[Diabetes-Talk] {Spam?} Re: {Spam?} Blood sugar lows, possibly not eating enough

[Sheila]

hello, just got my a1c test and I'm at six point five which is the same 
as my previous reading which is good. does anyone know of a sugar free 
sirup made with truviea or steevia some of the brands taste awful. 
sometimes I want french toast or waffles and I would still like to use 
sugar free sirup but the stuff I have isn't very good

On 10/16/2021 10:24 PM, kg 6sxy (kg6sxy) via Diabetes-Talk wrote:
> Hello Terri,
>
> I had a trial of Ozempic and did really well with it but my insurance company refused to approve it without trying something else first and I landed on Trulicity which also works really well for me.  I'm also on metformin, 500 mg twice a day.  I find that my post meal recovery times are much shorter now on Trulicity which is great.  I really like that it is only one injection a week.
>
> I've had a few scary lows in the 30s and at that point I'll eat anything that raises my blood glucose quickly because I'd rather be too high than too low. I carry some smarties, the little round sugar discs in the US versus the M&M look-alike in Canada, and once my blood glucose rises above 90, I'll eat some cheese or canned chicken breast to temper the wild swing.
>
> Protein works great for slowing down digestion and it is good paired with other carbohydrates so you still get a slight rise followed by a slower recovery without going too low most of the time.  Like everything else, things don't always react the same way even with the same portion sizes at the same time of day.  If only life were that easy. lol
>
> For lows at night, I make sure to eat a small piece of cheese before bed, about an ounce, or a tablespoon of "Really Raw Honey" which is unprocessed and doesn't impact my blood glucose like the honey in the grocery stores do.  Unfortunately you can't always trust the raw honey labels in the grocery stores, only unprocessed honey gets stored right away.  It's always better to order in cooler weather and honey doesn't go bad so it's safe to stock up if you want to.  I've been buying honey from https://www.reallyrawhoney.com <https://www.reallyrawhoney.com/> for quite a while and it has a really nice spreadable, smooth consistency.  They wrap their shipments really well and I've only had one delivery problem when the delivery person threw the case of 12 bottles at my porch from what must have been only half way to the house and smashed all the bottles but https://www.reallyrawhoney.com <https://www.reallyrawhoney.com/> immediately sent a replacement case after sending them a picture of the destroyed jars so they could file a complaint with Fedex.
>
> An update on my new Libre 2 sensors.  The app complains that it isn't officially supported with the latest version of iOS and says that alerts don't work but they have been working for me.  The notifications show up on the Lock Screen and vibrate my Apple Watch.  I know others have said they really haven't had an adjustment period after first changing a sensor but I have had inaccurate highs for the first 8 to 12 hours and my work around to this is to insert the new sensor the night before the current sensor expires but wait to scan it until I'm removing the old sensor.  To make sure I'm removing the right one on the day, I have which arm I'm actively using in a calendar reminder, "Remove from left arm, activate right arm" set to repeat every 4 weeks and the opposite text also set to repeat every 4 weeks on the other sensor change day.  It's much easier to remember that way especially if you're having a bad blood glucose day, high or low.
>
> I also switched to using these self adherent wraps instead of the stickers that use glue to hold the sensor against your arm.  Works just as well and is easier to remove on sensor change days.  It's $9.49 on subscribe and save if you have 5 items being shipped on that subscribe and save delivery which is pretty good for 60 yards of tape.
>
> https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07TTGCZGC/?coliid=I1LON1RHOZ2LP1&colid=36I0USM5B1RQ3&psc=1&ref_=gv_ov_lig_pi_dp <https://smile.amazon.com/dp/B07TTGCZGC/?coliid=I1LON1RHOZ2LP1&colid=36I0USM5B1RQ3&psc=1&ref_=gv_ov_lig_pi_dp>
>
> I also just found out about Abbott's recycle program that allows you to mail back up to six sensor kits for free, including the sensors if you wipe down the thread that comes out of your arm at the back of the sensor before shipping it which is apparently why they ship two alcohol pads with every kit, one for pre-insertion and one to wipe down the used sensor.  Getting replacement shipping envelopes and labels is also free from their website.
>
> I hope everyone is doing well!
>
> Take care,
> Tony
>
>
>> On Oct 16, 2021, at 11:45 PM, Terri Stimmel via Diabetes-Talk <diabetes-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hello everyone,
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>> I hope you all are doing well. I wanted to give a quick update. But I also have some questions.
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>> So I don't see my diabetes specialist until December.
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>> However, I can send her a message, if I need to. And I do this. I feel it is the easiest way to reach out to her.
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>> I am currently only taking Ozempic. I am doing well. My numbers are good. Most of the time, they are staying under 150. I love this! It's amazing!
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>> I had a partial hysterectomy in early August. The doctors, and nurses at the hospital told me that they were really surprised with how well my blood sugars bounced back, after my surgery. For part of the evening, after my surgery, my readings were high. But by the next day, all was good. My recovery went very well. Much better than my doctor even expected. I can't tell you how thankful I am for this.
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>> I am struggling to get back to doing my peddling, and walking around my apartment, like I was doing. But I am trying to recktify this. I know how much better I feel, when I do exercise. And I have had the all clear from my doctor, for a little over a month now. So there really is no excuse. I have just gotten out of the habit of doing it.
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>> Honestly, since my surgery, my struggles with constipation have seemed to double. I apologize if my mentioning this bothers some. But I think this can be something that many people can struggle with. But they don't feel they can talk about it. This affects me quite badly, and can cause me a lot of pain. I knew having the surgery would make things in this department more difficult.
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>> However, I didn't think that they would be this difficult. I have been keeping my doctors informed. I am also taking a fiber pill once a day. Along with the medication I was already taking, before my surgery. Some days, I think things are improving. Other times, I am not at all sure.
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>> Over all though, I really feel that I am doing well. I am still struggling when it comes to eating better. But I am trying. And when I struggle, I am trying to not beat myself up so much, about it. But this is all a work in progress.
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>> So now that I have shared with you all how things are going with me, I do have a question, or two.
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>> There are times that I am still struggling with low blood sugars. I really think that sometimes I am not eating enough at my meals. But I don't know if this is exactly the problem. I am just guessing, really.
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>> But today alone, my blood sugar has gone under 70, three times. My diabetes specialist says to keep it at 80, and above. So I don't panic as much if it is at 90, or even 85. When my blood sugar goes low like this, I then reach for candy. But this isn't what I want to do. There has got to be a better answer to chocolate. Or things like that. I am really trying to cut down on the amount of candy I eat. Or the junk food in general.
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>> So what can I do, besides reach for candy, when my blood sugar is going low like this?
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>> Are there options?
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>> This morning I ate a bowl of dry cereal. I don't normally eat cereal, much less dry cereal. But it was just the situation I was in. Also, the cereal was cinamon toast crunch. I know there is no good in that. But again, it was the situation I was in. This isn't something that would normally happen. I didn't have much of the cereal.
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>> Later, for lunch, I had a turkey sandwich. That is something I normally eat. I did have a bit of mayo on the sandwich. I did use two pieces of bread. The bread was, Sara Lee, honey wheat. My sandwich had two pieces of cracked pepper turkey.
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>> A couple hours after that sandwich, I noticed my blood sugar had gone into the low 80's. I can't remember now just exactly what it was. Sometimes it will come back up on it's own. But not this time. So I ate a couple of miniature snickers bars.
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>> Then a few hours later, it was in the 70's. At this point, I was watching a show. I can tend to snack more when I am doing this. So I ate a couple miniature milkyway dark bars. As well as a miniature Hershey's milk chocolate bar.
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>> About an hour later, we had dinner. We ate leftover pizza from the place we ordered from, last night. I had two pieces. It was a deluxe pizza. It had Itallian sausage, bacon, onions, green peppers, and mushrooms on it. It had a thicker crust. But not like something from pizza hut. This was all I had.
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>> By about an hour and a half later, my blood sugar was 63. So again, I had some candy. I had two miniature peanut butter cups, and two miniature chocolate bars.
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>> I know that this isn't the way to go about things. But I am a bit at a loss as to what to do.
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>> How can I make some changes to get more balanced results?
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>> By the way, my diabetes specialist informed me the other day, that Medicare may not cover my Lebrea sensors much longer, because I am no longer on insulin. She also told me that she doesn't feel I need to get my readings throughout the day. She said that I could just get my fasting blood sugar readings, three times a week. Honestly, I am not quite sure how I feel about this. If I don't keep up with knowing my readings, then I won't know when things possibly go out of wack. I don't want to end up where I was, even a year ago. For as long as I can possibly help it, or have anything to do with it.
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>> Any thoughts or suggestions you all have, about any of this, is very much appreciated.
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>> Thank you,
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>>
>> Terri
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