Tryin Again.............

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Comment by Alisha Steele on May 28, 2009 at 10:31pm

I do well with old fashioned oatmeal for breakfast and low carb, whole grain toast with PB for lunch. Both are inexpensive and filling. :)

Comment by David B. on May 28, 2009 at 9:11am

you might want to join http://tudiabetes.com/group/themilitaryanddiabetes. I think there is somone there you should get in touch with.

Comment by elaine peterson on May 26, 2009 at 3:50am

Hey Meadowlark...glad to see you again. Eggs....eat eggs. They're cheap, healthful, and won't raise blood sugar. Eat them for breakfast. Feed them to your kids for dinner. Good luck to you. Tell your husband "Thanks."

Comment by Judith on May 25, 2009 at 7:33pm

Meadowlark----Hooray---I've missed you. I'm in Minnesota right now with very ill Mom, my garden was destroyed by a freak windstorm that took out the whole top half of our ancient willow and a sewer main broke and filled the basement with raw sewage.....Your sweetie's in profound "harm's way", your kids need you muchly and the budget's blown. Well, maybe we need to reconnect with the old "Depressive Ladies Do Lunch" spot. Anyway, I'm soo glad to hear from you again and I hope you won't stay away so long again.....Judith

Comment by Diabetic_Iz_Me on May 25, 2009 at 5:50pm

Meadowlark-

Hello! My husband is currently overseas. I have Tricare and I love it. I agree with Sarah and Kristin, you should only use the same pen with one type of insulin. If you ever need someone to talk to other than kids. let me know.

Cherise

Comment by Kristin on May 24, 2009 at 11:36pm

Just like Sarah said, you should NOT mix Lantus with any other insulin, but you CAN reuse syringes (as long as you are the only one that is using them!).

I could use the same syringe for my humalog for 2-3 weeks. I was just really careful about putting the cap back on without bending the end of the syringe.

Hope that you will have good results with the Lantus!

Comment by Carrie J on May 24, 2009 at 10:40pm

Do you have bulk shopping near you? You can still save money and have all those things but with whole wheat or whole grain instead of white, or at least for your meals.

Comment by Sarah on May 24, 2009 at 9:11pm

Unlike some insulins that can be mixed, Lantus can't be mixed with anything - you can potentially change the action of the insulin if you use the same needle/syringe. I use pens and I reuse needles all the time, but only with the same insulin. I normally use the same pen tip all day long with my Novolog, and I will re-use the Lantus tip for a few days.

Comment by Domo! on May 24, 2009 at 5:52pm

my b/f is in boot camp right now , i can't wait to have tricare again in my life. Any insurance is good. You'll have to ask your doc more questions about lantus, or look on the internet. I take it once a day and i take humalog with my meals...