Hello, #Fedi!
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Hello, #Fedi! I posted earlier about not finding very good/detailed info re #diabetes earlier … completely failing to remember that there are likely lots of folks here who could point me to good resources. (Thank you @canadianglen for the suggestion!)
I was #dx'd maybe 4 yrs ago but have had problems since I was first put on #corticosteroids as a kid for #Lupus. The most recent time I had to use those I now also had a #CGM and insulin, so when those very old yet familiar sensations of extreme #BloodSugar highs came back, it was a bitter recognition.
Anyhow … I'm in Canada and my CGM measures in mmol/L (so numbers for me may range from 3.2 to 21 mmol/L).
I have both #Tresiba (basal) and #Truapi (fast) injectable pens but more often than not have hours or days of uncontrolled highs for no reason I can ascertain.
Any good resources folks have to share?
Grateful for leads/suggestions.
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Hello, #Fedi! I posted earlier about not finding very good/detailed info re #diabetes earlier … completely failing to remember that there are likely lots of folks here who could point me to good resources. (Thank you @canadianglen for the suggestion!)
I was #dx'd maybe 4 yrs ago but have had problems since I was first put on #corticosteroids as a kid for #Lupus. The most recent time I had to use those I now also had a #CGM and insulin, so when those very old yet familiar sensations of extreme #BloodSugar highs came back, it was a bitter recognition.
Anyhow … I'm in Canada and my CGM measures in mmol/L (so numbers for me may range from 3.2 to 21 mmol/L).
I have both #Tresiba (basal) and #Truapi (fast) injectable pens but more often than not have hours or days of uncontrolled highs for no reason I can ascertain.
Any good resources folks have to share?
Grateful for leads/suggestions.
@likelyjanlukas tagging @arisummerland who almost certainly has resources
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@likelyjanlukas tagging @arisummerland who almost certainly has resources
@SRLevine @likelyjanlukas Appreciate the tag, Sam, but I am kind of in a "figuring out the mystery" phase right now as well, having only started with a CGM. Stress and sleep both seem to have strong effects (negative -- spiking glucose). So sometimes it feels like the liver is fighting the pancreas from across the abdomen.
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@SRLevine @likelyjanlukas Appreciate the tag, Sam, but I am kind of in a "figuring out the mystery" phase right now as well, having only started with a CGM. Stress and sleep both seem to have strong effects (negative -- spiking glucose). So sometimes it feels like the liver is fighting the pancreas from across the abdomen.
@arisummerland @likelyjanlukas Ah, I'm sorry! For some reason I thought you'd had it longer in a different form. Good luck to both of you then!
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@arisummerland @likelyjanlukas Ah, I'm sorry! For some reason I thought you'd had it longer in a different form. Good luck to both of you then!
@SRLevine @likelyjanlukas No worries! I'm still in a learning phase, so I definitely need to connect with other people who are working through similar.
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Hello, #Fedi! I posted earlier about not finding very good/detailed info re #diabetes earlier … completely failing to remember that there are likely lots of folks here who could point me to good resources. (Thank you @canadianglen for the suggestion!)
I was #dx'd maybe 4 yrs ago but have had problems since I was first put on #corticosteroids as a kid for #Lupus. The most recent time I had to use those I now also had a #CGM and insulin, so when those very old yet familiar sensations of extreme #BloodSugar highs came back, it was a bitter recognition.
Anyhow … I'm in Canada and my CGM measures in mmol/L (so numbers for me may range from 3.2 to 21 mmol/L).
I have both #Tresiba (basal) and #Truapi (fast) injectable pens but more often than not have hours or days of uncontrolled highs for no reason I can ascertain.
Any good resources folks have to share?
Grateful for leads/suggestions.
I know that feeling so well. Once I started noting my triggers alongside my symptoms, things clicked. CareClinic has been helpful for staying on top of things.
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@SRLevine @likelyjanlukas No worries! I'm still in a learning phase, so I definitely need to connect with other people who are working through similar.
Thank you for letting me know I'm not alone in all this!
Sorry to have dropped out of the world for a bit … lots to deal with lately and insufficient energy to attend to all.
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I know that feeling so well. Once I started noting my triggers alongside my symptoms, things clicked. CareClinic has been helpful for staying on top of things.
That's an excellent point -- I definitely still have some triggers to figure out. I'm pretty good at balancing carbs with proteins most of the time and have long eaten multiple small meals vs 2-3 larger ones.
I expect that's how I managed to avoid needing insulin for so long, but it's still a lot to figure out.
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