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Old 06-22-2012, 03:28 AM
christabir christabir is offline
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Default Hi! New to all of this.

Hi. I'm 49 and I have likely been diabetic for a long time. The second yeast infection in a year was my clue. I had regular blood tests done mid May. I have recently lost a lot of weight - 80 pounds over 3 years, so I thought I was pretty healthy. Nope bg 355, triglycerides 209, LDL 123, hdl 45, bp 120/89. What a mess. Second round of blood tests - A1C 13.3!! Put on metformin, made appointment with endo. She sent me for more tests, took me off metformin and right to insulin - Lantus and Humalog. Been doing lowish carbs (much fewer in the past week), started walking, cut out all sugar and found tasty alternatives. Latest tests - triglycerides 71, LDL 63, hdl 51, bp 110/70. What a change in 6 weeks! 19 units Lantus at night, and just started the Humalog "thinking scale" to comp for carbs on Tuesday. Now my bg is between 85 and 145 (still figuring out the insulin/carb/protein thing), and the range is narrowing every day. I'm pretty happy with my treatment - it sure is working! 11 days on insulin and I am fighting this pretty well. And I'm thrilled about my other numbers in just six weeks. I have read everything I can find, and the medical community is wrong about carbs. For me, insulin, low carb/high protein diet and exercise has worked. Very quickly. I will be med free once I get my body healthy. To do that, the insulin is necessary. It's not a failure or a last resort. I'm taking it one day at a time, but I am stoked about my progress!!
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Old 06-22-2012, 12:35 PM
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Welcome to the Forum!

Congratulations on your accomplishments. Carb counting does work!
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Old 06-22-2012, 03:32 PM
christabir christabir is offline
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I woke up this morning at 51, had some juice, three eggs and a peanut butter/cocoa/protein powder shake and about twice as many strawberries as I should have. No Humalog. Walked for a half hour and bs spiked to 168. Not sure why, with the protein and exercise. Even a half hour later, I was at 166. I think it was the juice - I only had cranberry, with real sugar (no hfcs) and it hit my blood before I could have the shake (5 minutes after the juice!). Any thoughts? Last night my bs was 157 after a walk and 15 almonds/1 oz Swiss from 85, too.
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Old 06-22-2012, 04:48 PM
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It was probably the juice. I generally use the 15-15 Rule to keep from eating too much for a low. It works pretty well for me.
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Old 07-27-2012, 08:22 AM
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Hello!Gook luck!!
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