[Diabetes-talk] question

[Vincent Chaney]

Debbie,

How many times a day do you take injections. Prior to going onto the insulin 
pump I was taking 4 injections, one before each main meal and one before 
bed. I was taking humulin prior to starting the pump and taking NPH and 
Regular. I needed at 11 PM something like 2 units of the short acting 
regular and 4 units of NPH which likely was to cover the "Dawn Phenomena" 
that I was not aware of at that time that was likely raising my sugar. I did 
this though by having my diabetes endocrinologist send me to a Diabetic 
Specialist who made these recommendations to me.
No matter what you are doing, don't hide any alterations of your insulin 
from your doctor as this new doctor would only have her own information and 
think that was working or not.
I am curious though how many injections you take in a 24 hour period though. 
I know my NPH peaked at 7 hours and tailed off at 10 to 12 hours. I will 
look up the duration for lantus if you do not know. Though we really are the 
best to know our bodies and how we react to our medicine, keep a true 
communication with your doctor going though.

Vinny
Vincent Chaney Jr
NFB Diabetes Action Network (DAN) Board
NFBNJ Diabetes Division President
NJAGDU Division President
NFBNJ Technology Division Vice President
NFBNJ.ORG Webmaster
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie Fredericks" <catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 7:24 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] question


she asked me to send her my blood sugars (which i did for a week) and said 
not to worry about it a week of high blood sugars wouldn't hurt anything. 
but i never heard from her so i am taking just enough insulin in the middle 
of the night to lower the blood sugars. To be honest this doc scares me.
I do take lantus and novolog. At 2a.m. the blood sugar varies sometimes it's 
over 300 other times it's 160. i happen to know one unit of insulin lowers 
my blood sugar 40 points but because i also take 22 lantus a day i calculate 
an approximate of how much insulin i need.i guess i could raise the lantus 
but once again that doctor told me to lower the lantus to 16 i did not do 
that this woman scares me.
i usually have a glass of milk and a graham cracker for a snack at night.
Debbie
Debbie




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From: Tamera <fidano at comcast.net>
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wed, March 31, 2010 2:57:10 PM
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] question

first, what did your doctor advise you do about the early morning rise?
What is your glucose level when you take a 2AM dose?
What long lasting insulin are you taking?

My bedtime snack can have a lot to do with it as well.
Tamera
----- Original Message ----- From: "Debbie Fredericks" 
<catdancing at sbcglobal.net>
To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 31, 2010 12:21 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] question


> i have been diabetic for 43 years. i recently got a new doctor in St. 
> Louis I tend to have very high glucose readings in the morning, they r 
> normal all day and high in the morning. To prevent this i was getting up 
> around 2:30 or 3:00 a.m. and taking insulin to lower the a.m. blood sugar 
> and it worked very well.
> When i told this new doctor i did this she told me not to, now my blood 
> sugars are high in the morning.
> Has anyone any idea what i should do. my choice is to keep taking the 
> insulin at2:30 or 3:00 a.m.
> Debbie
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