Re: MS and What else to add to it?

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I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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http://www.diabetes.org/all-about-diabetes/chan_eng/channel.htm

The information is good, even if you are not in the usa. It has some

flaws, though--it is not true that people with Type 1 diabetes do not

take insulin! Read the stuff about testing. If you are on Medicare,

you can get a new glucometer paid for and even delivered with insulin,

syringes, the works! You take care, now, Bill, Cheers! n Rojas

Bill, TEST your blood sugars on arising, and fifteen minutes before

each meal; I usually test mine about two to three hours afterwards,

as well; protein and some type of oil or fat will help to maintain the

blood sugar level. High fructose corn syrunp (in almost everything)

raises tryglicerides, and all sugars add to them. I see an endocrinolo

gist for my diabetic management. If your insurance will cover that, it

might be a good idea. At the LEAST, please, just for all of us, as well

as for you, make an appointment with your primary care doctor. The

standard rule is: test sugars 15 or fewer minutes before eating. I will

see whether I can send you a link. Love, n Rojas

MS and What else to add to it?

I really had a doozy of a sugar low this morning. I get lows once in a while and usually just eat some candy or something else just to get my levels feeling better. I took my insulin this morning and I usually wait about 45 minutes to and hour before I have breakfast. My low hit me shortly after I took my insulin. All I can figure my levels must have been low while I was sleeping and it did not take too much insulin to make it go lower. I was able to get myself a pop tart OK and I was really dazed with a confusing feeling. I also got really tired. I have never been to the point that my diabetes caused me to pass out before but I felt I must have been really close to having my first this morning. It was a really odd feeling.

Bill

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Bill,

I thought maybe you were on something different, or your Dr. gave you different advice than mine. I hate when I drop. I had a few big scares while I was pregnant and almost passed out. I coached my boys on what to do if I didn't get a snack in time. I also started carrying sugar tabs with me everywhere, because it comes on so sudden. It's such a scary feeling. You take care, Trista

Re: MS and What else to add to it?

Hi I take Humalog Mix 75/25 and you do only have to wait 15 minutes before you eat. When I was new to diabetes I was taking the Humalog Mix 70/30 and with that on you did have to wait 30 minutes before eating.

My levels don't often change in the morning and it is usually around 90. I never get a sugar low until my levels drop below 70. We went and ate Chinese last night and Chinese food is usually mild to my sugar levels. I probably should have snacked before my bedtime.

Bill

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Thank you, Bill! Cheers! n

Re: MS and What else to add to it?

I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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Bill, I adore Chinese food, which is full of sugar!!!!! Nothing like protein

and a bit of fat at bedtime, as sugar wears off. Highest hopes for you,

n

MS and What else to add to it?

I really had a doozy of a sugar low this morning. I get lows once in a while and usually just eat some candy or something else just to get my levels feeling better. I took my insulin this morning and I usually wait about 45 minutes to and hour before I have breakfast. My low hit me shortly after I took my insulin. All I can figure my levels must have been low while I was sleeping and it did not take too much insulin to make it go lower. I was able to get myself a pop tart OK and I was really dazed with a confusing feeling. I also got really tired. I have never been to the point that my diabetes caused me to pass out before but I felt I must have been really close to having my first this morning. It was a really odd feeling.

Bill

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I use the One Touch Basic, thank you for the link. I'm going to take a peek right now.

MS-Bill wrote:

I use a one touch profile meter and saw this on Lifescans web page if you use on of their meter also.

Bill

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Re: MS and What else to add to it?

I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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I have never, in the 6 years since I got diagnosed, had a blood sugar go below 40. Normally if it nears 50 I feel like SH**. This time I felt odd, but not wobbly, unsteady, or any other symptoms I remember. Strange, time to call the endocrinologist. How are you feeling now? Any more lows today? One more qustion, do you have an endocrinologist or does your GP handle your diabetes for you?

MS-Bill wrote:

I think I would think I was going crazy if my levels hit 38. I get to feeling funny when my levels get below 70. I know a few who are brittle diabetics and they have so much trouble watching their levels.

Bill

Re: MS and What else to add to it?

I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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Hi I take Humalog Mix 75/25 and you do only have to wait 15 minutes before you eat. When I was new to diabetes I was taking the Humalog Mix 70/30 and with that on you did have to wait 30 minutes before eating.

My levels don't often change in the morning and it is usually around 90. I never get a sugar low until my levels drop below 70. We went and ate Chinese last night and Chinese food is usually mild to my sugar levels. I probably should have snacked before my bedtime.

Bill

MS and What else to add to it?

I really had a doozy of a sugar low this morning. I get lows once in a while and usually just eat some candy or something else just to get my levels feeling better. I took my insulin this morning and I usually wait about 45 minutes to and hour before I have breakfast. My low hit me shortly after I took my insulin. All I can figure my levels must have been low while I was sleeping and it did not take too much insulin to make it go lower. I was able to get myself a pop tart OK and I was really dazed with a confusing feeling. I also got really tired. I have never been to the point that my diabetes caused me to pass out before but I felt I must have been really close to having my first this morning. It was a really odd feeling.

Bill

[Guest guest]

; I have taken insulin when pregnant and/or when on cortico

steroids such as prednisone or decadron (sounds like a dynosaur!),

but usually take, depending on my endocrinologist and neuro-guy's

current communication either Glucophage or Glucatrol. I have Cystic

Fibrosis Related Diabetes, closer to Type I, and usually treated with

insulin, but I am a fiend at diet control, which does help. I do not get

severely high blood sugars, but those crashes are really bummers!

I will do almost anything to avoid a crash--have found that overduing it

on any kind of carbohydrate can precipitate one! My eldest sister

had Type I, and along with many other problems, succumbed at 78,

which is "a kid" in our family. I have one brother who has Type II--

neither of them have nor had cystic fibrosis. But I have been dealing

with all this since about age six, when NO ONE really knew what to

do about it, so my mother, the FOOD PRUDE took charged; I was

not given insulin until my mid-twenties when I was on Prednisone

for mean rheumatological condition, not MS--blah, blah, thank you

all for letting me vent now and then, Love to you all, n

Re: MS and What else to add to it?

I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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I think I would think I was going crazy if my levels hit 38. I get to feeling funny when my levels get below 70. I know a few who are brittle diabetics and they have so much trouble watching their levels.

Bill

Re: MS and What else to add to it?

I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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I use a one touch profile meter and saw this on Lifescans web page if you use on of their meter also.

Bill

Urgent Medical Device Recall: OneTouch® Ultra® Test Strips Removal and Replacement-U.S. Only -- October 28, 2005

Urgent Medical Device Recall: LifeScan is replacing specific OneTouch® SureStep® Meters due to a possible issue with the meter’s display. -- September 28, 2005

Introducing OneTouch® Gold: The new OneTouch Gold Program offers exclusive information, tools (meal and fitness planners) and special offers (coupons, downloadable books, and sweepstakes) for members. Registration is fast, easy and FREE! Join OneTouch Gold today!

Re: MS and What else to add to it?

I'm sorry Bill, it always seems that if its not one thing its another. MS is bad enough without your diabetes wreaking havoc too.

I've been having some lows myself lately and I'm not sure why, I am no longer on insulin so I know that can't be causing it. The other day I was feeling like it might have been a bit low and when I checked it, the meter said it was only 37. I checked it again just to make sure the meter wasn't malfunctioning and it was 38. Its a pretty crappy feeling when it gets low.

Hope that things will straighten around for you soon. I'm sure that there is lots of sunshine in your future

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