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willie4004
04-04-2008, 11:16 PM
I have only been diagnosed for about 16 months now and am still figuring out how my body reacts to different situations. What I have found is that playing poker actually raises my blood sugars. I always wondered why i could go to the casino and play a tournament and start playing with my BS around 110 and finish over 275, in about 3 hours. It baffled me because I did not have any insulin on board. Well I did some research and poker situations can cause alot of adrenaline, especially if you are bluffing. With adrenaline come the regergitation of sugar into the blood stream compliments of yours truly, your liver. Great... now playing poker is bad for my health. What will they come up with next, a sugarfree donut???
jacobsam622
04-05-2008, 12:41 AM
What will they come up with next, a sugarfree donut??? They have and it causes diabetes:D
shiftzor
04-05-2008, 04:38 AM
Why don't you have a snack with correction or just a correction half way thro your session, would reduce those highs. Poker is usualy bad for my wallet never mind my health :D
xMenace
04-05-2008, 05:12 AM
Stress! Stress causes BGs to rise. I guess you just don't have that poker body. A good player will be able to smell when you are bluffing ;)
viranth
04-05-2008, 05:48 AM
Haha, a good way to tell if a diabetic is bluffing is to see how much insulin he injects!
morrisma
04-05-2008, 06:13 AM
Haha, a good way to tell if a diabetic is bluffing is to see how much insulin he injects!

Needs a pump to hide his tell.:D
mortis505
04-05-2008, 09:29 AM
I work in a casino and im just loving this thread. We get a few diabetics that play poker. Every once in a while, you will see one of them get up and pull their "pens" out of their pockets as they head for the restroom. Usually just before a meal too.
MarcS
04-05-2008, 01:49 PM
I play online poker often, but at the FREE sites, and even then I can understand the stress of it all. I would love to one day attend one of the WSOP events even as a spectator I am sure the pressure of the "Live" event is insane.

Would be funny to see someone at a table, wave his hand and before he raises ask if they mind if he could take his insulin :P
MinimedPumper07
05-15-2008, 11:21 PM
great thread

i love poker. i also cant wait to get a chance to play in the wsop.