[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

[Alan Wheeler]

Denise,
That's my plan of action in the next few minutes as we're having some
unseasonably warm weather today. I really do need to work up an exercise
plan.
 

-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dr. Denise M Robinson
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 4:58 PM
To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

Alan
When blood sugar spikes, you need to get exercise---go for a walk with some
light weights and your blood sugar will go down within a short period of
time---exercise will be your key to diabetes in general Denise

On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 2:08 PM, Bridgit Pollpeter
<bpollpeter at hotmail.com>wrote:

> Yeah, I think some studies are showing that the sooner type 2's are 
> placed on insulin, the better management they experience. I don't know 
> how many doctors are considering this, and most type 2's I know on 
> insulin were put on it only after the oral meds were not working as 
> well. Is this something a patient can request even if their doctor 
> isn't prescribing it? I'm very unfamiliar with type 2 other than type 
> 2's have some level of functioning of the pancreas.
>
> 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 William and 
> Bernadette Jacobs
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 3:53 PM
> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.
>
>
> What are you eating?  Anything different?  Many times cold cereals can 
> be a horrible culprit: pasta, breads, even some barbecue sauces, Are 
> you on oral meds? or just insulin?  From my experience, I find my 
> control, personally, is much better with Insulin.  I use Rapid-acting 
> 15-20 minutes before meals, (on sliding scale) then I use Lantus at 
> night.  I myself have felt much,
>
> much better taking insulin.  If I had it to do all over again, I'd've 
> gone straight to insulin in the first place.
>
> Bernadette M. Jacobs
> 1st Vice-President of Diabetes Action Network
>
> Please consider making a donation to the Diabetes Action Network 
> because
>
> Diabetes is the leading cause of Blindness
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Alan Wheeler" <awheeler65 at windstream.net>
> To: "'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 4:38 PM
> 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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