[Diabetes-talk] why I don't test myself

d m gina dmgina at samobile.net
Wed Sep 4 00:39:54 UTC 2013 

No I was on humilog was able to get off of that.
I get the two names mixed up that I can take it in the morning.
Starts with an l.
Levimeer.
Something like that.
I have mornings when I am at 77 82 94 things like that.
This makes the doctor happy.

Original message:
> I would assume you were on a quick-acting insulin like Novolog or
> Humalog that's used either for meals and/or to more quickly bring highs
> down.

> Bridgit

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf
> Of d m gina
> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 4:08 PM
> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] why I don't test myself


> I don't remember the name now, if it was said to me again I would know.
> I am taking a 24 hour shot now before the day starts doing well with
> that also. Been on it for six months now. The doctor is happy with that
> one.

> Original message:
>> By shot, I assume you mean insulin? What kind did you try? Like many
>> medications, it can take time to figure out the right dosage for you.
>> As a type 1 insulin-dependent diabetic, I'm well familiar with insulin

>> reactions, and they are scary. However, my understanding is that the
>> sooner type twos are placed on insulin, the better control they
>> experience. This is based on material I've read and not personal
>> experience (in terms of this specific discussion) but perhaps you can
>> try the shot again but do a lower dose. And you may want to test more
>> too if taking insulin to make sure you're not dropping, especially
>> after meals, exercise and bedtime.

>> Weight loss can be difficult, and we all go through plateau periods
>> with weight loss. Don't stress about it because stress doesn't help
>> weight loss or glucose control for that matter. As long as you are
>> working at it, that's what counts. And that you've already loss weight

>> is a great sign and means you are on your way.

>> Bridgit

>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>> Behalf Of d m gina
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 11:03 AM
>> To: diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] why I don't test myself


>> Something I don't understand,
>> how can one be a pre diabetic.
>> Either you are a diabetic or you are not.
>> I don't know how mine climbed in the seven range, where I do watch. It

>> is near seven now, but was higher. I used to be in the six range. I am

>> hoping to get there again. I have to say I am salad out, I just get
>> plain tired of salads all of the time. I also was told I need to get
>> more weight off by Janurary. I shared that I am getting a pound off a
>> week, where I wasn't going to go any faster.
>> At no time I will refuse to take the shot I did to have my heart rate
>> go so fast in the middle of the night, waking me from sleep. Shaking
> so
>> hard that I thought I was cold. Even with the blanket on. I see no
>> reason to go to the hospital when I don't have to. Now maybe that was
> to
>> strong for the doctor to hear, where I take pride
>> to make sure I don't have to go into the hospital.
>> I am doing everything else the doctor has asked, except for the shot.
> I
>> am doing the half a cup of food, or a cup if I don't have to many
>> carbs for that meal.
>> My diabetic coordinator says I am doing well.
>> We work closely together, that is something I am pleased about. My
>> doctor is a diabetic, just because this shot works for him, it
>> didn't work well for me.
>> Just some thoughts.

>> Original message:
>>> A close friend was diagnosed as *prediabetic*, and she refuses to
>>> follow anything the doctor has recommended including taking a
>>> medication. Her A1-C was 6.0, which is great for diabetics but not so

>>> much for non-diabetics, but she won't believe me. Go figure.

>>> My brother-in-law was recently diagnosed with type 2, and after
>>> incorporating some exercise and better diet into his routine, his
>>> A1-C

>>> has significantly dropped, but he's now thinking he can not test, or
>>> test very infrequently, as a result of the lower A1-C.

>>> One of the reasons an A1-C gets better is because of frequent,
>>> consistent testing. It allows us and our doctors to track and catch
>>> trends in sugars and make necessary changes based on those trends.
>>> The

>>> goal is to achieve a certain A1-C, but the testing is a part of
>>> continueing to have lower A1-C's, and without this tracking, it can
>>> be

>>> difficult to know why sugars, and when, they are causing problems.
>>> The

>>> A1-C gives an over-all idea of what sugars run in a three month time
>>> period, but it can't tell a doctor what trends are and where changes
>>> may need to happen. Daily testing, among diet and exercise, are what
>>> determine this.

>>> And I should mention that we are all commenting on this topic not
>>> because we think we have the answers, or all of them, or are trying
>>> to

>>> tell people how to live, but we are just concerned when we hear
>>> things

>>> like someone not testing and want to help.

>>> Bridgit

>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Diabetes-talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Bernadette Jacobs
>>> Sent: Tuesday, September 03, 2013 10:25 AM
>>> To: Diabetes Talk for the Blind
>>> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-talk] why I don't test myself


>>> Hey Gang:

>>> Bern here!!  Everyone here has a valid point and even as for Julie:
>>> I

>>> can see where you're going.  However, listen to everyone else here
>>> because you've got advice here from absolutely the BEST!  And I do
>>> mean the VERY BEST!!!  When I first read over your message Julie, I
>>> don't mind telling you, it sent chills up and down my spine for the
>>> very reasons Bridgit, Mike, and Veronica all raise here.  My other
>>> huge, huge gripe here is now people are coming up with this "pre"
>>> diabetes garbage. And, of course, my mother-in-law was just diagnosed

>>> with... of course... "pre" diabetes.  Has anyone heard of being
>>> "half"

>>> or "Pre"-pregnant??? Sure would like to find out who the first quack
>>> was that ever came up with this hogwash!  I'd like to hang 'em!  I'm
>>> with Mike here because, even at that point, diabetics need to be
>>> taught and practice frequent testing.  We diabetics all know we can't

>>> be too cautious.

>>> I'd be lying to all of you if I didn't admit that I've had my own
>>> testing woes.  But that's why I do test very, very often; maybe even
>>> moreso than I need to because I don't want to get out of practice. I
>>> too, feel that testing is vital!!

>>> Have a great day everyone!!

>>> Bern
>>> On 9/2/13, Julie Kline <julie.kline at rochester.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Hello all,

>>>> I don't mean to sound like I am gloating here, but I'd like to share

>>>> my thoughts of the messages I have seen over the past few days.
>>>> Reading over these messages, this is exactly the reason why I don't
>>>> do

>>>> testing for my own blood glucose anymore.  I have had nothing but
>>>> trouble with both talking meters and I'm sorry I spent the money on
>>>> either one.  Even having people from the diabetes centers we have
>>>> here

>>>> watching me, I haven't been able to get enough blood to get enough
>>>> of

>>>> a sample, while the meters at the diabetes center work just fine.  I

>>>> feel that with a 20 point plus or minus
>>> accuracy
>>>> that seems to come with the talking meters, I'm not willing to
>>> continually
>>>> sit there and poke my fingers for the 20 minutes it takes to finally
>>> get
>>>> enough blood.  And yes, I have done the hot water thing, massaged
>>>> the

>>>> finger, held it to the lancet on maximum setting, stayed hydrated,
>>>> the rubber band thing . but testing with a talking meter just hasn't
>>> worked out
>>>> for me, so I don't bother with it, and these messages just confirm
>>>> to
>>> me
>>>> why.  I still do whatever lab work or tests my doctor or diabetes
>>> center
>>>> ask
>>>> me to do, and I stay on top of these tests every 3 months.  However,

>>>> I found that I've lost enough weight now and that weight loss that
>>>> came from
>>> eating
>>>> better, combined with exercising an hour 5 days a week walking 4
>>>> miles
>>> a
>>>> session, and my medications, have given me 2 a1c readings of between

>>>> 6
>>> and
>>>> 6.2.  When I first learned I had diabetes, I was 83 pounds heavier
>>>> and
>>> had
>>>> an a1c reading of 8.6.  I know that the approach I take won't work
>>>> for everybody, especially for people who have to take insulin.  But
>>>> for
>>> myself,
>>>> I have type 2 diabetes and am not at that point yet.  At least for
>>> myself,
>>>> it has been possible to turn things around and I'd be willing to
>>> recommend
>>>> exercise DVDs that I use and found helpful if anyone is interested.
>>>> I recognize, or at least people tell me, that diabetes is a
>>>> progressive illness.  I hope that when it does come my time where
>>>> things get
>>> worse,
>>>> that
>>>> they will have perfected these meters more and maybe they can work
>>> better
>>>> with people who can't generate enough blood, but for now I have much
>>> better
>>>> use of my fingers for other things, like reading Braille.

>>>> Just my thoughts on the whole thing.

>>>> Julie



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