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04-03-2008, 07:42 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 61
| |  Rough Night
At 10:30 last night I tested 76 so I ate 4 peanut butter crackers and some juice, I retested at 11 and I was only 78 so I ate two snickerdoodle cookies retested at about 11:10, 80 "yea its coming up" SO I went to bed and I woke up at 11:45 and felt like I was going to throw up, so I went a layed on the bathroom floor for about ten minutes...nothing happened so I went back and got in my bed and started to feel shaky I tested 56 'crud' I had the worst stomach ach ever and now my sugar was low....I just broke down I was so exausted I didn't wanna wake my mom up because she's a grouch if ya wake her up in the middle of the night. So I went in the Kitchen and got me a big cup of milk and a straw and sipped on it and went and watched t.v so that I would stay awake till my sugar came up. Finally at 1:00 it came up to 160.
(sry this was so long) Thats my rough night!!
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Molly, 15, Type 1 for 13 years
Pumping with Animas 1200.
Daughter to my dad Clay a type one diabetic for 40 years.On shots
Older cousin to Mandy also type 1 diabetic for 1 year. Pumpin with Cosmo. |
04-03-2008, 07:51 AM
|  | Senior Member
I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posts: 1,707
| | Molly,
Sorry you had a rough night, hope you are feeling much better today. Us parents are often grouches when they are woken in the middle of the night, sorry about that, it's not just your mom. But, ya know what, sometimes we are worse if you don't wake us! Yeah, I know, you can't win! 
Feel better,
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" The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing." - Socrates
Diagnosed Type II on 26th November 2007
Metformin 500mg twice daily
Enap 5mg
Initial A1c (14th Dec07): 11.6%
15th Jan'08: 9% 
3rd March'08 6.8% 
6th June'08 6.1% |
04-03-2008, 07:52 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Macomb Twp, Mich
Posts: 795
| | Im sorry you had such a rough night, and I hope your feeling better today!
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Diagnosed Type 2 April '07
1000mg Metformin daily,Vytorin,Plavix,Atenolol
(April '07-A1C= 6.9)
(August '07 A1C= 6.4)
(March '08 A1C= 6.4)
(June '08 A1C= 6.3)  Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things |
04-03-2008, 07:53 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,225
| | | Molly,
Sounds like fun. Do you always get sick when going low?
Understand first off that meters are not accurate. An 80 is the same number as a 76, a 65 and an 85. They are approximate values only.
In addition to the reading, you also have to figure out why you went low and whether you expect it to continue. Perhaps you miscalculated your carbs or your activity was high. You'll usually be able to figure it out. It matters more as you get older and less able to pop out of hypos.
An 80 is a bit low for going to bed for many, but some of us do it fine. A 160 is definately too high IMO.
__________________ Michael Pollan on CBC
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Called John, plus many other things
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John's Troll Meter - current level: Cold |
04-03-2008, 07:57 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 61
| | | I beleive i took a bit to much for my bed time snack I had to guess so thats probly why I went low.
Next time I will get some Milk with them cookies...
160 is atually good for me cuz my blood sugar renge is aroung 150.
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Molly, 15, Type 1 for 13 years
Pumping with Animas 1200.
Daughter to my dad Clay a type one diabetic for 40 years.On shots
Older cousin to Mandy also type 1 diabetic for 1 year. Pumpin with Cosmo. |
04-03-2008, 08:06 AM
| | Senior Member
I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,225
| | Quote:
Originally Posted by MollyM15  160 is atually good for me cuz my blood sugar renge is aroung 150. | Too high.
Do you have a tendency to drop in the night or other times?
__________________ Michael Pollan on CBC
In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 4/08 6.0%
Called John, plus many other things
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John's Troll Meter - current level: Cold |
04-03-2008, 08:08 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2004 Location: NC
Posts: 6,853
| | Molly, sorry you had such a rough night. I've had lots of those nights in the past.
I was diagnosed at 14 and my mom was such a light sleeper, she always knew when one of us was up. And you always had to pass her bedroom to get to the kitchen.
__________________  Rest In Peace Jack- 5/1/08. You may be gone from us but you will never be forgotten. Our love goes with you. |
04-03-2008, 08:10 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 61
| | Quote:
Originally Posted by xMenace
Do you have a tendency to drop in the night or other times?
| No it was just last night....
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Molly, 15, Type 1 for 13 years
Pumping with Animas 1200.
Daughter to my dad Clay a type one diabetic for 40 years.On shots
Older cousin to Mandy also type 1 diabetic for 1 year. Pumpin with Cosmo. |
04-03-2008, 08:14 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,225
| | Quote:
Originally Posted by MollyM15 No it was just last night.... |
Teenagers! 
A fun time in life to have to try and control **** like blood sugars.
__________________ Michael Pollan on CBC
In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 4/08 6.0%
Called John, plus many other things
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John's Troll Meter - current level: Cold |
04-03-2008, 08:16 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 61
| | Quote:
Originally Posted by xMenace Teenagers!
A fun time in life to have to try and control **** like blood sugars. | Yeah I know its SOOO much FUN!...(not really)
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Molly, 15, Type 1 for 13 years
Pumping with Animas 1200.
Daughter to my dad Clay a type one diabetic for 40 years.On shots
Older cousin to Mandy also type 1 diabetic for 1 year. Pumpin with Cosmo. |
04-03-2008, 08:21 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Rothesay, New Brunswick Canada, eh
Posts: 6,225
| | Speaking of angry mothers ...
I was hypoing the other night, #4 this year, and my wife was feeding my juice and glucose tabs. The conversation apparently went
DW: "John you need to test!"
John: "hand me my cell phone."
DW: "John you need to test!"
John: "hand me my cell phone."
DW: hands John the meter "here John, test!"
John: "what if I don't want to?"
DW: shoves another Glucose tab down John's throat ...
She was not happy the next day
__________________ Michael Pollan on CBC
In Defense of Food with Michael Pollan T1 1975, MM 722 pump
A1C 4/08 6.0%
Called John, plus many other things
1 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 5 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
John's Troll Meter - current level: Cold |
04-03-2008, 08:21 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: Massachusetts, US
Posts: 375
| | | You need to buy some orange juice to have on hand when your glucose is low like that. 1 glass of orange juice will bring up up quickly. I'm glad you bounced back! Lows are not fun! |
04-03-2008, 08:27 AM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Texas
Posts: 61
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Originally Posted by jerryn You need to buy some orange juice to have on hand when your glucose is low like that. 1 glass of orange juice will bring up up quickly. I'm glad you bounced back! Lows are not fun! | I drank some fruit punch but i guess it didn't help.
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Molly, 15, Type 1 for 13 years
Pumping with Animas 1200.
Daughter to my dad Clay a type one diabetic for 40 years.On shots
Older cousin to Mandy also type 1 diabetic for 1 year. Pumpin with Cosmo. |
04-03-2008, 08:28 AM
|  | Junior Member | | Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: St. Louis, Mo
Posts: 40
| | | Orange juice is great but will spoil over time. The best results for me is Capri Sun in the pouch. It really straightens me out fast and has an amazing shelf life. The are in my car, golf bag, hunting gear---almost everywhere. In fact, my Endo uses juice boxes and Capri Sun in his office when people get low. |
04-03-2008, 08:29 AM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Nova Scotia, Canada
Posts: 1,429
| | Sorry you had a rough night  As the parent of a 17 year old boy I am constantly amazed at just how much teenagers have to deal with these days and he doesn't even have Diabetes  I tell my son (Joshua) to call me when he is away on trips and I don't care what time it is... I'm also grumpy when awoken from a deep sleep but when it comes to my son I'd always rather know he was OK... I suspect that your Mom is the same way
__________________ ~ Frank Metabolic Syndrome Dx'd March 2003. Started MM 712 Pump April 2004. MM 722 + Contour Link April 2008. "...type 2 diabetes is associated with obesity... [so] most people assume that the excess weight causes the diabetes. But... it's possible that diabetes causes obesity" "One of the causes of your diabetes is a poor choice of ancestors." - Gretchen Becker - The First Year: Type 2 Diabetes: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed |
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