Re: got a message from the endo & some questions

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[alldiabeticinternational] got a message from the endo & some questions

He said it will take 2 weeks for the tests to come back? Is that

unusual??

[, Bruce]

No.

[, Bruce]

Why do they want not to believe the meter readings?

[, Bruce] Because the meter is not as precise as the lab.

[Guest guest]

> have had much lower readings than 48. Been in the ER

> more than once, and, by rights, should have been in a

> coma. Hypo can cause a myriad of symptoms-fatigue,

> loss of concentration, dizzy spells, nauesea, shakes

> (mild to severe), blurred vision, vertigo, sudden

> changes in personality (I'm talking like flipping a

> light switch on and off), constant hunger, no hunger,

> irritability, inability to answer or

> think,restlessness and sleeplessness-and on. It is

> very easy to mis-diagnose as something else.

>

I cant seem to get a straight answer from people. My doctor said lower than

50 call an ambulance, but I do live an hour from one. If you were me what " low "

would you call an ambulance at?

[Guest guest]

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> [alldiabeticinternational] got a message from the endo &

some questions

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> He said it will take 2 weeks for the tests to come back? Is that

> unusual??

> [, Bruce]

> No.

(Wayne Carr)

yes & no depending on what the tests were for; most of my test

results come back the next day and the doc calls me and gives me the

actual numbers.

> [, Bruce]

> Why do they want not to believe the meter readings?

> [, Bruce] Because the meter is not as precise as the lab.

(Wayne Carr)

It is not a case of not believing the meter readings even though

there is a possible + or - statistical error factor, it is that they

are only for that small window when they were performed. The HbA1c

test shows your blood glucose average for the last 3 to 4 months.

Taking the average of the meter readings is not the same.

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[Guest guest]

> I cant seem to get a straight answer from people. My doctor said lower than

> 50 call an ambulance, but I do live an hour from one. If you were me what

> " low "

> would you call an ambulance at?

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>

SORRY by " I cant seem to get a straight answer from people " I was

referring to the CDE's, RN's and doctors. Im frustrated by not being given a set

of

straight guidelines, hope no one thought I was talking about you all (email

loop) !!!

[Guest guest]

> 0 I would have myself a snack, do

> you feel your lows coming on? " Hypo's? "   guess the seriousness of it too

> could depend on if you are a T-1 or T-2... I am a T-2

>

that is the scary thing, I dont feel them until it is serious like 40-50 !

[Guest guest]

Morning, I can't really answer your question, as I was never told what was

considered " too " low... but from research, I was always lead to believe

that at 70 or lower you should do something to bring it back up... I have

bottomed out as low as 41, and felt like H.... took more time to get over

the low... personally, if you get below 70 I would have myself a snack, do

you feel your lows coming on? " Hypo's? " guess the seriousness of it too

could depend on if you are a T-1 or T-2... I am a T-2

Carmen

Re: [alldiabeticinternational] got a message from the endo & some

questions

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> > I cant seem to get a straight answer from people. My doctor said lower

than

> > 50 call an ambulance, but I do live an hour from one. If you were me

what

> > " low "

> > would you call an ambulance at?

> >

> >

> SORRY by " I cant seem to get a straight answer from people " I was

> referring to the CDE's, RN's and doctors. Im frustrated by not being given

a set of

> straight guidelines, hope no one thought I was talking about you all

(email

> loop) !!!

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Are you type 1 or type 2? I am type 2 and in your situation,

I would probably want a clarification from my endo. Is his/her

advice to go to the hour-away ER without even going through the

treatment steps for a hypo? If you are well enough to test (to know

that you are below 50), you should be well enough to drink some

sugary juice or suck on a hard candy or glucose tablet. (I even have

a box of Juicy Juice) in my car just in case.) My instructions were

to do that, retest in 15 minutes and, if still below 70, repeat. Then

follow with a nutritious snack to keep from dropping again as soon as

the sugar wears off.

I don't think anyone here would advise you not to do what your doctor

said (after all, we aren't doctors and esp not your doctor!) But

knowing what it would mean to me if the hospital were an hour away, I

would still have some questions and want to discuss it further with

my endo (if I had one. LOL).

Kathie

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> I cant seem to get a straight answer from people. My doctor said

lower than

> 50 call an ambulance, but I do live an hour from one. If you were

me what " low "

> would you call an ambulance at?

>

>

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[Guest guest]

metaylorokc@... wrote:

>[re: hypos] that is the scary thing, I dont feel them until it is serious

>like 40-50 !

After many years of countless hypos, I treat the hypo (symptoms) first and

do the test/research/questioning later or I may not get the chance. But you

have to learn how your own body operates, what warnings it gives you for

what circumstances, etc.

Sandy

T1 - 1979

[Guest guest]

Maybe I can answer this one, being hypoglycemic. 70-130 (I think,

for the high end), would be considered normal. Below 70, you'll want

to eat something to bring it up. Below 50, you in the danger zone.

That's when you call for help. Hope this helps you.

Jo

> Morning, I can't really answer your question, as I was never told

what was

> considered " too " low... but from research, I was always lead to

believe

> that at 70 or lower you should do something to bring it back up...

I have

> bottomed out as low as 41, and felt like H.... took more time to

get over

> the low... personally, if you get below 70 I would have myself a

snack, do

> you feel your lows coming on? " Hypo's? " guess the seriousness of

it too

> could depend on if you are a T-1 or T-2... I am a T-2

>

> Carmen

> Re: [alldiabeticinternational] got a message from the endo

& some

> questions

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> > In a message dated 7/26/04 4:42:00 PM, metaylorokc@a... writes:

> >

> >

> > > I cant seem to get a straight answer from people. My doctor

said lower

> than

> > > 50 call an ambulance, but I do live an hour from one. If you

were me

> what

> > > " low "

> > > would you call an ambulance at?

> > >

> > >

> > SORRY by " I cant seem to get a straight answer from people "

I was

> > referring to the CDE's, RN's and doctors. Im frustrated by not

being given

> a set of

> > straight guidelines, hope no one thought I was talking about you

all

> (email

> > loop) !!!

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Now that I know you are a new-ish Type 1 and more details about what

your endo told you, I must say his/her instructions for when you are

alone make perfect sense to me. Is your son old enough to learn what

to do if you are unalble to treat yourself or call the ambulance? I

taught my 82 year old mother how to give my father (the other

diabetic in the family) a glugogen shot as well as the " trick " of

keeping some tube frosting to spread on his gums if she finds him

passed out (after calling 911, of course).

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> In a message dated 7/27/04 8:28:48 AM, beeper0002@y... writes:

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> > Is his/her

> > advice to go to the hour-away ER without even going through the

> > treatment steps for a hypo?  If you are well enough to test

> >

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> No, the advise was to call an ambulance if Im under 50, and treat

myself for

> the hypo, I can always call an cancel the ambulance, but if I pass

out trying

> to treat a hypo at least that way Im found , these were

instructions for when

> Im home alone with my son, not when my husband is here too. And

because I have

> hypo unawarness, Im a new diabetic (type 1) and my sugars seem to

drop

> quickly. However I hope the later will even out with time, they say

for awhile after

> getting type one the pancreas still tries to put out a little

insulin thus a

> quick hypo.

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