Comments on: Food Poisening and High Blood sugar!!!!! http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/ Blog for the diabetics who use an insulin pump to control diabetes Fri, 29 Aug 2008 05:30:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: antoinette_5 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23659 antoinette_5 Wed, 19 May 2004 14:32:44 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23659 Hello Jan, Yes I forgot what year blood test strips were introduced, I remember getting yelled at when I went to the lab because my sugar was 170. I remember numerous times feeling fine then just collapsing from low blood sugar. The first blood testing I did was a strip that we use to wipe and match to a vial. I think it was an Accucheck product. It was real tough to match it up. I think it had a color for 60-120-180-240 and up. From your experience I guess we have come a long way Jan but not far enough. Its great that they come out with all these products that help treat diabetes better but we truly need a cure.I have been hearing for the last 23 years that we are 10 years away, it is 23 years later are we still 10 years away? Frank Hello Jan,

Yes I forgot what year blood test strips were introduced, I remember
getting yelled at when I went to the lab because my sugar was 170. I
remember numerous times feeling fine then just collapsing from low
blood sugar. The first blood testing I did was a strip that we use to
wipe and match to a vial. I think it was an Accucheck product. It was
real tough to match it up. I think it had a color for 60-120-180-240
and up. From your experience I guess we have come a long way Jan but
not far enough. Its great that they come out with all these products
that help treat diabetes better but we truly need a cure.I have been
hearing for the last 23 years that we are 10 years away, it is 23
years later are we still 10 years away?

Frank

]]> By: carolann_70 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23658 carolann_70 Wed, 19 May 2004 04:26:35 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23658 Interesting - the duration thing. I'm from 5 decades of this and was talking to a 34-yr-old who has had it for 14 years the other night. I was telling her about my BASH display for 11/4/00 and that I had my old Clinitest stuff, etc. She was talking about a BG test where you had to wash the blood off, etc. I told her I turned around a walked away from the first meter I saw - why in the world would I want to poke myself to get blood?! She said, "To find out what your sugar was." I told her I was from the time of ONE BG every 3 months at the lab or dr's office. She asked how we controlled our insulin with an A1c? I kind of laughed and said there were NO A1cs - that was a BG once every 3 months. You kind of get used to feeling lousy and nauseated at times. Just at Christmas '98 I'm SURE (now) I was in DKA but didn't have sense enough to realize what was happening. Of course, I was alone and it was at night. I took 2u at a time and tested every hour - sat up to sleep and set an alarm. I probably did have ketones and don't know what I would have done had I had sticks to test and it was large. I'm glad <!--more--> you can tell - some old dogs take longer to learn new tricks. ;) Jan Interesting - the duration thing. I’m from 5 decades of this and was talking
to a 34-yr-old who has had it for 14 years the other night. I was telling
her about my BASH display for 11/4/00 and that I had my old Clinitest stuff,
etc. She was talking about a BG test where you had to wash the blood off,
etc. I told her I turned around a walked away from the first meter I saw -
why in the world would I want to poke myself to get blood?! She said, "To
find out what your sugar was." I told her I was from the time of ONE BG
every 3 months at the lab or dr’s office. She asked how we controlled our
insulin with an A1c? I kind of laughed and said there were NO A1cs - that
was a BG once every 3 months. You kind of get used to feeling lousy and
nauseated at times. Just at Christmas ‘98 I’m SURE (now) I was in DKA but
didn’t have sense enough to realize what was happening. Of course, I was
alone and it was at night. I took 2u at a time and tested every hour - sat
up to sleep and set an alarm. I probably did have ketones and don’t know
what I would have done had I had sticks to test and it was large. I’m glad

you can tell - some old dogs take longer to learn new tricks. ;) Jan

]]> By: antoinette_5 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23657 antoinette_5 Tue, 18 May 2004 22:17:23 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23657 Sorry I should add that whenever you vomit or have 2 consecutive highs you should test for ketones. I can sense ketones right away because I have been diabletic for 23 years but anyone using the pump or not should follow those rules. Sorry I should add that whenever you vomit or have 2 consecutive
highs you should test for ketones. I can sense ketones right away
because I have been diabletic for 23 years but anyone using the pump
or not should follow those rules.

]]> By: antoinette_5 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23656 antoinette_5 Tue, 18 May 2004 14:09:42 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23656 I have know ketones, I can tell right away Jan. Thanks =) I have know ketones, I can tell right away Jan. Thanks =)

]]> By: carolann_70 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23655 carolann_70 Tue, 18 May 2004 04:03:33 +0000 http://www.diabetic.netslonguirado.com/2004/05/18/food-poisening-and-high-blood-sugar/#comment-23655 CHECK YOUR KETONES!! Jan CHECK YOUR KETONES!!
Jan

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