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Thread: First Followup with Endo

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03-25-2008, 08:12 PM

Eddy

Senior Member

I am a: Type 1

Join Date: Jan 2008

Location: Kansas, US

Posts: 1,046

Quote:

Originally Posted by DCaplinger

I think you misunderstood the fear. I have no fear of going low... I fear going low when I am a) alone and b) have no sugar with me. What then? If I am not in an area where I can get to sugar, then I'm screwed. That's what I fear.

Avoid (b), alone or not. I always try to carry 80g (worth about 200 mg/dL in me) of sugar with me as an absolute minimum. I've had a couple nasty experiences where I needed more; one was over the course of a few hours, the other went down in 45 minutes or so. If you have BG in the 40s, 30s, 20s, or even below, that's _not_ the time to go looking for sugar.

I also keep friends/family numbers on mobile's speed dial, which remains with me.

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Eddy

DXed 2007/04 = advanced-stage DKA, A1c of 12.9%, and BMI of 21.3
post-DX A1c = 5.4% @ 2008/07; 5.2% @ 2008/04; 5.3% @ 2007/12; 5.3% @ 2007/08
c-peptide = 0.0% @ 2008/07
current BMI = 26.0 (86kg on 182cm); want to get back to 23-24
basal = 4U human N @ 0630, 7U human N @ 1130, 7U human N @ 1630, 17U detemir @ 2030
bolus = 1:15 I:C ratio; varying mix of aspart, human R, human N

not a low-CHO eater... not even close!
last updated 2008/08/26 - playing with daytime basal again!