Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Karyn, At first we started at a rate of .9 units an hour. That was too high. So we are now at .7 units while I am on the TPN and then .5 units at night. My pump takes humalog. I change my line every three days. I don't give myself insulin for every carb I eat. I check my sugar before I eat If it is high I will give myself some insulin, if it is normal or close to normal I will wait and see what my sugar is after I eat. Everyone is different. You learn what you can handle and how much insulin you need. I hope I haven't confused you and this helps. But that is still better than 6 shots a day. Now if someone could up with a way to check your blood sugar without sticking yourself would be great. I still have trouble getting my sugar regulated. On Tuesday it ran low, it had got all the way down to 27. And yesterday it ran high. My highest yesterday was 420. Today it seems to be doing ok. I think it is harder for us because we have no pancreas, What do you think? I have to wait 3 to 5 years before I can try the islet cell transplant. I will be glad when I will be able to do that. It is hard being a diabetic. Lots of Love and Hugs, Tammy - TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Karyn, At first we started at a rate of .9 units an hour. That was too high. So we are now at .7 units while I am on the TPN and then .5 units at night. My pump takes humalog. I change my line every three days. I don't give myself insulin for every carb I eat. I check my sugar before I eat If it is high I will give myself some insulin, if it is normal or close to normal I will wait and see what my sugar is after I eat. Everyone is different. You learn what you can handle and how much insulin you need. I hope I haven't confused you and this helps. But that is still better than 6 shots a day. Now if someone could up with a way to check your blood sugar without sticking yourself would be great. I still have trouble getting my sugar regulated. On Tuesday it ran low, it had got all the way down to 27. And yesterday it ran high. My highest yesterday was 420. Today it seems to be doing ok. I think it is harder for us because we have no pancreas, What do you think? I have to wait 3 to 5 years before I can try the islet cell transplant. I will be glad when I will be able to do that. It is hard being a diabetic. Lots of Love and Hugs, Tammy - TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Karyn, At first we started at a rate of .9 units an hour. That was too high. So we are now at .7 units while I am on the TPN and then .5 units at night. My pump takes humalog. I change my line every three days. I don't give myself insulin for every carb I eat. I check my sugar before I eat If it is high I will give myself some insulin, if it is normal or close to normal I will wait and see what my sugar is after I eat. Everyone is different. You learn what you can handle and how much insulin you need. I hope I haven't confused you and this helps. But that is still better than 6 shots a day. Now if someone could up with a way to check your blood sugar without sticking yourself would be great. I still have trouble getting my sugar regulated. On Tuesday it ran low, it had got all the way down to 27. And yesterday it ran high. My highest yesterday was 420. Today it seems to be doing ok. I think it is harder for us because we have no pancreas, What do you think? I have to wait 3 to 5 years before I can try the islet cell transplant. I will be glad when I will be able to do that. It is hard being a diabetic. Lots of Love and Hugs, Tammy - TN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 12, 2002 Report Share Posted December 12, 2002 Tammy, someone has come up with a way to check bloodsugar without sticking yourself. It's called a Glucowatch. If you saw the film Panic Room, the daughter is wearing a watchlike thing that shows her bloodsugar levels. That is the glucowatch. Check it out http://www.glucowatch.com. The main problem is it is to be used in conjunction with your meter as it uses that to calibrate it and it's only available by prescription at this time and it costs $600 just for the watch. I have no idea how much the sensors are and they have to be replaced regularly. They are also only available by prescription. Kimber -- Kimber Vallejo, CA hominid2@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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