Comments on: So Much For Control

By: Elizabeth Joy

Elizabeth Joy — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:07:52 +0000

First of all, great numbers. Really and truly. And waking up a little high isn’t the end of the world…The end of (your) world would be if you hadn’t eaten enough and then didn’t wake up at all, right?

Have you tried splitting your Lantus dose? Most people need to do that, both because it doesn’t actually last 24 hours and because it peaks something awful–as I guess you realize–despite what they say. Taking half in the morning & half at dinnertime really helps with that, keeps things steadier. Levemir also works better for a lot of people, with less of a peak, so you might want to give that a try. The other option might be to take Lantus in the AM instead of at night–That’s what I used to do, to keep from going low overnight…It’s crappy to have to go bed high to prevent going low (and then go low later anyway.)

/My pseudo-CDE spiel…

By: Casey

Casey — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:19:52 +0000

great post. really great post.
im sorry about the low and the resulting high. you are doing the right thing by testing and catching trends. I hope you and not house can come up with a better plan…

By: Tabatha

Tabatha — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 16:05:33 +0000

What do you have against mayo?

Is it weird that I’m jealous you can even test? I don’t know where my meter is anymore and although I just unearthed some lancets, they don’t do me much good without the rest of the accoutrements. And of course, I’m having numbness issues again in my hands and feet. I’m telling myself it’s the cold and living in a drafty, not-completely-walled-in-yet house.

And nevermind shaking from what I’m 99% sure is a low but not being able to check or really do anything about it because I’m watching a nine-month-old do the same thing in his highchair and I just pray I don’t burn myself again while cooking something for him, or god forbid, burn him. Talk about lowered mental capacity stacked with panic.

It doesn’t help that groceries are a bit sparse around these parts, especially in the quick-fix department. Such is the life, I guess.

Btw, I never found out what my new A1C was. I suspect not awesome.

On the upside, tomorrow is the first night of Hanukkah and Kyle gets paid so maybe I can make some rugelach which would just make me smile. I refuse to do the roast again. That was a disaster. And I still don’t really have a functional dining room to serve a holiday meal at, so there’s that.

Okay, I’m rambling. Time to eat.

By: sajabla

sajabla — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:29:51 +0000

I keep life savers in my car. They don’t melt or freeze, and before I leave for my 70 minute drive home on Tuesdays and Thursdays, I test. If I’m below 120, I pop one in my mouth. At 30 miles, another. At 60 miles, another. I’m usually not over 150 by the time I arrive home, and I’d prefer 150 to 53 on the interstate any day. Although I have the luxury of driving through southern Missouri pastures and a few gas stations that are easily accessible on my way.

Just a suggestion…

By: Crystal

Crystal — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:01:15 +0000

For years I could not eat cereal with milk. Now I just don’t eat cereal, always raises my blood sugar no matter what I do.

Now to these numbers — holy Awesome batman! Have ya seen mine?!
Right, NO comparing. Hear that? NO comparing!

You are doing what you need to do. Oh crap. I hate sounding like a broken record. So, I will stop. You know what I am going to say. You’ve heard it, read it.

As to the lows. You are not the only one who feels like that. I fear lows because of the loss of control. 15 grams, 15 mins. HA HA HA HA! Who in their right mind? Oh, okay, some can. I have. Sometimes. Not always. It’s ok.

One of the Hardest things to learn to do when managing T1 is dealing with a number then Moving On. I have my days But it’s important to see it as just that, a number. No emotion, No feeling tied to it. No one number makes you this or that, it certainly Never makes you less than or a failure.

You’re human. Numbers get whacky. There are so many variables to consider, not just carb and insulin intake.

What you should try to focus on is your awareness of you. That is a Win. You are aware. You are paying attention. Oh crap, back to being a broken record.

Ok, I’m done.
Hang tough man. And Try, okay, Try to not be so hard on yourself.
And for good measure (thank a friend a Dmob has not been formed, yet that is) –
*slap*
Okay, on with your day.