Hello EveryOne!
Hi All! Just Joined up.. I live in Tennessee, I
am 35yo male. I was dx’d with type1 aug.’99 (with a
level of 886) and i thought i just felt bad <he he
he> have a bit of neuopathy in lower left leg and so
far everything else is ok except for my levels 
<averages 400+> I get some pretty nasty bruises from
some of my shots several a day(24U “U”am&pm & 20-30U
of humalog 4+ aday)<any suggestions?>And
unfourtunately i am too thin for pump. Everyone tells me that my
attitude has changed..hmm wonder why? LOL,There are not
really many people in my small town here to talk to so i
am glad to be a member of your group! got first msgs
today and sorry to hear about your grandmom cheeky I am
hear if you or anyone wants/needs to talk. 
June 18th, 2005 at 11:53 pm
Dear Static,…..that insulin dose is very
high…and still you are over 400 all the time.<br
amazed you have not gotten in far bigger troubles yet.
Do you have insulin resistance???<br
ABSOLUTELY necessary for you to read message 872 and start
saving your life by sticking to those rules. You mean 20
units of humelog 3 times per day?? How many times do
you needle per day. I do 6. Was diagnosed when I was
30, have it 41 years now. Maybe you should find a
doctor who can HELP you, the sooner the better. Don’t
fool around with those high scores.<br
JOHN.
June 22nd, 2005 at 4:40 am
Thanks for concern john… Sometimes I think the
. Today my lower back is
) was basing ALL of her patients on herself,a
I am Steve, hi everyone.
doc’s here are jerking me around. I keep a very very
strict diet. They said that I was not resistant to my
insulin (hmm).. been through 4 insulin changes and 2
doctors already. Pretty much most of my shots are at
minimum 15U I check levels 5 to six times a day and do
insulin at every check
aching some. I can be driving down the road and my
eyesight will change instantly, which is why I dont drive
to much anymore. I keep complaining to the doctors
that my levels will not stay in a lower range…I
think here they just want to find a reason to keep you
paying for “so-called” help. I get discouraged sometimes
but I dont let it beat me down. I WILL win out over
this emotional roller-coaster and help others to do
the same. The first doctor I had was pretty bad, she
(and NOT because she is female to the female members
diabetic also, which didnt help me at all or most of her
other pt’s <i had spoken w/ a few>. Now this new
doc first had me crashing, which i would rather have,
and now changed insulin yet again and is begining to
look more like doctor doo-little (or nothing).I am
5′11″ and weigh about 124lbs. now (was only 155lbs
before getting ill)very difficult for me to gain weight.
— sorry for the long gripe but hey where else can
ya do it? :-)<except a book> LOL.<br
the way
June 30th, 2005 at 5:24 pm
Stat,<br
on the pump for 19 yrs. Live in central
Illinois.<br
about all things because all things affect our DM. But
you definitely need more help than this list can give
you. You need to find a good diabetidc team. Your BGs
are killing you. You need to get them down pronto.
Are you seeing an Endo or Internal Med. Dr.?<br
you running any infection, this can cause hights?
Have your BGs been this high since diagnosis?<br
July 3rd, 2005 at 10:11 pm
hi staticfx<br
see new ‘faces’ every time plus you seem the closest
to my age!!!lol…thank you for everybody’s words of
sympathy they will bury nano tomorrow since one of my
uncle is in Sranfracisco and it takes him ages to fly
out to india. but the other brothers and sisters are
all gathered in their old house so its good for them
to grieve together.<br
high especially for the insulin doses you are taking
cut down on carbs and sugars. take care cheeks
July 6th, 2005 at 1:22 am
static there are mathematic formulae to compute how much insulin you need try
www.diabetes-normalsugars.com by dr. bernestein
July 8th, 2005 at 4:33 am
Gail — I did have a period when first dx’d that
I would have some “crashes” unfortunately those are
very few and very far between these days. As far as my
Endo doc he’s the second one I’ve had so far… I
personnally think i did a bit better using “R” than
humalog<or “lin”> i think i have used most of them
anyway.. U,N,70/30,R,Humalog . As far as any infections
nothing .. they have put me through so many test I forget
my name sometimes! LOL Its enuff to make a mind
ache! My endo had said” We are going to get your levels
down.” ” you know your dying as we speak?” i thought
that last one was a bit much but drove the point home.
:-)<br
little time I will. :-)– <br
Reconstruction or My website will let all know when its
done.<br
July 16th, 2005 at 5:17 pm
A) One of the reasons you’re “Too thin for a
pump” (???????!!!!!!!) is because you’re always in the
high numbers, so this means you’re not absorbing the
nutrients you’re trying to eat from food. Do you check your
BGs often? How much? what do you do when they are
high or low? Are you familier with the foods you’re
eating and how they affect you?<br
told you you’re ‘too thin for a pump’??? I think they
are shoveling bovine fecal matter! There are little
tiny babies on pumps and toddlers and thin teens on
the pump. Are you SURE they’re not just checking to
see if you’ll fight them on this??? <br
(I know this to be true), there are medical
personnell who will string you along to see how gullible you
may be and this will rob you of care you should get.
If you start answering back and getting info, they
will see you ‘mean business’ and get off their duffs
to help you.<br
high on a LOT of insulin, and it’s making me wonder if
maybe you’re having rebounds, or ’silent’ hypos which
is making your BGs jump back up into the
stratosphere…Also known as the Somogyi Syndrome. If not, then you
must have a heck of a case of Insulin resistance and
MUST get help through another med (pill) to help you
be more receptive to the exogenous
insulin.<br
you’ll gain much weight or get the neuropathy under
control. Sorry if I sound ticked off, but I think you’re
getting robbed by a doctor who couldn’t care less, “too
thin for a pump” InDEED!<br
again, tell them there are infusion sets made for peds
(Children) and you could do quite well to look into this on
your own too! No one deserves to run that high or feel
so bad, not when there are alternatives!<br
luck to you and try to be well!<br
July 28th, 2005 at 10:48 am
hmm… you sound like I did when i went to the
doctor the other day (why I havent been on in a bit)…
I let them have it! i said that i was sick of being
treated (or NOT treated) like they do. I told them
doesn’t the ADA say anything to doctors that DONT do
their job correctly if at all? got some meds and ALSO
(YEAH!!!!!) Got on a waiting list (about 2 1/2 months) for
thier “pump list” they had said that It could possibly
be long.. I said hmm i think it could be possibly
SHORTER. I was just sick to death of them and am still
thinking about switching to another group regardless.
*****AND A Breakthrough Perhaps?!?!?**** My Levels today
have not been bad at all!!(208,175,*98!!,&162 so far)
Maybe this is the end of feeling bad ..ALTHOUGH My
temper is not used to the lower levels yet… LOL..
everyone said that I have been a BITC* Today…LOL! I said
hey, i rather be known as that then remembered after
an early demise! ;-)<br
hehe feel emotional LOL!
November 19th, 2006 at 5:36 am
My daughter, age 7, was diagnosed last November. It was a pretty
unexpected and stressful time but we are perservering. Today I got a
call from her school. She was complaining of a tummyache and had gone
to the office to lay down. I called my husband to pick her up (I
couldn’t get off from work) and when he arrived he checked her BG and
it was 46!! I hadn’t even thought to ask them to check it for her. I
feel so bad. This was the first time she’d ever complained of a
tummyache in during the day. She does at night before she goes to bed
but by then we’ve already checked her BG and its never been low. This
disease is so unpredictable. I feel so inept.
November 20th, 2006 at 7:11 am
Welcome Aralion,
It must have been scary when you were told that your daughter has diabetes.
Things will work out for the best. Read all you can about diabetes, knowledge is
power. The more you know the better able you’ll be to handle any situation that
comes up.
I wish that when I was diagnosed there would have been all this information that
is around today. I was just a year old when I was diagnosed, and it was a very
scary time for my parents. My mom had to learn most things by trial and error.
I don’t know if your doctor has told you about the Glucagon kit? Glucagon is a
hormone that raises the level of glucose in the blood. You should ask your
doctor about this, some doctors might not think it’s very important to have
Glucagon at home, but it can be very helpful when a diabetic has a severe low. I
always keep a kit at home and my family knows how to use it. I’ve had lows where
I wasn’t able to swallow juice or anything sweet, my family has injected the
Glucagon into my arm and then called the ambulance. If your doctor gives you a
hard time when it comes to giving you a prescription please insist that he/she
do so. I don’t mean to say that your daughter will have a severe low, she might
never need the Glucagon, but it’s a good idea to have it at home for just in
case.
If you check the bookmarks section of this group, there you will find links to
helpful diabetes sites. I think you will find them helpful.
Keep us updated on how things are going with your daughter.
Peace and Health. ~Taty