It seems to have gone by so fast and yet I'm still insulin free. Yes, I have exercised more (YAY) and yes I am watching what I eat. However, I no longer have that constant stress of worrying about my blood sugar dropping unexpectedly. The churning feeling is gone and I actually was able to feel & hear hunger rumbling in my stomach! Yes I waited until I was actually hungry to make sure I could still feel it :)
This past week has had me watching my health in other areas as well. My INR test for coumadin last Thursday showed an astoundingly thin blood level for me.. #7-no wonder I have bruises everywhere! Scared the Dr's office so bad I was told "Don't get cut-don't get a scratch" I mean come on, I have 3 dogs.. Where do they think the bruises came from??? Today it read at 1.4 which is great-but to them too low. They want it between 2-3 and my lung transplant team want it 1-2.. Gonna let them hash it out.. Just another pull to deal with between physicians.
With the heavy tree pollen content around here I've also had a drop in my home spiromerty. I called and the decision was to take 40mg Prednisone (the bane of my existence) for 4 days ... There goes the blood sugar control.. It may put me back on insulin for the duration to keep it stable.
So far today I haven't needed it-but do have the Novolog sitting on ready just in case.
Will find out the blood sugar at dinnertime..If you hear a loud screaming "NOooooooo" it's only me..
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Insulin -Day One
So yesterday I chose to not take any insulin and work on modifying my eating and exercise habits.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that my blood sugar readings were within range except at bedtime. This is where I'd had some yogurt as a snack so the reading was what it would have been on insulin too.
This morning I wasn't in the 70's to low 80's but at 92. Lunch was 101.. so I'm attempting day 2 now.
I have developed a slight headache which I'm not sure is related or not. I may start taking the insulin again depending on how my numbers look. I've also ramped up my exercise program and water consumption. Both of which will benefit me in the long run.
Please understand this is not something that you should undertake because it's currently working for me. I have merely gone back to the severe controls that used to work for me before and gave up all the food I started eating and shouldn't have.
Should my blood sugar readings rise...I will be first in line for that shot. For the moment it's nice to have hunger pangs and not insulin entering my blood stream to work.
I was pleasantly surprised to find that my blood sugar readings were within range except at bedtime. This is where I'd had some yogurt as a snack so the reading was what it would have been on insulin too.
This morning I wasn't in the 70's to low 80's but at 92. Lunch was 101.. so I'm attempting day 2 now.
I have developed a slight headache which I'm not sure is related or not. I may start taking the insulin again depending on how my numbers look. I've also ramped up my exercise program and water consumption. Both of which will benefit me in the long run.
Please understand this is not something that you should undertake because it's currently working for me. I have merely gone back to the severe controls that used to work for me before and gave up all the food I started eating and shouldn't have.
Should my blood sugar readings rise...I will be first in line for that shot. For the moment it's nice to have hunger pangs and not insulin entering my blood stream to work.
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Insulin
I haven't posted in along while mainly due to a few health issues, but I didn't want to post them here and make anyone worry it might happen to them too. When I don't feel well I normally go into seclusion so my body can regenerate and recuperate.
Todays posting has been on my mind for quite sometime now and this I need to get out there.
As many of you know I voluntarily started using Insulin (long-acting) last year because I could read the writing on the wall. My blood sugar levels were rising and knowing that Prograf and Prednisone were the culprits I wanted to correct it before it got bad.
I started with 15 units a day and have finally settled at 8 IU.Well that's what my Doctor has me on. I've been using 6IU for the last 4 months. I am still having morning low readings and sometimes waking in the night with severe lows.
The one thing bothering me at the moment though, is the churning in my stomach all hours of the night. If you're on insulin you know this is when the time release is "releasing" the insulin into your system. Three times last night it woke me up. As usual I lay there waiting for symptoms of low blood sugar to appear and when they didn't I knew it was time release at the wrong time. This is happening alot lately and I would really like to get a full nights sleep without waking- waiting-then trying to go back to sleep after being on full alert.
I remember I had a radically self-motivated strict diet prior to insulin. I am considering going back to that diet. One big issue I have with insulin is it gives me too much freedom. Freedom to eat things things I shouldn't; sweets, potatoes, bread-you know all those carbohydrates that love to raise our blood sugar. It also creates the mind set that I have insulin why exercise? It'll only lower my blood sugar and I'll have to eat to bring it back up. What a vicious cycle this insulin creates.
So we sit back, eat what we shouldn't and are afraid to exercise... Sorry, not why I got these 3 organ transplants. This is NOT honoring my donors and their families.
Todays posting has been on my mind for quite sometime now and this I need to get out there.
As many of you know I voluntarily started using Insulin (long-acting) last year because I could read the writing on the wall. My blood sugar levels were rising and knowing that Prograf and Prednisone were the culprits I wanted to correct it before it got bad.
I started with 15 units a day and have finally settled at 8 IU.Well that's what my Doctor has me on. I've been using 6IU for the last 4 months. I am still having morning low readings and sometimes waking in the night with severe lows.
The one thing bothering me at the moment though, is the churning in my stomach all hours of the night. If you're on insulin you know this is when the time release is "releasing" the insulin into your system. Three times last night it woke me up. As usual I lay there waiting for symptoms of low blood sugar to appear and when they didn't I knew it was time release at the wrong time. This is happening alot lately and I would really like to get a full nights sleep without waking- waiting-then trying to go back to sleep after being on full alert.
I remember I had a radically self-motivated strict diet prior to insulin. I am considering going back to that diet. One big issue I have with insulin is it gives me too much freedom. Freedom to eat things things I shouldn't; sweets, potatoes, bread-you know all those carbohydrates that love to raise our blood sugar. It also creates the mind set that I have insulin why exercise? It'll only lower my blood sugar and I'll have to eat to bring it back up. What a vicious cycle this insulin creates.
So we sit back, eat what we shouldn't and are afraid to exercise... Sorry, not why I got these 3 organ transplants. This is NOT honoring my donors and their families.
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