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Permalink Reply by halfnelson on December 25, 2011 at 10:59pm

Someone is here with me, thanx

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Permalink Reply by Gerri on December 25, 2011 at 11:51pm

I thought I did that once. I was eating glucose like a fiend & ready to call 911. Got myself to over 300 in preparation for the crash & readings didn't budge. Turns out I did take the correct insulun & spent the rest of the night trying to correct the high. Got zero sleep & felt really stupid.

Glad you're not alone.

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Permalink Reply by Mike S. on December 26, 2011 at 9:39am

Happens to everybody now and then..........leave the Lantus in the bedroom and the Humalog in the Kitchen. Keeping them separate takes the guessing out. Don't keep 'em side by side. Just a thought. Happy Holidays!

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on December 26, 2011 at 10:45am

I see your post was many hours ago, half; you probably picked the one day of the year that twenty people don't respond instantly! By now, I'm sure you're ok, and got through it with lots of glucose, other carbs and testing a lot. Let us know how it went. One of the dangers of the bolus/basal shots! (Pumps don't have that, but have their own)

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Permalink Reply by halfnelson on December 26, 2011 at 1:20pm

Carmel popcorn, tootsie rolls and a can of ginger ale did the trick. My gut's kinda upset today but other than that I'm okay. Now I just have to work on that eating obsessively problem.

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Permalink Reply by christy on December 26, 2011 at 1:27pm

At least you picked a good day to do it, probably LOTS of carbs around with it being Christmas. Glad everything worked out and overall you are doing well.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on December 26, 2011 at 6:44pm

Glad to hear you're okay! Yeah, obsessive eating is hard. I have 17 years recovery from an eating disorder. One think I discovered is sugar is definitely addictive and for me the best way to break that addiction is not to eat it at all. Except for glucose tablets of course. Many people find carbs in general are addictive as well.

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Permalink Reply by halfnelson on December 26, 2011 at 10:47pm

Ya, carbs and sweets. I did pretty good today.

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Permalink Reply by Zoe on December 27, 2011 at 10:32am

Cool! One suggestion is to substitute foods you really enjoy. If you don't, then you'll feel really deprived and crave the sweets and carbs. It does get easier. I can sit at a table with people eating goodies and don't even flinch.

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Permalink Reply by halfnelson on January 4, 2012 at 11:07pm

Alas, carbs and sweets ARE the foods I enjoy. Not a fruit and veggie eater by nature. I eat a lot of salads/fruit/veggies because I have to, and a few bites are okay but it's always an effort.

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Permalink Reply by Chadd on December 27, 2011 at 10:21am

Going out on a limb here, but i think others have done the same also. I was tired one day this was before going on pump. I had grabbed the wrong insulin and filled the scrynge to 100 units of Humalog instead of Lantus. It wasn't till my wife saw the humalog out and questioned me and learned soon after that I injected the wrong insulin. Now that I'm on the pump, I have not that problem.

I had a friend who thought it would be great to prefill her scrynges of Lantus and Humalog. She grabbed the wrong one and had issues.

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