[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

Wed Mar 7 02:17:16 UTC 2012

I'm not sure why you think insulin can damage livers. Insulin has been
the number one treatment for diabetes since it was discovered, and I've
been on insulin for 27 years, and I've never been told this is a
potential risk. The only "side effect" of insulin that I'm aware of is
that it can cause low blood sugar if over dosing or not taking properly
with food in-take.

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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http://blogs.livewellnebraska.com/author/bpollpeter/

"History is not what happened; history is what was written down."
The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

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Are you saying then, the insulin doesn't damage the liver?
this is interesting to me.
Would I call my doctor to ask, or would I call my diabetic educater?

Original message:
> I'm with Mike on this one!  After awhile, you're gonna find the oral 
> meds to be more and more useless.  It's like you become amuned to 
> them.  In addition to that, they're brutal to one's liver.  And, if 
> you're a pregnant woman, they take ya off orals entirely.  That was 
> what they did to me.  There's actually very little research on what 
> orals can and/or will do to a fetus.

> 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: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
> To: "Diabetes Talk for the Blind" <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 5:40 PM
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

>> 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
>> sent via iPhone

>> 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
>>> awheeler65 at windstream.net
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