereditary poitential of 'Type 1 trtansmission.
God Bless,
Brunetta
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Permalink Reply by ladybug on
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I used to take 4 shots a day to control my diabetes, it worked for 10 years before going on the pump. Yes i also was told if my husband has type i diabetes my kids would have higher chance of it.
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