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Pawsom

United States928 Posts

March 11 2011 18:56 GMT

#41

When it comes to alcohol, it can both increase glucagon secretion by the pancreas, and inhibit the liver's response to the hormone. Basically this means alchohol can increase fluctuations in your blood sugar by both dropping it fast, or limiting its ability to raise itself. I don't drink very often, but when I do, I let me blood sugar creep up some points, and aim to keep it around 150-160 instead of 100-120. In addition to frequently checking my blood sugar while drinking(because lows are harder to feel for me), this is enough to protect myself from a scary low. Also I prefer to stick to beer, or shots with chaser, as opposed to sugary mixed drinks.

Also, I know everyone hates all the uninformed people telling us "hey you can't eat that," but one thing I came to accept is, that some food makes your blood sugar much harder to control. Limiting the amount of sweets and soda you consume, is a good thing for EVERYONE, not just because we're diabetic. And in general, healthy food is less spikey and easier to control for us.

AkaHenchway

United States41 Posts

March 11 2011 20:34 GMT

#42

Hey there saw someone suggesting a insuling pump for you on the first page so I'd thought I'd give you my experiences with the pump, which I have been on for 8 or 9 years now. 1st and foremost I believe the insulin pump gives you greater control over your blood sugar and high's and lows than what shots can do for you. For the 8 or so years I have been on an insulin pump it has been the greatest thing for me and my lifestyle (college athlete). It allows greater flexibility to my eating schedule, (although im pretty sure I have herd that people on insulin arent so regimented in their diets anymore due to some new insulin ect. But im not really up to date on that as of now.) But what I will have to say is that I don't recommend trying to get the pump right away and believe it would be in your best interest to take shots for at least a year or so and understand the rigors of being a diabetic and everything you have to manage. I see insulin pump as a shortcut in alot of things with its greater flexibility.....Just my thoughts.

AkaHenchway

United States41 Posts

March 11 2011 20:36 GMT

#43

On March 11 2011 07:37 deafhobbit wrote:
As for blood tests, most meters today barely even require a pinprick, and you'll figure out which fingers are least sensitive quickly too. .

Gonna have to reccomend using your forearm for blood sugar testing. Way less painful than any finger you can find, albeit the fingers give way more blood, but the meters of today dont require all that much so forearm imo is the beset place to go.....Also wont leave nasty black spot/scars on tips of your finger.

deafhobbit

United States828 Posts

March 12 2011 03:23 GMT

#44

On March 12 2011 05:36 AkaHenchway wrote:

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I mostly go with fingers for convenience. Quicker to do, easy control over the amount of blood for those times when your reader is being stubborn, and cleanup is really easy.Although, they do occasionally give off a bit too much, and i distinctly remember bursting out laughing in the middle of my college's cafeteria the first time i had a squirter and got hit in the eye by my own blood.

Enfold

United States110 Posts

March 12 2011 05:02 GMT

#45

I am type 1. I was diagnosed like 3 years ago. It is nothing like what I thought it was going to be when I was first diagnosed. When you get in a habit of treating it, it just becomes a part of life and not really a hassle. If you are just getting diagnosed, chances are you've been high (and shitty) for a long time. Even on a day you feel 'good' right now may be worse than how you will feel after getting your sugars within a normal range due to you possibly having grown accustomed to feeling shitty. The biggest tips I'd recommend are checking frequently (wake up / before meals / hour to two after meals / before bed). Learning to how much to inject with each meal can be a pain at first but after a while you learn approximately how many carbs are in just about everything and you'll be able to approximate how many if it's a food item where you aren't sure of the carbs. The last thing others have mentioned is having something on you to raise sugars when you're low. I prefer glucose tablets. You can get them at any walgreens type store and they come in a large container but also with a tiny one that can fit in a bag or pocket easily. Pens or pump is probably your best bet, only time and thinking about what works best for you will tell you which. I personally swear by the pens--easy, discrete, and you start using them without even thinking about it after a while.

tldr - being diagnosed diabetic takes some adjustments but is 100% manageable and not a big deal

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