Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

May 11, 2005

Some times one just has to grin and bare it. One of the worse illnesses I

ever had was a cold which sapped my energey for several days and even caused

me to go to the emergency room for a checkup, since I felt like I was dieing

at the time. In the morning after I had a shower and dressed I barely had

enough energy to dial the telephone in order to call in sick. Plenty of hot

soup and rest and sleep was the key for me getting better. It was almost a

week before I was able to function half way normal. Then after three or

four more days, I was able to go to work. I hope you both get better soon.

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he feels i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

harry

Pre supper b s three point eight

Hummalog four

Carbs roast beef, spinach, pretzels total thirty carbs

thanks for the advise. i guess it is not the insulin it is us. karen

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

What did you do to get your bs down from a reading of 12.4 to a 3.8?

Humalog 4 for 30 grams of carbs is a 1:7.5 ratio.

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

harry

i didnt do much if anything just feeling so lousy.

Nine p m evening b s three point eight

Two soda cracker and cheese with dryed chicken noodle soup and one sugar

free chocolate

Lantus eight

karen

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

Harry, I was ready to change insulin vials if the reading was high again.

and much to my surprise it was low. nothing makes sense today.

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

You did not say how many grams of carbs you consumed.

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

harry

Pre lunch b s eight point zero

Carbs, two soda crackers times two equals fifteen, with vegetable canned

soup eleven, total twenty six carbs

Humalog five

karen

Re: Regulating 's blood

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 12, 2005

Humalog 5 and 26 grams of carbs is slightly more than a 1:5 ratio.

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

harry,

Humalog five

Pre supper b s three point eight again

Supper carbs, delicio thin crust pizza forty five carbs

Humalog five

karen

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

Humalog 5 and 45 grams of carbs is a 1:9 ratio.

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount. he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

harry

Nine p m evening b s six point seven

One soda cracker with peanut butter, total seven carbs

Lantus eight

karen

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

harry, if i am a one to nine ratio. what do i do with this information?

karen

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

You just make note of it in your mind. Remember it is recommended to stick

to a fixed number of grams of carbs consumed in the beginning until one has

mastered dosing with fast-acting insulin like Humalog or Novolog. Balancing

the use of fast-acting insulin along with the use of long-acting insulin

like Lantus is a balancing act, since one may affect the other. It is kind

of like walking a tight rope. It is recommended to start with a 1:15 ratio

and work up or down according to the way carb consumption is handled in

conjunction with your long acting insulin like Lantus or Humalin-N. When

one refuses to follow this instruction, the best I can do is just point out

the insulin to carb consumed ratio that one is actually using. Once one has

masgtered the 15 gram consumption and insulin dosage, then they can double

it, but just jumping around from one carb consumption to another insulin

dosage, insures one that it will take a longer time to master the minimum

amount of fast-acting insulin to handle 15 grams of carbs. The underlying

assumption is that one knows how to count grams of carbs consumed and how to

count the dose of insulin used. It also assumes you have the power to

change your dose of fast-acting insulin as well as the power to change your

dose of long-acting insulin, whenever it is necessary.

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

harry

thank god for our loved ones, smile. and here we go again do you know

anything about

Atrial fibrillation

karen

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

harry,

prebreakfast this morning eight point two

carbs 21

humalog 4

prelunch b s 9.7

carbs forty four

humalog 7

karen

Re: Regulating 's

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

Yes, I know about Atrial fibrillation. What I can tell you about it is not

worth disclosing, since it is not much. The best thing to do if one is

having Atrial fibrillation difficulties is to consult their cardiologist.

Re: Regulating

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

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

Well, one can learn some things for sure. A ratio of 1:5 or slightly more

did not work, since your bs reading went up. Humalog 4 units to 21 grams of

carbs is slightly more than a 1:5 ratio. Now when it comes to an already

high bs reading and you consume 44 grams of carbs and dose 7 units of

Humalog, I think your bs will continue to go up, since this is equivalent to

a 1:6 or slightly more ratio.

I recommend you read this entire message thread and especially heed the

recommendations on the last message.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>

>> You just make note of it in your mind. Remember it is recommended to

>> stick to a fixed number of grams of carbs consumed in the beginning until

>> one has mastered dosing with fast-acting insulin like Humalog or Novolog.

>> Balancing the use of fast-acting insulin along with the use of

>> long-acting

>> insulin like Lantus is a balancing act, since one may affect the other.

>> It is kind of like walking a tight rope. It is recommended to start with

>> a 1:15 ratio and work up or down according to the way carb consumption is

>> handled in conjunction with your long acting insulin like Lantus or

>> Humalin-N. When one refuses to follow this instruction, the best I can

>> do

>> is just point out the insulin to carb consumed ratio that one is actually

>> using. Once one has masgtered the 15 gram consumption and insulin

>> dosage,

>> then they can double it, but just jumping around from one carb

>> consumption

>> to another insulin dosage, insures one that it will take a longer time to

>> master the minimum amount of fast-acting insulin to handle 15 grams of

>> carbs. The underlying assumption is that one knows how to count grams of

>> carbs consumed and how to count the dose of insulin used. It also

>> assumes

>> you have the power to change your dose of fast-acting insulin as well as

>> the power to change your dose of long-acting insulin, whenever it is

>> necessary.

May 13, 2005

harry, lets look at the whole picture here for a minute. you get no fiber.

so how do you get a regular bowel movement without drugs?

i am so glad we will never meet after asking such personal questions. but

this is life, smile, karen

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>

>>> You just make note of it in your mind. Remember it is recommended to

>>> stick to a fixed number of grams of carbs consumed in the beginning

>>> until

>>> one has mastered dosing with fast-acting insulin like Humalog or

>>> Novolog.

>>> Balancing the use of fast-acting insulin along with the use of

>>> long-acting

>>> insulin like Lantus is a balancing act, since one may affect the other.

>>> It is kind of like walking a tight rope. It is recommended to start

>>> with

>>> a 1:15 ratio and work up or down according to the way carb consumption

>>> is

>>> handled in conjunction with your long acting insulin like Lantus or

>>> Humalin-N. When one refuses to follow this instruction, the best I can

>>> do

>>> is just point out the insulin to carb consumed ratio that one is

>>> actually

>>> using. Once one has masgtered the 15 gram consumption and insulin

>>> dosage,

>>> then they can double it, but just jumping around from one carb

>>> consumption

>>> to another insulin dosage, insures one that it will take a longer time

>>> to

>>> master the minimum amount of fast-acting insulin to handle 15 grams of

>>> carbs. The underlying assumption is that one knows how to count grams

>>> of

>>> carbs consumed and how to count the dose of insulin used. It also

>>> assumes

>>> you have the power to change your dose of fast-acting insulin as well as

>>> the power to change your dose of long-acting insulin, whenever it is

>>> necessary.

>

May 13, 2005

There is plenty of fiber in vegetables and nuts.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>

>>>> You just make note of it in your mind. Remember it is recommended to

>>>> stick to a fixed number of grams of carbs consumed in the beginning

>>>> until

>>>> one has mastered dosing with fast-acting insulin like Humalog or

>>>> Novolog.

>>>> Balancing the use of fast-acting insulin along with the use of

>>>> long-acting

>>>> insulin like Lantus is a balancing act, since one may affect the other.

>>>> It is kind of like walking a tight rope. It is recommended to start

>>>> with

>>>> a 1:15 ratio and work up or down according to the way carb consumption

>>>> is

>>>> handled in conjunction with your long acting insulin like Lantus or

>>>> Humalin-N. When one refuses to follow this instruction, the best I can

>>>> do

>>>> is just point out the insulin to carb consumed ratio that one is

>>>> actually

>>>> using. Once one has masgtered the 15 gram consumption and insulin

>>>> dosage,

>>>> then they can double it, but just jumping around from one carb

>>>> consumption

>>>> to another insulin dosage, insures one that it will take a longer time

>>>> to

>>>> master the minimum amount of fast-acting insulin to handle 15 grams of

>>>> carbs. The underlying assumption is that one knows how to count grams

>>>> of

>>>> carbs consumed and how to count the dose of insulin used. It also

>>>> assumes

>>>> you have the power to change your dose of fast-acting insulin as well

>>>> as

>>>> the power to change your dose of long-acting insulin, whenever it is

>>>> necessary.

>>

May 13, 2005

On average I eat about two salads per day, and there are plenty of fibers in

vegetables.

Re: Regulating 's blood sugar

>>>

>>>> You just make note of it in your mind. Remember it is recommended to

>>>> stick to a fixed number of grams of carbs consumed in the beginning

>>>> until

>>>> one has mastered dosing with fast-acting insulin like Humalog or

>>>> Novolog.

>>>> Balancing the use of fast-acting insulin along with the use of

>>>> long-acting

>>>> insulin like Lantus is a balancing act, since one may affect the other.

>>>> It is kind of like walking a tight rope. It is recommended to start

>>>> with

>>>> a 1:15 ratio and work up or down according to the way carb consumption

>>>> is

>>>> handled in conjunction with your long acting insulin like Lantus or

>>>> Humalin-N. When one refuses to follow this instruction, the best I can

>>>> do

>>>> is just point out the insulin to carb consumed ratio that one is

>>>> actually

>>>> using. Once one has masgtered the 15 gram consumption and insulin

>>>> dosage,

>>>> then they can double it, but just jumping around from one carb

>>>> consumption

>>>> to another insulin dosage, insures one that it will take a longer time

>>>> to

>>>> master the minimum amount of fast-acting insulin to handle 15 grams of

>>>> carbs. The underlying assumption is that one knows how to count grams

>>>> of

>>>> carbs consumed and how to count the dose of insulin used. It also

>>>> assumes

>>>> you have the power to change your dose of fast-acting insulin as well

>>>> as

>>>> the power to change your dose of long-acting insulin, whenever it is

>>>> necessary.

>>

May 13, 2005

harry,

Pre supper b s nine point four

Supper, meat patty with broccoli 10 carbs

Humalog six

karen

Re: Regulating

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

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 13, 2005

harry, come on you are a pretty bright guy. what are you not telling me

here? do you have personal experience here? please tell me, thanks, karen

Re: Regulating

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

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 14, 2005

Humalog 6 to 10 grams of carbs is a pproximately a 1:1.5 ratio. Your bs is

about to take a nose dive.

Re: Regulating

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

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

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

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amount.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of course

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 14, 2005

:

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

Re: Regulating

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

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

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

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

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> harry, i just did my nine p m reading

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> b s four point six

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> lantus eight

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> my husband would not help me lessen this

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> amount.

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> feels

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> trying

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

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> fine tune this too much. well, yes, of

course

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> i

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> am.

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> he

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> sometimes

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> takes

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> a

> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> while to accept thing. karen

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

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

May 14, 2005

Marvin,

You make an excellent point and I agree with you. As far as I can see

has not established a target goal of 5.5 and there is no consistency in her

carb consumption or her insulin dosing. I do not believe she is aware that

the balancing act requires consistency, since one is not only trying to

cover prandial carbs, but also interacting with the basal dose of

long-acting insulin. As long as she persists or insists on varying her carb

consumpption and varying her insulin dosage, I fear we are in for the very

long hall, and even then, mastery would be questionable. In order to

determine the correct basal dose of insulin and the prandial dose of insulin

requires consistency for at least a short while; say at least a week or so.

I hope is willing to try a consistent approach to blood glucose

mastery. If she does, she will find she can gain mastery in a few weeks

instead of the several months, which seems to be the track we are presently

on.

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

>

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