The following article was posted on mydiablog.com and it will inspire you to improve Your lifestyle today!
I DID SOMETHING AMAZING TODAY!!!!!!!
I have enlisted the help of Doris, self-admited pain in the a**, she of strong opinions, who most of you know as a big contributor on this site, as a diabetes mentor. I’ll might never be the SuperHuman that she is, but I know I can do better.
My numbers lately have been bad, but today was the worst.
Today I learned too much insulin can result in big numbers. Who knew that, either?? I was traveling on a plane, had to get up super early, airport food, etc.
Here was my BG day: woke up, BG 196. Just before boarding plane, 339. (Ye gods I do NOT have days like this.) Landed at Noon, BG 300. Post lunch – I was at 439!!!!!!! This is not a typical day for me. I don’t panic, however, but the course of action I took was entirely different than the one I might normally have taken, and here it how it went down, with Doris’ guidance:
I followed the “rule of small numbers” according to Bernstein, like this:
4:15 pm – BG reading: 439 – 2 units of Humalog on a pre-warmed spot on my arm. Pre-warming to speed insulin absorption (who knew?)
5:15 pm – BG reading: 363 (wow – I was surprised 2u could do that) Took 2u more of Humalog (prewarming again)
6:15 pm – BG reading: 274 – 2 more units of Humalog (prewarmed, of course
7:05 pm – BG reading 191
7:45 pm – BG reading 126
What was remarkable about this to me was that normally, if I’d had a 400+ reading (and I’ve only had 2 of those that I can remember!)
I would have given myself a massive dose of insulin to correct, dropped like a rock and then would have had to gulp orange juice or glucose tabs or something to bring myself back. This was so much safer and predictable. And along the way, Doris helped me learn my correction number (the number of units of Humalog to correct for a high). Doris told me I should be very proud of what I did today. What I am is proud of what WE did today. I’m just beginning a journey that I think is going to be amazing, the Amazing Blood Sugar Normalization Journey.
I am far from perfect and like everybody, I have some bad habits, but I see definite positive change ahead. So THAT’s what I did today for my diabetes!!!!!
Latent Autoimmune Diabetes (LADA) is also known as 1.5 Diabetes. This type of diabetes tends to slip under the radar.Like Type 1 diabetes LADA is an autoimmune disease where the body attacks the cells in the pancreas that produce insulin
This condition normally affects adults over 30 and under 60 years that is slim. This condition appears suddenly in children with Type 1 diabetes. Doctors sometimes mistakenly diagnose LADA as type 2 diabetes in adults because of the gradual onset of symptoms. If the patient is not aware of the signs of diabetes it could lead to the patient getting more sick because they are not receiving the correct medication.
The doctor must perform the following test to confirm if a patient has LADA, test like a glutamic acid decarboxylase(GAD) antibody test. This should show if your body is destroying the cells that produces the insulin also it will show if you have diabetes or impaired glucose intolerance which can develop into diabetes.
If a patient has LADA they must be injected with insulin the same way a type 1 diabetes. With these conditions your cells become less responsive to insulin or the body does not produce enough insulin. Insulin resistance is a more typical of type 2 and gestational diabetes where the glucose isn’t transferred to the cells and blood sugar rises. With a controlled diet and exercise type 2 and gestational diabetes can be controlled.
Always be aware of the signs of diabetes because it could save someone’s live!
It would be appreciated it anyone could add more light and information about LADA
Keeping tabs on carbohydrates helps young people with type 1 diabetes control their blood sugar.
Published in the journal Diabetes Care. Carb counting remains an “important tool” for adjusting insulin doses – according to Drs. Lori M.B. Laffel and Sanjeev N. Mehta, two of the researchers on the study
In interviews with 35 subjects, 8- to 21-year-old and their parents. The researchers found that some preferred packaged processed foods to “whole foods” because the carb content was readily available on the product labels.
Parents limited their children’s intake of healthy choices like fruit and whole grains because of their carbohydrate content.
This was despite the fact that parents and kids alike usually believed that fruits and vegetables were generally healthy foods, while “junk food” and fast food should be limited
A “healthy diet” they added, is one that is moderate in
calories
includes enough protein
“good” unsaturated fats
healthful carbohydrates
vitamins and minerals, among other nutrients.
When it comes to carbohydrate counting, there are ways to easily calculate what’s in fresh produce and other whole foods.
Getting a kitchen scale to weigh fruits and other whole foods is also a good idea, the researchers noted. Read more in Reuters…
Monitoring the childrens carbohydrate intake with prepacked foods makes it much easier to have control.
Happy packaging reading
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Bad news for beverage companies and restaurant chains because some experts might call for tax on sugary soft drinks. Soft drink and junk food raises blood pressure. People who consume sweetened soft drinks and junk food at night are more likely to gain weight faster than those that don’t.
According to Dr. Richard Johnson of the University of Colorado-Denver excessive fructose intake may have a role in the worldwide epidemic of obesity and diabetes! Read more…..
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