Maintaining Normal Glucose Levels

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Permalink Reply by Di on October 29, 2009 at 4:29pm

Thanks for the info. I think it's time I contact my endo and CDE and ask about doing a trial run with the Nav and Dex. I agree with your comments about the MM...my biggest gripe was the huge inaccuracy. I knew going into it that the numbers would never match my meter, but I expected it to be close!! Otherwise, what's the point?

I'm a teacher, too!!!

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Permalink Reply by Danny on October 28, 2009 at 5:50am

Okay, thank you for your replies. I guess there are no Type 1 Diabetics on this message board (including myself) that have stayed in the "Normal" range for a 24 hour period.

This is funny, because I did this same discussion on another message board a few years ago (before CgM's were on every street corner). I had several responses from Type 1 Diabetics that commented they have had 3 to 4 days of normal sugars and if a remember correctly one member said a few weeks, sheesh!

I was expecting a few Bernstein followers to make a comment or two, but no dice, oh well.

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Permalink Reply by Joe Brocato on October 29, 2009 at 6:00pm

Hi Danny
I am a Dr Bernstein follower and when I do it completely ,I can get 3 to 4 days in those ranges. My problem lately has been adherence( not perfect). And yes I am a real type 1 for 43 years and the only time I have been able to sustain those #s is when I follow Dr Bernstein. Back on the horse again

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Permalink Reply by Danny on October 29, 2009 at 8:09pm

Joe! I knew if anyone on this message board would be able to achieve these numbers, it would be you my friend. Bernstein's diet is probably the only way for a Type 1 Diabetic to get results like yours.

With my new friend TAG (dual wave bolus/extended bolus,) I am coming ever so close to achieving semi-normal numbers.

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Permalink Reply by Suzanne on November 1, 2009 at 6:47am

I went back and looked at my Dex graphs to see if I had a "normal" range day since going on it. I came close on 1 day only, for a full 24 hours. My BGs stayed 70-110 with the exception of 1 reading of 65 prior to dinner. So I can get close if I eat less than 100g of carb for a day but I rarely have days where I eat less than 100g of carb, I am closer to 150g per day on an average day and I will go up to 140-150 bg post meal when I eat like this. No matter what I do can't stay 70-120 for long, the lows come and get me LOL

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Permalink Reply by Jan on October 29, 2009 at 12:05am

By 3:30 a.m. if she is at a stable number, she will vacillate around 30 points (if basals are spot on and they are changing) until she wakes up. If she sleeps late on the weekend, she will have a nice long stretch of stable numbers. Unfortunately, on school days, she has to get up and eat at 7am. But the nondiabetic range of 80 thru 100, never. If she is 80 I will give her some juice to bring her up to 100. I would consider 90 through 120 overnight ideal.

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Permalink Reply by teR. on October 29, 2009 at 2:10pm

Type 2 here.

If I stick to eating clean foods meaning no rice, breads or pasta I can stay within the 80-120 easily. What takes alot of effort on my part is not cheating on my meals every once in awhile. To answer your question I went almost two months last time without seeing anything above 110. I could have went longer but Sushi was calling my name LOL.


What I don't get is "There are times when that range can briefly stretch up or down—as high as 160 mg/dl and as low as 65"
How long is briefly? 30 minutes? an hour? two?

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Permalink Reply by Amy on October 29, 2009 at 7:33pm

Since I guess my 30's to 80's do not count...I am a less than 24 hours too

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Permalink Reply by Jennifer J. on October 30, 2009 at 8:10am

Less than a day for me ...

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Permalink Reply by Kelly Rawlings on October 30, 2009 at 8:22am

Sometimes I maintain diabetic glucose levels of 80-120 mg/dl, which I think is darn impressive and a lot of work. And that's all I care about. Fooey to the nondiabetics. They have it easy.

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Permalink Reply by Sylvie on October 30, 2009 at 9:49am

I like your attitude Kelly :))

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Permalink Reply by Jessica on October 30, 2009 at 11:54am

um...like 3 hours LOL.

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