RE: Overnight Sugar control

[Guest guest]

Pat,

One thing that really scares me about the idea of what Becky's co-worker had

done, shadows an experience that the sister of a friend of mine has had. My

buddy's sister is very obese and typically runs sugars well in excess of 200

and thinks nothing of it. She often spikes sugars of 400-500. Then when

she's been at 500 and her sugar dips down in the 300s, she feels " low " and

guess what - she has to EAT something to bring her up again. No amount of

coaching this person will change this bad habit, which I'm surprised hasn't

already caused her to be dirt-napping.

That's another reason why I raised the question if diabetics could actually

train their bodies to feel lows when they were actually just coming off an

artificial high. That is scary, because someone like " Cheryl " is just in

denial ( " h it's not that bad, I'm still walking, aren't I? " And even worse

" Well, I'm just waiting, the Lord's going to heal me any moment now. " As

much as this sounds cruel, I don't directly deal with my friend's sister and

can't really get all that concerned since she hasn't listened to anyone,

including her doctors. But I would be concerned for anyone who WANTS to get

help and do something about it. Does this make sense?

For myself, I've only been fooled a few times in the past few years as to

what my sugar actually was, where I'd actually gone higher than I was

feeling, but then if I let that level go say 20 or 30 points higher, oh boy

did I feel it then. Getting fooled can happen to any of us no matter how

aware we are, I've just been lucky, so far.

Oh well, I guess enough said.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

All you said is true,Bill. It can work in reverse also as some diabetics

get so ue ot low blood sugars, that they do not feel when a really low comes

on. That is called diabetic unaweness and be really bad. I had a long term

diabetic friend who has passed out at work and on the street. It ihas

caused some really bad problems. Needless to say, she does about 12 BG a

day I order to keep really good track of her sugars.

RE: Overnight Sugar control

Pat,

One thing that really scares me about the idea of what Becky's co-worker had

done, shadows an experience that the sister of a friend of mine has had. My

buddy's sister is very obese and typically runs sugars well in excess of 200

and thinks nothing of it. She often spikes sugars of 400-500. Then when

she's been at 500 and her sugar dips down in the 300s, she feels " low " and

guess what - she has to EAT something to bring her up again. No amount of

coaching this person will change this bad habit, which I'm surprised hasn't

already caused her to be dirt-napping.

That's another reason why I raised the question if diabetics could actually

train their bodies to feel lows when they were actually just coming off an

artificial high. That is scary, because someone like " Cheryl " is just in

denial ( " h it's not that bad, I'm still walking, aren't I? " And even worse

" Well, I'm just waiting, the Lord's going to heal me any moment now. " As

much as this sounds cruel, I don't directly deal with my friend's sister and

can't really get all that concerned since she hasn't listened to anyone,

including her doctors. But I would be concerned for anyone who WANTS to get

help and do something about it. Does this make sense?

For myself, I've only been fooled a few times in the past few years as to

what my sugar actually was, where I'd actually gone higher than I was

feeling, but then if I let that level go say 20 or 30 points higher, oh boy

did I feel it then. Getting fooled can happen to any of us no matter how

aware we are, I've just been lucky, so far.

Oh well, I guess enough said.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Pat,

WOW! Twelve BGs a day is pretty diligent. I can't imagine being saddled with

that kind of problem and never really thought much about it. I was always

under the impression that diabetics usually had to fight high blood sugars,

not lows.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately this person has several complications of diabetes, sohas lots

of ups and downs. The diabetes unawareness is the one that bothers her the

most though.

RE: Overnight Sugar control

Pat,

WOW! Twelve BGs a day is pretty diligent. I can't imagine being saddled with

that kind of problem and never really thought much about it. I was always

under the impression that diabetics usually had to fight high blood sugars,

not lows.

Bill Powers

[Guest guest]

Unfortunately this person has several complications of diabetes, sohas lots

of ups and downs. The diabetes unawareness is the one that bothers her the

most though.

RE: Overnight Sugar control

Pat,

WOW! Twelve BGs a day is pretty diligent. I can't imagine being saddled with

that kind of problem and never really thought much about it. I was always

under the impression that diabetics usually had to fight high blood sugars,

not lows.

Bill Powers