[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

[Mike Freeman]

IMO adjusting metformin won't help bg spikes. They usually come from something you ate, stress or for some reason not immediately discernible. Many people exercise to bring bg down.

Insulin is your friend. Everyone I know wonders why they didn't start sooner.

Mike Freeman
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On Mar 6, 2012, at 14:21, "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net> wrote:

> 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
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