[sabby]

Sorry I haven't had a chance to post here and update on my endo appt. Life has been so busy with an emergency with the client that I take care of.

Anywho, then endo has changed dosage on my oral meds and put me on insulin. She changed my metformin from 2000mg a day to 1000mg a day which seems to be much less irritating to my stomach so far. She increased my glipizide from 5mg to 10mg 2xday before breakfast and dinner. She also increased my lisinipril. I now take 20units of insulin in the a.m. and 15units before bed. I do believe that will need to be increased as it doesn't seem to be making much of a difference in my numbers. They are still too high.

I have reduced my sugar intake and am taking my oral meds as prescribed. I am making other changes to my diet especially since being on insulin can cause huge weight gain. Hopefully soon I will be able to increase my activity through walking and possibly some swimming. Right now though, with my client needing constant care because of his emergency issue, my time off will be limited.

So, all in all, I am accepting what needs to happen and I'm making it happen as best I can. I am no longer in denial and wishing it away.

I want to thank all of you for standing by me, giving me a good kick when I need it and supporting me. You all mean the world to me, old friend or new. to all of you!

xoxoxo

[January]

((((((((((((((((( Sabby ))))))))))))))))))

Is there any way you can get a treadmill or an exercise bike to use while you're stuck inside?

Hugs,

Jan

[sabby]

Thanks ((((((((((( Jan )))))))))))

Great idea, I just don't know where I could put it at this time. Would have to make some major changes in the home. I'll have to think on it some

[sabby]

After 4 days of being on insulin and taking my oral meds on time (not an easy thing for me to do), my numbers are down a bit. On Wednesday I need to call the endo with my results for the week and I'm pretty sure she will increase my insulin because the numbers are not where they need to be.

I have been trying hard to change my diet as well. Of course, everything has been made more difficult because of the individual I take care of has broken a bone in his foot and I am now having to transfer him in and out of his wheelchair and my back is screaming and my hands are now going numb. Not to mention I have to wait on him hand and foot (excuse the crappy pun). LOL

It seems that no matter what I have to do to care for myself, when I make the decision to do that, something else happens in my job to make focusing on me more difficult. Sometimes it just plain sucks.

[sabby]

I'm wondering if anyone else with Type II diabetes has ever had this happen to them.

I'm having some issues with stablizing my sugars. Yesterday on 2 different occasions I had lower readings (96 and 101). When my sugars get that low, I get the shakes really bad and need to eat something immediately. I know those numbers are in the normal range, but since mine have been so high for so long, I don't think my body can handle the normal range of numbers.

Anywho, the second time I had the lower reading, I ate my dinner then had some chocolate after dinner to bring the sugars up a bit. They came up to 116, not enough to stop me from shaking and feeling anxious. Then it happened, I went into a full blown anxiety attack and it lasted for hours. I'm still feeling the affects of it this morning. My brain can't function right, no patience, tingling and numbness of my extremeties and piss poor attitude to boot.

I went to bed earlier than normal and I took some lorazepam to help me sleep. Looks like I'll be taking some more this morning as I'm still not feeling right.

So, has anyone else had this kind of thing happen to them while working on getting their blood sugars back to normal but they are fluxuating still? This ain't fun folks.....not fun at all

[unaluna]

I wonder if the caffeine in the chocolate affected you? You were already feeling shaky, and the richness of the chocolate was just too much for your system? Because it may have spiked your sugar right back up. Did you measure it again? That might have been informative. What you are calling an anxiety atttack almost sounds like what happens when people with weight loss surgery eat "wrong", eat something sugary, they call it "dumping", the sugar dumps directly into the bloodstream and they feel terrible until it is taken up. The numbness and tingling sounds like sugar circulating in the bloodstream - its crystal hard edges is what causes damage to the delicate internal structures of the body. You should probably use your computer as much as possible to track food grams of carbs etc and blood sugar to try to figure out what works best. A couple, three of days of strictly measured menus (I'm not saying TINY meals, i'm just saying measure what you usually eat, maybe clean it up a little!) will give you a lot of insight into how your meds are working with your body. My problem was also taking too long of walks at first - you really have to work up to it. Several short walks (or whatver exercise) are much better than one long one. We're getting there, I can see you're trying!

[notablackbarbie]

Originally Posted by sabby

I'm wondering if anyone else with Type II diabetes has ever had this happen to them.

I'm having some issues with stablizing my sugars. Yesterday on 2 different occasions I had lower readings (96 and 101). When my sugars get that low, I get the shakes really bad and need to eat something immediately. I know those numbers are in the normal range, but since mine have been so high for so long, I don't think my body can handle the normal range of numbers.

Anywho, the second time I had the lower reading, I ate my dinner then had some chocolate after dinner to bring the sugars up a bit. They came up to 116, not enough to stop me from shaking and feeling anxious. Then it happened, I went into a full blown anxiety attack and it lasted for hours. I'm still feeling the affects of it this morning. My brain can't function right, no patience, tingling and numbness of my extremeties and piss poor attitude to boot.

I went to bed earlier than normal and I took some lorazepam to help me sleep. Looks like I'll be taking some more this morning as I'm still not feeling right.

So, has anyone else had this kind of thing happen to them while working on getting their blood sugars back to normal but they are fluxuating still? This ain't fun folks.....not fun at all

DITTO what hankster said =try it!
(((Sabby))) ~ because all of this and your work and caring nature remind me so much of my mom (she is a nurse) My mom struggles with this too sometimes. Each person is different, including the range in which they feel comfortable and at an equilibrium. Its just hard to figure out when you have to externally control/maintain parts of that balance...like blood sugar. Especially when you uniquelly see what does/doesnt affect it. It IS a learning process. I hope you are getting more support to deal with stress and hard days with your workload. With sweet treats to enjoy/bring up blood sugar too ,what my mom does is have a SMALL amount paired with a protien. For example, instead of just milk chocolate and *the rush*, try chocolate with nuts...just a suggestion. Here's another as you continue 1 day at a time... (and thanx for reminding me too...i do need to keep this in mind to try to take better care of me too)

[sabby]

Originally Posted by hankster

I wonder if the caffeine in the chocolate affected you? You were already feeling shaky, and the richness of the chocolate was just too much for your system? Because it may have spiked your sugar right back up. Did you measure it again? That might have been informative. What you are calling an anxiety atttack almost sounds like what happens when people with weight loss surgery eat "wrong", eat something sugary, they call it "dumping", the sugar dumps directly into the bloodstream and they feel terrible until it is taken up. The numbness and tingling sounds like sugar circulating in the bloodstream - its crystal hard edges is what causes damage to the delicate internal structures of the body. You should probably use your computer as much as possible to track food grams of carbs etc and blood sugar to try to figure out what works best. A couple, three of days of strictly measured menus (I'm not saying TINY meals, i'm just saying measure what you usually eat, maybe clean it up a little!) will give you a lot of insight into how your meds are working with your body. My problem was also taking too long of walks at first - you really have to work up to it. Several short walks (or whatver exercise) are much better than one long one. We're getting there, I can see you're trying!

(((((((((((( hankster )))))))))))))))

Thanks for all the great information. I'm sorry I wasn't able to respond sooner, but I wanted you to know that I really appreciate what you said. I will try doing what you suggest. I'm interested to see how it goes too! I've had a couple more problems with my sugars dropping but have not gone into the anxiety issue again, thank goodness. Another friend suggested eating a couple of graham crackers when the sugars take a dive, and I did get some. Eating them did help and I didn't have the huge spike in numbers like the chocolate gave me. Live and learn eh?

I'll let you know how I make out with tracking stuff, as soon as I can make a schedule that I can stick to fairly regularly to do this. I know I know, it's my health and I have to take responsibility for it....I'm working on, really I am. This is new to me

Thanks hankster!

[sabby]

Originally Posted by notablackbarbie

DITTO what hankster said =try it!
(((Sabby))) ~ because all of this and your work and caring nature remind me so much of my mom (she is a nurse) My mom struggles with this too sometimes. Each person is different, including the range in which they feel comfortable and at an equilibrium. Its just hard to figure out when you have to externally control/maintain parts of that balance...like blood sugar. Especially when you uniquelly see what does/doesnt affect it. It IS a learning process. I hope you are getting more support to deal with stress and hard days with your workload. With sweet treats to enjoy/bring up blood sugar too ,what my mom does is have a SMALL amount paired with a protien. For example, instead of just milk chocolate and *the rush*, try chocolate with nuts...just a suggestion. Here's another as you continue 1 day at a time... (and thanx for reminding me too...i do need to keep this in mind to try to take better care of me too)

((((((((((((((((((( notablackbarbie )))))))))))))))))))

Ya know, I always wanted to be a nurse, a trauma or surgical nurse for that matter. Unfortunately, I never made that happen for myself. Oh well, life is like that sometimes eh? I have a lot of respect for your mom being a nurse. It's a tough job. I'll bet she's a dang good one!

Great idea paring the small portion of goodie with protein. I'll remember that. I love trail mix with the little chocolate pieces in it, so maybe that would be a good snack, in moderation of course.

Thank you so much for the great ideas. Much appreciated! I'm learning...now if I can put what I'm learning into action, I'll be golden

:thob:

[sabby]

I have an update for everyone who was so nice to respond to this thread and those who have read it.

After originally going to the endocrinologist and finding my A1C up over 11, I had a recheck in December and found I was able to bring it down to 9.something. The endo was very happy with that change in such a short period of time.

Well, I went back for another recheck earlier this month and I brought it down again to 6.9!!!!!!!!!! She was happier than a pig in a poke. And of course, I was pretty impressed myself, especially after having cheated during the holidays and eaten more sugar and sweet things than I should have.

So, I am working on it still and I'm trying to eat better and stay away from my absolute favorite sweet......CHOCOLATE!!!! I do have some now and again so that I don't get into a binge. A binge would not be a good thing. And I know I would binge...I've seen me do it!

Now, I wish I could be feeling better than I am from lowering my sugars. Unfortunately, my fibro is flaring and I'm under a lot of stress right now with personal and family issues going on. I'm loosing my job and where I live at the end of March. I don't know where I'm going, how I'm going to afford to live or pay my bills. It's just not a good time right now. But I will continue to work on my sugar levels as it is very important and I'm trying to convince myself that I deserve to be healthier.

Thanks everyone for being there for me!