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V does it again... at 2pm he was 224, (he was high at lunch), after a brisk walk, uphill, both ways, he was at 253 at 2:15. Now he's scraping wallpaper... at 2:45 he was 180.... Delayed reaction?
Haven't actually seen any doc's for a bit. We're meeting with the surgeon that did the TP on Dec. 15 and the regular doc for his 6 month on Jan 15.
He was on Humalog 30/70 to start and they were adamant about him eating the same food at the same t...
Hi Katie, what did your doc say about using slower insulin? Is he open minded for these ideas?
I would think that slower rapid insulin like Acctrapid can help here. It will kick in later and lasts around 4 hours. So it is active when most carbs s...
I had a very difficult balancing my lantus dose with my body's basal rates, I ended up with a split does at night and the mornings, but found I never had enough insulin to prevent evening highs, without fighting lows in the mornings. I have since ...
My experience.. Lantus doesn't "peak" exactly, but my insulin needs in the afternoons are MUCH lower... it took me a while to learn to take enough lantus to keep my afternoon #'s good, and then compensate for the rest somehow.
On my pump my basal...
My husband, Vern. Since he has to do all the testing and injecting I get to do all the research and stuff here. We share ;-))
what does "V" stand for?
Yesterday V went for some tests. (When they removed his pancreas they thought they saw something on his liver - so far everything is fine)
He's never been willing to do a fasting basal test (Bad Boy!) but, yesterday he had no choice. He couldn't ...
In other words - cold is an issue for some people.... Unique, much like everything else, we're learning.
He is as active in the winter, so that isn't a factor. He just really hates the cold and has a hard time staying warm. He lost 40 lbs when he ...
I do not experience seasonal insulin sensitivity issues, but I do always go low on rainy days, strangely enough. It sounds crazy, but I've experienced it my whole life.
I change my total basal : summer hot : 10.9 u
presently , not hot , neither cold ( YET) : 11.45 u
cold winter ...freezing : 13.10 u . As you can see,the overall numbers not a big difference , but big enough to avoid Lows and Highs .Pumping makes t...
Hi -I live in Minneapolis and have experienced all types of cold. Plus, I take the bus to work so have stood on a frozen streetcorner in subzero weather many times.
I find that I need less insulin when it's really cold. Everyone is different, but,...
In cold weather my insulin needs double.
In hot weather my insulin needs are decreased by half.
In both cases, my insulin to carb ratio and basal are affected by 50%
I have and continue to experience this problem with the change of season. In the spring and summer months my basal need (not the bolus need) seems to reduce, but with the onset of autumn and then winter I always seem to need more basal. I recently...
I have never experienced any directly weather related insulin sensitivity effects - but is he moving around less? If he's hiding inside from the cold and is usually more active, this might explain it...?
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- Hometown (where you come from):
- Marmande
- Do you have diabetes?
- I have a relative/friend with diabetes
- Type of diabetes
- Other
- Date diagnosed
- March 25, 2009
- Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
- 156
- Type of treatment you use
- Shots
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- Anything about Type 1 diabetes
My husband had his pancreas removed 8 weeks ago.
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- food website / blog
My other life
Easy Gourmet Dinners, recipes
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Thyme for Cooking, the Blog, Life in France, Food, House Restoration
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Comment Wall (38 comments)
- At 12:57pm on November 13, 2009,
Kristin said…
- Hello Katie! Please join us tomorrow at 2PM local time for The Big Blue Test: click here. It's World Diabetes Day and we will all post our blood sugar!
- At 7:03am on October 12, 2009,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said… - Oh Katie...I'm so sorry!
Hope things WILL get better soon...keep in touch please.
Luv ya...linda.
- At 7:06pm on October 10, 2009,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
Hi Katie....how's it all going? Sending you Thanksgiving greetings from Canada....ours is celebrated on Oct.12th!
Luv....linda.
- At 1:11am on August 28, 2009,
Richard A. Meade said…
- My advice is for you to learn about Lantus insulin. It is a very good insulin but it works differantly for everyone. I used it for a while but I had an advantage because I use a BGGM. With it I found that my two lantus injections lasted around 13 1/2 hours. When it ran out I was without insulin for a few hours which raised my BG very high twice a day. Lantus takes about 2-3 hours to get going after injection. My AM shot ran out about 9 PM my PM shot got going around 12 AM which brought my BG down around 8 AM. My PM shot lasted to about 10:30 AM so now my BG went up in late morning.. So the solution is to go on a pump where by you can ensure that you are getting a good basal dose every hour not just most of the time when you are on lantus. Once I found out what was happening with my basal insulin I was able to figure out why I had all these highs every day. There is many good books out there to explain these things one good one is called Using Insulin for pumpers the book is Pumping Insulin, both are highly recommended.
- At 12:16am on August 28, 2009,
Gerri said… - Katie,
Thanks for the friend invite!
- At 9:33am on August 15, 2009,
Ashley W said… - Katie - just FYI ... I went into my "comments" settings and switched it from allowing "registered users" to allowing "everyone". Hope this helps!
Ashley
- At 9:29am on August 15, 2009,
Ashley W said…
- Hi Katie -
Well that's odd ... (about not be able to post a comment on my blog)! I've had other comments and I've posted one myselft, so I believe it is working... not sure why you'd have trouble. Please try again, I value your thoughts and feedback!
Thanks,
Ashley
- At 6:16pm on August 14, 2009,
Rudy said…
- hello how are you? just wanted to say hi. I hope you're doing well and I hope you have a great weekend. Best wishes.
sincerely Rudy Sims
- At 8:33am on August 14, 2009,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
The pic is of me when we were in Quebec city for its 400th anniversary! So true about wee pets, isn't it!!! How old is your doggie?? I've never been to France...would love to see where my roots are....sort of coming full circle, you know?
One of my sisters, her husband and their then 10 year old son rented a thatched roof cottage on the beach near Dieppe in Normandy...sigh!!! She brought me back some shells that are very much like the shells I collected on the St Lawrence, when I was a child in Quebec!! The architectecture of buildings in old Quebec is very reminiscent of those of north western France!!
Take care Katie. A la prochaine....linda.
- At 8:37am on August 13, 2009,
Linda Gauvin-Miller said…
- Wow...14 years! That's quite a spell....do you plan on remaining in France?
My ancestors came from Normandy...quite a distance from where you are!
Is there an English speaking community where you are, in order to get away with not speaking fluent French?
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