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  • Diabetes Supplements

    Straightfromthedoc – News and views, Straight from the Doc – Physician trust and the cost of medications

    Watch out for diabetes supplements

    I’ve actually heard about this before, but this is the best article.

    I’ve never been tempted myself. I always figure if it works, it is a drug, and there are possible undocumented side effects and no one to go to for help.

    If it doesn’t work, it’s a waste of time.

  • No way!

    Shortage of Patients for Medical Device Clinical Trials – MedGadget – www.medgadget.com

    would you sign up for an experimental heart device trial, where there’s a 50% chance your device will be inactive (‘control group’), and there’s an FDA-approved device already on the market?

    As a wearing of an insulin pump, no way. Of course, they can’t do that with an insulin pump.

    Why aren’t they comparing the new device with the old instead of using nothing?

    Weird.

  • Sleep Apnea News

    Okay, I’m ready to slap the press.

    I’m watching the local NBC affliate and they do a “news update on sleep apnea”.

    Guess what, sleep apnea patients can die unexpectedly in the middle of the night.

    BIG DUH! I was told that when I was diagnosed. Where have the study people been for the past 10 years.

    The only good news, is that it DOES let other people know that it IS a serious disorder and it can kill. Either slowly or quickly.

  • Good news, my blood sugar is back to where it was

    I really wish I knew why I got screwed up this morning. The good news, is that recovery has been real fast. The day ended up being a bit weird.

    I “forgot” it was Monday and that I needed to pick up food. So I got home, messed around, gave myself some Symlin, with the intent of eating in half an hour.

    Husband got home, after a short “just got home” discussion, I said, I’m going down to eat — oh my gosh, I forgot to get food. He offered, but didn’t want to do it in 5:00 pm traffic, but I forgot, and needed something to eat and didn’t have anything but breakfast, so got in the car, went to McD’s and got a Quarterpounder, and then got dinner.

    So then I couldn’t really eat dinner until two hours after, as I’m not sure how to dose with the Symlin if I stacked, so I ate my dinner at 7:00.

    I’m still way under my normal calorie count though, it’s just that I’m probably going to be up with GERD because I ate dinner so late. And I have 70 minutes to look forward to tomorrow, and there NO way I’m getting all that walking in before I got to school. Hoping to get in 30 minutes though.

  • Good news, my blood sugar is back to where it was

    I really wish I knew why I got screwed up this morning. The good news, is that recovery has been real fast. The day ended up being a bit weird.

    I “forgot” it was Monday and that I needed to pick up food. So I got home, messed around, gave myself some Symlin, with the intent of eating in half an hour.

    Husband got home, after a short “just got home” discussion, I said, I’m going down to eat — oh my gosh, I forgot to get food. He offered, but didn’t want to do it in 5:00 pm traffic, but I forgot, and needed something to eat and didn’t have anything but breakfast, so got in the car, went to McD’s and got a Quarterpounder, and then got dinner.

    So then I couldn’t really eat dinner until two hours after, as I’m not sure how to dose with the Symlin if I stacked, so I ate my dinner at 7:00.

    I’m still way under my normal calorie count though, it’s just that I’m probably going to be up with GERD because I ate dinner so late. And I have 70 minutes to look forward to tomorrow, and there NO way I’m getting all that walking in before I got to school. Hoping to get in 30 minutes though.

  • Why I self-disclosed

    I’ve got a REAL problem. If my blood sugar is off, especially high, I get SICK. Today, I hit 240 when I tested, and was nauseus, headachy, bitchy, and my vision was blurred.

    I’m not sure why. My blood sugar always elevates when I have to sit still and we were doing that. Also, I get hit with the problem person from last year almost first thing. She’s good at that.

    I thought it was the set but I corrected and then changed out the set and the blood sugar went down.

    The good news, is that my CDE was responsive, and she helped. I had my temporary basal set to 40% and she had me change to 50% and I stayed stable all afternoon. I hate to think how much insulin I did today with no food. I’m sure it was enough to gain weight.

    If I have to do that, I wish I would at least would have been able to eat something good.

  • Why I self-disclosed

    I’ve got a REAL problem. If my blood sugar is off, especially high, I get SICK. Today, I hit 240 when I tested, and was nauseus, headachy, bitchy, and my vision was blurred.

    I’m not sure why. My blood sugar always elevates when I have to sit still and we were doing that. Also, I get hit with the problem person from last year almost first thing. She’s good at that.

    I thought it was the set but I corrected and then changed out the set and the blood sugar went down.

    The good news, is that my CDE was responsive, and she helped. I had my temporary basal set to 40% and she had me change to 50% and I stayed stable all afternoon. I hate to think how much insulin I did today with no food. I’m sure it was enough to gain weight.

    If I have to do that, I wish I would at least would have been able to eat something good.

  • Disclosure

    Diabetes Mine: Look Who’s Talking Self-Disclosure (on dLife), and The Great Glycemic Index Debate

    It’s interesting that you bring this up TODAY when I have to remind people.

    I get really sick when my blood sugar is too high and I got high during a staff dvelopment session today. So high, that the first person I reminded was the school nurse and the second people were the people running the session so they would know why I was madly typing on my Treo. More on a non-trackback entry.

  • Disclosure

    Diabetes Mine: Look Who’s Talking Self-Disclosure (on dLife), and The Great Glycemic Index Debate

    It’s interesting that you bring this up TODAY when I have to remind people.

    I get really sick when my blood sugar is too high and I got high during a staff dvelopment session today. So high, that the first person I reminded was the school nurse and the second people were the people running the session so they would know why I was madly typing on my Treo. More on a non-trackback entry.