Re: Back Again!!! for Heidi

[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi,

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" I lost the thread of your story when you started talking about high

> blood sugars and needing help with how to do blood sugar

> tests. Are you newly diabetic, or what is going on there? If you

> need any help with diabetes questions or blood glucose

> questions, throw them at me and I'll do my best to help you

> through that. "

I just realized you had replied, and I missed it...sorry! When the

docs at the hospital started me on Decadron, they said it could

increase my blood sugars. I have never had any high blood

sugars,ever. But sure enough, by the second day, I had fasting sugars

of >200. They only had to give insulin 2-3 times...but it kind of

freaked me out. Then the " Diabetic Educator " came in for about 5

minutes and tried to explain how to do the fingerstick and run the

test. I hadn't even gotten my machine, and she had no idea which one

I would be getting. She just said, " it's not that hard, just read the

instructions and call the 800 # on the box if you have any problems.

That may not sound like much, but I was getting this plus my home PCA

instructions and new med schedule all thrown at me at once trying to

get me discharged to my apartment alone. I was a basket case by the

time it was all over. Thank the Lord a friend of mine called some

mutual friends that work in a doctor's office, and they came right

over and helped me get it all sorted out. Anyway...that's the story!

Be Blessed,

Diane H

TN State Rep

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[Guest guest]

Hi Heidi,

>

" I lost the thread of your story when you started talking about high

> blood sugars and needing help with how to do blood sugar

> tests. Are you newly diabetic, or what is going on there? If you

> need any help with diabetes questions or blood glucose

> questions, throw them at me and I'll do my best to help you

> through that. "

I just realized you had replied, and I missed it...sorry! When the

docs at the hospital started me on Decadron, they said it could

increase my blood sugars. I have never had any high blood

sugars,ever. But sure enough, by the second day, I had fasting sugars

of >200. They only had to give insulin 2-3 times...but it kind of

freaked me out. Then the " Diabetic Educator " came in for about 5

minutes and tried to explain how to do the fingerstick and run the

test. I hadn't even gotten my machine, and she had no idea which one

I would be getting. She just said, " it's not that hard, just read the

instructions and call the 800 # on the box if you have any problems.

That may not sound like much, but I was getting this plus my home PCA

instructions and new med schedule all thrown at me at once trying to

get me discharged to my apartment alone. I was a basket case by the

time it was all over. Thank the Lord a friend of mine called some

mutual friends that work in a doctor's office, and they came right

over and helped me get it all sorted out. Anyway...that's the story!

Be Blessed,

Diane H

TN State Rep

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