Do not make the mistake of thinking that because my conclusion is the same as another person's that my reasoning is the same
Kind of , anyway.
Whenever something happens to me, I automatically assume something I did was involved. This time, though…
There's two types of insulin I'm dealing with, regular and NPH. The NPH has something of a time-release effect, and I take it twice per day. I take the regular insulin after meals to get past the immediate blood glucose spike eating causes. I don't take very much insuling, I'm told. I just need to take it just so.
It's not always that simple, though. Some days it's like I'm more resistant to insulin than other days. And if that happens on a day where I'm out and don't have my insulin with me when I eat (say, because I just didn't expect to be out that long) I can be in for a problem. And because one's blood sugar can be somewhat high with no symptoms (say, as high as one's glucose level normally spikes after eating) I can suddenly find myself at a blood glucose level that's just not a good thing.
Posted by P6 at October 27, 2003 07:58 AM | Trackback URL: http://www.prometheus6.org/mt/mt-tb.cgi/2113Good to have you back at (kind of?) full strength. I recently learned a little about blood glucose & was shocked at how quickly it can rise after eating. I had no idea & can see how you could get 'caught out there' in the situation you mentioned.
The thing is, it's normal for glucose levels to rise like that. You just normally have insulin and activity to burn it off. I figure that's why you can hover at the edge of a problem and never feel it. It's also why diabetes is "the quiet killer".
How restricted is your diet? I was thinking of sending you a fruitcake at Christmas to be an ass, but I don't want to do it if you really can't eat it (unless you have enough people passing through to take care of it.)
I calculate the proper insulin does based on what I eat so as long as I'm not blazingly stupid I'm not really restricted in my diet beyond volume issues…one does not want to get fat when one is diabetic.
As for the fruitcake, three more and I can build that new wing on the house, so...