[Diabetes-talk] question

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i control very well with injections.
Debbie
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:11 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] question


He's on oral meds so info re a pump wouldn't apply, at least at this
time.

I'm glad you're doing so well on the pump. However, not being able to
see print, I wouldn't trust any pump that doesn't talk and I believe I
much prefer injections; if one puts a bit of effort into it, I find one
can control with injections, too.

Different strokes and all that.

Mike

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bridgit Pollpeter" <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, July 20, 2009 1:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] question



First, I strongly suggest any who can go on an insulin pump if you are
not currently.  The pump allows for better control and you don't have to
worry about if you eat the right amount of carbs in a meal because you
use a sliding scale and take the amount of insulin needed at a time.
Also, rates can be set throughout the day to maintain a more even keel.
I can have certain rates set during peak times of the day and so forth
and so on.

Second, working with your doctor can really benefit especially when
tracking trends and figuring out what is the best course of action.  I
tend to have higher readings during travel most likely from the
inactivity.  I just adjust my pump to reflect the change and once I
reach a destination the readings usually go back to normal.

I always watch what I eat even on holidays and this really helps with my
readings.

If you are back to your regular routine things should go back to normal
relatively soon.  Just watch what you consume and stay active.  The more
active we are the better control we maintain.

Again, I recommend speaking with a doctor and keeping a consistent
relationship with your doctors and nurses.

Hope this has been helpful.

> From: paujor at fuse.net
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Date: Mon, 20 Jul 2009 14:58:09 -0400
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] question
>
> I have recently returned from a week and a half vacation with the kids
> in
> Arizona. Among other things, we went camping in Cedona for about 3
> days.
>
> My profound learning from that was that when camping, there are no
> such
> things as vegatables, what a learning!!! We cooked over open fires,
> and,
> truly the food was great.
>
> This has proved to be a real disaster for my glucose control, and, now
> that
> I'm home, how long should I expect for everything to return to normal?
>
>
>
> Also, can anybody give me info on testing, and how to handle traveling
> across time zones, and what to expect? Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
> Paul
>
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