How long with good numbers?

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Permalink Reply by Mommy and the monkeys on March 26, 2009 at 3:48pm

before pregnancy several months... now... maybe 3 days

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Permalink Reply by Anna Martin on March 26, 2009 at 3:50pm

Same here. And if it ever does happen, I test about every 20 minutes because I'm sure there's no way my blood sugars could possibly remain that good for very long. I keep thinking they're going to go up or down, so I check and check. Until, eventually, something happens and they go up or down, and I think, "Whew, good thing I obsessed about my sugars for the past 5 hours."

I suck at this too...

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Permalink Reply by Di on March 26, 2009 at 5:43pm

You are not alone. just when I think I've got it all figured out, the BG goes haywire.

You don't suck...diabetes does!!

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Permalink Reply by Josephine on March 27, 2009 at 9:23am

There was one day it was really settled, then the next it was away again.

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Permalink Reply by elaine peterson on March 27, 2009 at 10:25am

Amen, Di

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Permalink Reply by elyse on March 27, 2009 at 10:03am

Hi Karen,

I know it’s crucial that we try and keep tight controls on our BGs, but try not to be too hard on yourself. Staying below 150, especially within the two hour window following a meal, can be difficult no matter how hard we try and how long we’ve been at this. I’m not a Type 1, so I rarely fall below mid 80’s. It’s the highs I have to work to avoid. My BG climbs close to 150 nearly everyday following my last meal of the day. I seem to surge higher later in the day. My concern is that I may be higher than my meter indicates. Like Di states, just when I think I know how I am going to respond to a meal, I get a reading that is completely unexpected, and usually not one I want.

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on March 27, 2009 at 11:04am

Hi Elyse,

Same here. BG will be pretty much fine all day & dinner does me in, even with low carb. I cringe taking post dinner readings. Would be great if I could eat the largest meal for lunch, but my schedule doesn't work this way.

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Permalink Reply by elyse on March 28, 2009 at 7:35am

Hi Gerri,

I suppose that’s one of the big challenges, having to adhere to a schedule that isn’t necessarily one you’ve chosen and having to manage diabetes simultaneously. I guess the irony is that once you have diabetes, you need to have a schedule to manage it. It can certainly reduce, if not eliminate, being spontaneous. I’m not sure what would have been worse, having been very spontaneous and then suddenly having to plan everything or never having taken the opportunity to be more spontaneous before becoming diabetic. I was the latter. Either way, it’s disappointing.

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Permalink Reply by Marie B on March 27, 2009 at 10:17am

I am the same, Karen. I actually had one day this month where I was in the range all day. I was shocked, and could not attribute it to anything but luck. I test 10 times a day, and my a1c has been in the 6s for a long time.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah M on March 27, 2009 at 10:19am

Usually its like a rollercoaster, i never have my bgs undercontrol :(

However today is an exception, when i woke up it was 150, remaining within 100-110 throughout the day and the last time i checked it was 90 something =D what a wonderful day!!

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Permalink Reply by Christina on March 27, 2009 at 10:38am

Haven't had a perfect day yet. My best day was when it was below 200. I'm working on getting there though =]

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on March 27, 2009 at 11:01am

One or two days because I have a low (around 60) almost every day. Knowing that my lows are always mid-afternoon, I decreased my lunch bolus very slightly two days ago & shot up to 187, eating the exact the same thing.

You don't suck at this! If you do, then we all do:)

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