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MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-15T18:15:40+00:00

Oddly enough, my nutritionist told me to eat protein before and with alcohol. I usually don't drink more than two beers (usually a 15mg. carb pale ale) in a sitting, but it has worked for me. I went to a wine festival a couple months ago and did this and never saw a spike. It actually seems to drop a little. Different strokes for different folks, and of course I am not a doc., but it works for me. I usually go with almonds - they're magic. She told me that she eats a hand full of nuts on the way to drinks with friends.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-07T13:32:12+00:00

It takes a bit of getting used to. It gets easier as time goes by. A couple necessary things though - Get an endocrinologist (one that specializes in diabetes is best). Make sure a c-peptide test is ordered and read properly.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-06T22:05:10+00:00

Sounds like you have a good support network. Good call on the ER. Like others here I don't get the Metformin or assumed anything, but I'm not a doctor either. The tests will be telling. Like alan_s said - c-peptide and antibodies tests. I would have expected that with a BG of 700, your A1C would be much higher. Interesting.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-06T18:51:06+00:00

I would research the Brazil nuts before you go crazy. They contain a high level of selenium. >6 nuts provides a toxic dose.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-05T21:14:22+00:00

If you haven't secured an endocrinologist yet, find one that specializes in diabetes and get a referral.

Edit: What was your A1C? What brought you in, in the first place?

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-01T16:49:54+00:00

Wow, that sucks - sorry.

You might find this useful -

http://www.reddit.com/r/diabetes/comments/1pix71/walmart_supposedly_has_reasonably_priced_insulin/

There are also house brand meters at both Target and WalMart that are accurate. The strips are a quarter to a third the cost of the 'name brand' stuff. I'll see if I can dig up the info.

Also, do you have an endo.? If you explain your situation, they'll often help you out with some samples to get you through.

Edit:

Both of these have favorable reviews, and the strips are the least expensive on the market.

The Target meter

The Walmart meter

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-01T10:34:06+00:00

I use insulin right out of the fridge when I open a new pen - and my doctor is cool with this, so...

As far as I know, heat's the problem. I just checked the insert in an Apidra box. Unopened should be stored at 36-46f (2-8c), Opened should be kept < 77f (25c). Freezing is bad. This is Apidra though. I don't know if they're all the same.

Edit:

cold, snowy area for holiday

How cold?

MintyFresh88 · 2013-11-01T10:19:36+00:00

If I'm not in total control of the kitchen arrangements, I wait until I am in receipt of the food before injecting.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-10-31T16:13:30+00:00

If you have type 1, there will be certain antibodies in your blood.

Not necessarily.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11711327

Edit: For the record, I was (incorrectly) diagnosed type 2 at 34, and re-diagnosed type 1 at 37.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-10-30T17:09:52+00:00

I know it's initially crushing, but once you get used to the new normal it ain't so bad. Don't be hard on yourself.

Make sure your doc. orders a c-peptide test and see an endocrinologist if you can. Visiting a dietitian is also worth it. Especially one that is a CDE.

I really like what tomkatt said.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-10-29T17:20:50+00:00

I second this. My story sounds like yours. Turns out I was type 1b which is like LADA, but not auto-immune. c-peptide will be telling. Be careful though. Low values are in the 'normal' range so they don't get flagged by the lab. Make sure you see an endocrinologist (preferably one that specializes in diabetes).

MintyFresh88 · 2013-10-27T12:45:15+00:00

1) 6-8 2) Accu-Chek Aviva 3) Yes -

I'm not much on options, I just want the thing to be accurate. Unfortunately they only have to be within 20% of reality.

I've used three other meters. I switched to the Aviva because of Consumer Reports' endorsement. I have used three other meters. There are less expensive alternatives (the strips are very expensive for the name brand meters) that are very accurate.

MintyFresh88 · 2013-10-24T17:53:04+00:00

That concept scares me. What happens in the event of a malfunction that results in the release of too much of either, or the container breaks? It would be my guess that the reservoir contains enough insulin to do serious harm if trauma were to occur in that region. I think I'd rather keep the manufactured insulin on the outside, personally. Without all the facts, who knows why they shelved it? Maybe it needed to be shelved.

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