Save A Life

[Nikolaj]

APERFECTLIE!
My Mom has been diabetic for about 36 years. She takes Novaflex Insulin 3 times a day before meals, then after a bedtime snack, she takes a second Insulin, called Lantis. She really dislikes the testing before the meals, and her numbers run high which her doctor prefers to her having horrible lows. Twice this year she was admitted to the hospital due to diabetic lows, the first time her blood sugar was 27, which she could have died from. She only had to stay overnight though. I was still living an hour away then, and the second hospitalization happened within a few days, but she got to come home after a few hours. In past months, her doc has changed her 'sliding scale' as he wants to avoid lows at all costs. When she tests, she usually is around 300 (which of course is high) and takes 6 units of the Novaflex, which looks like a big blue pen. Now, I live 2 doors away, and I really feel for people who have to do this for many years. My Dad is still better at operating the tester for her than I am, though I'm pretty good at it now.
I'M SORRY you're diabetic, being so young. Are you able to take a pill for it, or are you Insulin dependent? If you're on insulin, mind telling me what kind? If you 'test' before meals, is there a 'tester' you recommend? I think she hates the testing more than taking the shot.
Thanks! I gotta look up your name, I wanna say 'AStolenLife' but I know that is wrong, it's actually the title of an old Bette Davis and Glenn Ford movie, many years, decades, before I was born!
I remember you well, though! Ever hear from --ummmm .... Sara Rue??? Take Care! (I did my edit at the top, APerfectLie! Sorry! Memory and all....)