The June issue of Diabetes Health has a very comprehensive article on Symlin and the August issue of Diabetes Forecast has a sort article. They actually have more information on the next drug, right after it.
Author: kathleen
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Third Day – First Dose
Just upped my dose to 20 units and ate lunch. Feel a little full and a little odd, but not really nausea.
One good side effect, my GERD seems to be a bit better. I’ve been having problems even though on medication.
Checked my blood sugar two hours after, and its at 135, slightly under my goal.
Still no nausea, actually feel a bit bloated and full.
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Accu-Check Aviva
It is bigger than the Flash (my current standard) according to a table in Diabetes Health, and it says nothing about a backlight, which by the way, I used last night.
I like the idea of the lancing device so will probably snag one and try it out when I can. FYI, I do NOT pay for meters. I refuse to, when I am testing 10 times a day.
children with DIABETES – Roche Shows New Accu-Chek Aviva System At ADA
Roche Shows New Accu-Chek Aviva System At ADA
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Upping the dose
Just heard from my CDE and she agrees to up the dose and said to feel free to drop it back down if I can’t tolerate it.
So I’m on 20 units now.
Benefits so far:
It is definately making eating easier to control. I don’t feel hunger as often, and feel full more. I have been able to drop my calorie intake without feeling deprive.I’m definately losing weight, though I’ve also upped my cardio this week.
Insulin usage is down.
Cons so far
Injections — one of the reasons I went to the pump. The pump manufactures need to find a way to deal with this.Supplies — I have to carry syringes and another vial in my daily pack. I was carrying syringes before. I do try to keep the carrying weight down.
One more thing to keep up with.
Math — I have to remember to half the carbs when I do symlin.
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Second day, third dose
For lots of good reasons, I stopped and had a fast food meal on the way to dog agility — I needed more calories, I was a bit low, I’d eaten healthy all day.
I did another dose of Symlin, and did fine with it. Still a bit high after meals, but I’m not on the full dose yet.
I’m certainly not having hunger problems I have had before.
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Depression and Diabetes
Good advice here.
Cyber-Pancreas: Depression and Diabetes
This is half the reason I am seeing a CDE right now. I’m been to a couple of mental health care peaople, and they didn’t specialize in diabetes.
Well, one was diabetic himself, but not taking care of himself as well as I take care of me, and he was supposed to be helping me with some of my eating issues. Hard to take someone seriously who is gaining weight himself.
Next time I decide to see someone like that I’m going to be VERY specific on what I want.
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Depression and Diabetes
Good advice here.
Cyber-Pancreas: Depression and Diabetes
This is half the reason I am seeing a CDE right now. I’m been to a couple of mental health care peaople, and they didn’t specialize in diabetes.
Well, one was diabetic himself, but not taking care of himself as well as I take care of me, and he was supposed to be helping me with some of my eating issues. Hard to take someone seriously who is gaining weight himself.
Next time I decide to see someone like that I’m going to be VERY specific on what I want.
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Second day, second dose
This dose is fine. Absolutely no problems. Blood sugars are a tad higher right now, but I expect they will be better when I up the dose.
I just emailed my CDE to ask if I can go up to 20 units tomorrow.
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Second day, second dose
This dose is fine. Absolutely no problems. Blood sugars are a tad higher right now, but I expect they will be better when I up the dose.
I just emailed my CDE to ask if I can go up to 20 units tomorrow.
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Lunch – Second Day
This was probably the worst reaction I had. Today’s lunch is a tuna apple salad on a pita and has a lot of bulk to it. About halfway through I started feeling full and a bit off.
Not real bad though.