The Just Thought I'd Share Thread

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Originally Posted by HomerMcvie

So John, when it goes up in the 400's, did you do something, to make it do that? Eat something that you shouldn't have?
I hate that you have to deal with this sh*t.

Actually, I ate breakfast and gave myself insulin for it but my pump ran out of insulin in the middle of the dose. All I had to do was switch out the infusion site, however I was about to take a shower and the adhesive will not stick if you take a shower right after inserting it, so I took a shower first and then inserted it and gave the remainder of my dose. Therefore, I went about an hour with carbs in my body without the insulin to counteract them. Dumb dumb dumb on my part. But, to refer to your "something you're not supposed to eat" part, there is nothing I cannot eat. I can eat anything, I just have to administer the correct dose of insulin to counteract that. Therefore, fluctuations in blood sugar do with too little or too much insulin administered. But it isn't a simple science of X amount of insulin for X amount of carbs. Your liver continuously releases glucose into the bloodstream, and that amount fluctuates too. Also, just because a package says it has 42 grams of carbs, it does not mean it is completely accurate. Also, your sensitivity to insulin can fluctuate. And your blood sugar meter can be off by 20%, so if it says you are 200, you may be 160, but you take insulin to correct a bloodsugar of 200 and now you end up low. Therefore, there are many variables that cause your blood sugar to go high or low, and many times they aren't the fault of the diabetic.