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[jbmacomber]

Teddy sue, what a scary night! Are you feeling better? Maybe part of the worse vertigo was some of the nasty withdrawal from lexapro. Hope by getting back on you start feeling better. Kids all home can be stressful, especially over summer when no schedule, and 2 in puberty. My one can get me going, lol. Stress does up the numbers. Yes we push the boundaries of the disease, but get back up and go on.
Having other issues come up does not negate all the progress you have made, so hold your head up . I had vertigo once, and fell down several times. Not fun.

No, I didn't wait to get on scales. Was disappointed Sat. am so got back on I do not like my lower BP numbers so low, and was only on 10 mg of lisinopril anyway, cause dr. said needed to be on it for diabetes. Like zocor for cholesterol. Stopped that as well few months back.

[FeistyRedhead]

Teddy Sue....how are you feeling today? That must hqv been by scary passing out like that. I know it scared me just reading about your experience.

My niece has Aspergers Syndrome. She definitely has the obsession your talk about. She doesn't have epilepsy or seizures. As far as I now it isn't a symptom. I'm not saying its not a symptom, just not that I'm away of it being a symptom.

[TeddySue]

Teddy sue, what a scary night! Are you feeling better? Maybe part of the worse vertigo was some of the nasty withdrawal from lexapro. Hope by getting back on you start feeling better. Kids all home can be stressful, especially over summer when no schedule, and 2 in puberty. My one can get me going, lol. Stress does up the numbers. Yes we push the boundaries of the disease, but get back up and go on.
Having other issues come up does not negate all the progress you have made, so hold your head up . I had vertigo once, and fell down several times. Not fun.

No, I didn't wait to get on scales. Was disappointed Sat. am so got back on I do not like my lower BP numbers so low, and was only on 10 mg of lisinopril anyway, cause dr. said needed to be on it for diabetes. Like zocor for cholesterol. Stopped that as well few months back.

Maybe you are right about the withdrawal from the Lexapro. I figured since I was dividing the 10mg tab into fourths it wouldn't be hard to stop the medicine. So far today I've only had one episode where when I got up there was this aura around my head, but I don't have a problem when I'm sitting...it's why I would rather be a couch-potato.
I have five home plus one in a group home; he's spastic quadriplegic, mentally retarded; we visit him and he has a life, just couldn't handle him by myself because of his behaviors. He's almost 18. I feel like such a failure, but have to remember that when I adopted him his referral didn't mention the severity of his condition. Then my other son is living with his girlfriend at her parents home; she's due to have his baby in a few weeks. I work hard to maintain a relationship with them, letting them know I truly love them. I don't condone his behavior but love him very much. This is stressful on top of the five home for the summer.
Some people may wonder about my adopting 7 kids, all special needs, but I didn't do this thinking I would do it alone. And that is stressful.
I am encouraged to hear how you are taking some control of you own D. I see the doctor this Friday, if I don't have another black-out and see her tomorrow. I agree that the Lisinipril didn't need to be 10mg with numbers like yours. My BP runs about 117/70 and it feels right. Only we know what feels right when we're talking lower than normal and not high. I'll be anxious to know how you feel since stopping the BP med. I've thought about the Simvastin I take: 45mg and wonder if we can't lower it since my number was 136 the last few times. What is the benefit in how you feel since stopping the Zocor? I've read so much bad stuff about Cholesterol meds.
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[TeddySue]

Teddy Sue....how are you feeling today? That must hqv been by scary passing out like that. I know it scared me just reading about your experience.

My niece has Aspergers Syndrome. She definitely has the obsession your talk about. She doesn't have epilepsy or seizures. As far as I now it isn't a symptom. I'm not saying its not a symptom, just not that I'm away of it being a symptom.

Thank you all for your concern. I am better. The Lexapro is holding back the stress and pushing it down on the top of my head. If that makes sense. LOL
I was reading about Aspergers and it said Epilepsy does show up in Aspergers for some people.
It means the world to me that I can come here and talk about things I would never talk with other people about. Some would think I'm crazy and walk away. Rejection is something I don't need any more of...
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[jbmacomber]

As far as feeling like a failure, remember our kids grow up and make choices we may not agree with, but we do still love them, don't we. As far as you other son goes, I'm sure the decision was hard, but he may be getting better care in home by trained professionals. Sometimes love means making tough choices. I'm sure your decision didn't change you love for him either.
I found when I went off zocor my hip and knee joints hurt a lot less, and was able to stop taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements. The risks to me far outweigh the "benefits." However, all I have read does point to them being beneficial for those with heart conditions.
I will keep posted on BP, but already am less dizzy today. Did yard work again, it feels so good to move
Hope you do not have another black out and glad to hear you will go to dr. if you do. And thanks for calling me friend. It means a lot to me Everyone on here is wonderful.

[TeddySue]

As far as feeling like a failure, remember our kids grow up and make choices we may not agree with, but we do still love them, don't we. As far as you other son goes, I'm sure the decision was hard, but he may be getting better care in home by trained professionals. Sometimes love means making tough choices. I'm sure your decision didn't change you love for him either.
I found when I went off zocor my hip and knee joints hurt a lot less, and was able to stop taking glucosamine/chondroitin supplements. The risks to me far outweigh the "benefits." However, all I have read does point to them being beneficial for those with heart conditions.
I will keep posted on BP, but already am less dizzy today. Did yard work again, it feels so good to move
Hope you do not have another black out and glad to hear you will go to dr. if you do. And thanks for calling me friend. It means a lot to me Everyone on here is wonderful.

I so agree that God placed a bunch of compassionate people on this forum/thread at just the right time for just a time as this. I can go off in a corner and lick my wounds and come right back and feel like I still belong. I need that... Things that are shared have been very helpful and I'm so grateful for the openness here.
Okay... What is the definition of "heart condition?" I've never had a heart attack; had a heart cath and they found nothing wrong. I believe I'm on the meds just as you stated, to protect the heart. At least that's what my doctor says. What was the reaction of your doctor when you went off the Zocor? I'm getting closer to that dreaded day (Friday) when I go for my A1C and tell her I quit the Glipizide a month ago. I guess what I'm going to do is ask for a bolus so I can go back down on the Lantus; took 35 uns last night and woke up to 130 this morning; ate tomato chunks (one tomato) and cucumbers and green peppers and afterward it was 111; drank a cup of tea with Splenda two hours later with two tablespoons of SF Coffee-Mate and it went up to 151. What is going on?
I just don't want to hear my doctor say she wants me back on the Glipizide when a bolus would work better. Oh well..
I am honored to call you my friend.
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[jbmacomber]

Haven't even bothered to tell dr not taking cholesterol med anymore. I at this point in my life very disenchanted with Dr.'s anyway. They do not know everything, do not always really know you, and sometimes I feel they all just follow the herd in prescribing prescriptions. Well then didn't realize all that was in my head, lol. Hopefully you have been with your dr. for a while. Your BG's had been better, maybe the stress of vertigo, kids, off lexapro, has caused you to go higher lately. I think if you share with your dr. all your hard work, and how you are trying to be more pro-active in taking care of your self and diabetes in particular they might be more open to your starting insulin. From all the research I have done, and all I have read on here it seems to me the biggest reason dr.'s do not prescribe insulin is they can't be bothered with the extra work it may require to get you on the right dose. Maybe there would be an educational class you could take with a referral from them. Sorry for attitude towards medical community showing. Not all Dr.'s fi thtis, some are really good.

[TeddySue]

Haven't even bothered to tell dr not taking cholesterol med anymore. I at this point in my life very disenchanted with Dr.'s anyway. They do not know everything, do not always really know you, and sometimes I feel they all just follow the herd in prescribing prescriptions. Well then didn't realize all that was in my head, lol. Hopefully you have been with your dr. for a while. Your BG's had been better, maybe the stress of vertigo, kids, off lexapro, has caused you to go higher lately. I think if you share with your dr. all your hard work, and how you are trying to be more pro-active in taking care of your self and diabetes in particular they might be more open to your starting insulin. From all the research I have done, and all I have read on here it seems to me the biggest reason dr.'s do not prescribe insulin is they can't be bothered with the extra work it may require to get you on the right dose. Maybe there would be an educational class you could take with a referral from them. Sorry for attitude towards medical community showing. Not all Dr.'s fi thtis, some are really good.

I have been with this doctor for a long time and when I had a blood clot she bent over backwards to help me: calls, follow-ups, concern, really involved. My problem is that I don't trust anybody, and I'm seeing that even includes me. I know what I've been through and the decisions I've made for my own cause, which helped. I really think she will agree on the bolus because, before, she would go along with me on things. I didn't realize how much better things would be on insulin and would say, no. Then finally, I said I thought it would be the right thing to do and she put me on insulin that very day. All my reading here and elsewhere have made it so bolusing won't be that hard to do: bolus fast acting insulin before eating, figuring the amount according to the amount of carbs I'm going to eat... well, not quite that simple but seeing how I have been counting carbs for three months, now that alone will help. I just don't want to be enticed to bolus for a bigger amount of carbs than I allow myself right now. I fight gluttony daily...
I just ate a turkey burger (plain) and some pepperoni. One hour later I'm at 114. You know what I think? Diabetes loves to play tricks and I'm supposed to be one step ahead.
You know, I love the openness and honesty you bring to this forum. Thank you.
Yes, my BG had been wonderful until I ate the **** a few days ago... but then again, like you say, maybe it's the stress AND the yo-yo-ing with the Lexapro just might have something to do with it. And to prove how mixed up I am, just looked at the calendar and my appointment isn't until the 30th. Sheesh!
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[Hooterville]

Teddy, besides the mess up day, have you been letting carbs creep back in? You were so low all the time. What has changed? I know you went off the Glipizide but I thought things were fine after that. Didn't you then lower your Lantus as well?

Take care, dear.

[TeddySue]

Teddy, besides the mess up day, have you been letting carbs creep back in? You were so low all the time. What has changed? I know you went off the Glipizide but I thought things were fine after that. Didn't you then lower your Lantus as well?

Take care, dear.

NOPE! I don't let carbs sneak in unless it's a restaurant that lies and that's only been once. I did stop Glipizide and everything was fine. I believe it's the constant stress around home that plays a big role in upped numbers. Take tonight, right now... the three youngest went to church, the oldest has been in bed (he works nights), and the second son got home from work at 5:30pm and has been quiet. It's quiet and calm around here now and my BG is 114. Hmmm... What changed is the vertigo has intensified and I passed out last night, scaring the kids and me. OUCH! Hit my head and left side, waking up to my left leg underneath me and twisted which made it difficult to get this cow up off the floor; needed a crane but finally had enough strength to get untangled and up. It's a vicious circle: getting one thing solved and another one is there to take its place. I don't mean to be such a whiny ole woman but I'm so confused.
I lowered my Lantus from 58 down to 26, but then back up to 28 and it was good; then these crazy numbers and I've upped the Lantus to 35 and still had a 130 this morning. I'm wondering if it is just going to take time for the Lantus to be working well; catching up? And could the 130 be from passing out last night? I checked my BG after the passing out and it was 126, so that isn't the culprit. BUT, intense stress with 6 of us home for the summer does have an affect.
Doesn't Lantus (upped) bring the numbers down? I'm SO confused. UGH!
Thank you for caring.
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[Hooterville]

NOPE! I don't let carbs sneak in unless it's a restaurant that lies and that's only been once. I did stop Glipizide and everything was fine. I believe it's the constant stress around home that plays a big role in upped numbers. Take tonight, right now... the three youngest went to church, the oldest has been in bed (he works nights), and the second son got home from work at 5:30pm and has been quiet. It's quiet and calm around here now and my BG is 114. Hmmm... What changed is the vertigo has intensified and I passed out last night, scaring the kids and me. OUCH! Hit my head and left side, waking up to my left leg underneath me and twisted which made it difficult to get this cow up off the floor; needed a crane but finally had enough strength to get untangled and up. It's a vicious circle: getting one thing solved and another one is there to take its place. I don't mean to be such a whiny ole woman but I'm so confused.
I lowered my Lantus from 58 down to 26, but then back up to 28 and it was good; then these crazy numbers and I've upped the Lantus to 35 and still had a 130 this morning. I'm wondering if it is just going to take time for the Lantus to be working well; catching up? And could the 130 be from passing out last night? I checked my BG after the passing out and it was 126, so that isn't the culprit. BUT, intense stress with 6 of us home for the summer does have an affect.
Doesn't Lantus (upped) bring the numbers down? I'm SO confused. UGH!
Thank you for caring.
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A few months ago I was having lows and started slowly lowering my Lantus and ended up lowering it by 30%. All was fine for 8 days since the last lowering and then my numbers started creeping up. I ended up having to slowly raise the Lantus back up again to where I'd started. Who knows why my needs changed for a time and then changed again. Something to think about, Teddy. You did lower that Lantus by quite a bit.

Take care. Please don't call youself degrading names.

[Jan74br]

Good morning!

I had a weekend of difficult numbers - highs and lows that made me tired. I got a lot of rest, at least.

Teddy, I do not drive an ambulance. I pay for a private ambulance service that is separate from my health insurance, so that if I get sick, I don't get told there was a massive car accident and there will be no ambulance available for me (a common occurrence with the government owned ones... they go where there are more victims, if they have to choose). They were the ones that saved my life when I went into a coma at the time of diagnosis, so that is why I decided to pay for 1 more year of coverage. I initially signed up cause I figured it is a two-story house, and if my husband got sick upstairs, I would not have the strength to bring him down (he has 50lb on me). I never thought I'd be the one using it, but it is the only reason I'm here now.

On Wednesday, I'll finally have all my paperwork to apply for free insulin and test strips, yay! So that means 30 days from this Wednesday, my pockets will get a break, finally.

jbmacomber, my husband's tests turned out ok. He actually got a 144 post-prandial, which is way better than I expected, cause he ate and only took insulin 30m before the test. He told me he thought it was an insulin-free post-prandial, and I was like "Are you insane? The doctor wants a test, not attempted murder". Gah. His kidneys are clear too, and he just had his eye test and that was clear. He didn't have his A1c yet but I'm not expecting anything lower than a 9 or 8.5 at best. I'm hoping going on Lantus can get him down to a 6.something, but he still insists on snacking without taking insulin. I get on his case for that on weekends, but I can't monitor him at work, where I'm sure he keeps on doing it. He thinks that "just 20g carb" is no big deal without insulin, which nearly gives me a stroke cause it is so, so stupid.

[TeddySue]

A few months ago I was having lows and started slowly lowering my Lantus and ended up lowering it by 30%. All was fine for 8 days since the last lowering and then my numbers started creeping up. I ended up having to slowly raise the Lantus back up again to where I'd started. Who knows why my needs changed for a time and then changed again. Something to think about, Teddy. You did lower that Lantus by quite a bit.

Take care. Please don't call youself degrading names.

Sorry, I made a habit of calling myself degrading names since my mom always called me a "sorry child." I'll try not to... I need to get it out of my head.
35 units last night. I don't know what happened.
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[TeddySue]

Good morning!

I had a weekend of difficult numbers - highs and lows that made me tired. I got a lot of rest, at least.

Teddy, I do not drive an ambulance. I pay for a private ambulance service that is separate from my health insurance, so that if I get sick, I don't get told there was a massive car accident and there will be no ambulance available for me (a common occurrence with the government owned ones... they go where there are more victims, if they have to choose). They were the ones that saved my life when I went into a coma at the time of diagnosis, so that is why I decided to pay for 1 more year of coverage. I initially signed up cause I figured it is a two-story house, and if my husband got sick upstairs, I would not have the strength to bring him down (he has 50lb on me). I never thought I'd be the one using it, but it is the only reason I'm here now.

On Wednesday, I'll finally have all my paperwork to apply for free insulin and test strips, yay! So that means 30 days from this Wednesday, my pockets will get a break, finally.

jbmacomber, my husband's tests turned out ok. He actually got a 144 post-prandial, which is way better than I expected, cause he ate and only took insulin 30m before the test. He told me he thought it was an insulin-free post-prandial, and I was like "Are you insane? The doctor wants a test, not attempted murder". Gah. His kidneys are clear too, and he just had his eye test and that was clear. He didn't have his A1c yet but I'm not expecting anything lower than a 9 or 8.5 at best. I'm hoping going on Lantus can get him down to a 6.something, but he still insists on snacking without taking insulin. I get on his case for that on weekends, but I can't monitor him at work, where I'm sure he keeps on doing it. He thinks that "just 20g carb" is no big deal without insulin, which nearly gives me a stroke cause it is so, so stupid.

I don't know WHY men think their wives should also be there mothers and then don't mind any better than a two year old. I pray he will become aware of how serious this disease is and what his part is! WOW! This has to be stressful for you. I am so sorry.
Numbers are a hard game to play.
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[TeddySue]

Here it is, Monday, again. Got up early and took my oldest daughter to the kidney doctor for a check-up and it was PERFECT! Four more months on the Oxybutynin Chloride and then back to see how things are. All my kids have special needs (including me) but God is so faithful to us. Next is an appointment with Vocational Rehabilitation to sign up for help for the fall semester of college for this daughter. She is a straight A student and the reason I am so proud of her is because when I adopted her there were some unknowns; she has mild cerebral palsy of the left side. She's surpassed all expectations and is a wonderful young woman.
I started the 10mg of Lexapro two days ago and today was the first day in a LONG time that I didn't have vertigo! Stress can do so much harm. And once I get settled-in with the medicine I'm hoping it will prove to calm me down enough that the BG will, once again, go down. It's my plan.
The weather is so nice here today, coming home from the doctor (20miles) I had the windows down and truly enjoyed the cooler breeze of fresh air. AHHHH!
The hospital food is excellent and I ate two poached eggs. My daughter had scrambled eggs, hash browns and raisin toast. I didn't even look... People sent home some food last night and among the goodies was chocolate cake. The kids had gotten commodities before church and was given 20 pounds of pepperoni, granola bars, etc. I've really had to stifle the urge and it wasn't easy. We did get celery and lettuce, too. YAY!
I haven't felt this good for ages. I was so afraid of the Lexapro that it would make me a zombie like 6 years ago. I need to be in control of my life; it means so much to me not to be afraid.
And all of this pertains to losing weight and gaining control over my BG. All of these things affect my numbers. Thank you all for listening.
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