Close one?

[Penny]

It has been a bad couple of days. I haven't felt well, but nothing I could really complain about. My BS has been very good anyway, always between 70 and 135. I woke several times during the night and tested because I felt "funny", my readings were 70 and 74. But this morning I was at 135, so though I didn't feel right, I took my normal morning meds that include 20 units of Lantus, 850 Metformin and 2 Glyburide. I ate peanutbutter toast and one egg. Lunch time I was 95, took 3 units of Novolog, ate some low carb yogurt, and turkey sandwich (about 28 carbs). I took a 30 minute slow walk. I still had that "funny" feeling all day. Then just before supper, I felt the overwhelming need for a nap, so slept a little over an hour. When I woke, I felt a little confused, and shaky, but had to take a disturbing phone call from a family member. I was listening to them rant, and for some reason decided I needed to take some Novolog. I took 6 units...I have no idea why I decided on that, I had not even tested. I was still stressed, ate some peanut butter bread and a bowl of homemade chicken noodle soup. I was still feeling the same and my husband asked me if I had tested. All I could do was say "Duh!" and test:stupid: I was at exactly 60. This is low, for me, usually will make me feel shaky and a little sick. But I am thinking I had to be much lower when I got up, or maybe not considering the 6 units I took, but I definitely ate more carbs than I usually would. One hour later I am at 64, still feel a bit out of things.
Usually when I am sick, I run high, don't know what is going on with this. The insurance CDE told me to take my Nololog pen shots even if I am low before a meal, to cover what I eat. Most of the time this has been working. Did I have a "close one", was I disoriented because I was so low? This was a bit scary for me.

[lgvincent]

You need to be careful. I often get sleepy when my blood sugar is low so I try to check it when that happens.

[rzrbks]

Sounds a bit scary to me.

Test

Test

Test

Test


If you don't test, you can't know where you are and what to do.

The only time I've been Really Low, 54/3 (15 minutes after 12 oz of regular coke) my wife had to force me to sit, we were at at diner, and had to threaten me with ambulance ride----I was out of my head----best I can figure, I was somewhere in the teens/.8

I never inject without knowing exactly what my B/G reading is at that moment.


So, Penny, if I may suggest? test--------jmho

[Cyborg]

The insurance CDE told me to take my Nololog pen shots even if I am low before a meal, to cover what I eat.

Sounds like a close call. Glad to hear you ok. Kinda funny how we do things without thinking when we are low. Maybe if you are too low, you can take your insulin after you start eating.

[Penny]

[QUOTE=rzrbks]Sounds a bit scary to me.

Test

Test

Test

Test


I know, I just don't know why I didn't know at the time. I pulled that pen out and dialed 6 units and stuck it in my arm without even thinking. As soon as I did it, I knew I messed up, even then did not have the sense to stop and test. Maybe I need a keeper!:whistling

[gettingby]

Sounds like a close call. Glad to hear you ok. Kinda funny how we do things without thinking when we are low. Maybe if you are too low, you can take your insulin after you start eating.
Good advice Cyborg. I've done that before.
It's good to know that you seem to be doing a little better now. Lows can be a really scary thing.

[Penny]

Still at 64, but one good thing, my husband decided I need a Subway sandwich and went to get it. My book says 46 carbs for my favorite 6 inch sub. Does that sound right? Is this a mistake? I am still shaky and feel hungry.

[Cyborg]

Good advice Cyborg. I've done that before.
It's good to know that you seem to be doing a little better now. Lows can be a really scary thing.

As long as you don't forget to take your insulin. :albertein

More than likely, you can get free samples of different sets from your supplier.

[Cyborg]

Still at 64, but one good thing, my husband decided I need a Subway sandwich and went to get it. My book says 46 carbs for my favorite 6 inch sub. Does that sound right? Is this a mistake? I am still shaky and feel hungry.

That's about right...

[gettingby]

As long as you don't forget to take your insulin. :albertein

Never have. Knock on wood !! LOL !!

[Cyborg]

Never have. Knock on wood !! LOL !!

What's worse... Taking the wrong insuiln. :vollkomme

[duck]

Penny, **it happens.

Get your sugars up to a comfortable level, if you know what your carb ratio is, if it were me, I would take only enough insulin to cover about 30 grams for the sub. I'd actually probably eat the sub first and then shoot up for 30 grams, hoping that the extra 15 grams would bring my sugars back to normal. But proceed with a little caution...

[gettingby]

What's worse... Taking the wrong insuiln. :vollkomme
Done that too. LOL. Took my humalog instead of my Lantus. Doh !!!!!!!!!!!

[rzrbks]

Penny,

I think of being too low ( that's relative, since each of us react differently) as kinda like being drunk. You know something is wrong but you aren't able to cause the ol' grey mater to comprehend what's happening.

That's why I make a big deal of testing.

If you know you're low, you HAVE to get carbs into your system.

If you're high then you use the plan you and your Dr. or CDE have worked out to take care of that.


It also helps that your support people (husband, wife, friend) know the signs of being low so that they can help you from slipping into Deep Trouble.

[EdnaDeel]

This post has really scared me
maybe it is that I am just getting nervous about the pump now that I have got the approval
I got down to 81 today and I was shaky and jittery all over ...that is really low for me havent seen my bs that low in yrs

[Cyborg]

This post has really scared me
maybe it is that I am just getting nervous about the pump now that I have got the approval
I got down to 81 today and I was shaky and jittery all over ...that is really low for me havent seen my bs that low in yrs

Welcome to the non-diabetic blood glucose range... Stay awhile, you'll get used to it.

[gettingby]

Welcome to the non-diabetic blood glucose range... Stay awhile, you'll get used to it.
:rofl: :rofl: Yeah and we are a fun group of people. LOL

[Penny]

This post has really scared me
maybe it is that I am just getting nervous about the pump now that I have got the approval
I got down to 81 today and I was shaky and jittery all over ...that is really low for me havent seen my bs that low in yrs

Edna, I wish I could have a pump, but I was told I am too old. It just seems like you have better control, and I do get tired of injecting. I almost always recognize a low, so this is very rare for me, I would more likely have problems with being too high. And I can handle that.
RZrbks, come to think of it, I did feel drunk. I am not sure as I have only been intoxicated 3 times in my life, and 2 of them were over 40 years ago.:beer: So I didn't recognize the feeling. Stress had a big part in this. I jumped out of bed to deaL with family problems and was having trouble concentrating. My husband watches me like a hawk, he is always afraid something will happen to me (hasn't got over feeling guilty about the 1st heart attack, when he dropped me at the ER door, to walk in alone), he missed it this time. I am feeling better, but still very low for me, 74. Something is going on, and I am testing every hour to try to figure it out.
It's so nice to have people to talk this over with.....I love this forum!

[Shotokan]

Done that too. LOL. Took my humalog instead of my Lantus. Doh !!!!!!!!!!!

I did that too. Took 35 units of Novolog instead of 35 units of Lantus at 10 PM. Recognized my mistake immediately. My wife wasn't too pleased at having to stay up until 2 AM on a work night to make sure I could eat my way out of it. I've never enjoyed overeating so little....

[labob]

While you're going through this stressful period, have you thought about decreasing your morning glyburide to maybe 1 pill instead of 2, or even 1.5? Since you're testing pretty often, you'll notice when your glucose levels start going back into your comfort zone and can start taking your regular dosage again. In the meantime, it doesn't sound like your pancreas needs all of the added stimulation that your usual intake of glyburide normally gives it.

Stress is a weird thing. The first couple of times that I felt seriously stressed after I was diagnosed (this was personal relationship, "I'm getting to the point where I can't take it anymore" kind of stress), my glucose levels sank and stayed there for several days. I thought that was going to be my body's typical reaction to stress until I went through an brief period at work where everyone seemed to be in constant hysterics (I'm a lawyer, so episodes like that are not unusual, even though they're not as common as you might guess from TV). With that sort of unpleasant, but not really all that serious stress -- stuff like that always blows over -- I found that I was posting high no matter what I ate or how much I exercised. Fortunately, the stress that produced periods of both sustained low glucose levels and sustained highs only lasted a few days each. But it is as frustrating as heck when it happens. I hope things get better for you soon.

[rzrbks]

RZrbks, come to think of it, I did feel drunk. I am not sure as I have only been intoxicated 3 times in my life, and 2 of them were over 40 years ago. :beer: So I didn't recognize the feeling.

yeah, last time for me was during the Ford Administration. (pre-1976)