Guest guest Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 I may be slow, but I finally get it. Once I saw a lister here who complained I am not a number. While you may not be a number, your glr readings are, and so is your A1C's. What is the highest glr you can recall? What is the lowest glr you can recall? What is the highest A1C you can recall? What is the lowest A1C you can recall? The highest glr I can recall was 388 and the lowest glr I can recall was 38, even though I did not see this last number it was just told to me via an emergency doctor who said it was 38. I don't recall it because I was unconscious at the time. .. help us out here, Harry " Gordon Prescott says that four walls and a ceiling is all there is to architecture. The floor is optional. All the rest is capitalistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 The highest number for me goes back to the early 80s, before I had a meter. When I would get my annual physical, which included fasting blood work. The number in my head is somewhere around 460. I think I had a couple years around this same number. That's it, a once a year number! Now, the lowest, like Harry, happened one time, after I passed out, and the paramedics checked it. It was 14. I'm not sure how many times I've passed out due to low blood sugar since 1967 when diagnosed, but while not overly that many times, it's probably been around half-a-dozen times. A couple times leading to automobile crashes. And only this time when I was 14 as a mature adult (I had a crash or 2 in my early 20s). I've had many readings in the 20s and 30s, where I've been barely symptomatic. This was years ago before I finally got myself under much better control. As far as highs, these days, while I still hit the 200s several times a week, it's rare, and I take some Humalog and get it down within hours. Dave Visit 's web site at: http://www.authordavidbond.com " Like " at his Facebook author page: <http://www.facebook.com/pages/-Bond/161496407291957> Bond From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Harry Bates Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 2:18 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: establishing limits I may be slow, but I finally get it. Once I saw a lister here who complained I am not a number. While you may not be a number, your glr readings are, and so is your A1C's. What is the highest glr you can recall? What is the lowest glr you can recall? What is the highest A1C you can recall? What is the lowest A1C you can recall? The highest glr I can recall was 388 and the lowest glr I can recall was 38, even though I did not see this last number it was just told to me via an emergency doctor who said it was 38. I don't recall it because I was unconscious at the time. .. help us out here, Harry " Gordon Prescott says that four walls and a ceiling is all there is to architecture. The floor is optional. All the rest is capitalistic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 My highest readings have been over the limit the meter would read, somewhere over 33.3 mmol/L or 600 mg/dl. I've seen readings like that a few times, mostly during periods when I am burned out and eat something but forget to take insulin to cover it. My lowest reading in memory was 1.2 mmol/L or 21 mg/dl, shortly after diagnosis at age 9. I felt perfectly fine. I have been unconscious or semi-conscious on numerous occasions from lows, but during these times no one tested my blood sugar, so I don't know how low it was. Despite using a pump, being meticulous about counting carbohydrates (and limiting them to around 100g per day), and exercising regularly, I still go high and/or low every day. It's a rare event when I can go a day without going over 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dl) or below 3.9 mmol/L (70 mg/dl), and it gets frustrating at times. I am constantly striving to become one of those who manages to only hit those types of numbers only once or twice a week. I usually hit the high teens (300s mg/dl) and the low 2s (40s mg/dl) once or twice a week, but fortunately not daily. Jen -- The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. --Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Jen, no doubt your hormones are not helping. You're still relatively young, and I think you'll find your blood sugars will begin to settle a little as you age. It is sooooo frustrating, though. Just the other day, I couldn't get into the triple digits all day. Not until over night, and then I couldn't get back down until the middle of the next day. Dave Visit 's web site at: http://www.authordavidbond.com " Like " at his Facebook author page: <http://www.facebook.com/pages/-Bond/161496407291957> Bond From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Jesso Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 6:02 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: establishing limits My highest readings have been over the limit the meter would read, somewhere over 33.3 mmol/L or 600 mg/dl. I've seen readings like that a few times, mostly during periods when I am burned out and eat something but forget to take insulin to cover it. My lowest reading in memory was 1.2 mmol/L or 21 mg/dl, shortly after diagnosis at age 9. I felt perfectly fine. I have been unconscious or semi-conscious on numerous occasions from lows, but during these times no one tested my blood sugar, so I don't know how low it was. Despite using a pump, being meticulous about counting carbohydrates (and limiting them to around 100g per day), and exercising regularly, I still go high and/or low every day. It's a rare event when I can go a day without going over 11.1 mmol/L (200 mg/dl) or below 3.9 mmol/L (70 mg/dl), and it gets frustrating at times. I am constantly striving to become one of those who manages to only hit those types of numbers only once or twice a week. I usually hit the high teens (300s mg/dl) and the low 2s (40s mg/dl) once or twice a week, but fortunately not daily. Jen -- The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. --Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I know exactly what you guys are talking about. Even I as old as I am was brought up in a generation that was always " pushing the envelop " or in the Eagles song taking it to the limit one more time. Hopefully, one will soon learn to stick within reasonable limits like my indocrinologist suggests. A low of 80 and a high of 180, but i disagree with her recommendations about grams of carbs to consume at each meal 60, which always pushes my glucose level above 200 and nearing 300 sometimes. However I do not exercise, and maybe this is the reason she makes such a recommendation, thinking I should exercise like Mark or some others here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 I think you are right about the hormones contributing. I think they play havoc with my blood sugars, my pump settings are always changing ... From other women with Type 1 in their 30s I've talked to, it seems to be the hardest time with blood sugar control outside of adolescence and pregnancy! Jen -- The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the best of everything they have. --Unknown Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Harry, you are ultimately the one in control. Cut back on those carbs and check your blood sugars more frequently to see exactly what's going on. I have to agree, 4 slices of bread at a meal if you are fairly sedentary is too many carbs. Dave Visit 's web site at: http://www.authordavidbond.com " Like " at his Facebook author page: <http://www.facebook.com/pages/-Bond/161496407291957> Bond From: blind-diabetics [mailto:blind-diabetics ] On Behalf Of Harry Bates Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2012 9:31 PM To: blind-diabetics Subject: Re: establishing limits I know exactly what you guys are talking about. Even I as old as I am was brought up in a generation that was always " pushing the envelop " or in the Eagles song taking it to the limit one more time. Hopefully, one will soon learn to stick within reasonable limits like my indocrinologist suggests. A low of 80 and a high of 180, but i disagree with her recommendations about grams of carbs to consume at each meal 60, which always pushes my glucose level above 200 and nearing 300 sometimes. However I do not exercise, and maybe this is the reason she makes such a recommendation, thinking I should exercise like Mark or some others here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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