Wonder what this means for a pump user? I actually find that Novolog works pretty well as expected, though Symlin really helps things along.
Dr. Jean L. Ardilouze, a professor of medicine at University of Sherbrooke in Quebec, Canada, and three colleagues presented “In Obese Subjects with Type 2 Diabetes, Are Short Acting Insulin Analogues That Short?”
Diabetes – Short-Acting Insulin Isn’t Short for Most Type 2s
I actually DO think Symlin does help me with this — but it just can’t overcome stress eating. Wish it did.
As many of us know to our dismay, the desire to chow down fatty, sugary food can be very strong indeed. In a recent six-week study of 88 obese, non-diabetic men and women, Symlin, a synthetic hormone currently used to dampen diabetic blood sugar swings, was found to dampen those very desires.
Symlin Curtails Fast Food Binges in Weight Loss Study – Diabetes Health
Yes, I’ve decided to track these. It’s REALLY getting to bug me.
A 65-year-old St. Louis man is missing after Amtrak personnel, mistaking his diabetic shock for drunk and disorderly behavior, kicked him off a train in the middle of a national forest, according to police in Williams, Ariz.
Police: Diabetic Man Missing After Being Kicked Off Train – Local News Story – KPHO Phoenix
Interesting — and I certainly believe it is true. First of all, what doctor wants to be bothered every three days? I have to adjust boluses pretty often either when I lose or gain weight — or just eat too many carbs for a few days.
In a real-world study, patients using a dose self-adjustment algorithm had significantly greater fasting plasma glucose reductions (P<0.0001) than those randomized to standard physician-driven adjustments, said Luigi Meneghini, M.D., of the University of Miami, and colleagues.
Wow! If this is true — it might be the right med for me. I STILL think my mother should be on it.
ing Byetta can reduce our risk of heart attacks and strokes, the most common and deadly complications of diabetes.
Some one on the insulin pumpers list posted today emphasizing that while there isn’t a cure, diabetics are living longer. the post pointed out that before 1920, Type 1 was a death sentence.
I can relate and probably more intimately. My father and I were diagnosed in the same birth year.
He was sent home with urine test strips amd told not to eat sugar. His pilot’s license was revoked.
I have choices and technology he didn’t have, 25 years later. There are oral meds, injectables, and the insulin pump to choose from.
And now there is CGMS.
So far I have remained active and able to do what I want. At this stage, my father was housebond, on oxygen, with congestive heart failure.
iA big positive difference.
I’m off to Monroe (Louisiana) to an agility trial in a few minutes. Bad thing about traveling with dogs, the truck is completely filled with their stuff and there isn’t much room for my stuff.
They have an exercise pen and matt for the trial site, and an extra set of cages for the hotel — that DOES make life easier, food, bowls, water, etc. Three dogs takes up a lot of room in a small truck.
I’m traveling with the Dexcom for the first time. I am going to leave manuals, etc. at home as they have 24/7 support AND have the manual on line, and I have that available to me.
I’m also taking Fitness4Diabetics on the road for the first time too. My workouts will be curtailed to some extend, but then I’ve been known to put in over 15,000 steps at a trial.
Next week I’m going on a road trip by myself, so this will be a good rehearsal.
Last night, after I got out of the hot tub, the sensor was reading disconnected. I had already planned to switch sensors, as the back part of the adhesive was coming loose. I wanted a new sensor in, stable and working before I drove to Monroe, Louisiana, and I wanted to have it going smoothly for at least the first day of dog agility.
Next time, I’ll know better, I bet I could have gotten the sensor to go a full two weeks. The majority of the adhesive was down good and solid.
This time I did feel the sensor needle go in and out. But I do believe I have a good install — I don’t feel anything once I got everything in place — including the sensor.
So far, I am exceptionally pleased with the Dexcom sensor. As I get more comfortable with it, I’ll start pushing the envelope more and see if I can get my A1C and my weight down.
I put the Dexcom sensor in last Friday afternoon. I swear that it gets more accurate every day. I am still showering and hot tubbing without a problem.
Yesterday, the system caught three lows. Once in the morning when I went shopping. I thought about eating something, but I wasn’t low enough yet, so I just stopped shopping and was fine.
Same thing happened in the afternoon. I was on the treadmill and was heading for the low (alarm went off), so I just got off the treadmill and let things stabilize. Same thing happened in the evening.
I can see that the system could help me lose weight — at least I have a choice now.
Reset everything again — and seriously, this sucker gets more stable as time goes on. Numbers are very close to the meter, trends make sense, etc. I still finger stick as normal and dose as normal, but it is nice to see what is going on.
Also got in the hot tub again last night AND the shower yesterday morning and not only missed only one data point or two, but the system was stable then.
Still very pleased.