[silverfrost]

Originally Posted by Maddogg

My A1c would have went down even faster or lower if doctors and pediatricians hadn't been so cautious with my insulin dosage, for the first few weeks they had me taking low doses of insulin (not nearly enough to get my blood sugars down to normal). Sure I was seeing the doctors once a week or so (making adjustments at each visits) but it took about a month for my BG to stabilize and stay at a more normal level. I know they were doing it just to be safe but they could have been much more aggressive when they knew my first A1c was at 15! ****, if i go too low too fast they can always just feed me some glucose, I don't know why they didn't just give me a very large dose of insulin when they found out my diagnosis BG reading.

Oh man, that's ridiculous. Since my A1C was so high, my endo put me on the 75/25 split Humalog at first. She told me she was going to try to bring my numbers down as quickly as possible. Maybe your docs didn't because they thought it would be a huge shock for your body to suddenly be in the normal range? I know that when I had my first normal reading (90 or so), I felt SO low, because my body was used to being much, much higher. Still, I don't think it's any excuse to keep you running so terribly high...

Originally Posted by Gabby123

I don't know how people walk around with 400 and 500 BS. I was 230 at diagnosis and felt half dead. My vision was blurry and I just felt really bad. I would have never been able function at that high BS plus I would not been able to see. Didn't you guys that were that high feel really bad and have vision trouble?

Yeah, I felt terrible! I was in the middle of a busy semester at college, and could barely stay awake to do my homework, projects, and study for tests. My BGs were in the 1000s at times. My thirst was out of control too (I remember nearly passing out from the dehydration alone...), and my vision went pretty bad. It was the hardest thing I've ever had to get through. Thank god I was diagnosed soon after.

Now, though, anything over 180 feels AWFUL to me, so I don't know.

[LowkonXC]

Originally Posted by DCaplinger

What kind of exercising are you doing? If you aren't doing any, you need to get up and start moving. Walking at least 30 minutes per day is a great form of exercise. It's also a great way to build endurance if you are extremely out of shape.

Start slowly, and as time goes on, increase the pace of your walks. Then, when you reach the max speed you can walk without starting to jog, extend the distances you walk per day.

Regards,

Darian

Thanks for your interest but I can barely walk with a cain. A trip to the store takes a day to recover. I make trips up and down my stairs but after 4 or 5 I have to rest for the night. Exercising is not an option for me. GBS totally ruined my life, and now the D is killing me slowely.

Thanks for the concern.
Michael