Pancreatitis Induced Diabetes

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You wrote, " The one time I started to just feel like I do when I " think " its

too low, and yep, it was at 59, which is low for me. So I ate a snack, and

checked it an hour or so later & it was up to 101. "

I am glad that your sugar responded well and went to a nice 101. It couldn't

be much more perfect!

I thought would share the American Diabetes Association (ADA)

recommendations for treating low BS. They state that you should take 15 carbs

and recheck

you blood sugar in 15 minutes. That way you will be able to document what

occurred and be able to establish your correction ratio. The other thing, more

importantly, is that you will be more likely to avoid overcorrection and going

too high, then necessitating insulin.

Of course, if your BS is below 50 then you may want to take 30 carbs, wait

15 minutes, recheck your sugar. Eventually you will know your correction ratio

and will be able to treat lows in that manner. For instance, I have

hypoglycemia unawareness, noticing low BS at ~44. I now know that it takes 55

carbs to

bring my BS to 110.

There really is not anything that works for one person that will exactly

work for another. And, what works for me one day, usually does not the next.

Karyn E. , RN

Executive Director, PAI

Indianapolis, Indiana