[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

[Alan Wheeler]

I'm type 2, and today my carb intake hasn't been all that bad. Not enough, I
would think to merit a spike like that.

I'm hoping an adjustment in my metformin is all that's needed. Not quite
ready to go on insulin if I don't have to.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Bridgit Pollpeter
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:53 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

Are you type 1 or 2? You feel like sleeping because fatigue is a symptom of
high blood sugars. If you are on insulin, you may need to speak to your
doctor about using a sliding scale for corrections. When I'm 200 or above, I
take 1/2 a unit of insulin for each number over 200 in incriments of 50. So
if I'm 250, I take 1 unit. If I'm 300, I take 1-1/2 units. I do not correct
again until after at least three hours from each test.

If you are not on insulin, I'm not as familiar with treatments for type 2's.
You may need to watch your carb intake for the rest of the day, and
certainly test as often as you can.

You can always call your doctor as well. Don't ever hesitate to call even if
you have an APPT coming up. If you don't have answers, who better to call
than your doctor?

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
Read my blog at:
http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/
 
"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan


-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Alan Wheeler
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:38 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.


Hi everyone,
For the second time in about a week, my blood sugar spiked into the 190-200
range. I am going to my doctor on Friday, but in the mean time, what do I do
when my sugar has spiked like this? Do I sleep it off (which is all I feel
like doing), or is something else recommended?

Thanks in advance.

Alan
"The kind of work God usually calls you to is the kind of work that you need
most to do and that the world most needs to have done.The place God calls
you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world's  deep hunger
meet."
- Frederick Buechner's definition of "vocation" in his little book "Wishful
Thinking" Psalms 33:3 Psalms 150:5


Alan Wheeler
Lincoln, Nebraska
awheeler65 at windstream.net
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