Various Topics on Diabetes

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"Stephanie Kolban" <noemail@noemail.com> wrote in message
news:10d60oeglnb1705@corp.supernews.com...
> Liz,
> Keeping glucagon around is a good idea. But, you're right...your cats
(I'm
> sure they are clever) won't be able to use it. Is there someone you can
> call in the mornings as a check in? My husband travels quite a bit, and
we
> have a system that he calls me in the morning to make sure I woke up, and
am
> okay. If I do not answer the phone, then he is to call my brother or the
> hospital. If you have a neighbor or nearby friend, perhaps you could work
> out some sort of similar system. If you don't answer the phone, then your
> neighbor or friend (who has a key) can come and check on you and help you
if
> you need help.
>
My closest family member is an hour away (without traffic). I do have a
couple of friends nearby who have keys to my apartment, but they work.
Also, I'm not a morning person so I don't usually get out of bed until
9:00-10:00 when most people are already at work. Fortunately, I make my own
schedule at work so can go in at noon if I want.

A couple of times when I woke up and just didn't

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Randy Sigman wrote:
> Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@comcast.net> wrote:
>> Randy Sigman wrote:
>>> Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@comcast.net> wrote:
>>>> Never. Never. Never. Never accidentally take your morningn insulin
>>>> at bedtime.
>>>
>>>> Never, never, never do this.
>>>
>>>> I *hate* glucagon kits, they always give me this sick nauseous
>>>> headache for a few hours.
>>>
>>>> Have I mentioned today that I love my wife? And that she's a very,
>>>> very nice lady who sometimes helps me out in a crisis?
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Nico,
>>>
>>> Sorry to hear about your episode. As a pumper, I don't ever have to
>
>> Yeah, me too. It also may *not* have been that kind of error on my
>> part. I had another whopper last night, and had been triple careful
>> about taking the right doses of night time insulin. This is of some
>> concern to me, of course: I need to revew my night time regimen and
>> see what the heck is going on.
>
> Perhaps your requirements are changing. This happens to me more often
> than I'd like. It might be best for you to substantially reduce your
> dose and watch your BGs very closely for a couple of days.

I'm watching closely, but keeping more of an eye on my dinner and when I go
to bed. My doctor suggested recently that I might prefer Lantus and Humalog
to my current NPH and Humalog, because mornings have been iffy (though more
on the high side, and at 9am not 4am).

Work's also been way hard lately. My boss is retiring, completely
unannounced, and I absolutely *do not want* his job. Anyone know a really
competent 15 year or more veteran of network/systems work who's actually
managed IT departments of companies with more than 100 people, interested in
living in Boston? Multi-platform, wildly over-educated users of both
incredible brilliance and incredible foolishness, sometimes simultaneously?

>> Trust me, it's the damn Glucagon. I've had the rare and memorable
>> hypoglycemic episode of doom. (I do try to avoid them!). The only
>> ones that hit like this are the ones where some thoughtful person
>> gave me glucagon.
>
> Ok, point taken.
>
> Best of luck,

Thanks. Today's been a lot better....

.... ..del-Garc..

Jim Dumas wrote:

> It has to do with relative sun intensity, much like the relative BG
> sensor in the brain for hypoglycemic events. We have to reset the BG
> sensor when we become hypoglycemic unaware. A similar process
> happens with bright sunshine when living long-term in Florida (IMO).
> So we need to reset the sun sensor from the eyes to pineal gland with
> bright light. This synchronizes the body with yearly hormonal cycles
> that slow the metabolism in the winter months and increase the
> metabolism in the summer months. This is the major cause of yearly
> HbA1c cycles, IMO. But this HbA1c link has yet to be proven, so this
> is my hypothesis.

Hmm. This could be astoundingly difficult to separate from other seasonal
affects: humidity levels and temperature affecting amounts of exercise, or
simply having to deal with the influx of tourists in Florida and locally
available foodstuffs. Even the likelihood of being able to walk, or having
to drive to work due to the weather, could affect your HbA1c's by the levels
you describe.

It is an interesting hypothesis, thouugh.