Re: Important insulin shot q.

[Guest guest]

I'm a newbie like you are, but if it were me, I'd skip the shot and check my

sugar again first thing in the morning to see if it went up overnight or

stayed pretty much the same. I know some folks have the dawn affect where

their sugar goes up overnight but Personally, I don't have that.

Rick

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From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Mark Ruth

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:05 PM

To: blind diabetics

Subject: Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar

of 89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to

the office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I

started taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to

night. once before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that

night as well the 17 units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole

orange and it went back up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at

65. actually I never felt shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I

shouldn't take my 17 units to night at dinner with it being at 89 right now.

I know none of you are doctor's and I do understand that, but just asking

for some educated advice if you get this before I do my shot or not do my

shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hi Rick,

When did you become a diabetic?

Becky

Important insulin shot q.

>

>

>

>

>

> my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

> closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a

> sugar

> of 89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers

> to

> the office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I

> started taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner

> to

> night. once before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that

> night as well the 17 units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a

> whole

> orange and it went back up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did

> at

> 65. actually I never felt shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion

> I

> shouldn't take my 17 units to night at dinner with it being at 89 right

> now.

> I know none of you are doctor's and I do understand that, but just asking

> for some educated advice if you get this before I do my shot or not do my

> shot. thanks.

>

>

[Guest guest]

If the soup has rice or noodles in it, it is probably okay to take the

insulin. You need to take the insulin at some point or your sugar will go

up during the night. If there is no carb in your soup, you probably should

eat a piece of bread or fruit. Be sure and check before bed and eat

something else if it is still low.

_____

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Mark Ruth

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 3:05 PM

To: blind diabetics

Subject: Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar

of 89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to

the office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I

started taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to

night. once before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that

night as well the 17 units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole

orange and it went back up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at

65. actually I never felt shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I

shouldn't take my 17 units to night at dinner with it being at 89 right now.

I know none of you are doctor's and I do understand that, but just asking

for some educated advice if you get this before I do my shot or not do my

shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

no rice and no pasta. just veggies and turkey, but I did eat 4 small wedges

of an orange. I do check at eight before I go to bed and if it is still low I do

eat some more orange to be safe. thank you very much.

Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar

of 89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to

the office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I

started taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to

night. once before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that

night as well the 17 units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole

orange and it went back up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at

65. actually I never felt shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I

shouldn't take my 17 units to night at dinner with it being at 89 right now.

I know none of you are doctor's and I do understand that, but just asking

for some educated advice if you get this before I do my shot or not do my

shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

We were out this evening and I missed your request for help. You've already

turned in for the night. I would have suggested cutting your dosage from 17 to

say, 14 or so. And, perhaps adding some carbohydrate in the form of fruit or a

starchy veggie like peas, or a serving of a healthy fiber bread product like

grain bread or brown rice. Eliminating 17 units is probably not the best thing,

but you are a t2 and you'll have a different reaction than I, as a t1, would

have.

Dave

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Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar of

89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to the

office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I started

taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to night. once

before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that night as well the 17

units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole orange and it went back

up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at 65. actually I never felt

shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I shouldn't take my 17 units to

night at dinner with it being at 89 right now. I know none of you are doctor's

and I do understand that, but just asking for some educated advice if you get

this before I do my shot or not do my shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

Hello. You probably have had your shot by now but here is my advice

for the future.

I would not take any insulin if it is that low.

scott

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[Guest guest]

They told me not to take my oral medication if I got a low reading.

But I have to be careful because it will say Low without a good sample. So

I would only believe it if it says a number. It also says Your blood

Glucose and says a number. If it is a low sample it just says Blood Glucose

Low.

Re: Important insulin shot q.

> Hello. You probably have had your shot by now but here is my advice

> for the future.

> I would not take any insulin if it is that low.

> scott

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[Guest guest]

Hi Becky.

I was diagnosed T2 way back in 95 but had it pretty much under control with

oral meds and diet up until a few months ago. I started using Insulin last

month in a very low 10 unit dose once every evening for now.

Rick

From: blind-diabetics

[mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Becky McCullough

Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 6:29 PM

To: blind-diabetics

Subject: Re: Important insulin shot q.

Hi Rick,

When did you become a diabetic?

Becky

Important insulin shot q.

>

>

>

>

>

> my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

> closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a

> sugar

> of 89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers

> to

> the office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I

> started taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner

> to

> night. once before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that

> night as well the 17 units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a

> whole

> orange and it went back up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did

> at

> 65. actually I never felt shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion

> I

> shouldn't take my 17 units to night at dinner with it being at 89 right

> now.

> I know none of you are doctor's and I do understand that, but just asking

> for some educated advice if you get this before I do my shot or not do my

> shot. thanks.

>

>

[Guest guest]

000000 well I done what I believed was the best for me at the time. I cut my

dose to 12 instead of 17. I checked my sugar at eight when we get ready for bed

and it was 96. I ate nothing and went to bed. this morning my sugar was 98. I

faxed in my numbers for the past 3 days so the doc can decide how to adjust the

dose. it all worked out fine, but thanks to all anyway. I'm new at this insulin

pen stuff and learning from you guys and on the fly by watching my numbers each

day. they are all coming down and my average is slowly dropping. I do a weekly

average for my self so I will see what is happening. plus I keep a meal note

book of what I had and the sugar reading of that meal before and after. this way

if it is to low or to high I will know exactly what I ate and make the

adjustments I need to make. until I get a handle on it all I must do all this to

know where I've been and where I'm going. right now instead of just the four

times per day of finger sticking, I'm probably doing more like ten times. it is

kind of funny though when your meter gives you a reading that you think it to

high or low. so you do it again and maybe even a third time. none of the numbers

will ever agree. they may be close if your sugar is in that range, but other

then this not enough blood will make the numbers way off. as many times as I

have been checking the past 23 days it is getting harder to find a spot on a

finger that will give up the blood easy and quickly. hot water does help and

milking the finger helps as well. it certainly is a good thing that my prodigy

meter gives me a few minutes to get blood on the strip before it turns it self

off. there are times when I need the whole few minutes. remember, I'm still a

work in progress. have had diabetes since 2002, but never cared like I do now.

well like they say, better late then never!

Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar of

89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to the

office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I started

taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to night. once

before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that night as well the 17

units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole orange and it went back

up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at 65. actually I never felt

shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I shouldn't take my 17 units to

night at dinner with it being at 89 right now. I know none of you are doctor's

and I do understand that, but just asking for some educated advice if you get

this before I do my shot or not do my shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

Yu did good, Mark. You'll find, as a type 2, even though you're on insulin, your

bg readings will tend to be more consistent. There are things I liked about my

Prodigy Voice, but since I've been using the Solo V2, I have grown to appreciate

it's " insufficient blood " warning message. You might want to consider switching

to the Solo V2 at some point if you find you constantly have trouble getting

good blood samples.

Dave

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SWEET MUSIC -- October, 2012

A TIME TO HEAL -- February, 2013

OUT OF THE DESERT -- July, 2013

A TIME TO DANCE -- November, 2013

Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar of

89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to the

office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I started

taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to night. once

before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that night as well the 17

units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole orange and it went back

up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at 65. actually I never felt

shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I shouldn't take my 17 units to

night at dinner with it being at 89 right now. I know none of you are doctor's

and I do understand that, but just asking for some educated advice if you get

this before I do my shot or not do my shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

I may do this when I run out of my strips that I got now. this is a bad thing

about the prodigy. you don't know if you have enough blood or not except by the

reading you get.

Important insulin shot q.

my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is now

closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units with a sugar of

89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3 days of numbers to the

office tomorrow so they can see how much lower they have got since I started

taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of turkey soup for dinner to night. once

before when it was this low at dinner and I had a soup that night as well the 17

units took it down to 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole orange and it went back

up to 95. I felt better with it at 95 then I did at 65. actually I never felt

shaky or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I shouldn't take my 17 units to

night at dinner with it being at 89 right now. I know none of you are doctor's

and I do understand that, but just asking for some educated advice if you get

this before I do my shot or not do my shot. thanks.

[Guest guest]

Well keep up the good work. It sounds like u are doing just fine.

Isn't it nice to have normal blood sugars?

later

scott

Original message:

> 000000 well I done what I believed was the best for me at the time. I

> cut my dose to 12 instead of 17. I checked my sugar at eight when we

> get ready for bed and it was 96. I ate nothing and went to bed. this

> morning my sugar was 98. I faxed in my numbers for the past 3 days so

> the doc can decide how to adjust the dose. it all worked out fine, but

> thanks to all anyway. I'm new at this insulin pen stuff and learning

> from you guys and on the fly by watching my numbers each day. they are

> all coming down and my average is slowly dropping. I do a weekly

> average for my self so I will see what is happening. plus I keep a meal

> note book of what I had and the sugar reading of that meal before and

> after. this way if it is to low or to high I will know exactly what I

> ate and make the adjustments I need to make. until I get a handle on it

> all I must do all this to know where I've been and where I'm going.

> right now instead of just the four times per day of finger sticking,

> I'm probably doing more like ten times. it is kind of funny though when

> your meter gives you a reading that you think it to high or low. so you

> do it again and maybe even a third time. none of the numbers will ever

> agree. they may be close if your sugar is in that range, but other then

> this not enough blood will make the numbers way off. as many times as I

> have been checking the past 23 days it is getting harder to find a spot

> on a finger that will give up the blood easy and quickly. hot water

> does help and milking the finger helps as well. it certainly is a good

> thing that my prodigy meter gives me a few minutes to get blood on the

> strip before it turns it self off. there are times when I need the

> whole few minutes. remember, I'm still a work in progress. have had

> diabetes since 2002, but never cared like I do now. well like they say,

> better late then never!

> Important insulin shot q.

> my sugar right now before my shot of 17 units is 89. the doc office is

> now closed or I could ask them. should I go on and take my 17 units

> with a sugar of 89 or skip the dose to night? I'm faxing in the past 3

> days of numbers to the office tomorrow so they can see how much lower

> they have got since I started taking the cinnamon. I'm having a bowl of

> turkey soup for dinner to night. once before when it was this low at

> dinner and I had a soup that night as well the 17 units took it down to

> 65 by bed time, so I ate a whole orange and it went back up to 95. I

> felt better with it at 95 then I did at 65. actually I never felt shaky

> or bad, but I think in my personal opinion I shouldn't take my 17 units

> to night at dinner with it being at 89 right now. I know none of you

> are doctor's and I do understand that, but just asking for some

> educated advice if you get this before I do my shot or not do my shot. thanks.

>