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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 12:40pm

well it went very good


my ac1 acct was 5.6 my thyroid is back to normal... huh >>but then I got to hear that my number are not always going to  be like that .


 I am going to start get high or low numbers because right now I am at honeymoon.


 and right know iam olny on  1 -2 units of insulin and that will change  ...that  my number will start change and I will need to be take more insulin ..


so know I want to know how many of you guys get your high and low how many times ..




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Edited 3/26/2008 12:46 pm ET by ivmy2boys


Edited 3/26/2008 3:34 pm ET by ivmy2boys

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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 1:55pm

Can't tell you on the highs and lows.


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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 3:45pm

thank you cheryl


my number have always be very good


it just sometimes this dr make me feel like am going to be in danger or something and my olny fear is pass out when i with my kids and i now the best thing i can do is do what am doing now ...


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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 4:13pm

You are worried about passing out with your kids.... so.. here is what you do.....


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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 4:54pm

My DS was 9 1/2 last year when I was diagnosed. I included him in all the discussions that I had with DH (insofar as DS wanted to listen) so it wasn't a big scary thing. He's watched me test (and double checks to make sure I've tested at least once per day if he's not sure I did - once per day is the current Rx from my endo), he knows that if I say I'm low he needs to help me get something "with carbs" (he went and made me some chocolate milk one time, worked just right, carbs, tasty, a little protein so it wouldn't go too bouncy, and as a liquid it got digested really fast - he was so proud of himself for helping me). He knows that if we're out somewhere and I say "I need food", there's no discussion, I *need* food NOW (so far in this last year, I've never needed to use the glucose tablets I carry since I've usually got something 'food' on hand as well - stuff with carbs plus protein particularly like a fruit and nut bar). He understands what diabetes is, why it's important for me to watch out for certain types of foods, what the "Bad" outcomes could be (a friend lost her eyesight and her kidneys to type 1), and what *we're* doing (not just me) to help me stay as healthy as possible for as long as possible. It's all good information for him since now he's got a higher risk of developing diabetes later in his lifetime so knowing how to keep an eye on carbs (and what carbs are), staying active, etc. is all to the good.

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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 5:31pm

my old son does now what to do how he can help me and what he can do to help me .it just my 4 old he know i have diabetes but i didnt

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Wed, 03-26-2008 - 7:45pm

Obvoiusly at 4 he isn't going to be able to give you a shot or test your glucose.


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Thu, 03-27-2008 - 12:20am

Cheryl is correct about giving you something with carbs in it. You can survive a high blood sugar but a low one can cause really nasty complications.


I think your children are old enough to start learning what they need to know to take care of you and how to correctly eat and exercise to prevent their becoming diabetic. Yes, there are 4 years old that have dialed 911 when their mommy was in trouble. But it most important for them to see you taking care of yourself and enjoying your life even though you have a chronic disease. Take them with you when you go for your walks etc.


It looks like you are doing really well. My insulin doseage got up to 28 units per day but is now back down to 22. Since my husband was so ill with his 37 blood sugar, I have been unwilling to let mine get as low as it used to. I had my lab work done on Monday and I go to the doctor this next month. I will let you know what my readings are. I am hoping that I am still in the 6.4 range. I have managed to lose a little more weight which should get me brownie points from my endo!


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Thu, 03-27-2008 - 7:53am

I do tell my boys about my diabetes.my older son knows what to do if something happens to me .I think I have be do really good with my numbers and I going to keep on doing what am doing to keep it that way


it just the way the Dr told me that my number are not going to stay this way it not always going to be this easy for you that I am going to have to take more insulin I just got a bit upset

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Thu, 03-27-2008 - 10:23am

Good Morning,


Insulin is a wonderful drug and life saver for many of us but it does cause weight gain. I have been successful in not gaining weight because I have decreased my eating and because I go to the gym 4-5 days per week. It has been a struggle because of the episodes of hypoglycemia which, of course, you treat with food. Since you are small and thin, I can only suggest that you increase the exercise and perhaps that will have the side benefit of helping you not to need to increase your insulin. I do think that you can get on a stable dosage of insulin but like everything else with this disease over time you will need to change that as this is a progressive disease. But in the meantime you can sail along for quite awhile in a stable state.


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