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On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 02:49:15 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
wrote: As for opting for injections, that's fine if you're lucky enough to have A1c readings of less than 7.0. Some people's systems just won't allow it, even if they do multiple blood-glucose tests and inject ten times a day. I test 5 times a day and inject 6 or more separate doses, but my A1c runs around 7.2. The newest pumps should get someone like me down to something under 6.8. 7.0 will carry you if you have good genes and haven't been diabetic for more than 10 or 15 years. I have the right genes, but it's 35 years for me. Until the eye problem I was the only Type 1 (juvenile) diabetic I knew with more than 30 years on the clock who had no major problems. Now I have one, but, thanks to advanced medical technology (laser surgery) I may not have the problem again. Maybe. Sliding slightly off topic but... Today I got my best A1c result ever. Still only 6.5, but this is only a month after I changed the way I was doing things. I'd had to do some heavy duty gardening and didn't want to be fighting my blood sugar all day. So I just took the long acting insulin and no short acting stuff. I then tested every hour (I used to test about that often anyway, It helps not to be paying for the test strips . Then, If my blood sugar was starting to trend down, I'd have a quarter of a slice of bread. The work went very well and by blood sugar control was far better than normal. This progressed to using a similar technique all the time. I now don't have any breakfast. Have salad/meat/veg with virtually no carbohydrate for lunch and currently, have a normal evening meal. If I can train SWMBO to put only a token amount of rice or potato on my plate, that'll get even better. If I get hungry, I eat more salad stuff. I don't get too regular with all the rabbit food. The bloody calcium channel blockers for the heart see to that... The result of these changes is I used to have 15U slow acting first thing 10U quick acting for breakfast 6U ditto for lunch 10U ditto for evening meal three or four more top-ups during the day 15U slow acting before bed Now I have 15U slow acting first thing 2-3 U quick acting adjustment in the morning 2U for lunch 8U evening meal 15U slow acting before bed. The very significant part is that without all of the quick acting stuff, I'm no-longer chasing the blood sugar readings up and down all the time. If I need to go into the computer room and move two or three racks full of servers, I'm not in danger of falling over. If I sit on my arse all day, I don't need to keep taking more insulin. My blood glucose readings change far more gradually and can be corrected with a single biscuit or one or two units of insulin. Before, If I saw my blood Glucose at 4mmol/l (72mg/dl) I'd get worried, because I knew that within 20 minutes it was likely to be dangerously low. Now, if I see that reading I just think I've got it right. I find that I've got better control with less testing. Might not help you, but it certainly has worked for me. I wish I'd learned how to do this 40 years ago. Don't tell Don on PM, He'd say "I told you so":-) Mark Rand RTFM |
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"Mark Rand" wrote in message ... snip Sliding slightly off topic but... Today I got my best A1c result ever. Still only 6.5, but this is only a month after I changed the way I was doing things. Good number! Congrats, Mark. snip The result of these changes is I used to have 15U slow acting first thing 10U quick acting for breakfast 6U ditto for lunch 10U ditto for evening meal three or four more top-ups during the day 15U slow acting before bed Now I have 15U slow acting first thing 2-3 U quick acting adjustment in the morning 2U for lunch 8U evening meal 15U slow acting before bed. You're on a sort of "grazing" routine. g I used to do something similar, but it didn't work out for me. My current routine is something like that, only with 5U of the slow-acting in the morning. Any more and I have to snack all day long. Anyway, I have this new, slick pump from Medtronic sitting here; I was supposed to get the training for it today but ran into a schedule conflict, so it's now next Tuesday. I'll let you know how it works out. It really looks slick. How are your eyes? I just went through a series of six laser eye surgeries for retinopathy, and it was not bad at all. Right now, I can see as well as I have for 20 years, and I'm hopeful. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:50:36 -0400, "Ed Huntress"
wrote: How are your eyes? I just went through a series of six laser eye surgeries for retinopathy, and it was not bad at all. Right now, I can see as well as I have for 20 years, and I'm hopeful. Thus far, there are signs of some damage but, allegedly, nothing that wouldn't be expected after 40-odd years. I worry about loss of acuity, but suspect that most of it is due to getting middle aged and needing three pairs of glasses. I really must get some bifocals to stop me looking "over my glasses" at work in the lathe. Otherwise I really will have eye problems. Currently get photographed once a year. The digital cameras are sooo much better than in the bad old days (late '80s) when it was Polaroid film and what appeared to be a star shell for illumination! Good luck with the pump and hope the eyes are now stable. regards Mark Rand RTFM |
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"Mark Rand" wrote in message ... On Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:50:36 -0400, "Ed Huntress" wrote: How are your eyes? I just went through a series of six laser eye surgeries for retinopathy, and it was not bad at all. Right now, I can see as well as I have for 20 years, and I'm hopeful. Thus far, there are signs of some damage but, allegedly, nothing that wouldn't be expected after 40-odd years. Good for you. With your good A1c readings, one hopes that you'll escape it entirely. If it's any comfort, my vision was 20/25 and 20/30 before the surgery, and the same now. Acuity for reading is somewhat diminished but that appears to be an artifact of the swollen retinas that result from the laser treatment; it's improving slowly as the retinas return to normal, and it looks like it will return or come very close to what it was. And that was pretty good. I worry about loss of acuity, but suspect that most of it is due to getting middle aged and needing three pairs of glasses. I really must get some bifocals to stop me looking "over my glasses" at work in the lathe. Otherwise I really will have eye problems. Currently get photographed once a year. The digital cameras are sooo much better than in the bad old days (late '80s) when it was Polaroid film and what appeared to be a star shell for illumination! Good luck with the pump and hope the eyes are now stable. Thanks, Mark. I feel like I dodged a bullet. That makes two different bullets in two years; I count myself very fortunate indeed. -- Ed Huntress |
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