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Hi all!
I am Shannon and stuck in diabetes confusion as always. I was diagnosed a type 2 at age 19 (in 1992) based only on weight. I had a bg of 680 and was given 2 shots of insulin and sent home to see my pcp in the morning. Through the years I've had trouble keeping the weight down.. I did lose about 90 pounds but still had huge amounts of trouble. A year or so later, after still majorly high sugar levels, they tested and found out that I was indeed t1. I have had trouble through the years keeping my a1c down and sometimes have the don't care attitude. I've been doing better the past 10 years after they started insulin and adjusting and giving me more information. Though they did have a sliding scale for me that wasn't working. Another move.. and another CDE.. this one finally had the idea to carb count. I'm horrible at it.. or at least that is what a friend has told me.. I must be doing something wrong, because one day I have 93 fasting and the next it's 176. It drives me bananas.. and I hate bananas, just ask my family! lol
Sooo.. I have an appt in December for a endo to see if maybe they can do something and maybe see if they'll try a pump to get things right. I am a special ed teacher with fibro and chronic back pain and hate having this knock me down for anything.
Anyhow.. that is me.. hopefully someone can give me a bit of insight in to what I've done wrong.. or if maybe it's my body revolting on me?
btw.. ratio is 6:1 for humalog but up to 95 units of Lantus a night.. and I know that is high..
Shannon
I am Shannon and stuck in diabetes confusion as always. I was diagnosed a type 2 at age 19 (in 1992) based only on weight. I had a bg of 680 and was given 2 shots of insulin and sent home to see my pcp in the morning. Through the years I've had trouble keeping the weight down.. I did lose about 90 pounds but still had huge amounts of trouble. A year or so later, after still majorly high sugar levels, they tested and found out that I was indeed t1. I have had trouble through the years keeping my a1c down and sometimes have the don't care attitude. I've been doing better the past 10 years after they started insulin and adjusting and giving me more information. Though they did have a sliding scale for me that wasn't working. Another move.. and another CDE.. this one finally had the idea to carb count. I'm horrible at it.. or at least that is what a friend has told me.. I must be doing something wrong, because one day I have 93 fasting and the next it's 176. It drives me bananas.. and I hate bananas, just ask my family! lol
Sooo.. I have an appt in December for a endo to see if maybe they can do something and maybe see if they'll try a pump to get things right. I am a special ed teacher with fibro and chronic back pain and hate having this knock me down for anything.
Anyhow.. that is me.. hopefully someone can give me a bit of insight in to what I've done wrong.. or if maybe it's my body revolting on me?
btw.. ratio is 6:1 for humalog but up to 95 units of Lantus a night.. and I know that is high..
Shannon