Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 > > > > Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ > > To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe > Hope you come back soon! > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 3, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted 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). - - - - - Lokrin (TechAss) Technical Assailant http://lokrin.net - - - - --- Outgoing male is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.525 / Virus Database: 322 - Release Date: 03/10/09 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted 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. Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 13, 2003 Report Share Posted 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. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted 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. Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted 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. Diabetes homepage: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/diabetes/ To unsubscribe to this group, send an email to: diabetes-unsubscribe Hope you come back soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2003 Report Share Posted December 10, 2003 I'm sorry, Terri, I can't relate any experience with a cholangitis episode that long. My two episodes were fairly severe, with high fever, chills and jaundice that put me in the hospital. Arne 52 - UC 9/77 - PSC 4/00 Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota -----Original Message----- From: Haarburger Hi every one I know I have ask several times before but hopefully something will come up now that I havnt tried. Well I have had a cholangitis attack 5 days out of this past week. And I would just appretiate any thing on how to deal with this,I dont really want to know about medication more about methods,like how you lie when you are having an attack etc. Hope all is well will you! TerrI(14) South Africa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 11, 2003 Report Share Posted December 11, 2003 Hi arne well I find when I have my cholangitis atttacks, I shack,uncontrollably, do you know why that would happen?Thanks for the reply! Hope all is well with you! Terri(14) South Africa RE: question > I'm sorry, Terri, I can't relate any experience with a cholangitis episode > that long. My two episodes were fairly severe, with high fever, chills and > jaundice that put me in the hospital. > > > Arne > 52 - UC 9/77 - PSC 4/00 > Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Haarburger > > Hi every one I know I have ask several times before but hopefully something > will come up now that I havnt tried. Well I have had a cholangitis attack 5 > days out of this past week. And I would just appretiate any thing on how to > deal with this,I dont really want to know about medication more about > methods,like how you lie when you are having an attack etc. > > Hope all is well will you! > TerrI(14) > South Africa > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Try http://ibscrohns.about.com/cs/otherdiseases/a/stoolcolors.htm or http://www.medhelp.org/forums/gastro/archive/1411.html - sounds innocent. Arne52 - UC 9/77 - PSC 4/00Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota From: TJ & Barb Henshaw I know cyber space is probably empty today with this being New Year’s Eve…but I have a question. When a BM is yellow/green it means bile isn’t getting through to turn it brown. But where is/has the bile gone? Jaundice isn’t any worse then before…so where is the bile? Barb in Texas - Son Ken (29) UC 91 PSC 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2003 Report Share Posted December 31, 2003 Or http://www.drhull.com/EncyMaster/S/stool_green.html, http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/pa/pa_uncstool_hhg.htm. I had some black pumpernickel bread once that definitely was not digested (never had it again). Arne52 - UC 9/77 - PSC 4/00Alive and (mostly) well in Minnesota From: TJ & Barb Henshaw I know cyber space is probably empty today with this being New Year’s Eve…but I have a question. When a BM is yellow/green it means bile isn’t getting through to turn it brown. But where is/has the bile gone? Jaundice isn’t any worse then before…so where is the bile? Barb in Texas - Son Ken (29) UC 91 PSC 99 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2004 Report Share Posted January 11, 2004 Remember one of the problems associated with PSC is the fact that the bile is not being delivered to your body as it should be. That means the small intestine does not utilize the food you eat in a proper manner. When this happens you can loose weight simply because the nutrients are not properly be absorbed into your body but passed out instead. I went from 157 lbs to 94 lbs. I am now back to 104 lbs. It is frustrating when your body doesn't use the food you ingest as it should. This is true even if you eat the best diet you can so it becomes extremely important that you do eat properly. That is the way I understand it. Rob King, PSC since 2000 undiagnosed. diagnosed 2003, Gallbladder removed 2000. Bowel obstruction 2002. Itching forever. ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2005 Report Share Posted October 29, 2005 I know they send out a messaged for a scheduled chat on Wednesday nights but I don't know how many attend. Perhaps people who are interested in a chat night could message the moderators and they could start hosting a chat night?? I think it would be a great idea. N. > > Hi, > Does anyone go in the chat room here? I've been in a few times, but no > one else is there. I may be doing something wrong. > Thanks, > T-bird > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 26, 2008 Report Share Posted June 26, 2008 Hello everyone. As most of you know I am now in the middle of a divorce and although there is not much to fight over we evidentally have to fight it out and make this as horrible as possible. I stopped taking his calls because I couldn't deal with the screaming, threats, and all the colorful names he has come up with for me. It's hard to believe that 20 days ago he cuddled up next to me and professed his love the night before I got served. He needs to drag the divorce out as long as possible so that he and his daughter (the one not still with me) can keep their insurance since it is my job that affords it to them. This costs me an extra $700 a month that I don't have, but I don't think he cares. Oh wait, he told me he doesn't care, my children and I do not need to eat or be able to pay the bills. He took everything he wanted when he left, some of which wasn't his to take. In a 5 minute conversation he says he'll being it all back then I'll do something " wrong " or not follow directions and he'll get mad and say I have to fight him for it and he's taking half of everything that's left here. The stuff he's making me argue over were gifts from my parents to my children, camping gear, video games, etc. Gee, I wonder why my blood pressure is high. I'm a poster child for an emotionally abusive relationship, and of course I am just now seeing it. In one of his tirades he threw it in my face how miserable I am, all I do is cry, blah, blah. OK, if someone screamed in your face, yelled at you constantly, put you down, never let you be right even when you were, among a million other things, wouldn't you be a little sad? I was on the highest doses of a few different anti-depress. and they just wouldn't work, I couldn't snap out of it (in hindsight, now I see why). The point is, I haven't taken one since he left and other than the anxiety boiling over constantly, and if you saw what was left of my paycheck after health ins you'd understand!) I'm fine! Other than the normal sadness over losing my marriage, as messed up as it was, I'm fine! I find that very amusing that what he says is one of the big reasons he couldn't stand being with me anymore left when he did. Anyway, back to the question. He told a couple friends and family that (and I quote) I drive around all drugged up, popping pills with my kids in the car and children & families should be aware. OK, first of all, this was never an issue when his other daughter needed a ride somewhere, but that's not the point. Despite what he seems to keep repeating, I do not " pop pills " , I take my meds. I ALWAYS take them exactly as perscribed and I NEVER take anything other than what I'm supposed to take. As I'm sure most of you have experienced after taking something for while, I do not get high or buzzed or anything else from my pills. If I felt I was the slightest bit foggy from them I would never drive at all let alone put my children in the car. My question is, is there anything behind this threat? I do take narcotics and drive, but so does most of the people in pain management. Should I be worried about this? As usual, thank you for listening and for your help. in FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2008 Report Share Posted June 28, 2008 > Simply call your Human Resources department at your employer (or > whoever handles your insurance enrollments) and tell them you need to > drop your family coverage and keep only individual coverage. It > should be significantly less expensive. Tell them there has been a > change in family status - a divorce proceeding with him moving out > should qualify - and therefore they should make the change > immediately. They are required by law not to make you wait until the > next enrollment period to make a change in coverage when there is a > qualified change in family status. Cheryl- Believe me when I say I have tried! It is a law, maybe only in Florida although our corporate office is in AZ, that you cannot change the status of your benefits except during open enrollment and if you have an IRS qualifying life change, marriage, divorce, birth, etc. Until the divorce is final I have no choice but to keep them covered, which is the reason he wants to drag it out. I did file a motion for relief with the court to force him to have to pay for at least their share until the divorce is final. I'm hoping that if he has to pay he'll be more inclined to speed things up. in FL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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