your blood sugar results

July 18, 2009

,

Maybe the answer lies somewhere within finding a happy medium. Perhaps trying to

live in both worlds (that is, the Dr. B world and the regular world) is too

unrealistic.

Find that happy medium where you can have some carbohydrates throughout the day,

but on a limited basis. This is one reason I advocate small cheats each day. I

find a tiny piece of candy just about every day is enough. I am not faced with a

gloomy outlook of never enjoying a piece of candy, yet I know I am not over

indulging either when I have a piece.

You are tired in the evenings and your defenses are at a low point. You could

always have your wife hide the cereal I suppose!

Dave

A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. (Proverbs

16:23)

Re: your blood sugar results

>

> Hi,

>

> Mid norning snack was a cookie with 12 grams of carbs, no insulin used.

>

> Pre lunch was 4.9 (88). A tuner and Cheese sandwich and a snack bar for

> lunch, 32 carbs, so 6 units.

>

> Post lunch 6.1, (109).

>

> This is a great way to keep motivated, so far a good day, wish they could

> all be this good!

>

> Cheers,

> Brett.

>

July 18, 2009

Okay, here's the rest of Friday, July 17, from noon until bedtime:

12:13: pre-lunch, 85. 3-4 ounces of grape juice, 6 Triscuit crackers, large

serving of walnuts, water, 1 medium apple, and 1 whole oats oatmeal cookie. 7

units of Humalog.

3:22: 68. 3-4 ounces grape juice, 1 glucose tablet, 2 sandwich chunky peanut

crackers.

5:57 PM: 78. pre-dinner; Dinner of 1 slice pizza, several large leaves Romaine

lettuce, sugar-free green tea. 11 units Humalog.

8:44: 72. Small get together where variety of snacks will be served. 2 glucose

tablets initially, then small slice of water melon and serving of apple crumb

dessert of some kind.

10:31: 148. Slightly elevated because of apple crumb dessert most likely. Will

now have handful of dry roasted peanuts and smaller than usual bowl cereal

(Lucky Charms).

Have not yet started split Lantus, so will take 9 units of Lantus.

Dave

A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. (Proverbs

16:23)

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

Okay, here's the rest of Friday, July 17, from noon until bedtime:

12:13: pre-lunch, 85. 3-4 ounces of grape juice, 6 Triscuit crackers, large

serving of walnuts, water, 1 medium apple, and 1 whole oats oatmeal cookie. 7

units of Humalog.

3:22: 68. 3-4 ounces grape juice, 1 glucose tablet, 2 sandwich chunky peanut

crackers.

5:57 PM: 78. pre-dinner; Dinner of 1 slice pizza, several large leaves Romaine

lettuce, sugar-free green tea. 11 units Humalog.

8:44: 72. Small get together where variety of snacks will be served. 2 glucose

tablets initially, then small slice of water melon and serving of apple crumb

dessert of some kind.

10:31: 148. Slightly elevated because of apple crumb dessert most likely. Will

now have handful of dry roasted peanuts and smaller than usual bowl cereal

(Lucky Charms).

Have not yet started split Lantus, so will take 9 units of Lantus.

Dave

A wise man's heart guides his mouth, and his lips promote instruction. (Proverbs

16:23)

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

that is true Dave. I am tired from work since I put in 150% of effort. Not to

mention the stress involved with work too. So yeah, my defenses are almost

nothing by evening. That is a good point to ponder.

I've tried to do the best of both worlds but have not been able to keep a

balance with it but my wife thinks that would be the best for me.

My wife wants me to extend my life by eating healthy for myself. She tells me

often that she needs me and so do the kids. I want the same too. I think really

this is going to have to come from within, and I am ok with that, but I feel

like I do not have the tools to fight in the evenings.

I am missing something and I cannot find that something and I am not even sure

what that something may be.

Confusing...

Regards,

Re: your blood sugar results

>

> Hi,

>

> Mid norning snack was a cookie with 12 grams of carbs, no insulin used.

>

> Pre lunch was 4.9 (88). A tuner and Cheese sandwich and a snack bar for

> lunch, 32 carbs, so 6 units.

>

> Post lunch 6.1, (109).

>

> This is a great way to keep motivated, so far a good day, wish they could

> all be this good!

>

> Cheers,

> Brett.

>

July 18, 2009

that is true Dave. I am tired from work since I put in 150% of effort. Not to

mention the stress involved with work too. So yeah, my defenses are almost

nothing by evening. That is a good point to ponder.

I've tried to do the best of both worlds but have not been able to keep a

balance with it but my wife thinks that would be the best for me.

My wife wants me to extend my life by eating healthy for myself. She tells me

often that she needs me and so do the kids. I want the same too. I think really

this is going to have to come from within, and I am ok with that, but I feel

like I do not have the tools to fight in the evenings.

I am missing something and I cannot find that something and I am not even sure

what that something may be.

Confusing...

Regards,

Re: your blood sugar results

>

> Hi,

>

> Mid norning snack was a cookie with 12 grams of carbs, no insulin used.

>

> Pre lunch was 4.9 (88). A tuner and Cheese sandwich and a snack bar for

> lunch, 32 carbs, so 6 units.

>

> Post lunch 6.1, (109).

>

> This is a great way to keep motivated, so far a good day, wish they could

> all be this good!

>

> Cheers,

> Brett.

>

July 18, 2009

Hey Dave, about splitting lantus...

When I opted to split lantus, I kept the majority in the evening to fight the

dawn effect and took a small dose in the morning. That worked out pretty well.

It only took me 3 days to get it down.

To give you an idea, I'd dose 14 units of lantus prior to split dosing. That

change to 9 lantus in the evening, 5 lantus in the morning. This equates to a

65% in the evening and 35% in the morning.

If you take 9 units, multiply it by 35% to get your morning which would be 3.

Your evening, the 65% would be 6.

Those are just some numbers to go off of... that may be helpful for you.

Your first split dose, your morning sugar will be high. No worries. Dose some

humalog to come down some. When you dose your morning lantus, say 3 units, that

will help you through the day and your sugars will be pretty level.

On day 2 of split dosing, when you dose 6 units in the evening you have carry

over from the 3 you took in the morning so in the morning your sugar is fine.

Day three you just juggle anything remaining such as 7 units in the evening, 2

units in the morning, etc.

Regards,

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

Hey Dave, about splitting lantus...

When I opted to split lantus, I kept the majority in the evening to fight the

dawn effect and took a small dose in the morning. That worked out pretty well.

It only took me 3 days to get it down.

To give you an idea, I'd dose 14 units of lantus prior to split dosing. That

change to 9 lantus in the evening, 5 lantus in the morning. This equates to a

65% in the evening and 35% in the morning.

If you take 9 units, multiply it by 35% to get your morning which would be 3.

Your evening, the 65% would be 6.

Those are just some numbers to go off of... that may be helpful for you.

Your first split dose, your morning sugar will be high. No worries. Dose some

humalog to come down some. When you dose your morning lantus, say 3 units, that

will help you through the day and your sugars will be pretty level.

On day 2 of split dosing, when you dose 6 units in the evening you have carry

over from the 3 you took in the morning so in the morning your sugar is fine.

Day three you just juggle anything remaining such as 7 units in the evening, 2

units in the morning, etc.

Regards,

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

Tomorrow is a new day so start over, right?

Regards,

Re: your blood sugar results

>

> Hi,

>

> Mid norning snack was a cookie with 12 grams of carbs, no insulin used.

>

> Pre lunch was 4.9 (88). A tuner and Cheese sandwich and a snack bar for

> lunch, 32 carbs, so 6 units.

>

> Post lunch 6.1, (109).

>

> This is a great way to keep motivated, so far a good day, wish they could

> all be this good!

>

> Cheers,

> Brett.

>

July 18, 2009

Tomorrow is a new day so start over, right?

Regards,

Re: your blood sugar results

>

> Hi,

>

> Mid norning snack was a cookie with 12 grams of carbs, no insulin used.

>

> Pre lunch was 4.9 (88). A tuner and Cheese sandwich and a snack bar for

> lunch, 32 carbs, so 6 units.

>

> Post lunch 6.1, (109).

>

> This is a great way to keep motivated, so far a good day, wish they could

> all be this good!

>

> Cheers,

> Brett.

>

July 18, 2009

Hey ChuChu, I like your stuff.

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

Hey, That is the way I did it in the beginning, but now it works for me

splitting it 50-50.

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

Hey, That is the way I did it in the beginning, but now it works for me

splitting it 50-50.

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

I knew I missed the carb count, but no problem, because my bedtime bs level is a

little high 148, so I just dose 25 units of Lantus and see you in the morning.

Re: your blood sugar results

>

> Hi,

>

> Mid norning snack was a cookie with 12 grams of carbs, no insulin used.

>

> Pre lunch was 4.9 (88). A tuner and Cheese sandwich and a snack bar for

> lunch, 32 carbs, so 6 units.

>

> Post lunch 6.1, (109).

>

> This is a great way to keep motivated, so far a good day, wish they could

> all be this good!

>

> Cheers,

> Brett.

>

July 18, 2009

Hi,

I never thought about it that much, but decided to keep most of it at night to

fight the dawn effect. So I split my 17 units in to 12 at night and 5 in the

morning. This has worked pretty well for me.

Cheers,

Brett.

RE: your blood sugar results

>

> Let's see if I can start over again today.

>

> This morning my blood sugar was 7.6 or 137.

>

> For breakfast I had a bowl of high-fibre cereal with milk for a total of

> 30

> grams of carbs, and also had a piece of cheese for protein. For the carbs

> plus correction for my blood sugar I took 3.55 units of insulin.

>

> I will be in class for the next ten hours or so, therefore I can't post

> my

> blood sugars as I take them but will post them tonight.

>

> Jen

>

July 18, 2009

Here's the rest of yesterday as well as today ...

To finish off yesterday, last night I ended up having an ice cap from Tim

Hortons along with a few Tim Bits on the way home because I was starving. It

was 55 grams of carbs and my blood sugar was 4.5 or 81, so I bloused 4.75

units.

About an hour and a half later my blood sugar was 8.9 or 160 and I had pizza

and a Caesar salad. It was order out but I went for the thin crust

multigrain pizza which doesn't have a terrible impact on my blood sugar. I

will admit to eating 100 grams of carbs for this single meal! I used a

combination bolus on my pump, delivering 5.65 units immediately and

delivering another 3.5 untis spread out over the next five hours. I also put

my basal rates up by 0.05 units an hour.

About two hours later my blood sugar was 7.4 or 133, and another hour after

that it was 8.3 or 150. I bloused a small half unit correction and went to

bed.

This morning my blood sugar was 6.1 or 110. I had 36 grams of carbs for

breakfast and bloused 3.65 units.

Three hours later I had a shortbread cookie and bloused for 1.5 units for 15

grams of carbs. My blood sugar was 5.5 or 99.

About an hour later my blood sugar was 6.8 or 122 and I had sushi and a

latte, bloused 7.75 units for 85 grams of carbs.

Two hours later I went to class to find that the professor had brought pizza

in. I bloused for 62 grams of carbs, again using the combination bolus

feature on my pump. I delivered 3.7 units immediately and spread 2.5 units

out over the next five hours.

About four hours later I was 6.5 or 117 and had 30 grams of carbs, blousing

2.5 units to cover those carbs.

About two hours later I bloused an additional 5 units to cover 50 grams of

carbs ... a Starbucks frappuccino. As you can probably tell, I ate an

ungodly amount of carbs today!!!

About three and a half hours later I ate out with classmates. I had a burger

and Caesar salad and blueberry pie for dessert. We'd also been walking

around a *lot* today. Before dinner I tested at 2.6 or 47. I had left my

quick-acting glucose in the car so asked for some regular Coke. I drank

about half the glass they gave me. I bloused for 100 grams of carbs again

using a combination bolus, delivering 7.9 units immediately and spreading

2.1 units out over the next five hours. Throughout the meal I continued to

feel low so drank the rest of the regular Coke. About an hour in I decided

to re-test and was only up to 3.7 or 67. I didn't have anything with me

except Insta-Glucose which is 25 grams of carbs, so I took that.

I was *sure* I would be high from drinking and entire glass of regular Coke

plus Insta-Glucose, that is a *lot* of sugar there!!! I also wasn't

completely sure of the carb count of my meal. We spent quite a bit more time

walking around after eating, and when I tested just now I was only 6.8 or

122 with a fair bit of insulin on board still. I've had a small 10 gram

snack before bed, but I think I will re-check in the middle of the night.

I am not sure whether raising my basal rates has had such an impact on my

blood sugars, whether I am just counting carbs too aggressively today since

I haven't been able to measure most of what I've eaten, or whether it's that

I got a lot of exercise, or if it's hormones ... or maybe a combination of

all of those. Needless to say tomorrow I should be eating much fewer carbs

since I will be at home most of the day, though I will be eating out with

friends tomorrow night, but will try to stay lower carb again! I haven't

been doing well at the lower carb thing but I think I will get there ...

Classes continue through next week but then they end, and I think once those

are over things will become much easier!

Jen

July 18, 2009

Thanks for sharing Jenn.

I'm trying to lower my carbs to so we are both in the same boat.