[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

Wed Mar 7 07:56:44 UTC 2012

Ha-ha!

Sincerely,
Bridgit Kuenning-Pollpeter
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The Expected One- Kathleen McGowan

-----Original Message-----
From: diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org
[mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Mike Freeman
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 11:00 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

I'm not Bridgit but I've never heard that. In fact, for long-duration
exercising such as marathon running, one checks bg periodically and
waiting twenty minutes before checking would make absolutely no sense in
such instances.

Incidentally, I'm having a helluva time resisting changing the subject
to something like: Jones (was Spike). (huge grin)

Mike

-----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 8:44 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

Actually? I want to confirm something I did earlier. When I tested and
got the 95, I believe I remember hearing you wait 20 minutes after
exercise, and that's what I did. Is that accurate? 

-----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 10:37 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

I agree; I was just making a comment. Not a lot of people are aware of
this. Exercise is key to diabetes management though. I also suggest
testing before and after exercise to make sure levels are okay.

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 Mike Freeman
Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 9:36 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

Right. Generally, the current thinking seems to be that if your bg is
much over 250 or 300 mg/dl, you shouldn't exercise. But at Alan's level,
exercise is just the ticket.

Mike

-----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 6:11 PM
To: 'Diabetes Talk for the Blind'
Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.

I agree, except, when I was younger, I was told exercise could actually
hinder you from getting sugars back into normal ranges depending on how
high you are. Upper 100's or 200's are not really a problem, but I've
always been discouraged from exercise if too high. I suppose dehydration
could be a factor in this since dehydration actually can make you
higher, or at least unable to drop, and if high and dehydrated for too
long, there is the potential risk of DKA.

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 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 http://twitter.com/#!/Country_Storm
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