Comments on: time it takes to adjust?

By: daphne400

daphne400 — Tue, 17 Jun 2003 06:06:04 +0000

Jan….sorry to hear about everyone getting some major kicks, hope
everything is working out better….there are a number of approaches to pain
management….if the nap (god bless the nap) helps you regenerate, you might
look into biofeedback to help stimulate endorphin production (our own natural
opiates that we make for pain). There is also yoga which is very gentle and
meditation can also rest the emotional soul which also effects our response
to pain….check it out, never know if it might help..Joan:)

By: damian150

damian150 — Fri, 13 Jun 2003 04:04:55 +0000

*Back: My great stress last week was when I flopped hard straight down
backwards on the packed-stone driveway - breaking about 6 pink plastic
curlers (probably saved my skull!!) — then 4 days later my son fell 20-21′
from the roof of a 2-story bldg 169 miles from us landing on his heels and
breaking 3-4 vertebrae and had MAJOR surgery to remove 1 and have it rebuilt
with a rib. He’ll be in hosp. at least another mo. He’s 37.5. WAS 6′ -
don’t know now. I NEEDED that nap; exercise would not lower this stress. I
even fell asleep driving 70 mph on I-69 and hit the rumble strip. Hubby woke
me up and grabbed the wheel. Sometimes a nap does wonders. Rest helps heal.
My back is still in a lot of pain but NOTHING compared to son’s. Hubby got
the 5 stitches taken out of his forehead Monday from catching a steel hook
that *dark* week!!!
This is what’s good about pumping. Those basal rates can be adjusted at
will - whenever.
Jan

By: daphne400

daphne400 — Thu, 12 Jun 2003 04:10:55 +0000

Hi Jan:
you might think about absorption rates…there are areas of the body that
seem to absorb more rapidly than others. I know my abdomen (at least most of
it) absorbs faster than say my hips. I can’t use my legs…souvenier of
being a nurse and chunky lots of varicosed veins!!! I haven’t tried my arms
yet for sites, but that is a possibility. Remember too, the more muscular
activity under the subcutaneous tissue, the greater the possibility of rapid
insulin absorption from increased circulation.

Exercise (my bane) opens up receptor sites on the cells…don’t require as
much insulin to open up those receptors to let glucose in to allow cells to
run…that’s why you need to test frequently when exercising. I usually know
within an hour or so if the site is going to absorb and cooperate. I am
gradually finding areas that I can’t use because of scar tissue, so I
explore…Just hate wasting the infusion set. You didn’t hear this from me,

but you’re not the only one that may reuse a bent needle set or the
Rapids…Aseptic technique is the most important issue… anyway, back to
homework….Joan:)

By: elmo_15

elmo_15 — Sat, 07 Jun 2003 22:56:19 +0000

me either Jan, Things just seem to carry on……
fp

By: mui400

mui400 — Sat, 07 Jun 2003 00:51:22 +0000

There is no doubt that stress is hard on everyone and especially us
diabetics..when I’m stressed my sugars go high also and the only magic trick
that works for me is exercise, especially when stressed…just a walk around
the block will do it..before I went on the pump I was able to eliminate one
shot just by exercising ( albeit..very hard exercise) and of course now the
pump is a beautiful thing ( a cure would be better).One more thing, if you
can’t exercise then the next best magic trick to lower your sugars is to
laugh …laugh hard and laugh often…many physiological changes occur when
you laugh so even if you feel like crying go watch the three stooges or
whatever and laugh you head off….Les

By: rich_800

rich_800 — Thu, 05 Jun 2003 19:15:13 +0000

Thank You guys and girls for that information, I thought it was just me.

By: roy_1600

roy_1600 — Thu, 05 Jun 2003 07:18:40 +0000

and us "Newborns" too! Joan

By: roy_1600

roy_1600 — Wed, 04 Jun 2003 23:11:00 +0000

Yeah guys: I’ve found that an adjust to temporary basal rates can cover
those stress laden days so I don’t have to bolus as much. Those of the
Minimed have your square wave bolus, so you might talk to your CDE/pump
trainer about it. Joan

By: roy_1600

roy_1600 — Wed, 04 Jun 2003 15:03:19 +0000

Yeah Jan, you’re right, I didn’t think to ask, but mine takes about 2-3 hours
before I know if it’s going to work. I deal with a lot of scar tissue from
past surgery, so sometimes it’s touch and go…Joan

By: avila_1

avila_1 — Tue, 03 Jun 2003 15:44:15 +0000

Jan,
I have some problem, but not that long. Maybe thirty
min to an hour. But it does depend on the site. Like
you said, if I get into scar tissue it is longer and
never absorbs well.
Gail

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