[Diabetes-talk] Can't Help But Crow!

[Mike Freeman]

Hi, Joe.

If you're on 70/30, you've probably been given a target of max carbs per day
and per meal. When on a fixed insulin regimen such as one uses with 70/30,
one adjusts the meal content to match the carb load your insulin mixture is
designed to handle. Between you, your CDE and your internist and/or endo,
you'll have to adjust the 70/30 morning and evening doses to keep your bg
readings in range. You aim for a fixed number of carbs for each meal
(approximate). With my insulin regimen which is called intensive or physical
management, I have to compute dosages at each meal -- some find this easy;
some find it tough. But my body changed and the 70/30 no longer was keeping
me in range.

You're absolutely right, though; insulin sure makes one feel better.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Cordova
Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2012 2:26 PM
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Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Can't Help But Crow!

Thanks very much Mike for that tip.  I will definitely read up on this.  I
just recently started on insulin a few months ago using the 70/30 flex pen
so I am a relative novice when on topic.  I do believe that insulin is a
much better choice than subjecting oneself to the extremely harsh and
harmful side effects of oral medications.  I just need to learn to adjust
the appropriate levels of insulin to my specific situation.

Thanks again for the information.

Joe

 

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On Jul 18, 2012, at 8:08 PM, "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com> wrote:

Hi, Joe.

This time around, I was especially careful to give "correction boluses" to
bring my bg down to around 100 mg/dl two or three hours after a meal, at the
start of the next meal (not counting the carbs in that meal) or sometimes
before bed or first thing in the morning. See Gary Scheiner's "Think Like A
Pancreas", available from BARD, to learn how to do this.Remember, I'm on the
full intensive regimen with Humalog before each meal and lantus before bed.

Mike


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Joe Cordova
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2012 4:10 PM
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Cc: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Can't Help But Crow!

Great going Mike!  I am struggling just to keep mine below 7.  Is there
anything you are doing differently to get your bg down this low?

Joe



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On Jul 18, 2012, at 2:39 PM, "Jerry Munden" <JerryMunden at carolina.rr.com>
wrote:

Whale Done Mike!

Jerry Munden, Certified Diabetes Health Coach

----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, July 17, 2012 11:34 PM
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Can't Help But Crow!


> Hi, everyone.
> 
> 
> 
> Just got my A1C results for the last three months today and I can 
> hardly believe it. It came in at 6.1! I expected it to be a bit lower 
> than my last A1C (6.5) but didn't think I'd cranked it down *that* much.
> 
> 
> 
> Mike Freeman
> 
> 
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