[Diabetes-talk] Spike.

[d m gina]

My question that you answered was insulin doesn't effect the liver in 
the same way oral medicine does.
Thanks for answering this for me.

Original message:
> 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
> 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 d m gina
> Sent: Tuesday, March 06, 2012 5:42 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] Spike.


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

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