Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 > I just checked my blood sugar 4 times right in a row. The > first reading was sky high, 176. The next reading was 159 >... same meter.... 3rd reading, same meter 143. Switched > meters and tested 146. All of this within a minute or so. > I had taken a 1/4 of a regular glipizide tablet and wanted > to make sure I wasn't going too low. HA! What a surprise > those numbers were.......... What would throw the numbers > around like that? Bad strips? Low battery? Hi You got variation, but for a moment, forget the differences and just look at what you got. Worst: 176 Best:143 Average:156 % difference 176 to 153: 12.8% % difference 143 to 153: 8.3% Within reasonable tolerances for field use. Now, forget all that. It doesn't matter. Whether it was 143, 156 or 176 - it was too high. What did you eat at the meal before that reading? What activity had you done since the meal? It is an indicator that your meal, or your meds, or your activity, or all of those, needs review. Not your meter or your batteries. Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 I think the problem with the numbers is my medication. I took my regular meds very early this morning, around 7am. That included 5mg of extended release glipizide and 500mg of metformin. The extended release glipizide does not control as well as I would like but it does keep me from real highs to real lows within a matter of an hour. I have been compensating the extended release with a fourth of a regular glipizide tablet if my numbers were creeping up in the evenings. I had the same dinner tonight that I had last night. No spike last night but big one tonight. Has to be the med schedule. I am truly hoping my next A1C will be higher than my last so I can convince my doctor that I need a different medication schedule. She just wouldn't listen to me the last visit because the A1C was 5.3 If she knew I was taking extra glipizide, she would be very unhappy.. but I have the meds and will use them if I need to. > Hi > > You got variation, but for a moment, forget the differences and just > look at what you got. > > Worst: 176 > Best:143 > Average:156 > % difference 176 to 153: 12.8% > % difference 143 to 153: 8.3% > > Within reasonable tolerances for field use. > > Now, forget all that. It doesn't matter. Whether it was 143, 156 or > 176 - it was too high. What did you eat at the meal before that > reading? What activity had you done since the meal? > > It is an indicator that your meal, or your meds, or your activity, or > all of those, needs review. Not your meter or your batteries. > > Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 , I never thought I would hear someone say they wanted a HIGHER A1c reading. LOL If you tell your doctor that the only way you had the great 5.3 was because YOU were adjusting your meds based on what your body was telling you, wouldn't that " shut her up " so to speak? Would that perhaps convince her that you were the best judge of what you needed? Do you also take a fast acting insulin? If so, would it be better to use that than to take the extra glipizide, which is a sulfonyl urea? I understand that sulfs cause your pancreas to pump out insulin whether or not you need it, whereas a short acting insulin works and then goes away. > I think the problem with the numbers is my medication. I took my > regular meds very early this morning, around 7am. That included 5mg > of extended release glipizide and 500mg of metformin. The extended > release glipizide does not control as well as I would like but it > does keep me from real highs to real lows within a matter of an hour. > I have been compensating the extended release with a fourth of a > regular glipizide tablet if my numbers were creeping up in the > evenings. I had the same dinner tonight that I had last night. No > spike last night but big one tonight. Has to be the med schedule. I > am truly hoping my next A1C will be higher than my last so I can > convince my doctor that I need a different medication schedule. She > just wouldn't listen to me the last visit because the A1C was 5.3 > > If she knew I was taking extra glipizide, she would be very unhappy. .. > but I have the meds and will use them if I need to. > > > > Hi > > > > You got variation, but for a moment, forget the differences and just > > look at what you got. > > > > Worst: 176 > > Best:143 > > Average:156 > > % difference 176 to 153: 12.8% > > % difference 143 to 153: 8.3% > > > > Within reasonable tolerances for field use. > > > > Now, forget all that. It doesn't matter. Whether it was 143, 156 or > > 176 - it was too high. What did you eat at the meal before that > > reading? What activity had you done since the meal? > > > > It is an indicator that your meal, or your meds, or your activity, > or > > all of those, needs review. Not your meter or your batteries. > > > > Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Hi , I do not take any insulin. I only have the two medications I am supposed to be taking; XR Glip and 1 metformin. My doctor doesn't believe me when I tell her I was way high and then way low on the regular glipizide. She wouldn't even look at my journal entries last visit. The only reason that A1C would have been that low was because I had some really low readings with the regular glipizide. I was fighting to stay above 70 even when I was eating breakfast and lunch on a regular schedule. Then I was always real high after supper. So I asked to switch to the extended release in hopes of having more stable numbers throughout the day. It just doesn't seem to be working as well as I had hoped so I added the 1/4 glip to compensate when my numbers are higher than I want them to be. It is just dumb luck that I happen to have the regular glip tablets. My doctor would never prescribe that much medication for me........ so it seems sensible if the A1C is higher next visit, she will be forced to change my med schedule..... There is method in my madness!! :-D > , I never thought I would hear someone say they wanted a HIGHER > A1c reading. LOL > > If you tell your doctor that the only way you had the great 5.3 was > because YOU were adjusting your meds based on what your body was > telling you, wouldn't that " shut her up " so to speak? Would that > perhaps convince her that you were the best judge of what you needed? > > Do you also take a fast acting insulin? If so, would it be better to > use that than to take the extra glipizide, which is a sulfonyl urea? I > understand that sulfs cause your pancreas to pump out insulin whether > or not you need it, whereas a short acting insulin works and then goes > away. > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 <snip> > I am truly hoping my next A1C will be higher than my last so I can > convince my doctor that I need a different medication schedule. She > just wouldn't listen to me the last visit because the A1C was 5.3 > , I'm sorry, but that's just plain crazy. Don't wish for a higher A1c, just change to a different doc. Your meal may have been the same - but what was it? Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Crazy perhaps, but I am not in a position to change doctors. That is just out of the question at the moment. Supper was Mazetti and a side salad. Mazetti is a casserole made with ground beef, hot sausage, bell pepper, onion, tomato soup, cream of mushroom soup and whole wheat wide noodles. Like I said, I ate the same thing last night with no spike. I took my meds early this morning. I usually don't take them until around 11am or later depending on when I finally got to bed the night before. My morning numbers had been better since I started the extended release glip....... around 100 to 110 instead of the usual 140 to 150. > , I'm sorry, but that's just plain crazy. > Don't wish for a higher A1c, just change to a different doc. > Your meal may have been the same - but what was it? > > Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 On Sat, 09 Jul 2005 05:39:50 -0000, " " wrote: >Hi , > >I do not take any insulin. I only have the two medications I am >supposed to be taking; XR Glip and 1 metformin. My doctor doesn't >believe me when I tell her I was way high and then way low on the >regular glipizide. She wouldn't even look at my journal entries last >visit. I know we're sounding like a stuck record but... New doctor time. One that arrogant, I might even be tempted to file a complaint with the state medical board. --- De Armond See my website for my current email address http://www.johngsbbq.com Cleveland, Occupied TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 At 01:39 AM 7/9/05, wrote: >I do not take any insulin. I only have the two medications I am >supposed to be taking; XR Glip and 1 metformin. My doctor doesn't >believe me when I tell her I was way high and then way low on the >regular glipizide. what I find myself wondering is why you're being given both metformin and glipizide when your dosage of metformin is so low. Seems like it would make more sense to take your metformin up to the highest dosage first. If you get the extended release sort, there's little (I had none) intestinal upset. I can't understand why you're even having massive highs and lows unless the glipizide is just forcing too much insulin into your system when, as a type 2 diabetic, you probably already have lots of it in your blood even if insulin resistance keeps it from being used properly. >She wouldn't even look at my journal entries last visit. Can you find a new doctor? You need someone who wil work WITH you, not against you. You're paying them, they're not paying you. sky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Hi , I would be quite happy to change doctors if it were financially possible. However, with no insurance, it just isn't at this time. I am treated at the local hospital outpatient clinic which is place for peopeople with no health insurance and very limited financial resources. I kept my insurance coverage for as long as I possibly could but after my husband was hospitalized and the insurance company denied his claim, it left us with a $7000 medical debt. We paid over half of it, all out of pocket. We still owe over $3000 to the hospital even though they know our situation and that my husband is diabled with emphysema. So until something changes, I am stuck with this doctor. I have to make do with what I have to work with instead of what would be ideal. I will change doctors as soon as it is possible. Until then, I will do the best I can with what I have available. > > I know we're sounding like a stuck record but... > > New doctor time. One that arrogant, I might even be tempted to file a > complaint with the state medical board. > > > --- > De Armond > See my website for my current email address > http://www.johngsbbq.com > Cleveland, Occupied TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 What meter is this? The older ones that take more blood, it's very easy to not get enough blood on the strip. Yours, Dora Austin, Texas villandra@... Re: Screwy Meter Readings > I just checked my blood sugar 4 times right in a row. The > first reading was sky high, 176. The next reading was 159 >... same meter.... 3rd reading, same meter 143. Switched > meters and tested 146. All of this within a minute or so. > I had taken a 1/4 of a regular glipizide tablet and wanted > to make sure I wasn't going too low. HA! What a surprise > those numbers were.......... What would throw the numbers > around like that? Bad strips? Low battery? Hi You got variation, but for a moment, forget the differences and just look at what you got. Worst: 176 Best:143 Average:156 % difference 176 to 153: 12.8% % difference 143 to 153: 8.3% Within reasonable tolerances for field use. Now, forget all that. It doesn't matter. Whether it was 143, 156 or 176 - it was too high. What did you eat at the meal before that reading? What activity had you done since the meal? It is an indicator that your meal, or your meds, or your activity, or all of those, needs review. Not your meter or your batteries. Cheers, Alan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 I use the True Track meter most of the time. It was the one giving me the goofy readings. I also checked once with a One Touch. The last two readings were close so I took those two numbers to be about right. > > I just checked my blood sugar 4 times right in a row. The > > first reading was sky high, 176. The next reading was 159 > >... same meter.... 3rd reading, same meter 143. Switched > > meters and tested 146. All of this within a minute or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Those noodles very likely caused the problem. Doens't matter whether they're whole wheat or any other kind it's still a grain and will raise BGs. Prepared soups such as tomato and mushroom should be checked for carb counts too. But I'm sure ot hers have mentioned this by now. I've been gone for 3 days, just catching up on accumulated email. Vicki Re: Screwy Meter Readings > Crazy perhaps, but I am not in a position to change doctors. That is > just out of the question at the moment. Supper was Mazetti and a side > salad. Mazetti is a casserole made with ground beef, hot sausage, > bell > pepper, onion, tomato soup, cream of mushroom soup and whole wheat > wide > noodles. Like I said, I ate the same thing last night with no spike. > > I took my meds early this morning. I usually don't take them until > around 11am or later depending on when I finally got to bed the night > before. My morning numbers had been better since I started the > extended release glip....... around 100 to 110 instead of the usual > 140 > to 150. > > > >> , I'm sorry, but that's just plain crazy. >> Don't wish for a higher A1c, just change to a different doc. >> Your meal may have been the same - but what was it? >> >> Cheers, Alan > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 Well, unless they're soy noodles I'm tempted to try some of these that were recommended as a " protein serving " option on the Nutrisystem Board I visit - but I'm very wary of soy noodles after a bad experience with this high-dollar stuff I bought once. http://p2.hostingprod.com/@thaikitchen.com/soynoodlesoupbowl.html# SulaBlue > Those noodles very likely caused the problem. Doens't matter whether > they're whole wheat or any other kind it's still a grain and will raise > BGs. Prepared soups such as tomato and mushroom should be checked for > carb counts too. > > But I'm sure ot hers have mentioned this by now. I've been gone for 3 > days, just catching up on accumulated email. > Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 10, 2005 Report Share Posted July 10, 2005 At 07:20 PM 7/10/05, SulaBlue wrote: >Well, unless they're soy noodles > >I'm tempted to try some of these that were recommended as a " protein >serving " option on >the Nutrisystem Board I visit - but I'm very wary of soy noodles after a >bad experience with >this high-dollar stuff I bought once. I've never wanted to eat lots of soy products, myself, after reading about all of the uh, estrogen-like chemicals in soy beans. I can't remember the name. On the other hand, at my age maybe it wouldnt matter if I ingested estrogen-like stuff. Who knows? Last night I ingested three ears of corn. Bad idea, I know, but I was weak. Checked BG at 1/2 hour intervals and it warn't a purty sight. I so love fresh corn. Tonight I'll try ONE ear and have a steak along with and see what happens. Had a huge veggie salad at lunchtime. Tune in tomorrow for the exciting results. 8-/ That is, those who haven't delegated my messages to the (gasp!) trash bin. O Woe. -=skydancer=- I tried sniffing coke once but the ice cubes kept getting stuck in my nose. www.skydancers.com http://www.skydor.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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