Blood sugar monitor insulin pump

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Avatar n tn Hi, Can I ask what insulins you take? Are you on pump or MDI (multiple daily injections). Is your basal insulin taken once or twice a day. If you are going low from exercise, you may need to decrease your basal (this is easier if you are on a pump). Alternatively you may plan your exercise after eating and inject slightly less than usual insulin for the meal, as the exercise will naturally bring your blood sugars down.
Avatar n tn The nurse wants me to come in to do a continous blood sugar monitor on her to see but I was wondering if anyone has experienced this. Any help I can get I would appreciate.
Avatar f tn I started managing the disease with about 5 - 6 injections daily, but when I got engaged in 2005, I decided it would be a good idea to try the insulin pump to have better control over my sugars, especially with the possibility of an unplanned child. The pump has helped a lot, and I am very glad I got it. My blood sugars are much better, but they are not perfect. My husband and I have decided that we would like to start trying to have a baby.
Avatar n tn I have been on the pump for 7 months now and my blood sugars have been great. For the last week my sugars have been very high even when I am not eating any carbs at all and I give my self 3 - 4 times more insulin than usual to get my sugars down but they have remained high. What can cause high sugars like that when its not from what you are eating?
2009318 tn?1328025437 I have gained 15/16 lbs in 21 weeks which is right on track with what my doc says.I have an insulin pump as well as a CGM attached to me trying to monitor the patterns of high/low blood sugars. I teach Spin and exercise regularly. Its weird that when I am teaching a Spin class I can't feel the baby kick but when my blood sugar goes high I can feel her kick me a lot.
Avatar n tn s say after so many years, you become numb to symptoms that you used to feel (low blood sugars). The insulin pump can monitor your sugar for you at all times. It seems really worth looking into.
Avatar n tn When I wake up my blood sugars are in the mid 50s. After breakfast they hover around 76 or 82. They rarely ever go above 86 ever. Once a day they may hit 115 if I eat bread ..stay there briefly to go back down to the 70s. I am not on a specialty diet nor do I do keto. I usually eat a lot of fruit and seafood. Once average my glucose monitor tells me my daily averages are around 75. What do you think I have? Am I in a pre-diabetic state and my panaceas is just pumping out insulin?
Avatar n tn Another thought is that he may need to temporarily go on a low-carb diet to help lower the blood sugar levels if for some reason the insulin alone is not doing the job. Most type 1 folks respond easily to insulin, so insulin resistance seems to be the first thing I would ask his doctor about. There are people who have a combination of true type 1 autoimmune issues plus insulin resistant type 2 issues.
Avatar m tn I wear an insulin pump and ive not been anything lower than 280s and up to 500s for the past days. i took a shot and gave myself insulin from my pump. Im pretty sure i have an sti do you think that is why my blood sugars are not going down?
Avatar m tn We would love some advice on how to prepare for these runs. He starts out so far with a blood sugar of about 160 ish. by the time we are going home - he tests over 300. This cant be right for every practice or race?? Today he decided to not wear his pump while running and was still high after. How do you prepare before? How many times do you test before, during and after? Do you wear your pump? Do some wear a runners belt to hold the pump if they do wear it? How much water before and after?
Avatar n tn I have type one diabetes and an insulin pump. Have had diabetes since the age of ten and am 20 now. I've been on the pump for about 4 years. I can honestly say I love being on the pump. It's so much more convenient, and my diabetes control is much better. Even when I wasn't doing bgls as much as I should have and was taking poor care of my diabetes as a teen it kept my levels much more stable then they ever were on needles.
Avatar n tn Have you asked your doctors about the insulin pump. It allows you to set a basal rate of insulin using fast acting insulins (Humalog) for very specific time periods. This will allow you to adjust dosages based on your very specific needs. I have had great success using it. Prior to using the pump I also had difficult time with overnight and morning blood glucose levels. My last A1C was 5.9 it really workds!!!
Avatar n tn Okay - I know when you eat, Carbs turn to sugar and in order to keep your Blood Glucose down you take insulin so you can turn Carbs into energy. So then - why would you want to "reduce" or "SUSPEND" your insulin pump basal temporarily during your active period when you go jogging or hiking or cycling or anything active? Don't you need the insulin to convert sugar to energy in order to be active?
Avatar n tn It sounds like he needs to adjust his insulin dosage. He might also want to talk to his doctor about getting either an insulin pump or a continuous glucose monitor. Since our daughter has been on the pump her lows have been cut down dramatically. The monitor has an alarm that sounds when your blood sugars go to lower to high. I can tell you that naps are not uncommon in diabetics especially after swings from highs to lows.
Avatar n tn d recommend a continuous glucose monitor. That will automatically monitor blood sugars and be able to identify highs or lows prior to them becoming a problem. They aren't cheap, but they are much better than the alternative. Most every pump company has a CGM that works with their pump. They can contact their endocrinologist for more information.
Avatar f tn I am also having trouble with low blood sugar. My blood sugar goes from 44 to 255. I know normal is 80-120 . At the Diabetes clinic they said if mine dropped from 50-70 to take gluclose tabs, 8, but my body is reacting like a normal one. I take 4 at 44 which is life threatening low. I also notice that lately it's dropping after I eat which I don't understand. This discussion is related to <a href='/posts/show/621786'>Blood sugar drops after eating</a>.
Avatar m tn Diabetes medication such as insulin or oral hypoglycemic agents may be necessary to manage blood sugar levels. It is important to follow the doctor's instructions and take medication as prescribed. Regular checkups: Regular checkups with a healthcare provider can help monitor blood sugar levels and make any necessary adjustments to the diabetes management plan. Quit smoking: Smoking can worsen diabetes and increase the risk of complications.
574118 tn?1305135284 Now the company selling the product (pump) told him that one of the advantages of the pump is that the pump injects insulin like the pancreas when needed only so that each drop of insulin is used. So he is asking whether by using the pump can he reduce his weight i.e. resolve this obesity issue.
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