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  • Symlin

    Good information on dosing symlin and how to use it with diabetic syringes.

    I’m lucky, I’ve got a bunch of boxes of 30 unit syringes from my injection days.

    Diabetes In Control – SYMLIN� (pramlintide acetate) Injection

  • Third Dose

    Took my third dose almost 2 hours ago. Still no nausa. I’m tolerating it very well. It does sting on injection.

    My insulin usage is WAY down.

    Also, it does seem to help suppress hunger.

  • Treo 650

    I was forced to upgrade to a Treo650 today. I knew it was coming, the old one was looking ragged, sounding bad on calls etc. I had checked on it a few weeks ago. I really wanted to keep the 600 until they had another device upgrade, because the accessories aren’t very compatable.

    I am thinking about sending the old Treo to Palm and pay for it to get refurbished. That way I would have a backup.

  • “Duh” on Second Dose

    I just checked and 10 units IS what I am supposed to be taking.

    I wonder about me sometimes.

  • Second dose

    I already screwed up — I took only 10 units with my lunch dose instead of 10.

    Still no nausa though.

    Blood sugar two hours after was 208 — not unexpected since I’m dosed low.

  • Symlin

    Went to see the CDE today and since I’ve adjusted to Apidra we decided to add Symlin.

    It’s supposed to help with weight loss, and bring insulin usage down.

    I picked up two vials from the pharmacy in their building.

    I waited until after the CDE appointment to eat, in case we needed any labs, so I grabbed a combo at Wendy’s after and took my first dose.

    Type 2’s start at 10 units with each meal. Also reduce insulin dosage by half. Which is what I did. I’m at 163 now, an hour later, and will keep very close tabs on blood sugar through the next few days.

    The literature and CDE said to expect nausa, but so far, so good.

    I’ll be using the blog to keep tabs on things.

  • Pros and Cons of Pumping

    An excellent list! I agree 100%

    Scott’s Diabetes Journal: Pros & Cons fo Pumping

    Pros & Cons fo Pumping

  • Home

    Got in last night around 9:00 pm. Was tired. First thing I did was shed my clothing and got into the pool. Well, I was visiting with my husband while I did that. Then soaked in the hot tub.

    My husband was real surprised I stayed all four days, and kept saying that. It’s the longest I’ve been away from this house, including the trip to Nice, but only by one day, and certainly the longest I’ve been away by myself.

    The ride back was good. I got frustrated in Shreveport because

    a) People kept pulling out in front of me and stopping. When you are traveling on a highway, you do not pass someone, pull out in front of them, and then slow down.

    b) Was trying to go to a restroom, then through a drive through since it was 97 degrees and not a great neighborhood. The two places I tried had people waiting on someone mopping. I ended up going to a Quizo’s which was very nice instead, because it was tied to a gas station/convenience store, had shade and I could leave the back of the truck open.

    My blood sugar stayed pretty stable through out the trip. The times I bolused conversatively, corrected well with the correction I’m using.

    I weigh less, by a little bit than I left, which is a good thing!

  • Very Good News

    This article is about the town I live in. I suspect response time to our house if less than the 4 minute and 41 seconds, I can almost, but not quite see the fire station.

    Best yet, we have an alarm system with a panic button.

    Since the cardio-vascular thing runs in my family, I pay attention to this.

    DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Northwest News

    Farmers Branch cardiac-save rate among U.S.’s top

  • Why I don’t go to bed lower than 150?

    A commenter asked why don’t I go to bed under 150?

    If you are on insulin, there is something called “Dead in Bed” Syndrome that you have to worry about — also you need to worry about hypoglycia — which may be what causes “Dead in Bed”.

    Diabetics on insulin have been found “Dead in Bed” — cause of death has not always been determined.

    Therefore, most CDE’s require their patients to eat a snack with 1 serving each of carb, protein, and fat. That is to keep the diabetic from becoming hypoglycmic. It is possible to sleep through a hypo.
    Most parents of Type 1 diabetes test their children through the night as a result.

    Since I has gastic reflux disease also, I often skip a snack, especially one with fat and protein. However, the few times I’ve been below 150 I have had some hypos, and I do need to start experimenting with that more. I suspect I could go a bit lower.