Low blood sugar and CFRD?

[Giggles]

For what it is worth. When I first got diagnosed with CFRD they had me on pills but my CF doc did not like that cause he said insulin works best for CF patients and it is more easier to control your sugars cause the insulin works better than pills. I was VERY reluctant but I was so unpredictable with my sugars with the pills. Sometimes it seemed the pill worked and other times it did not and I was eating the same stuff . So I finally said I would try insulin. Granted I only take 3 units with meals and if I eat sweets like cake, pies and cookies then I take 4 units which is not alot and yes the insulin works ALOT better and more predictable. I would reccommend the insulin just cause it works better than pills and it is a little bit less of a guessing game. I do get some lows but I just manage it with some juice or pop if I am really low.

Doing the shots does suck but they work better than the pills and I just want to control my diabetes the best way I can. I have been doing shots for over a year and I still hate them!

I was on the pill Starliz when I first started. Good luck!!!!


Jennifer 35 years old ( soon 36 at end of month) Cf and CFRD

 

[Giggles]

For what it is worth. When I first got diagnosed with CFRD they had me on pills but my CF doc did not like that cause he said insulin works best for CF patients and it is more easier to control your sugars cause the insulin works better than pills. I was VERY reluctant but I was so unpredictable with my sugars with the pills. Sometimes it seemed the pill worked and other times it did not and I was eating the same stuff . So I finally said I would try insulin. Granted I only take 3 units with meals and if I eat sweets like cake, pies and cookies then I take 4 units which is not alot and yes the insulin works ALOT better and more predictable. I would reccommend the insulin just cause it works better than pills and it is a little bit less of a guessing game. I do get some lows but I just manage it with some juice or pop if I am really low.

Doing the shots does suck but they work better than the pills and I just want to control my diabetes the best way I can. I have been doing shots for over a year and I still hate them!

I was on the pill Starliz when I first started. Good luck!!!!


Jennifer 35 years old ( soon 36 at end of month) Cf and CFRD

 

[Giggles]

For what it is worth. When I first got diagnosed with CFRD they had me on pills but my CF doc did not like that cause he said insulin works best for CF patients and it is more easier to control your sugars cause the insulin works better than pills. I was VERY reluctant but I was so unpredictable with my sugars with the pills. Sometimes it seemed the pill worked and other times it did not and I was eating the same stuff . So I finally said I would try insulin. Granted I only take 3 units with meals and if I eat sweets like cake, pies and cookies then I take 4 units which is not alot and yes the insulin works ALOT better and more predictable. I would reccommend the insulin just cause it works better than pills and it is a little bit less of a guessing game. I do get some lows but I just manage it with some juice or pop if I am really low.

Doing the shots does suck but they work better than the pills and I just want to control my diabetes the best way I can. I have been doing shots for over a year and I still hate them!

I was on the pill Starliz when I first started. Good luck!!!!


Jennifer 35 years old ( soon 36 at end of month) Cf and CFRD

 

[Giggles]

For what it is worth. When I first got diagnosed with CFRD they had me on pills but my CF doc did not like that cause he said insulin works best for CF patients and it is more easier to control your sugars cause the insulin works better than pills. I was VERY reluctant but I was so unpredictable with my sugars with the pills. Sometimes it seemed the pill worked and other times it did not and I was eating the same stuff . So I finally said I would try insulin. Granted I only take 3 units with meals and if I eat sweets like cake, pies and cookies then I take 4 units which is not alot and yes the insulin works ALOT better and more predictable. I would reccommend the insulin just cause it works better than pills and it is a little bit less of a guessing game. I do get some lows but I just manage it with some juice or pop if I am really low.

Doing the shots does suck but they work better than the pills and I just want to control my diabetes the best way I can. I have been doing shots for over a year and I still hate them!

I was on the pill Starliz when I first started. Good luck!!!!


Jennifer 35 years old ( soon 36 at end of month) Cf and CFRD

 

[Giggles]

For what it is worth. When I first got diagnosed with CFRD they had me on pills but my CF doc did not like that cause he said insulin works best for CF patients and it is more easier to control your sugars cause the insulin works better than pills. I was VERY reluctant but I was so unpredictable with my sugars with the pills. Sometimes it seemed the pill worked and other times it did not and I was eating the same stuff . So I finally said I would try insulin. Granted I only take 3 units with meals and if I eat sweets like cake, pies and cookies then I take 4 units which is not alot and yes the insulin works ALOT better and more predictable. I would reccommend the insulin just cause it works better than pills and it is a little bit less of a guessing game. I do get some lows but I just manage it with some juice or pop if I am really low.

Doing the shots does suck but they work better than the pills and I just want to control my diabetes the best way I can. I have been doing shots for over a year and I still hate them!

I was on the pill Starliz when I first started. Good luck!!!!


Jennifer 35 years old ( soon 36 at end of month) Cf and CFRD

 

[kclynn87]

I have this allll the time. You should talk to your doc about either lowering the amount of insulin you take and also people with CF's pancreas still pumps the small amount of insulin we have at random times causing blood sugar to go low

 

[kclynn87]

I have this allll the time. You should talk to your doc about either lowering the amount of insulin you take and also people with CF's pancreas still pumps the small amount of insulin we have at random times causing blood sugar to go low

 

[kclynn87]

I have this allll the time. You should talk to your doc about either lowering the amount of insulin you take and also people with CF's pancreas still pumps the small amount of insulin we have at random times causing blood sugar to go low

 

[kclynn87]

I have this allll the time. You should talk to your doc about either lowering the amount of insulin you take and also people with CF's pancreas still pumps the small amount of insulin we have at random times causing blood sugar to go low

 

[kclynn87]

I have this allll the time. You should talk to your doc about either lowering the amount of insulin you take and also people with CF's pancreas still pumps the small amount of insulin we have at random times causing blood sugar to go low

 

[JenWren]

Your right, Cfer's still produce about 2% of insulin on their own. I actually had this checked by my endicrinologist who had told me that most CF people with diabetes do make some of thier own. It is when that makes it difficult to predict . That is why keeping a log book is important cause we can sometimes figure out when we are producing some of our own insulin.

I would think Caffiene would have a huge influence over blood sugars. It will make your heart race which is like exercise in itself. But also it is a carb and should be counted. Sounds like a double edged sword to me. I stay completely away from caffiene. In fact I don't even know how to spell it. haa haa.

I have had all day lows, and 95 and 65 and even 117 is low for me and I can actually feel myself dropping at those times where I have had to eat all day. Those are usually times when I have been on a med to get well or I'm on Cipr or even theodore they seem to stimulate my insulin production to make more. I always lower my carb ration , Im on the pump so i'll say I always take less insulin around those times . i hate feeling that way when Im low and I have a lot of anxiety around the whole diabetes subject. Does anyone else think Diabeted runs their lives?? I hate it.


JenWren<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">

 

[JenWren]

Your right, Cfer's still produce about 2% of insulin on their own. I actually had this checked by my endicrinologist who had told me that most CF people with diabetes do make some of thier own. It is when that makes it difficult to predict . That is why keeping a log book is important cause we can sometimes figure out when we are producing some of our own insulin.

I would think Caffiene would have a huge influence over blood sugars. It will make your heart race which is like exercise in itself. But also it is a carb and should be counted. Sounds like a double edged sword to me. I stay completely away from caffiene. In fact I don't even know how to spell it. haa haa.

I have had all day lows, and 95 and 65 and even 117 is low for me and I can actually feel myself dropping at those times where I have had to eat all day. Those are usually times when I have been on a med to get well or I'm on Cipr or even theodore they seem to stimulate my insulin production to make more. I always lower my carb ration , Im on the pump so i'll say I always take less insulin around those times . i hate feeling that way when Im low and I have a lot of anxiety around the whole diabetes subject. Does anyone else think Diabeted runs their lives?? I hate it.


JenWren<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">

 

[JenWren]

Your right, Cfer's still produce about 2% of insulin on their own. I actually had this checked by my endicrinologist who had told me that most CF people with diabetes do make some of thier own. It is when that makes it difficult to predict . That is why keeping a log book is important cause we can sometimes figure out when we are producing some of our own insulin.

I would think Caffiene would have a huge influence over blood sugars. It will make your heart race which is like exercise in itself. But also it is a carb and should be counted. Sounds like a double edged sword to me. I stay completely away from caffiene. In fact I don't even know how to spell it. haa haa.

I have had all day lows, and 95 and 65 and even 117 is low for me and I can actually feel myself dropping at those times where I have had to eat all day. Those are usually times when I have been on a med to get well or I'm on Cipr or even theodore they seem to stimulate my insulin production to make more. I always lower my carb ration , Im on the pump so i'll say I always take less insulin around those times . i hate feeling that way when Im low and I have a lot of anxiety around the whole diabetes subject. Does anyone else think Diabeted runs their lives?? I hate it.


JenWren<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">

 

[JenWren]

Your right, Cfer's still produce about 2% of insulin on their own. I actually had this checked by my endicrinologist who had told me that most CF people with diabetes do make some of thier own. It is when that makes it difficult to predict . That is why keeping a log book is important cause we can sometimes figure out when we are producing some of our own insulin.

I would think Caffiene would have a huge influence over blood sugars. It will make your heart race which is like exercise in itself. But also it is a carb and should be counted. Sounds like a double edged sword to me. I stay completely away from caffiene. In fact I don't even know how to spell it. haa haa.

I have had all day lows, and 95 and 65 and even 117 is low for me and I can actually feel myself dropping at those times where I have had to eat all day. Those are usually times when I have been on a med to get well or I'm on Cipr or even theodore they seem to stimulate my insulin production to make more. I always lower my carb ration , Im on the pump so i'll say I always take less insulin around those times . i hate feeling that way when Im low and I have a lot of anxiety around the whole diabetes subject. Does anyone else think Diabeted runs their lives?? I hate it.


JenWren<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">

 

[JenWren]

Your right, Cfer's still produce about 2% of insulin on their own. I actually had this checked by my endicrinologist who had told me that most CF people with diabetes do make some of thier own. It is when that makes it difficult to predict . That is why keeping a log book is important cause we can sometimes figure out when we are producing some of our own insulin.

I would think Caffiene would have a huge influence over blood sugars. It will make your heart race which is like exercise in itself. But also it is a carb and should be counted. Sounds like a double edged sword to me. I stay completely away from caffiene. In fact I don't even know how to spell it. haa haa.

I have had all day lows, and 95 and 65 and even 117 is low for me and I can actually feel myself dropping at those times where I have had to eat all day. Those are usually times when I have been on a med to get well or I'm on Cipr or even theodore they seem to stimulate my insulin production to make more. I always lower my carb ration , Im on the pump so i'll say I always take less insulin around those times . i hate feeling that way when Im low and I have a lot of anxiety around the whole diabetes subject. Does anyone else think Diabeted runs their lives?? I hate it.


JenWren<img src="i/expressions/rose.gif" border="0">

 

[JenWren]

Hi: i have been diabetic for 26 years and do very well. But I credit that to recently as 5 years ago getting on the pump. I love it. Have you ever considered thinking about it.
There is something called the Omni pod too cute little thing , My niece uses that but I use the Medtronic Insulin pump. I was up to three shots a day so I thought it was my best bet. I really like it a lot.
Im not a rep fot the company don't worry, hee hee just a suggestion.

;
Medronic.com if you want to take a look.

JenWren:rose

 

[JenWren]

Hi: i have been diabetic for 26 years and do very well. But I credit that to recently as 5 years ago getting on the pump. I love it. Have you ever considered thinking about it.
There is something called the Omni pod too cute little thing , My niece uses that but I use the Medtronic Insulin pump. I was up to three shots a day so I thought it was my best bet. I really like it a lot.
Im not a rep fot the company don't worry, hee hee just a suggestion.

;
Medronic.com if you want to take a look.

JenWren:rose

 

[JenWren]

Hi: i have been diabetic for 26 years and do very well. But I credit that to recently as 5 years ago getting on the pump. I love it. Have you ever considered thinking about it.
There is something called the Omni pod too cute little thing , My niece uses that but I use the Medtronic Insulin pump. I was up to three shots a day so I thought it was my best bet. I really like it a lot.
Im not a rep fot the company don't worry, hee hee just a suggestion.

;
Medronic.com if you want to take a look.

JenWren:rose

 

[JenWren]

Hi: i have been diabetic for 26 years and do very well. But I credit that to recently as 5 years ago getting on the pump. I love it. Have you ever considered thinking about it.
There is something called the Omni pod too cute little thing , My niece uses that but I use the Medtronic Insulin pump. I was up to three shots a day so I thought it was my best bet. I really like it a lot.
Im not a rep fot the company don't worry, hee hee just a suggestion.

;
Medronic.com if you want to take a look.

JenWren:rose

 

[JenWren]

Hi: i have been diabetic for 26 years and do very well. But I credit that to recently as 5 years ago getting on the pump. I love it. Have you ever considered thinking about it.
There is something called the Omni pod too cute little thing , My niece uses that but I use the Medtronic Insulin pump. I was up to three shots a day so I thought it was my best bet. I really like it a lot.
Im not a rep fot the company don't worry, hee hee just a suggestion.

;
Medronic.com if you want to take a look.

JenWren:rose