Your I:C is 1:2? Mine's 1:10. What's your correction ratio? Mine's 1 unit per 30 mg/dl.

Also, more fun science: http://www.popsci.com/science/article/2011-03/experimental-drug-may-prevent-diabetes

[Edited on March 17, 2011 at 12:45 AM. Reason : 8 pages of aidsabeetus.]

3/17/2011 12:44:48 AM

Right now while pregnant my I:c ratio is:
12am 1:5
5am 1:2.6
12pm 1:3
9pm 1:4


I am not doing a correction bolus right now because my doctor does not want me stacking because i was going super low. Before i got the new pump i was bolusing an extra 18g at breakfast and 10g at lunch on top of the 1:3 carb ratio.

My basal is pretty aggressive too:
12am 1.2
3am 1.85
9am 1.4
1pm 1.0

3/17/2011 6:04:53 PM

I'm sick of being on Metformin (Glucophage) and I feel like I can control my insulin levels by diet alone... soooo I'm thinking of just stopping the meds. I'm on 2 500mg tablets a day. I'm still going to call my doctor, and maybe this is a long shot, but have any of y'all done something similar before? :\

3/20/2011 8:13:40 PM

What are some of the side effects from the metformin? I've always just used insulin (which has its own problems) but wasn't sure what the metformin pills usually did to diabetics.

If your doctor was down for reducing it I imagine they'd suggest dropping to one a day or two lower doses a day (if they can do that? Obviously since I'm type 1 I just keep on pumping myself full of insulin until it works).

3/22/2011 9:47:59 PM

I know when I first became a diabetic, the doctors were testing me to see if I were type II just because I was older with onset. Glucophage did not work for me at all because I was not producing insulin whatsoever so I don't have much experience with it. Sorry, lady.

Someone on here was talking about metformin. I can't remember who. I am thinking eahanhan. Hit her up. I am pretty sure it was her.

3/22/2011 10:04:16 PM

^^ really really foul swamp ass.


my wife is on 1000mg janumet, which is metformin and some other drug in a cocktail type deal.

she developed gestational diabetes and it never went away.

it's pretty bizarre, her fasting glucose is high in the mornings, but it's never high at any other point during the day, regardless of whether she takes her medication or not. But only the giant janumet dose helps the fasting glucose.

my gut tells me the 90+ hour weeks and sleep deprivation from residency is the culprit. that shit is not good for health.

[Edited on March 22, 2011 at 10:18 PM. Reason : .]

3/22/2011 10:17:47 PM

2^I used to take metformin because of my Poly Cystic Ovarian Syndrome.

3/22/2011 10:20:58 PM

^^I wonder if your wife would do well with a little insulin injection a day of Lantus or NPH? It is like the basal insulin form.

That is interesting that she continues with gestational. My friend continued on with dealing with high morning sugars too. I wonder what causes that? Hormone imbalance still?

3/22/2011 10:26:38 PM

The qntm ratio is 6:1 (almost)

3/22/2011 10:28:00 PM

hahaha...that is so true!

3/22/2011 10:30:36 PM

This is just a general reply: I'm 27 and have been diabetic for 22 years with no complications. Thank God. I have an insulin pump and definitely recommend going the Medtronic route. They are (usually) super efficient and they have a system where your pump, continuous blood glucose monitor system/sensor (sold separately) and meter communicate with each other and all download to carelink...an online based system that downloads your info and you can just give your endocrinologist a password to have access to your info and he/she can monitor you super closely all the time.

Also - "sugar" is not the enemy - carbs are carbs - especially for type I's. If you are accurately covering carbs with insulin - you can drink a regular coke or eat a bowl of pasta - doesn't matter. However - fatty foods take longer to metabolize - which is a good time to use the dual wave feature of your pump which gives you some of the insulin now, when you are eating, and slowly gives the rest over an amount of time that you designate - like 30 mins, 1 hour, etc - that setting is also good if you're "grazing" ... like you're at an event where you are nibbling on food rather than sitting down to eat a whole meal all at once.

I live in the Raleigh area and recommend: Raleigh Endocrine Associates - Dr. Holt rocks.

If you live in Charlotte, I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Adam Spitz of Presbyterian Endocrinology and Osteoporosis.

If you live in Iredell County, I highly recommend Dr. Amy McLaurin - last I knew, she was with Piedmont Healthcare.

All three are awesome.

[Edited on March 25, 2011 at 8:14 PM. Reason : wanted to add some info]

3/25/2011 8:08:05 PM

Quote :

"If you live in Charlotte, I HIGHLY recommend Dr. Adam Spitz of Presbyterian Endocrinology and Osteoporosis. "

This is my doctor!! I HATE him so much but it makes me LOVE him so much. He has saved my life, for real. He is prob the best endo I have ever had and his PA Victoria Morimoto makes life bearable when dealing with him when he is being too hard and robot like.

3/25/2011 9:14:35 PM

BobbyDigital is right, metformin can mess up your tummy bad. I don't know if I really had any side effects within the past year, though. I'm just sick of taking so many flippin pills and I feel like I can keep it under control without meds now seeing as my insulin levels have been regulated for almost five years now. I've been off the metformin for a week now and actually feel kind of better, so we'll see how it goes!

3/27/2011 3:19:52 AM

alright boys and girls - just in case anyone wants to support me for my 100 mile ride in june for the american diabetes association, here's my fundraising page

http://main.diabetes.org/site/TR/TourdeCure/DistrictofColumbiaMetroArea?px=5855181&pg=personal&fr_id=7563

(i just started sending out the link - so please forgive the fact that i have in face raised no money towards this yet!)

4/20/2011 9:20:43 AM

http://www.diabeteshealth.com/read/2011/04/17/7124/a-miracle-technology-for-type-1s-can-it-be-saved-/

Quote :

"... Greg Peterson says, "Before I received my first implantable pump in 1992, I was the poster child for diabetes care. My control was superb, and I thought I was doing quite well. But the day after I had my implantable pump installed, it was as if I were a new person. It absolutely changed my life. As I said to a friend of mine, ‘Holy Toledo, I feel incredibly good. Is this what normal is?' The difference is not describable to a person who hasn't experienced it, unfortunately, but all of us will tell you this: It's a phenomenal difference." ..."

DO WANT

4/21/2011 6:41:49 PM

That sounds wonderful. I'm trying to figure out what insulin was rejected here by the FDA that they used in the pumps. Sounds like the sort of thing to write your congressman/woman about. They mention some sort of environmental issues?

Just found this presentation from 2004: http://www3.niddk.nih.gov/fund/other/FDA-NIH/Saudek.pdf
Note that it gets a bit graphic in spots, one or two surgery photos and some odd looking injection photos.

[Edited on April 24, 2011 at 12:44 PM. Reason : sc]

4/24/2011 12:23:05 PM

A1c, 6.5%.

Woop woop!

I thought it would be shitty, but it totally wasn't. Now, to find a new endocrinologist close to where I work/live.

5/4/2011 6:47:18 PM

way to go dude

5/4/2011 6:57:01 PM

^^^^wow, that type of implantable pump technology sounds fantastic.

Distressing though to hear about how it's being phased out in the US. If it can make as great a difference as these people say it does, then why is it not being bumped to the top of the priority list? You have to wonder why something that seems like such a positive step forward is moving at such a snail's pace in terms of being widely available.

[Edited on May 4, 2011 at 7:03 PM. Reason : .]

5/4/2011 7:03:31 PM

YAY MINDSTORM!! o/

5/4/2011 7:08:56 PM

my dad had heart surgery this week and they figured out he has diabetes (had a blood sugar of 380 even after fasting for 12 hours). his a1c was 10.9

TEN POINT NINE

5/20/2011 8:22:36 PM

10.9. That's nothing. I turn that shit up to 11.

5/20/2011 8:31:17 PM

Hopefully your dad can keep his kidneys and limbs. That's a high ass A1c!

I think mine was only just above 7%, like 7.6% or something. I hope his heart surgery goes well, too.

Jeeze, that's a lot to worry about at once. I hope his everything goes well, he's going to have a fun adjustment after all that.

5/24/2011 12:05:33 AM

I WANT THIS!

5/30/2011 1:07:03 PM

Slick little presentation they have there.

Too bad something like that is so many years off.

5/30/2011 1:24:30 PM

you think so?

5/30/2011 1:29:32 PM

Well they say they're looking for investment and that they have working electronic prototypes and software.

This probably means they have a few bulky electronic prototypes which can operate a plunger and do basic insulin pump stuff, but nothing quite as near to what they're proposing. They also haven't properly bug tested their software yet on a working platform. It will probably be a headache to figure out how to properly manufacture what they're proposing, though it would very likely be possible with current technology. I'm thinking it might take five years to fully develop something like that and make it affordable, assuming they get an appropriate level of financial backing. Making medical devices costs $fuck, especially with asshat companies like minimed suing everybody out of existence that has anything close to their products (e.g. deltec cozmo). If you compare minimed's incredibly basic looking products to what is being proposed here, you can imagine how the cost would scale up.

Also, the USB charger is a massive design flaw with that thing since they're showing all the modules detached when it's being charged. Part of the benefit of a battery is that people in any part of the world can manage to operate the device since all they need are access to batteries. Requiring a USB charger would require access to some sort of power source, as well as detaching your insulin pump and leaving it to charge for however many hours. In some more dangerous parts of the world that might be a bad idea.

Still an awesome concept, just figure out how to have a charging station for the batteries and to make it so I can pop one out and replace it with a charged one (then recharge the depleted one).

[Edited on June 1, 2011 at 8:28 PM. Reason : Also, make it waterproof or it's worthless.]

6/1/2011 8:27:25 PM

6/18/2011 8:32:46 PM

6/18/2011 8:42:48 PM

Anyone have any suggestions for low net carb meal replacement drinks or bars?

6/18/2011 10:53:36 PM

Ok then...anyone have any suggestions of stuff low in net carbs/low glycemic index I can add to the smoothie stuff I already have to add a little variety? Please guys I have a match don't want to get diabeetus, but breakfast and quick lunches/snacks are getting boring.

6/20/2011 5:31:48 PM

Atkins morning start? I liked the strawberry banana drinks

[Edited on June 20, 2011 at 5:49 PM. Reason : or day break, whatevs]

6/20/2011 5:49:47 PM

I saw those but didnt want to spend the money on four of them without knowing how they tasted! Thanks

6/20/2011 5:54:09 PM

I keep forgetting to reply here, Elise. I am trying to find low-carb stuff for myself. In the process I am having way to many damn lows. I need to add a little carb, I think. Look at this woman's blog, http://cleananddelicious.com/recipes/, a lot of things she cooks is so appropriate for you. There is also http://www.lowcarbluxury.com/lowcarb-recipes.html that I have gotten a few things from. Also check out http://robbwolf.com/category/cooking/recipes/ for some ideas done the paleo diet way.

Sorry I forgot, girl!

6/22/2011 7:36:45 PM

I'd offer up advice but I eat "normally". That is I will eat burgers and pasta and pizza and steaks and whatever without thinking about the carbs. I just count and give myself an insulin bolus. When I cut my carb count to low I get hit up with lots of lows, but when I eat "normally" I don't have as many problems, and only randomly will I get highs.

6/23/2011 6:32:37 PM

I concur with that too, Mindstorm. I eat everything just in moderation. There are a few things like melons that really jack up my sugar no matter what but for the most part, I eat normal. I would say I tend to eat rather healthy.

6/24/2011 7:34:18 PM

Thanks for the links punchmonk. I will check them out after I'm done babysitting.

And I would love to just eat normally and then give myself a shot but unfortunately my stupid body has decided it needed to be resistant to insulin.

I just realized I have never asked what would happen if I became diabetic. I guess it would just mean a diet change.

6/24/2011 8:53:41 PM

Or getting stabbed with 30 gauge needles on the regular.

6/24/2011 9:08:06 PM

But but but why? It would be useless to pump insulin in someone with an insulin resistance wouldn't it?

6/24/2011 9:11:32 PM

Not really. If you're insulin resistant it means insulin is less effective. You can cut back on carbs and have to give yourself shots in the worst cases.

This actually happens sometimes with type 1 diabetics. If your insulin gets too warm, maybe by being left in the car or sitting in the sun or if you work outside all day in the heat, it can become less effective. Real annoying when you realize your blood sugar is 260+ and you didn't do anything wrong.

6/24/2011 10:18:24 PM

^Mine did that once but mine was like 500+ and I was fucking scared out of mind. At that point had never had "bad" insulin.

I was having insulin resistance while I was pregnant. It is scary and sucks so bad. My sugars were so high even when I would eat NOTHING! I was pumping myself so full of insulin to finally bring it down. DAMN PLACENTA HORMONE SHIT!!!

6/24/2011 10:32:37 PM

Crazy but I'm glad you and Orion are ok and that shes a beautiful, healthy baby

6/24/2011 10:35:13 PM

6/24/2011 10:35:43 PM

^3&4 That sounds horrible. I'll just stick to my low carb eating and hopefully it won't end up that way.

6/24/2011 11:59:03 PM

It's not as bad as you think. Sure the disease blows but if you've got a job and halfway decent health insurance you'll always have supplies around to fix problems like that.

It has kind of made me extremely nervous about going camping/on vacation though. Always end up bringing a large storage tub of medical supplies on trips, plus a cooler full of insulin.

6/25/2011 9:09:10 PM

haha a cooler full of insulin

that'd be freakin $texas

6/25/2011 9:58:31 PM

Well I didn't say how big the cooler was. :V

6/25/2011 11:21:27 PM

http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-bcg-diabetes-20110625,0,6341862.story

Oh shit, here's to hoping this turns into something.

6/26/2011 1:39:10 AM

OMG!!! I always wondered why we couldn't just produce insulin after the initial attack of our islet cells. I know type 1 is an auto-immune disease but it just didn't click. I almost want to be the guinea pig. Thx for sharing, Avery!!!!

6/26/2011 6:38:47 AM

hey mindstorm...what is your basal review throughout the day?

6/29/2011 11:43:17 PM