[cheryl]

Ok, I had the worst/best day of my life. I woke up at 4 am and felt awkward, I tested ok it was 75 so I went downstairs grabbed a coke, and just fell back to sleep cause I was leary of the 75 cause i didn't want a high sugar for my dr's appointment. Well, 45min later tested cause I woke up all sweaty, 50 ok so i just milked the soda like little tiny sips got up went on the forum and just decided I am fine I don't want to go high so I went or tried to go back to sleep well when i went to eat breakfast it was only 60, I was like great, so I just grabbed some coke drank a half a can because i was going to drive you know.........well, ok had my breakfast in the car tested I was 149 oh good now I can eat well.................


i got to the dr's office then, while I was waiting I tested my sugar 269 I was like no no no, but this was only 30 minutes after I ate was high but not sure what to do yet....went in the back told the nurse what went on she checked 267 well atleast I know my machine is accurate now I am pacing in the room trying anything to not get higher, the nurse comes in and asks about my life history yada yada yada.........well, when she leaves i check my sugar 350 so I use a correction bolus.....


Here comes the doctor he reads over my paper work and all, then I tell him I want the pump he is like oh good then he looks at my sugars for the last couple of weeks, OH MY your on too much Lantus......I am like I know I just can't get it right, He is like how long were you on 20 units I am like 3 weeks cause when i tried lowering it to 18 I got high, and then he is like how long were you on 18 units ummmmmmmm four days , he is like it takes 3 to 4 weeks for body to adjust to new Lantus dose, I am like ok but I want the pump so he is like your are too too low and then your body is rebounding eventually by dumping glucose in your blood and that is why your seeing the high's I see since Sunday you have been in the 50's almost every other reading and today your liver had enough and just over did it......ok makes sense, he says I am doing well cause I test an awful lot so he can see that I am trying my hardest for control. He told me he wanted me to go for a carb counting class and he said he wants me to count the total carbs don't minus anything I am like ok fine whatever and he said he will sign the script only if I promise to drop my Lantus to 16 units I am like oh no he is like ok 18 units and go to this carb counting class I don't want you to be really low like this when your on the pump.............ok deal, then he said I will see you back in two weeks.......and I have to go for my A1c that monday before so I am off to his office again on Wednesday Feb 7th and he said I will have your a1c results back if I go early on Monday so I am like cool. He said according to my last blood test I have good function yada yada yada and I had an under active thyroid which when I test again it is normal so he said we will watch that. He also said all that stress today and your blood pressure was only 100 over 70 well i guess your heart is good he was joking but he said that was a remarkable blood pressure considering......and my feet looked good and good reflexes all this and that so that was my visit. He said I shouldn't get down I was doing the best I could considering I did it on my own for months and months and such.........I really liked him he was so nice.......well hope all goes well for me the next couple of weeks wish me luck

Cheryl