TO

[Guest guest]

Hey :

When is the hurricaine season over there anyway? I am coming no

matter when he tells me to come.

If this year he won't take the referral from the PCP I will go to

the GI doc and get a referral.

I use to just have the awful attacks of SOD, " pain from the sky " ,

leave like it came no warning. I too was told irritable bowel. Not

until I got pancreatitis and they sent me to MUSC and they diagnosed

SOD, did I put 2 and 2 together and figure out that was the horrible

pain. Had they known what the pain was and could have treated it I

wouldn't have gotten the pancreatitis. I believe it was caused from

a hysterectomy I had when I was 28 years old. The pain started a

week after I got home. I think all that banging around in there

started it. As I have said in the past, ?I have been very fortunate

and have not had the problems some of you have had although I have

been one sick cookie at times. Last year was enough to scare me not

to fool with this stuff. I had the acute attack, lungs filled with

fluid, oxygen sats going down quickly, hemorrhagic gastritis, you

name it.

I have taken Aleve before but I was not as " pancreas aware " at the

time and could have been causing attacks too. I have had to do this

bit by bit and believe me I put nothing new in my mouth if I don't

have to. My pancreas gets kicked off by drugs and smells anything

weird or new. I won't take an anti-inflammatory again. I think

sometimes one thing mixed with other factors just causes the

pancreas to totally screw up. I had other factors going on, lots of

stress and the mix is lethal!

Take care . I hope to see you soon!

Kaye

In pancreatitis , " " <cdrrn@c...> wrote:

> but do wait until the weather cools and this hurricane season is

> kaput! What a year. I was like you, with atttacks that occurred

> once a year or so that would lay me up for a week to 10 days.

That

> was a long time ago and even tho I went to bookoo doctors nobody

ever

> checked for pancreatitis. Not until my gallbladder was removed

and

> then it was just SOD they were looking for. Boy were we

surprised.

> I went down hill very rapidly after that. Anywayyyy, that is

ancient

> history. I am glad youare feeling better. Have you ever taken

any

> other Naproxum Sodium products ie: Aleve before?

>

> I am feeling better. I am still having RUQ pain but I am telling

> myself to foget about it. The doc thinks its adhesions and I can

> live with that.

>

> Elaine is not only Cotton's nurse she is the nurse coordinator for

> the ERCP dept. So she is one busy lady. I know that she can be

very

> short with folks but she is actaully a very nice person. Just

over

> worked. I think Dr. C is cutting down on his patient population

and

> that is why he has gotten so strict on making sure the ones he

sees

> are truly in need of his specialty. I think Dr. Hawes will take

> referrals from PCP's.

>

> Thanks for the warm wishes about the job. I just hope to get an

> interview and hope I didn't jynx myself by metioning here. I have

> just been so down in the dumps lately and found the fact that she

> agreed to review my resume really lifted my spirits. And yes

there

> is so much that I need to learn about pancreatitis. If I ever

hope

> to become a nurse educator I have to learn a great deal more then

> what I have gleemed so far.

>

> Take care and I hope you continue to feel better and better.

> Warmly,

>

[Guest guest]

,

You aren't alone in this. I am not considered diabetic at all, but my BS play

the same games with me. When I am so shaky and tired I can barely keep my eyes

open, I will check my BS and it will only be in the high 70's. And even after

drinking a full soda it doesn't go up that much. Let me know what you find out.

Sandy in Ca

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I forgot something. Today, my fasting BS was 138. Two hours later, it was 73.

What is up with this?

Thanks,

T.

[Guest guest]

TO and Sandy - 70 - 99 is considered normal fasting blood

glucose. When you do eat something and the glucose goes up, if all

things are working correctly the pancreas will also release enough

insulin to keep the glucose from going too high. That is what it is

suppose to do. So, if you did not raise too high after 2 hours with

the GTT, that is good -- as long as it stays below 140 after 2 hours

you are good to go -- anythng between 70 and 140 after meals is good --

the insulin is doing its job.

It is not usual to have hypoglycemic symptoms with a glucose over 70,

that usually comes in to play when it drops below 60, but if you do,

drink a cup of milk. It is good for raising the glucose a little and

keeping it steady. Better than spiking with a candy bar or fruit

juice. But if you don't do milk, a snack or drink (carbs)should help.

If you are testing with a meter yourself, be sure to wash hands well

first -- even trace amounts of food or sugar can drastically affect

results. In fact, all sorts of things can affect the result -- size of

the blood drop, squeezing the finger to get the drop, the strips, the

meter, the batteries, etc.... So, I would not worry if you get some

results that don't correlate occasionally.