Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

May 22, 2005

Harry, it annoys me that I have to ask anyone to increase or decrease one

unit of insulin. the short acting I can control but the long acting the

nurse draws up as you know. my husband is from the old school and he refuses

to change it for me because this is what the doctor stated. but he is not

really familiar with diabetes and we have only been married for one and half

years. he does not understand that you can be the boss of your own body. I

will straighten that out my next doctor visit too. I do believe the doctor

would fully agree with you. thanks,

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

harry

sunday pre breakfast six point eight

humalog four

carbs twenty one

karen

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

Humalog 4 units to 21 carb grams is a 1:4.25 ratio.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>

>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the effort

>> you

>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs measurements.

>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your bs

>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and you

>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly how

>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5 reading.

>> It

>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

May 22, 2005

Btw a fasting bs of 6.8 is a very good one. Congratulations once again.

You did not have a rebound effect and this bs is quite good <smile>.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>

>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the effort

>>> you

>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs measurements.

>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your bs

>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and you

>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly how

>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5 reading.

>>> It

>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>

May 22, 2005

harry

Pre lunch b s nine point two

Humalog six

Carbs twenty

three, toast with egg and sausage

karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>

>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the effort

>>> you

>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs measurements.

>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your bs

>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and you

>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly how

>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5 reading.

>>> It

>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>

May 22, 2005

harry

so if the reading was nine and i want to be five the difference is four

and one glucogon brings it up by one point nine

would i need two extra with this reading? karen

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

I believe you are confusing the C factor with the U factor. While they may

be similar, they are quite different measures. The c factor is the average

number of points 1 gram of carbohydrate raises your bs. One glucose tablet

consisting of 4 grams of carbs raises your bs by 1.9 mole points for an

average of slightly less than 0.5 mole pointsraise per one gram of carb

consumed. I determined your C factor on only one set of data, and it is not

something I would say is definitely concrete all the time based only on a

measured derived on only one experimental set of data.

Now when it comes to your U factor, as far as I can tell, you have never

made a test to determine your U factor. Therefore I do not know what your U

factor is. Your U factor stated simply is the number of points decreased in

your bs by one unit of Humalog. When you are ready to conduct a U factor

experiment on your body, I am quite willing to guide you through its

determination. It is like comparing apples and oranges. The C factor is

one thing and the U factor is another.

On this basis your question about needing two extra is definitely unclear to

me. You are talking about two extra what?

If you are talking about raising your bs by 4 mole points from a 5.0 to a

9.0, then you are talking about two glucose tablets to do this for you.

Glucose tablets are one thing and units of Humalog insulin is another. One

is consumption of carbs and the other is the dosing of insulin units. These

are quite different things.

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

Obviously a 1:4.25 ratio raises your bs from a 6.8 to a 9.2, which is a 2.4

mole increase by the carbs consumed at breakfast, provided we are counting

the carbs correctly. To get tighter blood glucose level control I would

recommend using a 1:4 ratio to see what it does. If this ratio keeps you

within plus or minus 1 mole point of your premeal bs reading, then I would

say that we are now in the ball park for your bs control ratio. To dose

this ratio just count the total number of grams of carbs consumed and divide

it by the number 4. The answer is the number of units of Humalog to be

dosed. Just round this number off to the nearest whole number and remember

to use a safety factor in calculating your dose.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>

>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the effort

>>>> you

>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs measurements.

>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your bs

>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and you

>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly how

>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5 reading.

>>>> It

>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>

May 22, 2005

harry, o k i understand to divide the carbs by four to get the number of

units of insulin i require. but what if i am over the magic five or under

it? karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>

>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the effort

>>>>> you

>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs measurements.

>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your

>>>>> bs

>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and you

>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly

>>>>> how

>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5 reading.

>>>>> It

>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>

May 22, 2005

harry, let me say this again

if my blood sugar read as nine

and my ideal is five

i am four higher than what i want to be??

then i have to consider the number of carbs at that meal. you say divide the

carbs by four.

but we need more insulin to take care of the four higher than what i want

the reading to be.?? please advise, thanks, karen

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

harry, i should have mentioned i am use to the sliding scale to allow for a

blood sugar that is higher than the five which is ideal. karen

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

You are correct. You would need more insulin to take in order to handle the

carbs consumed plus some extra insulin to bring down the mole reading of 9.0

to a mole reading of 5.0. I am not using a sliding scale here, since your

sliding scale seems to pitch you into a severe low just about every time it

is used. Now on the other hand, if we knew your U factor, we would know

almost exactly just how many units of Humalog insulin to dose to bring down

your bs to the desired level. If you know the correct ratio to use to cover

the grams of carbs consumed, then you would dose that amount of insulin to

cover the grams of carbs consumed plus the number of units needed to lower

the high bs to the desired level. Presently, we cannot say with any

certainty what is the best ratio for you and we definitely do not know what

your U factor is. Once you know these two things, you can get off that

seesaw and stop yoyoing your bs levels from extreme highs to extreme lows.

You are trying to balance your bs with two insulins: Lantus and Humalog,

and your dose of Lantus can affect your carb consumption of Humalog

coverage. Presently, it appears to me that your night time dosage of Lantus

8 units is a little too high, and I still recommend lowering it by 1 unit to

7 units of Lantus at bedtime.

Re: Regulating

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> addition,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> just

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 22, 2005

Knowing your U factor would tell us what you need to do to lower the over

the goal bs and knowing your C factor tells you how many carbs you need to

consume to raise a low bs to the desired goal. We as yet do not know the

best ratio for you to use. We are still trying to determine it. Consuming

the same number of grams of carbs for each meal for a short period of time

can help resolve this answer. By doing this and reporting the carb grams

consumed with a set number of units of Humalog dosed per meal along with a

two hour post prandial bs reading compared to the pre-meal bs reading will

show exactly what effect is having on the carbs consumed. By varying the

carb consumption at practically every meal almost makes it a guessing game

as to what your best ratio really is for carbs consumed and units of insulin

dosed. When you get serious about determining the best ratio for you, you

will stick to a specific number of grams of carbs per meal, breakfast, lunch

and dinner for a few days, and that is all I am asking. Can you do this for

say three days in a row?

Varying the carbs consumed each meal and varying the units of Humalog

insulin at each meal is the best way to keep the needed knowledge from you.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>

>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>> effort

>>>>>> you

>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs measurements.

>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your

>>>>>> bs

>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and

>>>>>> you

>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly

>>>>>> how

>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>> It

>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>

May 22, 2005

harry

g four

supper, one italian sausage link, spinach, sour crout, six olives,

colliflower

two stalk celery with cheese

humalog four

b s pre supper six point eight

sixteen carbs

-karen

---- Original Message -----

To: <blind-diabetics >

Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 4:51 PM

Subject: Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

> Knowing your U factor would tell us what you need to do to lower the over

> the goal bs and knowing your C factor tells you how many carbs you need to

> consume to raise a low bs to the desired goal. We as yet do not know the

> best ratio for you to use. We are still trying to determine it.

> Consuming the same number of grams of carbs for each meal for a short

> period of time can help resolve this answer. By doing this and reporting

> the carb grams consumed with a set number of units of Humalog dosed per

> meal along with a two hour post prandial bs reading compared to the

> pre-meal bs reading will show exactly what effect is having on the carbs

> consumed. By varying the carb consumption at practically every meal

> almost makes it a guessing game as to what your best ratio really is for

> carbs consumed and units of insulin dosed. When you get serious about

> determining the best ratio for you, you will stick to a specific number of

> grams of carbs per meal, breakfast, lunch and dinner for a few days, and

> that is all I am asking. Can you do this for say three days in a row?

> Varying the carbs consumed each meal and varying the units of Humalog

> insulin at each meal is the best way to keep the needed knowledge from

> you.

>

> Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your

>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and

>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly

>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>

May 23, 2005

Nine p m evening b s two point four carbs thirteen

Lantus seven

One watermelon glucogon

karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>

>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in your

>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and

>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly

>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>

May 23, 2005

One thing we know for sure. A 1:4 ratio is definitely one that is too much

Humalog for the carbs consumed. Does the 13 grams of carbs include the

watermelon tablet?

I estimate that 13 grams of carbs will raise your bs by 6 to 6.5 mole. Add

this to the 2.4 moles and it should raise your bs to a 8 or 9 moles at

bedtime and lowering the Lantus to 7 units, will combine to show a higher

fasting bs in the morning, I think. Overall I believe you did some good

carbing and dosing. Even if the fasting bs is higher than you would like, I

think it would be better to be safe than sorry. In a few days we will know

the results of lowering your Lantus dose from 8 to 7 units. Hopefully, the

lower Lantus dose will keep you from the rebound effect. Good going!

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your U

>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in

>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and

>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know exactly

>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

I would recommend going to a 1:5 ratio. This means dosing 1 unit of Humalog

for every 5 grams of carbs consumed. I would also recommend staying at 20

grams of carbs to see how this ratio affects your bs.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your

>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in

>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and

>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

In reference to 's low level the night before and the one the following

morning.

I don't know about the process or steps in your neck of the woods but when

we have hypos we treat them with some form of quick acting carbohydrate

that can be easily consumed. Such as: 6 jelly beans or jelly babies, or 3

teaspoons of sugar, or honey half a can of regular soft drink (not diet), or

glucose tablets which are equivalent to 15 grams carbohydrates.

Then we test our sugar level in 15 or 20 minutes to see if our level is

rising and if it isn't rising another dose of the quick acting carbohydrates

is taken. If your next main meal is more than 20 minutes away, we eat some

long acting carbohydrate, such as: a sandwich or piece of fruit or tub of

low fat yoghurt or dry biscuits and cheese.

may just need to eat something more at tea time to prevent her levels

dropping low before 9 pm or have a snack around 7 or 8 pm depending on when

tea is eaten.

Some how I don't think it is the Lantus causing the problem but the fact

could be that isn't eating enough carbohydrates to sustain her

blood sugar levels at a more even level.

But I'm no qualified health physician and don't know all of your

circumstances and I think you should seek professional medical help to try

and work this out.

what also needs to be remembered is that each individuals recommended

blood sugar level goal to maintain can vary depending on their

circumstances. What range of blood sugar level you can achieve, and

recommend to someone else may not be the best for that other person.

from down under

Re: Regulating

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system. Therefore,

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In

addition,

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower

than

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am

just

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing to

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

harry

Three a m in the night b s nine

Monday may twenty third

Pre breakfast b s eight point four

Humalog three

Carbs, zero ate no breakfast

Had I not decreased my lantus last night by one unit I would have been o k

this morning?

karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your

>>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in

>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0

>>>>>>>>>> and

>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

Harry,

I have never added the watermelon glucagons carbs , my oversight. good

point,

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know your

>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in

>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0 and

>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

You are still okay this morning. Had you counted the total carbs to a total

of 13 you would have been lower, but you are in good position now. By

dosing those 3 units of Humalog with no breakfast this is a good time to

test for that U Factor. So take your bs two hours later after injecting

Humalog and report the reading.

To get the U factor subtract the two hour reading from the first bs reading

and divide the difference by 3. If you have eaten or drank no carbs during

this time, then you will have a look at what 1 unit of Humalog can do to

your bs, in other words your U factor.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know

>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in

>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0

>>>>>>>>>>> and

>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

I strive to reach and maintain the normal range, preferably the middle of

the normal range. The normal range in this neck of the woods is 80 to 120

and the middle of that range would be near 100 or in most places a mole

reading of 5.5. I don't know what the normal range is down under, but I

suspect it is the same. It is those high spikes in the bs that causes

diabetic complications, and I try to avoid spiking bs over 160, which is the

point where bad things start to happen to the blood. Glucose levels above

this point causes the formation of sorbitol to form, and when sorbitol forms

on the red blood cell, it is effectively dead and cannot carry oxygen to the

other cells of the body. Thus complications occur due to dysfunctional red

blood cells. Maintaining bs chronicly above this level is definitely not

good for any body. So I would never recommend spiking one's glucose level

with extremely high carbs like 15 grams at a time or 30 grams at a time.

Using 4 gram glucose tablets is the way to go to get a low bs back into the

normal range without spiking. I don't know how much your glucose level

rises, but 15 grams of sugar causes my bs to rise more than 100 points or in

mole readings this would be 5.5 points. Double the carbs and double the

points of bs rise for me. In my book this is definitely called spiking the

bs.

Re: Regulating

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 's

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> :

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is none of my business, but I am very

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> currently

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> calculating the amount of humalog that you

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> taking

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> with

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> meal.

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> assume that you have a target blood sugar

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading,

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> let

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> us

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> say

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 100 -

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> which

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would be 5.5 under your system.

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Therefore,

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> take

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> enough

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> cover your current meal carbs. In

> addition,

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> humalog

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> would

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> adjusted

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> for a beginning reading higher or lower

> than

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> target

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blood

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sugar

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> goal.

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> This is the way I try to do it, sometimes

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> more

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> successfully

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> than

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> others.

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> I

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> do not see a pattern like this and I am

> just

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> curious

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> approaching

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the issue. Again, this is none of my

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> business,

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> so

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feel

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> free

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> ignore

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> intrusion. I look forward to continuing

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> be

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> educated.

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Marvin

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

harry

One hour after breakfast insulin

B s seven point four

Two hours after no breakfast b s three point nine

So I am going to take one watermelon glucogon

karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on the

>>>>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know

>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop in

>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0

>>>>>>>>>>>> and

>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

A bs of 3.9 is okay. It is in the low range of 70-120 or in mole to USA

readings a reading of 70. People usually do not have a low blood sugar

reaction at this level. I will qualify this statement by saying that most

people do not have a low sugar reaction at this level. Taking one glucose

tablet will raise you to around 6.0 or close to it.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on

>>>>>>>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know

>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop

>>>>>>>>>>>>> in

>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of 9.0

>>>>>>>>>>>>> and

>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>>>>>

May 23, 2005

hary, so are you saying i should not have taken the glucogon? two hours

after a meal? i was thinking how much lower will it go and i have to make it

a couple more hours till lunch time and have eaten no breakfast? please

explain, thanks, karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>>>>>>>>>>>

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> You are making excellent improvements, and I commend you on

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> effort

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> are making and the results you are achieving. Once you know

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> U

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> factor, you will have greater control regarding your bs

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> measurements.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Simply put the U factor is the average number of points drop

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> your

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> bs

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> caused by one unit of Humalog. Suppose you have a bs of

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> 9.0

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> and

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> you

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> wish to be a 5.5. If you know your U factor, you would know

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> exactly

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> how

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> many units of Humalog to bring down that 9.0 reading to a 5.5

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> It

>>>>>>>>>>>>>> is not magic. It is simple mathematics.

>>>>>>>>>>>>

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