Me too. Being type 2, I think of him as panting, "will you please inject a little insulin and let me get some rest?!"
Hi, Gerri, your thread continues on! I woke up to 50 BG again this morning, so my nightly Levemir will have to be reduced once again, this time to 4 units. I've never had to take so little basal! It's so hot, so early, maybe that has had some influence on all our basals. While I don't take much Levemir at a time, if I skip one shot accidentally, I have a major disaster; just taking it late is a minor one. Well, thankfully you sound as if you're doing very well now, so Cheers!
LOL
Wanted to pass on important info, courtesy of Bradford, in case anyone finds themselves in need of the info. I was questioning how my BG could drop almost 100 pts 315 within 10 minutes with no rapid acting on board & continue to fall.
From Bradford & Brooke, a pharmacist:
"Since it's IV dextrose, it's 'into' and 'out of' the system very quickly. So that's why the spike up and then the quick return down to 175. I know the time has passed to offer helpful advice for the situation, but they recommended not bolusing for about 4 hours or so afterwards with regard to a correction (for the 175) to ensure that the added insulin did not send you into a hypo event again. They did, however, recommend bolusing if you were to eat a meal within that 4 hour time span, and then to continue like normal after that time."
EMS didn't caution me about not correcting for four hours.
Hi Trudy,
Maybe we have super ultra potent Levemir:) I'm going to try your three dose regiment this weekend. Lowered the morning dose twice since Wed. Overnight is still the same number of units.
Hi Gerri:
Oh I know it will. Actually it probably has already. I know it has helped me. Thanks! :)
Geesh, being overdosed at the hospital:(
Ya, I mentioned about it here somewhere. She was a younger, inexperienced Nurse. Of course, I was given a shot by an old, experienced Nurse many years ago also. :D It was a minor seizure. Spaceship type stuff. Not worth talking about.
Been there, done that with the terrible fatigue and nap. I always test before a nap. I'm gonna up you one on the testing before a nap. Since meters are inaccurate, I'm going to have something solid to eat even if my meter says 5.8 or 6.2 before my nap. Been fooled by that before. I felt safe wih numbers like that and woke up disappointed cuz I dropped, sometimes for no good reason. Excessive heat and exercise really sucks the sugar outta me when working outside though and keeps my sugars low especially if I fall asleep. I prefer to wake up a bit higher for the short term than in another seizure.
LOL! Weren't you just starving at 315? :P Phil obviously missed my high number since he said the highest I tested was 8.9. I'm surprised he missed a test since he didn't leave the room. Oh yes he did. When he got my oatmeal. Darn oatmeal! :( I'm glad that the pharmacist explained it for you. That's good to know.
Thank you much! :) I have some more work to do on my fingers and side of hand. I am encouraged. I haven't had full strength in my hands/body for years with the RA but the seizure took more away from my hand. But I can now hold a pen and read my writing again. I can hold a spoon properly and stir food plus turn the doorknob and so on. I guess it's time for that R-ALA. This should prove to be interesting.
Question: How does it get out of the system? Where does the dextrose go?
My guess is that it's rapidly taken up by the cells & then excreted. From my experience, it sure didn't remain in my blood long as evidenced by the rapid decline with nothing but basal on board. My IV shot was followed by a small amount of saline solution.
Hi Terrie,
Can certainly see how you'd want to avoid a seizure. How exhausted & horrible you must feel after one of those.
Learned the lesson about testing before a nap. Never dawned on me to do that. Heat does the same to me. The combo of the sun & exertion drops me fast while gardening.
Oh, yea, you had to be higher than 8.9. Stunned how quickly I dropped. Actually, I wasn't hungry. Maybe because I felt so fuzzy headed. All I could choke down were two crackers with peanut butter, at EMS insistence, & didn't eat anything but some nuts & cheese later that evening. Was really thirsty from the induced high, though.
Really glad your hand is improved. Have you heard of LDN (low dose naltrexone)? http://www.lowdosenaltrexone.org/. It's used to treat RA, along with other diseases. Very promising! Please check out the site. Hate knowing you're in pain & limited by that. I know people taking it for MS & it has vastly helped them.
My thinking cap tells me in order to eliminate these consistent BS issues we need a biological effective treatment otherwise we will continue to be at the diseases destructive mercy.
Gary, Gerri doesn't have "consistent BS issues". She usually has very stable numbers, which is why she posted it as an issue when she didn't. She gets these stable numbers (please forgive me, Gerri, for speaking for you) by eating low carb, by frequent testing and by taking appropriate insulin based on I:C, ISF and basal rate.
U GO ZOE!!!!
Thanks, Zoe. You can speak for me:)
Would be lovely if we had a more reliable handle on why anomalous things happen as they do & a means to prevent them. Until then, & I'm not holding my breath, we can only do the best we can with what we've got. Play the cards we have.
I'm speaking in general. If you read most of the posts here its generally not about how well peoples BS is running but more about their problems trying to control it. Despite how much I hate diabetes in general my levels run fairly consistent but that doesn't free me of constant worry and the fact that I am extremely mentally unstable from it.
"Don't ask, don't well" LOL!
That's great--lol.
Hi Gerri: :)
I'm surprised you dropped that fast also. Us Diabetics are weird People. You were not mad or emotionally upset?? That drops me like a rock until the stress is solved and my mind is at ease. Ya, :) I was kidding about you being hungry. I'd feel a bit of nausea at 315 when I was hypoaware.
Above all, I hope there is a permanent solution to autoimmune diseases cuz once you get one others usually follow which can be devastating.
Thanks! Yes, I've heard of LDN. I reviewed that site a couple of years back(and others). I didn't feel comfortable with that particular site. It's not the normal setup and no "contact us". :)
I have seen People on sites (including Tud), who declared they were going on LDN. I hopefully waited to see their results but no one stood up and yelled, "Yes, it works". Unless I missed them!! Thanks for your interest Gerri.
Again, I left out stuff. I meant to say, People that I've seen, talked to on sites who said they were starting on LDN. There was a cute, long, brown haired Lady with glasses named Suzanne from Tud who said she was trying it. I saw her a few times later but I didn't hear her saying that the LDN was working 6 months later for whatever she was taking it for. Perhaps I missed her comment? I'm still curious.
Hi Terrie,
I wasn't upset or stressed. Funny how stress effects us very differently. Heard others say stress & being upset sends them downward also. Sends my BG up. Oops, didn't realize you were kidding about being hungry. Glad you were spared glucagon induced vomiting!
Complex about autoimmune diseases. Ours has gone haywire. I have Hashimoto's Disease.
Sorry you haven't heard of LDN success with RA. Disappointing:( People I know with MS had marked improvement. Afraid I don't know Suzanne & I missed comments about Tu members who were using LDN. It's an intriguing treatment. I hear you about being uncomfortable on certain sites. I've only read the info on that one & never looked at their online board. Had Yahoo groups recommended where I didn't feel at ease & cancelled my membership. Not at all like Tu.
Hi Judith,
Touched by everyone's thoughtful & caring comments. Really has helped me to sort through the mystery of our shared & individual complexity. PTSD--indeed! Poor husband is really the PTSD victim.