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The Big Blue Test on World Diabetes Day

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Which Takes Priority: Cash or a Cure?

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Medco hell..... Anyone else fed up with Medco's services?

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Robert Hearn replied to Manny Hernandez's discussion 'The Big Blue Test on World Diabetes Day'
I forgot to test at 1:45 and then exercise - so my 2:00 reading was 131. Also got my A1C the other day - 5.5!
November 14
Robert Hearn commented on Heather Dickinson's photo '103_8758'
Awesome artwork - very crisp looking. How old is it?
November 6
Elizabeth commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Is it possible that you're insulin resistant? I deal with a little kid so I really don't have a good idea of what an adult dose is, but given how surprised all the other adult T1s are by your dose scale, I'm wondering if maybe the reason for it is...
October 7
Kelly Rawlings commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Yuck. Stealth lows are no fun. Although, I can't quite call that a stealth low 'cause of the big correction dose you took :-) Good job on testing when you felt funny, and treating. You probably had to drink all that sugar to cover the correction ...
October 6
Kristy commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Sugar Insulin 0-120 0 121-150 3 151-200 6 201-250 10 251-300 15 301-350 20 351-400 25 Over 400 – 25 units and recheck in 2 hours This is the sliding scale that I'm on. I'm taking Humalog for the corrections. This was the first time in a long time...
October 5
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I had just gotten Kayleigh into the crib for a nap, and my wife had just left to go shopping with a friend. Two hours ago, I tested at 201, and took ten units of humalog to correct. Around two, I realized that I was sweating, and not feeling too s...
October 4
Alyssa Downing commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
WOW! 10 units seems like a lot! honeymoon stage?!?! i remeber my 1st major low. i was in mexico! it was like the first time i've ever gone low and was 35 and then i kept feeling low and ran out of testing strips which were back in the hotel and i...
October 4
tracy commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Robert - I must agree with all the sage advice you've received from Nel, Danny & Mark - I can't imagine taking 10 units of Humalog!! Everyone is different, I realize, and I weigh less & use a pump, but i am still blown away by this dosage/correcti...
October 3
nel peach commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Recently in one of the Forums the word " sliding scales " came up . Please visit if you have a chance : " What do you divide by " /by Tiffany Easter started on October 1 . How do you project the foods you take in and amount of insulin related to ...
October 3
Robert Hearn commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
I think it has more to do with weight versus dosage than anything else. Six weeks before my diagnosis, I weighed about 290. The day I was diagnosed (I was in for other issues), I weighed 250. Starting the insulin has pretty much stopped the weight...
October 3
Danny commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Yeah, I misread, It's plain as day right there in front of my face "my wife had just left to go shopping with a friend." Wow, that is some serious insulin intake in regards to your sliding scale info. I can not imagine bolusing 3 units of insulin...
October 3
Robert Hearn commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Sugar Insulin 0-120 0 121-150 3 151-200 6 201-250 10 251-300 15 301-350 20 351-400 25 Over 400 – 25 units and recheck in 2 hours This is the sliding scale that I'm on. I'm taking Humalog for the corrections. This was the first time in a long time...
October 3
nel peach commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
A possible discussion with your Doc /Endo could be 1 ) carb ratios and 2 ) sensitivity ratios for corrections . Sensitivity ratio is carbohydrate ratio divided by 5 ...ie my carb ratio for supper is 1u for every 19 grams of carb ; my sensitivity ...
October 3
Mark commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Wow, Robert. That is alot of insulin. Like Danny, I would have only taken 2 units.
October 3
Danny commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
I am no endocrinologist but it sounds like you gave too many units of insulin for your correction bolus PLUS the exercise at the mall. My correction (I know we are all different) would have been 1 to 1.5 units of Novolog if I knew I was going to t...
October 3
Robert Hearn commented on Robert Hearn's blog post 'Wow - my first major low'
Nel - I test four times a day and dose according to a sliding scale for correction. The only steady shot I take is a basal dose of Lantus in the evening, and my last dose (prior to the Humalog correction this afternoon), was the basal at 5:00 yest...
October 3

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Hometown (where you come from):
Oak Ridge, TN
Do you have diabetes?
Yes
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Date diagnosed
May 14, 2009
Most recent A1C (Blood Glucose Average) Value
12
What glucose meter do you use?
Freedom Freestyle Lite
Type of treatment you use
Shots
What do you expect from TuDiabetes?
Looking for other T1DM folks to talk to
How did you find out about us? What were you searching for?
Got the address from Twitter
What do you do for a living?
Tech support for DHS/ICE

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Wow - my first major low

I had just gotten Kayleigh into the crib for a nap, and my wife had just left to go shopping with a friend. Two hours ago, I tested at 201, and took ten units of humalog to correct. Around two, I realized that I was sweating, and not feeling too sharp. Tested, and I was at 51. Holy carp! Small bottle of orange juice, peanut butter sandwich and a cherry coke (my wife will kill me for drinking one of her cherry cokes), and I'm up at 120. Probably going to go way higher, I'm sure I over did… Continue

Posted on October 3, 2009 at 11:42am — 14 Comments

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