[Diabetes-Talk] A bit of a rant

Sat Nov 7 22:34:45 UTC 2020

I carry glucose tablets with me always and have a container in my bedside table. When I went to the beach, I had a container they fit in that I could hang around my neck. Love the sharing here! Diana cook

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> On Nov 6, 2020, at 19:04, Jeanette Kutash via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Terry, the Libra will catch up with the meter in about 15 to 20 minutes. That's just how it works. You need protein or some of the foods the dietician says you should have. Chocolate will help if you really need it, but you can at least somewhat trust how you feel. And oh yes, you will go higher with chocolate but you will then go lower sometimes pretty quickly so I would say, you were probably in the middle between the libre and the meter. It takes someone who doesn't have to care about diabetes a while to understands and he may never totally get it. That is hard, but you have to decide whether you want to continue  making such good strides or whether you want to go his way. It won't always be easy, but the more you just say this is what I need to do and I feel much better this way, the more he will either stop or you will find he isn't ready or able to accept your changes. Just keep trying to do the things you are doing.
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> Jeanette
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> From: Diabetes-Talk [mailto:diabetes-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Patricia Maddix via Diabetes-Talk
> Sent: Friday, November 06, 2020 6:06 PM
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> Cc: Patricia Maddix
> Subject: Re: [Diabetes-Talk] A bit of a rant
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> Terri,
> All of your feelings are totally normal and I think we can all say that we’ve been there and are sometimes there again. I find that my Prodigy meter does generally read higher than my Dexcom. Sometimes I think that is because the Dexcom legs behind what your blood sugar is actually doing so the two numbers might get closer together with slightly different timing of testing but other times I feel The Prodigy just reads higher. I also am never quite sure which one to trust. None of these devices is perfect yet and yet we all want to know exactly what our blood sugar is. Technology is not quite there yet. As you have been much more careful with your food and no doubt decreasing your intake it is very likely that you will need even less insulin. This is a good thing.Have you talked with your diabetes educator about doing carbohydrate counting. A lot of us couch our carbohydrates and then adjust our insulin intake based on what we have chosen to eat as the more carbohydrate you eat the more insulin you take. For someone who takes exactly the same amount of insulin each day, the carbohydrate intake would need to be pretty much exactly the same each day.
> I know that when you were out socially you don’t want to offend anyone by not eating the food that they have prepared but try to be strong and do what is best for your health because nothing is more important than your health. My feeling has always been if they can’t or won’t understand that’s their problem not mine. I even had a good friend recently slip another piece of dessert on my plate of course without my knowing because I didn’t see her do it and was wondering why the amount of food on my plate was not getting smaller.  You know how some people just don’t get the blindness issue and many also don’t get the diabetes issue.
> Hang in there.
> Patricia
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>> On Nov 6, 2020, at 2:29 PM, Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
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>> I apologize for this message. I think I just need some support, and feedback. This isn't really a rant per say. More just me letting out some frustration.
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>> As you all know, I have been really working hard to restructure how I am eating. It's been a struggle. But for the most part, I am enjoying making the changes. Also, I feel like I have great support. So this is definitely a plus.
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>> However, the last few days have been a bit rough for me. I feel like maybe I am not always eating enough. But also I feel I am struggling, due to things my boyfriend thinks. Now don't get me wrong, he's very loving, and supportive. And he has been trying to make changes right along with me. But earlier today when my blood sugar was low, he suggested I eat some chocolate. On one hand, I think he was trying to be funny. But also, I know that he feels like when the doctors, or specialists suggest things to eat, or watching carbs, that you eat bland foods. He makes a lot of comments about that. I know he struggles a lot when it comes to not ordering out a meal. Which I can as well. Although, it's getting easier for me.
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>> So my biggest concern is that I am still having lows. At least, I think that I am. I say think, because I used my Libre. But I also used a Prodigy meater to check my blood sugar. Earlier, about an hour ago, my Libre showed my blood sugar at 54. I didn't feel shaky, or sweaty. That's how I can get when it's low. But I felt tired, and kind of depressed. Maybe a bit irritable.
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>> But when I checked with the meater right after checking with the Libre, my blood sugar was 95.
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>> Last night, the same thing happened. It was about 2 and a half hours after we had eaten dinner. We had Marie Calendar, chicken pot pies. I took my 30 units of insulin before we ate. I didn't eat anything else after dinner.
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>> But when I checked with my Libre, it was 46. So I checked with the Prodigy. It was 93.
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>> So which is accurate? Isn't that too big of a difference between the Libre, and the Prodigy?
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>> I do plan to call my doctor, or contact the nurse practisioner and let her know what's going on. But I want to try to manage it better on my own, if I can.
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>> For lunch today I ate a turkey sandwich. I ate it on this Healthy Life bread. I had just one slice of the bread. I used Land O Frost, honey smoked turkey, 2 slices. I put a little bit of Sobra, garlic hummus on the sandwich. Then I had a strawberry greek yogurt. I know the brand of it. But I don't have a clue as to how to spell it. I know that I probably haven't spelled a lot of this properly. Sorry for this. But I know you all will understand. But please don't hesitate to ask me what I might have meant, if you ever can't figure something out.
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>> Did I not eat enough carbs?
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>> I thought with this kind of lunch that I would be good. I didn't expect to get the low I got. I'm thinking that if I continue to eat like this, that I might need less insulin overall, and not just the change she made at breakfast.
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>> Sometimes, when I think about get-togethers with friends, or church events, or the holidays, I feel sad, and guilty. I know this doesn't likely make a lot of sense. But I feel like if I don't eat all the yummy desserts, or starchy foods, my friends won't get it. Or it's just another reason I might stand out, or not fit in. Another thing to add to the list.
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>> Does this make any sense?
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>> I feel silly for saying this. But it's how I feel, and what I think about sometimes. I know it's ok to have something sometimes. I know it's all about moderation, and making better choices. I'm glad to be doing it, for the most part. I want to do this. But I honestly never thought that I'd feel sad over it.
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>> So that's it. That's what's been going on. And this has been going through my mind.
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>> Thank you for listening. If this isn't the type of stuff for the list, please feel free to let me know.
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>> I hope all of you are well.
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>> Terri
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