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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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Woke up early

    Not sure if this is symlin related or not.

    Was feeling a bit odd. Sure enough, I’d pull my set off. Not a huge problem, because it is set change day anyway. Blood sugar was at 112 which isn’t too bad for me.

    Still had 40 units in the cartridge but decided to waste it, since only 20 units would be left after priming AND that cartridge, insulin, etc. had been in nasty dirt (I’d lain in the dog agility arena dirt twice).

    I’m not sure if I had a low and pulled the set off — I have pulled off sets in the night before, and every time my blood sugar has been in the low to regular range so I think I pull sets off in my sleep when low.

    Heading back to bed.

  • Woke up early

    Not sure if this is symlin related or not.

    Was feeling a bit odd. Sure enough, I’d pull my set off. Not a huge problem, because it is set change day anyway. Blood sugar was at 112 which isn’t too bad for me.

    Still had 40 units in the cartridge but decided to waste it, since only 20 units would be left after priming AND that cartridge, insulin, etc. had been in nasty dirt (I’d lain in the dog agility arena dirt twice).

    I’m not sure if I had a low and pulled the set off — I have pulled off sets in the night before, and every time my blood sugar has been in the low to regular range so I think I pull sets off in my sleep when low.

    Heading back to bed.

  • Fourth Dose

    I did another dose this evening. Still no nausea. I actually feel better after meals — I’ve always been a bit loggy, after lunch the worse.

    I didn’t get hungry in the afternoon — I usually snack then, but boy did I this evening.

  • Fourth Dose

    I did another dose this evening. Still no nausea. I actually feel better after meals — I’ve always been a bit loggy, after lunch the worse.

    I didn’t get hungry in the afternoon — I usually snack then, but boy did I this evening.