Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

[Guest guest]

Hey all..

Well today I went to the nurse's office (vet school student) and got my sugar

checked, because I was tired, shaky and not feeling right. I assumed it was

high, b/c that is about how I feel when it is high, or when I'm stressed.

Instead, it was 107, which is great for me. My question, and I'm sure I'm not

alone, so this is primarily to make myself feel better on a test week, have any

of you had trouble getting adjusted to a " normal " blood sugar after being

hyperglycemic for so long? What are tips to get through those feelings w/o

reaching for a snack (raise sugar) etc.

Thanks!

Tired Vet student who should be studying Tox

[Guest guest]

In my case i was shakey and felt off. I realized that Since I was not

thirsty 24/7/365 I might not be getting enough water, increased my water

consumption and that helped.

Vern Catron

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Meddle ye not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good

with ketchup (or HP).

Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

Hey all..

Well today I went to the nurse's office (vet school student) and got my

sugar checked, because I was tired, shaky and not feeling right. I assumed

it was high, b/c that is about how I feel when it is high, or when I'm

stressed. Instead, it was 107, which is great for me. My question, and I'm

sure I'm not alone, so this is primarily to make myself feel better on a

test week, have any of you had trouble getting adjusted to a " normal " blood

sugar after being hyperglycemic for so long? What are tips to get through

those feelings w/o reaching for a snack (raise sugar) etc.

Thanks!

Tired Vet student who should be studying Tox

[Guest guest]

Yes, I can see that. Since I am no longer super thirsty, I do forget to

drink adequate water too.

Vern Catron wrote:

> In my case i was shakey and felt off. I realized that Since I was not

> thirsty 24/7/365 I might not be getting enough water, increased my water

> consumption and that helped.

>

>

> Vern Catron

>

> www.history-buff.org <http://www.history-buff.org/>

>

> Meddle ye not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and

> taste good

> with ketchup (or HP).

>

> Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

>

>

> Hey all..

>

> Well today I went to the nurse's office (vet school student) and got my

> sugar checked, because I was tired, shaky and not feeling right. I

> assumed

> it was high, b/c that is about how I feel when it is high, or when I'm

> stressed. Instead, it was 107, which is great for me. My question,

> and I'm

> sure I'm not alone, so this is primarily to make myself feel better on a

> test week, have any of you had trouble getting adjusted to a " normal "

> blood

> sugar after being hyperglycemic for so long? What are tips to get through

> those feelings w/o reaching for a snack (raise sugar) etc.

>

> Thanks!

> Tired Vet student who should be studying Tox

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

I met with my doctor today, and commented now that I am beginning to get a

handle on my bs. I was not as thirsty, and was not drinking enough. I am

going to make a concerted effort to increase my water intake too.

At 09:45 PM 7/8/2004 -0400, you wrote:

>In my case i was shakey and felt off. I realized that Since I was not

>thirsty 24/7/365 I might not be getting enough water, increased my water

>consumption and that helped.

>

>

>Vern Catron

>

>www.history-buff.org <http://www.history-buff.org/>

>

>Meddle ye not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good

>with ketchup (or HP).

>

> Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

>

>

>Hey all..

>

>Well today I went to the nurse's office (vet school student) and got my

>sugar checked, because I was tired, shaky and not feeling right. I assumed

>it was high, b/c that is about how I feel when it is high, or when I'm

>stressed. Instead, it was 107, which is great for me. My question, and I'm

>sure I'm not alone, so this is primarily to make myself feel better on a

>test week, have any of you had trouble getting adjusted to a " normal " blood

>sugar after being hyperglycemic for so long? What are tips to get through

>those feelings w/o reaching for a snack (raise sugar) etc.

>

>Thanks!

>Tired Vet student who should be studying Tox

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

A lot of people have that problem. The body can get used to almost

anything, and yours has gotten used to having too much BS, so that when

you are in a 'normal' range, it feels like a hypo. I'm afraid I can't

advise anything but to ride it out, except that if you must snack make

it something high protien/low carb like nuts.

Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

My question, and I'm sure I'm not alone, so this is primarily to make

myself feel better on a test week, have any of you had trouble getting

adjusted to a " normal " blood sugar after being hyperglycemic for so

long? What are tips to get through those feelings w/o reaching for a

snack (raise sugar) etc.

Thanks!

Tired Vet student who should be studying Tox

[Guest guest]

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Hi Kate,

I agree that every day is a learning situation. I too am learning about hypo

feelings and don't quite understand them. When I had dropped to 62 one day, my

hands were shaky but yesterday I started feeling like I was going to get shaky

but BG was 71.

I ate something but the thing that bothered me was this strange feeling that all

was not well and yet the BG wasn't that low. Is this feeling a warning that the

BG will suddenly dip or is it that while going down the 'weird' feelings come

on at different times?

Have a great day,

Joan

Kate wrote:

I wished someone had warned me, but I don't think dr.,

nurses, etc. think about it as it is in the " normal "

range.

[Guest guest]

Hey Tam gosh you sound so much like me.. I swear this is me talking lol I was

just diagnosed with being a diabetic..about a week ago.. I woke up shaking

almost crying I felt so bad.. I didnt know what was wrong.. I took my sugar and

it was 83 .. I was like oh no I cant go any lower than this.. I would be

literally sick.. and my numbers usually are good when at 90 - 110.. I feel at my

best at that number.. I really dont know how I would feel when its high.. I

guess that is when someone is talking to me and I can hear them but I cant

understand what they are saying to me.. I am like in a tunnel its the most

weirdest

feeling I ever have had.. its so scarey that usually I have to ask my boss to

take me off the register for a few minutes.. because of fear I will mess up in

giving a customer change back.. so I guess that would be my high.. I dont know

never checked it when it was at that level before because of the fact.. at

that time when it happened which was three times.. I didnt know I was a

diabetic.. I blamed it on a panic attack....but I really think it was the

diabetes.. I

know that inside I felt like something was going really high.. .. and two

times I was driving down the highway and had to pull over on the side of the

road

and lay my head back for a bit.. it scared me really bad then.. so anyway

thats all for now.. just wanted to say you sound alot like me.. right now what

I

am doing is watching what I eat.. I have 30 grams of carbs for breakfast..

snack 30g lunch30g snack 30 g. dinner 30 g.. and I have managed to lose weight..

16 POUNDS!!!! Bye for now Melody

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I am having a hard time trying to find some help to pay for these strips.. I

havent tested now in about a week because I ran out of strips.. and I just

cant afford to get them.. its so upsetting to not only have this in my life but

that I cant financially take care of myself the way I am suppose to because

why? I cant afford the strips.. I work at Mc's no insurance and a single

parent raising a 13 year old son.. not to mention the boils lesions I get all

the time.. I am sitting here today with 5 on my stomach and one on my chest.. I

dont understand why all of this is happening in my life. oh well enough about

that.. bye for now Melody

[Guest guest]

For me, if I get the 'weird feeling' it usually means that the bgs are going

drop FAST. For me anything under 80 and I feel it. It warns me to have a

snack around because I will need it soon. That is just me....and maybe some

folks feel great at 80. I don't.

About 110-120 is pretty good for me, on average.

Tam

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Melody,

]

" I really dont know how I would feel when its high.. I guess that is when

someone is talking to me and I can hear them but I cant understand what they

are saying to me.. "

I've had that happen before. Someone will say something to me, and I will

say " I know you are speaking English but I didn't understand a word you just

said " I will have to test my blood sugars the next time that happens - I

never associated the two!

Candace

[Guest guest]

Melody - what type of strips do you use?

Carole

Boston Terrier Rescue of Las Vegas

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Re: Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

I am having a hard time trying to find some help to pay for these strips.. I

havent tested now in about a week because I ran out of strips.. and I just

cant afford to get them.. its so upsetting to not only have this in my life

but

that I cant financially take care of myself the way I am suppose to because

why? I cant afford the strips.. I work at Mc's no insurance and a single

parent raising a 13 year old son.. not to mention the boils lesions I get all

the time.. I am sitting here today with 5 on my stomach and one on my chest..

I

dont understand why all of this is happening in my life. oh well enough about

that.. bye for now Melody

[Guest guest]

I used to get the 'I have no idea what you are saying to me even though I

know english' when bgs would drop low. Still do, but now I know what it is.

Had this for years before diagnosed diabetic.

Tam

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You know, Melody, nearly half the folks I talk to these days have no

insurance or barely anything. I am one of them with almost none.

This is stupid, so stupid! I really wish we had a way that everyone could

have insurance. I too cut down on meds or testing cause I try to stretch it.

Down to testing now only if I really need to. Can't afford a hundred bucks

for strips...if I test as often as I need to it is close to that for a

month.

Is it possible you could get some sort of assistance?

Btw, I know about bgs dipping while doing register. I had to leave my job

cause I not only had that, but also vision would blur so badly I couldn't

see what I was doing!

I wish you well. At least you have folks here who know a bit of what you

deal with...small comfort perhaps, but a little must go a long way sometimes

to keep us going, and fighting to stay sane and alive, and as healthy as is

possible.

I never get used to the lows.

The highs don't feel so good either, sweaty, nervious, sick to stomach,

sometimes dizzy. I don't think any clearer 'high' than I do 'low'.

Blessings, and keep fighting. The only other thing you can do is get a

generic meter and test strips that can be lots cheaper. They are not always

as accurate, but at least you have an idea of 'where you are'. Some of the

gals here said there are some at Walmart you could try.

I don't remember what kind tho, the posts were awhile ago.

Tam

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It is really hard to deal with this....in fact, I've gotten to a point where

I only take my meds when I am feeling really icky. That doesn't help, I'm

studying to be a vet, I know that isn't the way to do it. I just keep

teling myself that once I'm a vet (1.5 yrs) that I will have insurance be

able to get what I need.

BTW...I got a generic meter, and let me tell you, it's always about 40 off

from the Accucheck at school.

Re: Getting used to feeling of lower sugar

> You know, Melody, nearly half the folks I talk to these days have no

> insurance or barely anything. I am one of them with almost none.

>

> This is stupid, so stupid! I really wish we had a way that everyone could

> have insurance. I too cut down on meds or testing cause I try to stretch

it.

> Down to testing now only if I really need to. Can't afford a hundred bucks

> for strips...if I test as often as I need to it is close to that for a

> month.

>

> Is it possible you could get some sort of assistance?

>

> Btw, I know about bgs dipping while doing register. I had to leave my job

> cause I not only had that, but also vision would blur so badly I couldn't

> see what I was doing!

>

> I wish you well. At least you have folks here who know a bit of what you

> deal with...small comfort perhaps, but a little must go a long way

sometimes

> to keep us going, and fighting to stay sane and alive, and as healthy as

is

> possible.

> I never get used to the lows.

> The highs don't feel so good either, sweaty, nervious, sick to stomach,

> sometimes dizzy. I don't think any clearer 'high' than I do 'low'.

>

> Blessings, and keep fighting. The only other thing you can do is get a

> generic meter and test strips that can be lots cheaper. They are not

always

> as accurate, but at least you have an idea of 'where you are'. Some of the

> gals here said there are some at Walmart you could try.

> I don't remember what kind tho, the posts were awhile ago.

>

> Tam

>

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[Guest guest]

I'm so glad for this discussion. I was diagnosed in May, have been working

hard to get BG levels down with pretty good success -- but wonder why I feel

so strange sometimes, even when my levels are in the acceptable range. The

idea that my body has to adjust to being at lower levels after decades of

sugar makes perfect sense to me and makes it possible to see the light through

the end of the tunnel here. Thanks to all who shared about this.

I also figured out that I've perhaps gone a little overboard on low carb.

I've been carefully putting some carbs back in -- low carb bread, brown rice,

etc -- in small amounts, and that is helping as well.

This group is great!

Vicky

Type II, diagnosed 5/19/04,

5mg glucatrol + diet and exercise

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At 01:03 AM 7/11/2004, you wrote:

>I am having a hard time trying to find some help to pay for these strips.. I

>havent tested now in about a week because I ran out of strips.. and I just

>cant afford to get them.. its so upsetting to not only have this in my

>life but

>that I cant financially take care of myself the way I am suppose to because

>why? I cant afford the strips.. I work at Mc's no insurance and a

>single

>parent raising a 13 year old son.. not to mention the boils lesions I get all

>the time.. I am sitting here today with 5 on my stomach and one on my

>chest.. I

>dont understand why all of this is happening in my life. oh well enough about

>that.. bye for now Melody

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Hey thanks alot I went there and filled out the application and they are

going to get back with me about it this week I am going to call them Monday as

well so thanks alot for this info.. I really do appreciate it alot!! bye for

now Melody

[Guest guest]

Hey you know I tried the adkins diet and it was making me sick before I was

diagnosed with the diabetes.. and once I went to the doctor she said no dont do

the adkins diet that makes them sick.. I was like hmmm well that explains why

I got sick that time.. so she said 30 grams of carb for each meal.. as

followed.. breakfast, snack . lunch snack.. supper.. and hey if you have to eat

another snack like sugar is to low then she said eat another snack 30 carbs..

and

you know I wish someone would have told me to diet like this when I was young

because really its not that hard other than tonight.....((((( confession

moment here:(((((((( I ordered pizza for my son.. and I had to have five pizza's

of philly cheese steak pizza.. from dominoes pizza.. so I didnt do that good..

but its the first time I went nuts like this.. in 16 days so I am happy with

this .. as long as its not all the time I do it.. Would yall agree??? I need

advice here thanks bye for now Melody

[Guest guest]

I use the freestyle strips.. I am waiting to get on patients assistants but

that could be 6 - 8 weeks.. and I just dont have it to do it.. its hard enough

getting the meds.. a month.. but that I can do.. its just I cant do it all..

thanks again Melody

[Guest guest]

I am glad yo mentioned about the meds.. I am the worst pill taker in the

world.. I just hate taking pills about the only thing I dont mind taking alot of

is I B PRofen lol..but other than that its a struggle so thanks for warning

me that is not the best thing to do.. bye for now Melody

[Guest guest]

yea its playing with me mentally big time right now.. its like one minute I

think I dont have this I am NOT a diabetic.. and let me just say this right

now.. okay>.. because I dont know what will happen next year.. but I WILL NOT GO

TO INSULIN.. not never they might as well.. I just will not to go that.. so

that is why I am trying really hard to eat healtier and exercise.. its just hard

exercising when I work.. and right now with the sores its just to hard.. I

also have a bladder infection or kidney infection.. my back is hurting and it

wasnt hurting I was just hurting in the front like around my bladder area.. I

just am in poor health right now so excuse me if I whine to much .. just its

hard..

I think one thing we need to use in CAUTION for all the new comers. which

come to think about it you all say we are all different.. .. and yes. for the

first week I was like well I am not a diabetic.. I do not have diebetes because

my numbers arent like 300 400 and I should have been saying THANK GOD my

numbers are not that high.. I was comparing myself to others.. AIC numbers and

sugar

numbers and so forth.. what might be my case might be differents from

another.. any many factors.. one I am over weight the other person who is

telling me

this might not be overweight.. theirs might be not hereditary where mine is..

so even with ppls diet.. Please go by what your doctor recommends.. one

diebetic plan diet might be different for another persons diebetic plan diet:)

so

anyway just a food for thought bye bye Melody

[Guest guest]

> I am having a hard time trying to find some help to pay for these

strips.. I

> havent tested now in about a week because I ran out of strips..

and I just

> cant afford to get them.. bye for now Melody

>

Hi Melody,

Go here and see if you can get help. You should be able to.

Especially since you have a son.

http://diabetes.about.com/cs/insurancemedicare/a/financial_help.htm?

terms=care+financing

Rhonda

[Guest guest]

and let me just say this right

> now.. okay>.. because I dont know what will happen next year.. but

I WILL NOT GO

> TO INSULIN.. not never they might as well.. I just will not to go

that.. so

> that is why I am trying really hard to eat healtier and exercise..

>>>>>>>>>

So if you reach a point where your doctor says insulin or death, you

won't use insulin? Why not? It's just another tool in the diabetes

tool chest.

I hate needles. It took me three hours to prick my finger for the

first time to test my BG. But a month ago, I decided to try short

acting insulin to help with some high numbers I was having. It took

me three days to work up the nerve to try it. It didn't hurt at

all. Finger pricks hurt, this didn't. Then a few weeks later, I

figure I might as well try a basal insulin and give up the

glucatrol.

Insulin is natural in the sense that you can use it to mimic what a

normal pancreas would do - more insulin when there's more glucose,

less when there's less - just like a non-diabetic. I take meds too,

but am enjoying having more control over my BG, and more freedom in

many ways.

Delia

[Guest guest]

hi Delia..

When I read your post I had to go up and literally look to see if it

was not me sending this message out.. lol because I have said if I Have to go

to insulin shots I will not do it.. I will not have to do that for the rest of

my life. some one said death or life I think I would well let me just not say

what I would choose.. I too hate pricking my finger but I Think its more of a

psychological thing.. I can remember as a kid getting my finger pricked and I

hated it.. and this your right does not hurt at all.. pricking the finger..

so anyway take care just want you to know I know how you feel and where you are

coming from.. bye for now Melody