Need a Vacation from T1D?

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Permalink Reply by Ahmad ( Al ) on July 6, 2009 at 8:11am

"Thats easy" as what one of my care people tell me in the past. "take a day off from D" and I asked "how is that" She said "Let someone else do the testing, injections, worries....etc in your place for one day"!

But in my 26 years experience I did take many days and even months off, which was paid back with complications! :o(
But one day wouldn't be that bad, you will have highs for 2 to 3 days, if you didn't eat any sweets that!

At least you knew how life is without D, I didn't and cann't imagine! :o( Dx at age of year and half! ;,,(

This is my $0.02

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Permalink Reply by Ahmad ( Al ) on July 6, 2009 at 10:16am

That is my point and am not a MASTER in controlling D, highs are always beside me!

For your best it will be just to relax and don't think much about it as what Scott said bellow ↓

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Permalink Reply by John Smith on July 6, 2009 at 8:17am

I feel that it would be quite foolish to take a "vacation" from T1D. Since any problems from extreme swings are not immediately apparent, one cannot answer to major problems resulting from such a vacation. Unless, of course, one goes into DKA induced coma.

Not a wise idea. Not good to go on such thoughts or, worse, implement such a vacation.

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Permalink Reply by Domo! on July 6, 2009 at 8:20am

i'm trying to get to the point where all i a have ahead of me and behind me is the proper scheduling of a diabetic. So i guess it feels like i'm on vacation... when i'm off the wagon i eat whatever i want and don't watch what i eat, but that always comes with consequence. If it helps any i've gone without taking humalog for a couple days or more at a time.... but i always make sure to take my lantus. Nothing i have said should be followed, i'm just your typical struggling diabetic who is aware of what she is doing to herself.
Though the young are much more inclined to learning, i wouldn't wish diabetes on anybody at any age.

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Permalink Reply by Christina on July 6, 2009 at 8:29am

Sometimes I consider me taking a "break" by eating whatever I want, but I still inject and test. I figure that is as much of a break as I will get. And I think I am fine with that. However, I was just diagnosed in January. But I would be afraid to go a whole day without testing or injecting in fear of my bg skyrocketing and I get sick.

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on July 6, 2009 at 8:29am

who doesn't need a vacation from this?? unfortunately we can't without consequences. even salads will raise your blood sugar a little. i have had days where i NEEDED to take little to no insulin but that's because i was sick and couldn't keep anything down (as strange as it sounds my bs's are usually low the first days of being sick...maybe because i don't eat much). i would never go without taking insulin on purpose for the whole day. i have forgotten to take my lantus a few times and i just feel weird all day. kind of like i'm in a fog. it's weird so i wouldn't purposely do it.

the one thing i may think about doing is not testing for a day...i can usually guess pretty well where i'm at without testing but i know many can't.

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Permalink Reply by Marps on July 6, 2009 at 8:37am

Yeah, I used to be able to guess, but since I've gotten in better control over the past few months, I can no longer tell. I usualy feel "high" when in fact I'm right on. It's weird. I don't like not knowing anymore... :(

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Permalink Reply by Amanda on July 6, 2009 at 8:37am

yeah that's a bummer

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Permalink Reply by Mark Hagen on July 6, 2009 at 9:26am

Just wait....eventually you won't remember what it was like without it. Oh wait, you have an imagination, *#@! I can only imagine taking a vacation. The closest I come is not testing, than taking the next three days to get in control again. It is like when you take a vacation at work and have to stay late for 2 weeks before and 2 weeks after to make up the work.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on July 6, 2009 at 9:46am

That's be nice, but unfortunately.... Even not eating at all, blood sugars will rise about 1 point per minute without our basal doses, so the vacation would probably be over rather quickly

For me a vacation involves not having to think too much about it. You know, those couple of days you get every once in a while where every thing is working like you'd like it to work all the time. I just take that when I can get it

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Permalink Reply by Vanessa G on July 6, 2009 at 3:43pm

OK, here's a contrary view to most of the replies.... why not take your long acting insulin and take a break from the other shots for 24 hours while it works on you. Eat REALLY low carbs, exercise a bit after each meal and call it a day? I mean, EVERYONE is different with their physiology, psychology, etc... but if not injecting the fast acting stuff will really give you a good mental reprieve, then why not? I guess this all depends on how much effect a small amount of carbs will do to you BS. For me, I could probably do 10 g C and go for a walk or jog and that would cancel. But this all being said, that doesn't sound like too much of a break, but there you have it. If it were me, I'd take that break, but I'd test occasionally to make sure sh!t didn't go haywire : )

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Permalink Reply by Mark Hagen on July 6, 2009 at 3:49pm

You know this isn't bad. We used to do it this way all the time, back in the day. You could even ask your doc. I am sure there is a ratio they could use to get closer to normal. and check maybe 2 times. I think it would still feel like a break. Not a complete break but 4 hours at a shot. Maybe????

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