Re: Vicki goes hypo

[Guest guest]

If you're talking about foregoing the NPH entirely at bedtime, I already

tried that for four nights.....my fasting BGs were between 155 and 160. Way

higher than I wanted 'em. So I went back to bedtime NPH.

Susie, thanks for all your attention to this problem. I've come to the

conclusion that it was probably the alcohol that did me in...although it

seems to be in combination with high numbers because I generally do have a

drink before dinner on weekends and never had a problem before - except once

when I didn't match carb-to-insulin correctly and had a high bedtime count.

I'll keep your post of good suggestions and work on getting better control

with insulin and see if I can still have my one drink before dinner...I'll be

extra careful and if I do hit large numbers before bedtime I'll set alarm for

two hours later so I can check in case I go down precipitously...if this

doesn't work then I'll check out some of your suggestions. Again, thanks a

bunch. Vicki

In a message dated 99-08-16 17:07:32 EDT, you write:

<< I am wondering if you might want to do some Glucophage in the morning only,

and increase your insulin according to whatever carbs-to-insulin ratio works

for you - using H to cover meals. I know how important tight control is to

you. >>

[Guest guest]

I'm like my former neighbor girl. One day I cut my toe pretty badly. She

went, " Ewwwww ... " Then she said, " Let me look at it again!! " hahahaha I'm

pretty much interested in and game for anything. I poke far and wide on the

internet. Now, I have just encountered the MOST FASCINATING web site on

diabetes and the pancreas! Warning: These are slides of diseased pancreases

and very graphic descriptions, written by a pathologist for his online

students. It just makes you realize how much is actually known about our

disease that we are never told because I guess they think we will be too

squirmy.

If you are up to it, go to http://www.pathguy.com/lectures/pancreas.htm

Then scroll down that page until you see, on the right, the words: MORE

PHOTOS, and then scroll down from there until you find the hyperlinks

beginning with " Pathology of diabetes " . It begins about one-third of the way

down the page.

Susie