RE: Update On 's And My Medical Situation

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I think she got mixed up there. The pancreatitis could be giving him the

high blood sugar.

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From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of dave Bond

Sent: Monday, August 01, 2011 7:54 AM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Update On 's And My Medical Situation

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Found his blood sugar to be " very low? " And they're giving him insulin, when

he is not eating? Yu must have meant found his bg high, but if he's not

eating, I'm not sure.

Insulin should be given based on his blood sugars, and I would think, if

they were significantly high. What are they looking like?

Dave

" ...In this world you will have trouble. But take heart! I have overcome the

world. " [ 16:33]

Update On 's And My Medical Situation

Hello All,

I am sorry I have not been around much lately. The friend who usually keeps

everyone updated is not in here but those of you guys who do hear from her

when I am not around the computer are free to share her updates in here

about me and .

We took back to the hospital by ambulance on July 20 and he is in his

third room. He is severely malnourished because he was refusing to eat at

home. They also found his blood sugar to be very low and have been giving

him several units of insulin a day. He is having problems with pancreatitis

and they had to take him to Ford Hospital in Detroit for an endoscopic

ultrasound. Ever since then his lungs have been sounding awful and they are

now giving him breathing treatments again. They were going to put a feeding

tube in him today but have postponed it because of his lungs.

Meanwhile, I have an infection in my heel and cellulitis and I am on

antibiotics, pills for pain and inflamation, and one glyburide per day.

I did get my test strips and lancets taken care of finally and it went

through CCS Medical. I am still having problems getting enough of a blood

sample on the strip. At the hospital I have been letting others do my

testing with my meter and they can always get it with one poke, so I am

still not sure what I am doing wrong. I sometimes take two or three pokes.

I mostly am hanging around 180 to 209 or so testing two hours after a meal

or just before it is time to take the medicine.

It is kind of ironic that I have been dreading insulin and now they are

giving it to .

I really hope they do not have to put him on a ventilator again.

Of course he would not be able to communicate with me at all if they did

that.

The good thing is that when I had that Dopler done they found no blood

clots. The leg and heel really hurt and it is impossible to stay completely

off of it with him in the hospital.

They did say that if I would have gotten admitted they probably could have

put us in the same room.

So I stay some nights in a chair or a little bit on the other bed if there

is no room mate.

It is a little harder to control my diet when on the run so much. But I am

trying.

Lora Leggett