Sugar is 167 mg/dl.
It is early morning, just 4:57 am. But it is not fasting sugar. Or maybe it is fasting sugar? I do not really know what 'fasting sugar' and when it is not fasting. It is early morning. I did not sleep all night. I was sleeping, and soon I woke up because of severe, very severe pain. I had to in-wrap my legs, and I do not like it. In the morning my man cannot wrap them, he must go to work. His shift starts at 6 am. So, legs can be wrapped only at eve. So, when I take wraps off, what is the next? How I suppose to press water out? So, by now I sleep at day time when I can, and do not sleep at night. Too much pain in legs.
Needless to say, I have to eat something at night. I do so. Usually it is apples, and coffee. So, do I take reading fasting? I have no clue.
Now I started to look at the readings differently. It is all the time presented that we have to keep to control fasting sugar. I tried many times, and I never was able to do so. One apple, and sugar get over the sky. Is this 'normal'? Or it is abnormal? All the time there is no answer to this question. But if I take as anchor the 200 mg/dl at any time, it can be very very reliable. I can take 180 mg/dl, and it will be all the time abnormal reading. I am diabetic type 2, insulin resistant diabetic. My demand in insulin is very high, higher then 300 units. Sometimes I take 400 units, and even more. So, it is not possible for me to take 180 mg/dl as my 'normal' reading. So, I take 200 mg/dl in stead.
It is all the time big problem for me to understand, how to control blood sugar level? Really, blood sugar control, what is it? How can I do so?
Very simple, it is not possible. To pretend that my blood sugar under control I have to have readings all the time withing normal ranger. If I do have these kinds of readings, then why I am diabetic? I am not. Diabetes was cured, or suppressed. Another point is, control blood sugar level with insulin, is this possible? Not at all. To understand my point just pretend, you control your own life, day after day, hour after hour. If someone can do it? Not at all. Our life is in constant changing. So do our level of sugar in blood. It is all the time different, and it is not possible to keep the same meter reading day after day even when dose of insulin is the same.
So, when I am in clinic, what is in my record? It is all the time stated, diabetes is not under control.
According to the ADA we can control blood sugar level with proper diet and active life style. We are, diabetics type 2. Just take right food every day, and right amount of fat, carbs, and proteins. But as I just said, with the same dose of insulin reading on meter are all the time different. They go over 200 mg/dl at any time. This means, I still diabetic, and diabetes is not under control.
So, I try to develop my own system how to consider do I control level of sugar in blood or not? When I have to increase dose of insulin, and when I have to drop some units in attempt to avoid low sugar? As I said, at first it is not fasting, or 2 hours after meal readings. I need to take 2 hour reading during all day, and see, if there is no readings above 200 mg/dl. If I am within this range, I am in good control. If reading above 'normal' such as above 250 mg/dl, I have to increase dose of insulin, and not on regular time but right away. Just take a few units, 20, 50.... . It is depends.
When sugar is low I do not rush to decrease dose of insulin. I prefer to take some meal. I like apples, and all the time my man take good care for apple supply from Costco. I do have soup in ref. And there are all the time chicken in ref. It is good chicken, home made. Why do not I decreas dose of insulin? From my experience I do know, it is temporary. Just a few says, and sometimes just one day, and sugar got up. So, I prefer to keep dose of insulin the same. But if low sugar getting lower, then I have to drop about 20 units at bed time. I prefer to drop dose at bed time rather then at day time. This regime suite me better.
It is early morning, just 4:57 am. But it is not fasting sugar. Or maybe it is fasting sugar? I do not really know what 'fasting sugar' and when it is not fasting. It is early morning. I did not sleep all night. I was sleeping, and soon I woke up because of severe, very severe pain. I had to in-wrap my legs, and I do not like it. In the morning my man cannot wrap them, he must go to work. His shift starts at 6 am. So, legs can be wrapped only at eve. So, when I take wraps off, what is the next? How I suppose to press water out? So, by now I sleep at day time when I can, and do not sleep at night. Too much pain in legs.
Needless to say, I have to eat something at night. I do so. Usually it is apples, and coffee. So, do I take reading fasting? I have no clue.
Now I started to look at the readings differently. It is all the time presented that we have to keep to control fasting sugar. I tried many times, and I never was able to do so. One apple, and sugar get over the sky. Is this 'normal'? Or it is abnormal? All the time there is no answer to this question. But if I take as anchor the 200 mg/dl at any time, it can be very very reliable. I can take 180 mg/dl, and it will be all the time abnormal reading. I am diabetic type 2, insulin resistant diabetic. My demand in insulin is very high, higher then 300 units. Sometimes I take 400 units, and even more. So, it is not possible for me to take 180 mg/dl as my 'normal' reading. So, I take 200 mg/dl in stead.
It is all the time big problem for me to understand, how to control blood sugar level? Really, blood sugar control, what is it? How can I do so?
Very simple, it is not possible. To pretend that my blood sugar under control I have to have readings all the time withing normal ranger. If I do have these kinds of readings, then why I am diabetic? I am not. Diabetes was cured, or suppressed. Another point is, control blood sugar level with insulin, is this possible? Not at all. To understand my point just pretend, you control your own life, day after day, hour after hour. If someone can do it? Not at all. Our life is in constant changing. So do our level of sugar in blood. It is all the time different, and it is not possible to keep the same meter reading day after day even when dose of insulin is the same.
So, when I am in clinic, what is in my record? It is all the time stated, diabetes is not under control.
According to the ADA we can control blood sugar level with proper diet and active life style. We are, diabetics type 2. Just take right food every day, and right amount of fat, carbs, and proteins. But as I just said, with the same dose of insulin reading on meter are all the time different. They go over 200 mg/dl at any time. This means, I still diabetic, and diabetes is not under control.
So, I try to develop my own system how to consider do I control level of sugar in blood or not? When I have to increase dose of insulin, and when I have to drop some units in attempt to avoid low sugar? As I said, at first it is not fasting, or 2 hours after meal readings. I need to take 2 hour reading during all day, and see, if there is no readings above 200 mg/dl. If I am within this range, I am in good control. If reading above 'normal' such as above 250 mg/dl, I have to increase dose of insulin, and not on regular time but right away. Just take a few units, 20, 50.... . It is depends.
When sugar is low I do not rush to decrease dose of insulin. I prefer to take some meal. I like apples, and all the time my man take good care for apple supply from Costco. I do have soup in ref. And there are all the time chicken in ref. It is good chicken, home made. Why do not I decreas dose of insulin? From my experience I do know, it is temporary. Just a few says, and sometimes just one day, and sugar got up. So, I prefer to keep dose of insulin the same. But if low sugar getting lower, then I have to drop about 20 units at bed time. I prefer to drop dose at bed time rather then at day time. This regime suite me better.
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