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September 11, 2003

Have you thought it might be your blood pressure medicine? Most of it tells

you not to stand up fast as it will cause dizziness. Helen

> >

> I'm type 2 and have experienced mid morning dizziness with bg's

> around 140. I attributed it to my low carb diet, but am not sure. I

> have high blood pressure, but its been under control for a couple of

> years. I am curious too.

>

> Wayne

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September 11, 2003

He will get them if his sugar runs to high all the time and it has gone down

to within a " normal " range.. It is just his body trying to adjust to the

lower sugar than waht it is use to. It will pass in time as his body gets

use to the lower count

Trish

question

> My hubbie is a type 2 diabetic.This morning when he got up he had a really

bad dizzy spell which is unusual for him.His sugar was 144.Could this dizzy

spell be diabetes related?Thanks,Donna

>

September 11, 2003

He will get them if his sugar runs to high all the time and it has gone down

to within a " normal " range.. It is just his body trying to adjust to the

lower sugar than waht it is use to. It will pass in time as his body gets

use to the lower count

Trish

question

> My hubbie is a type 2 diabetic.This morning when he got up he had a really

bad dizzy spell which is unusual for him.His sugar was 144.Could this dizzy

spell be diabetes related?Thanks,Donna

>

October 3, 2003

I have always been more of a night person than a daytime one but my

energy level is much lower now than before I was diagnosed. I must

have been running on pure sugar.

Hi Helen

I don't have that problem - I've noticed many improvements in my

general health and well-being since being diagnosed. I wonder if

maybe there is something else going on with you?

You know, when our sugar is high, our blood actually becomes thick.

Generally, this makes us feel tired and sluggish. So, it would seem

only logical that we'd have more energy if we lowered our BGs and let

our blood flow more easily.

Of course, everyone is different!

Jacki

October 3, 2003

Everything else has checked out fine so guess it will just have to be

something I get use too. Helen

Re: Question

I have always been more of a night person than a daytime one but my

energy level is much lower now than before I was diagnosed. I must

have been running on pure sugar.

Hi Helen

I don't have that problem - I've noticed many improvements in my

general health and well-being since being diagnosed. I wonder if

maybe there is something else going on with you?

You know, when our sugar is high, our blood actually becomes thick.

Generally, this makes us feel tired and sluggish. So, it would seem

only logical that we'd have more energy if we lowered our BGs and let

our blood flow more easily.

Of course, everyone is different!

Jacki

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October 13, 2003

Re " diabetic stupor "

Not necessarily. I was living at over 600 for months. It used to be that

anything over 400 was called for hospitalisation. Now, some people can be over

a thousand (short time) without hospitalisation. But they do need constant

monitoring.

Being sick and stressed can cause your BGs to do rapid spikes and falls. Just

keep an eye on them, take appropriate action and try to monitor your body for

any feelings that may indicate a problem.

Remember that it is the low numbers that cause the immediate problems. High

numbers you can live with for a short time. Low numbers can kill quicker (coma,

shock, dizziness, loss of consciousness).

And check out the batteries. etc. If you know of anyone else with a meter, ask

for a reading on theirs. If you can afford it, buy a second meter to use as a

backup or swap them out every month (i.e. - use one meter for a month then the

other for a month). That way, neither will sit and possibly go bad from

something like battery leakage. Only problem is that half your reading are on

one meter and half on the other. If you can live with that, then ok. If not,

then just stick with using one and having the second as backup or emergency

(with batteries removed but handy).

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October 13, 2003

I keep a mete from Wal Mart as a back up. However I use the Ultra and so far

I think it has been fine. My 485 was when I was diagnosed and I felt good

except for what I thought was a kidney infection, so mine must have to go

very high for me to feel it, but I do feel lows.. I would call the 24 hour

number and ask, did you take it again in a few minutes? Helen

QUESTION

I've been sick and decided to take my BG after breakfast. I was also

nervous since I was doing the children's sermon at church. At 9:30

this morning my BG was 523 and then dropped to 473. I just now took

my BG and it was 115. Is my monitor going on the fritz. Another

diabetic friend told me is when they start to go they give really

outrageous readings. I mean with a reading of 523 wouldn't I have

been in a diabetic stupor? Just asking.

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October 13, 2003

, does yours offer a calibration? My one touch ultra has a

special drop I'm to put on to check the reference range. I

personally change the batteries if it seems off for several days,

just to be safe.

I would think if your having a 50 pt or less different with sugar in

the high 400's that it's probably within the normal +/- range. I

think the higher a sugar is, the more the accuracy is a little

wider, is that correct?

Debi

> I've been sick and decided to take my BG after breakfast. I was

also

> nervous since I was doing the children's sermon at church. At 9:30

> this morning my BG was 523 and then dropped to 473. I just now

took

> my BG and it was 115. Is my monitor going on the fritz. Another

> diabetic friend told me is when they start to go they give really

> outrageous readings. I mean with a reading of 523 wouldn't I have

> been in a diabetic stupor? Just asking.

>

October 24, 2003

Eunice

I have question to ask since I am kinda new. This week it seems like at

night, or I use say around 2:30a. m. I have awaken with just soak in sweat my

head to my toes. and I have been dizzy. this has happen the last three night.

This morning when it happen, I did do a blood sugar count and it was 36. What

do I need to do and why is this started to happen. I have not changed the time

of my insulin and I am eating at the same time. Also in the morning around 11

I am getting very shaky and dizzy. I am keeping a log . The morning part has

been going on for the last three weeks and it is not every day. I have

tested and my number is usually around 40 to 55. so what am I doing wrong.

any help would be appreciated

thanks

mary

October 24, 2003

In a message dated 10/23/2003 10:32:15 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

mcleck@... writes:

> I am keeping a log . The morning part has

> been going on for the last three weeks and it is not every day. I have

> tested and my number is usually around 40 to 55. so what am I doing wrong.

> any help would be appreciated

>

Hi ,

I'm not sure that you are doing anything wrong. Your insulin may need to be

adjusted or you may need to change your schedule for taking it. I suggest you

call your doctor tomorrow with this information. You may want to fax, email

or hand carry your log to him. These numbers are too low, in my opinion.

Sorry, I can't be more help, but I've not used insulin. Someone else may

have an answer for you, but regardless I think your doctor should be aware of

this.

Let me know what your doctor tells you.

hugs

Eunice

November 7, 2003

>If a person is on insulin could they eat what ever they wanted and

>adjust the amount of insulin?

In terms of insulin dosing, the advantage to using a regimen that involves a

short-acting insulin before meals is that you're not required to " feed the

insulin, " and more importantly, it offers a good deal of flexibility in terms of

the " substance " of your meals from day to day. In other words, if you wanted to

eat a meal at lunch one day that consisted of 30 grams of carbohydrate, and the

next day for that same meal, your meal consisted of 45 grams of carbohydrate,

the adjustments are fairly simple. But I feel that this is a different

" mindset " entirely from " eating whatever I want to eat. " I've been on insulin

for six years, either on injections or on a pump, and I never ate " what I

wanted; " what I do is adjust my insulin based on what I'm eating at a particular

meal. That doesn't mean that I eat more than I should be eating, or that I make

it a practice of eating foods that I know aren't the best choices for me to

make. I would never, for example, eat a pasta meal like the meals I ate

pre-diagnosis and simply inject a half dozen extra units of insulin to cover the

carbs in that meal. I eat what I know I can handle; it's really more a matter

of flexibility, and there being less of a necessity to stick to a controlled

meal plan with no variation from day to day.

Insulin isn't an " excuse " to eat. There may be some who *do* use it that way,

but I never even considered it to be an option in terms of my own management of

my diabetes.

November 7, 2003

>

>I guess it's just a matter of how high off the ground the tightrope

>is. The balancing act between high and low gets that much trickier

>when you get into situations capable creating big highs.

And even trickier with the risk of big lows. A life on required insulin is

not the " cake walk " some seem to think.

Sandy

November 7, 2003

>

>I guess it's just a matter of how high off the ground the tightrope

>is. The balancing act between high and low gets that much trickier

>when you get into situations capable creating big highs.

And even trickier with the risk of big lows. A life on required insulin is

not the " cake walk " some seem to think.

Sandy

November 7, 2003

I would assume that one would gain weight if they didn't watch things they

ate, hea but what do I know? Your explanation makes sense. Helen

RE: Question

In terms of insulin dosing, the advantage to using a regimen that involves a

short-acting insulin before meals is that you're not required to " feed the

insulin, " and more importantly, it offers a good deal of flexibility in

terms of the " substance " of your meals from day to day. In other words, if

you wanted to eat a meal at lunch one day that consisted of 30 grams of

carbohydrate, and the next day for that same meal, your meal consisted of 45

grams of carbohydrate, the adjustments are fairly simple. But I feel that

this is a different " mindset " entirely from " eating whatever I want to eat. "

I've been on insulin for six years, either on injections or on a pump, and I

never ate " what I wanted; " what I do is adjust my insulin based on what I'm

eating at a particular meal. That doesn't mean that I eat more than I

should be eating, or that I make it a practice of eating foods that I know

aren't the best choices for me to make. I would never, for example, eat a

pasta meal like the meals I ate pre-diagnosis and simply inject a half dozen

extra units of insulin to cover the carbs in that meal. I eat what I know I

can handle; it's really more a matter of flexibility, and there being less

of a necessity to stick to a controlled meal plan with no variation from day

to day.

Insulin isn't an " excuse " to eat. There may be some who *do* use it that

way, but I never even considered it to be an option in terms of my own

management of my diabetes.

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November 7, 2003