[Diabetes-talk] Strange Question
The Jacobs Family
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Mon Jan 11 17:55:35 UTC 2010
I tend to echo Mike, Dar, and Cheryl altogether!
Back in August of 05, I had broken one of my feet. Except, at that time, my
doctor treated me for "Gout," not really sure if I had actually broken it or
what because of the other symptoms. He put me on a med which ended up
raising my sugars right through the sky! The next morning, I woke up at
236. I obviously wasn't happy about that, being so anal about numbers as I
am. I felt just awful. Two hours later I tested again and I was 573! I
called my husband--absolutely hysterical! My husband had the coronary for
me, however! He jumped into our mini-van, turned on the engine, the
flashers, and peeeeeeeeeled right out of that parking garage. Normally in
rush-hour traffic at five in the afternoon, it takes him about 20 minutes to
get home. He cut 'er down to about 11 minutes to get to me! Bear two
things in mind, of course. For one, this was about 10:30 in the morning.
And two, he probably did push 'er up to about 85 or so when he could get
away with it. We jumped in the van. He called the police on his cell
phone, turned on the flashers and the police followed us to the hospital.
His department at the Center teased him about his peeling out there for
about a week! Needless to say, I never took another one of those pills
again. It was at the hospital, I was x-rayed and that's where they found
the break But, I still say, stay real close onboard with your
endocrinologist, I'm assuming you have one. Just keep a real close eye on
your numbers and keep up the good work! My prayers are with you!! Chemo
itself is just so hard! I'm so sorry! Keep in touch with the family here!
Ya got a whole lot of folks here in your corner!!
Bern
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> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 12:20:10 -0800
> From: "Jon Carey" <jon at northcoastmed.com>
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> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] contact info for Prodigy, please
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> Joyce,
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> We at Advanced Diabetes Supply are a national mail order pharmacy and we
> offer the Prodigy meters and test strips as well.
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> If I can help in any way, please feel free to contact me and I will be
> more than happy to help you!
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> I have helped numerous people on the Diabetes Talk list get their
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> I also want to wish everyone a wonderful year!
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> Will someone please send me the contact information for the company[I
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> need to get this information for someone here in CT.
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> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:38:20 -0500
> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
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> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
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> Hey folks, I'm going through a new patch of territory for the next few
> months.
>
> Yesterday, I returned to another round of chemotherapy which has me on
> some
> fairly new meds. I'm discovering that on treatment days my blood glucose
> takes some truly dramatic swings-at least for me. This morning, I started
> out with a fasting level of 91 miligrams per deciliter, and tonight I
> measured at 208, and I'm not sure how long to deal with this, or who to
> talk
> to about it.
>
> Do I need to add more to my health care team, or should I just watch it
> and
> see where it goes? I would expect things to stabilize starting tomorrow,
> but I'm not sure who to discuss this with. For any of you who might not
> know, I am a type 2 diabetic who happens to also have chronic lymphicedic
> leukemia, and sometimes I fell like a man on a swing. We probably can't
> solve this, but I'd like to get some opinions. Thanks for your time, and
> for being there.
>
>
>
> Paul
>
>
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> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:26:06 -0600
> From: "Debbie Wunder" <debbiewunder at centurytel.net>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
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> Hi Paul. I think that you need to talk with your primary care doctor as
> well
> as if you also have a nurse educator.
>
> I wish you well and all the luck!
> Debbie
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> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 8:38 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
>
>
>> Hey folks, I'm going through a new patch of territory for the next few
>> months.
>>
>> Yesterday, I returned to another round of chemotherapy which has me on
>> some
>> fairly new meds. I'm discovering that on treatment days my blood glucose
>> takes some truly dramatic swings-at least for me. This morning, I
>> started
>> out with a fasting level of 91 miligrams per deciliter, and tonight I
>> measured at 208, and I'm not sure how long to deal with this, or who to
>> talk
>> to about it.
>>
>> Do I need to add more to my health care team, or should I just watch it
>> and
>> see where it goes? I would expect things to stabilize starting tomorrow,
>> but I'm not sure who to discuss this with. For any of you who might not
>> know, I am a type 2 diabetic who happens to also have chronic lymphicedic
>> leukemia, and sometimes I fell like a man on a swing. We probably can't
>> solve this, but I'd like to get some opinions. Thanks for your time, and
>> for being there.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
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> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 22:03:15 -0600
> From: Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com>
> To: <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
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> I understand the concern of mixing different medications and how they can
> affect glucose readings. The best advice I can give is to record every
> reading and turn in weekly records to your doctors. Your doctors are your
> best-friends in these situations.
>
> Make sure you are equally aware of what each med does and how it interacts
> with your glucose readings. Ask every question and stay educated.
>
> It can be a lot of work, but it helps ensure normal and even glucose
> levels. Also watch that diet and speak with your medical team to find out
> what diet will most effectively help keep readings even.
>
>
>
> Bridgit
>
>> From: paujor at fuse.net
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Date: Fri, 8 Jan 2010 21:38:20 -0500
>> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
>>
>> Hey folks, I'm going through a new patch of territory for the next few
>> months.
>>
>> Yesterday, I returned to another round of chemotherapy which has me on
>> some
>> fairly new meds. I'm discovering that on treatment days my blood glucose
>> takes some truly dramatic swings-at least for me. This morning, I started
>> out with a fasting level of 91 miligrams per deciliter, and tonight I
>> measured at 208, and I'm not sure how long to deal with this, or who to
>> talk
>> to about it.
>>
>> Do I need to add more to my health care team, or should I just watch it
>> and
>> see where it goes? I would expect things to stabilize starting tomorrow,
>> but I'm not sure who to discuss this with. For any of you who might not
>> know, I am a type 2 diabetic who happens to also have chronic lymphicedic
>> leukemia, and sometimes I fell like a man on a swing. We probably can't
>> solve this, but I'd like to get some opinions. Thanks for your time, and
>> for being there.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
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> Date: Sat, 09 Jan 2010 00:09:49 -0500
> From: d m gina <dmgina at samobile.net>
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> If you can call your doctor.
> I am sure they can share something on the light.
> Wishing you the best.
> With winter weather my sugars have dropped below one hundred.
> So I try to watch that.
>
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> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 04:54:23 -0500
> From: "cheryl echevarria" <cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
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> Paul I would check with the person who takes care of your diabetes
> hopefully
> an endocrinologist.
>
> when I went on dialysis and then in 2005 I had my kidney transplant, my
> sugars jumped all around, it may take months to just control your blood
> sugars with all that is going on, no you don't have to add more to your
> health care team, just see your endo more often and even let your
> oncologist
> know of this as well.
>
> Cheryl Echevarria
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 9:38 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
>
>
>> Hey folks, I'm going through a new patch of territory for the next few
>> months.
>>
>> Yesterday, I returned to another round of chemotherapy which has me on
>> some
>> fairly new meds. I'm discovering that on treatment days my blood glucose
>> takes some truly dramatic swings-at least for me. This morning, I
>> started
>> out with a fasting level of 91 miligrams per deciliter, and tonight I
>> measured at 208, and I'm not sure how long to deal with this, or who to
>> talk
>> to about it.
>>
>> Do I need to add more to my health care team, or should I just watch it
>> and
>> see where it goes? I would expect things to stabilize starting tomorrow,
>> but I'm not sure who to discuss this with. For any of you who might not
>> know, I am a type 2 diabetic who happens to also have chronic lymphicedic
>> leukemia, and sometimes I fell like a man on a swing. We probably can't
>> solve this, but I'd like to get some opinions. Thanks for your time, and
>> for being there.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
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> Message: 7
> Date: Sat, 9 Jan 2010 05:45:56 -0800
> From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
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> You have received good advice from Cheryl and others. It is not at all
> unusual for other medical conditions and procedures to affect your blood
> glucose levels and control. Certainly, if nothing else, stress can play
> havoc with your control. For some individuals, stress makes their bg go
> up;
> for others, down. (Up is more common.) After I had a partial colectomy
> last
> April, I became *very* much more sensitive to insulin and had to cut my
> dose
> *way* back. Sadly, things have gone back to "normal" now. (grin)
>
> AS Cheryl says, check with your endocrinologist if you have one or with
> your
> primary care physician, internist, oncologist, etc. if you have those. If
> you are on insulin, you may have to increase your dose or your healthcare
> team may elect to just watch things for a few weeks to se how it goes.
>
> Disclaimer: insofar as I am aware, no one on this list (present company
> very
> much included) is a physician so you should check what we say against what
> your own healthcare team says and act as they deem appropriate unless, of
> course, you are dissatisfied with their care and elect to look for another
> healthcare team. (smile)
>
> Mike Freeman
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul & Paula Jordan" <paujor at fuse.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Friday, January 08, 2010 6:38 PM
> Subject: [Diabetes-talk] strange question
>
>
>> Hey folks, I'm going through a new patch of territory for the next few
>> months.
>>
>> Yesterday, I returned to another round of chemotherapy which has me on
>> some
>> fairly new meds. I'm discovering that on treatment days my blood glucose
>> takes some truly dramatic swings-at least for me. This morning, I
>> started
>> out with a fasting level of 91 miligrams per deciliter, and tonight I
>> measured at 208, and I'm not sure how long to deal with this, or who to
>> talk
>> to about it.
>>
>> Do I need to add more to my health care team, or should I just watch it
>> and
>> see where it goes? I would expect things to stabilize starting tomorrow,
>> but I'm not sure who to discuss this with. For any of you who might not
>> know, I am a type 2 diabetic who happens to also have chronic lymphicedic
>> leukemia, and sometimes I fell like a man on a swing. We probably can't
>> solve this, but I'd like to get some opinions. Thanks for your time, and
>> for being there.
>>
>>
>>
>> Paul
>>
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