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As far as sisters growing up....we were 7 years apart so growing up we were into different things at different times. We were friends, but nothing special about it really. Once we were grown, thats when the deep friendship developed. Our parents always encouraged a lot of family togetherness type things for all four of us and even now that she is gone, we still hold onto the traditions. (I have 2 brothers as well, in between me and my sister.)View Thread

Only one doctor appointment so far for December, plus continuing to work on finding the right dosage of Lantus. I am at 15 units so far, and as far as I can tell, not even close to what I'll need to bring me in range. Morning sugars are still running a good bit over 300.
Christmas is going to be a blast with a big family get together like we always have. It will be at my sister's house this year, we had Thanksgiving at mine. Good food and good times with family...I love our get togethers.View Thread

I think it's a good change, though not one I thought I would have to make this soon. I have no qualms about injecting myself....I used to work emergency medical services and practiced injections and iv's on ourselves and others...I had gotten to the point where I could start an IV in my own left arm, hehehe. So, I really have no issues with doing my own injections.
What concerns me the most really is what damage was/is being done to my kidneys, given the failure and all. We talked about that as well and he is going to go ahead and set me up with a nephrologist. I haven't had this doctor very long, my old one left the group. So far, I am impressed with the quality of care I am getting from him, I hope it stays that way.
Anyway, off to work on a bit more of our Thanksgiving dinner. Have a great day one and all!View Thread



Kinda figured this is where things were going. I'd rather be on insulin than go blind or lose my kidneys completely, thats for sure.View Thread

Really wanted some answers today, but tomorrow is the best I could get. I'll just have to wait. I'll post again when I have some real news.View Thread

It's been a while since I posted, but I visit off and on, and have been visiting more often the past few days.
I have had my blood sugar under a decent control, with a1C of 6.8, untill about 2 weeks ago. Then my morning sugars started climbing, eventually hovering around the 200 mark. During the day I had spikes of 300 to 350. I talked to my doc about it on the 8th...he drew labs and wanted more records kept on it untill the labs came back, which he has not notified me that they have yet. Last Friday I called the office.....twice....and got no call back because my blood sugar was pushing 400. Tonight I wound up in the ER because it spiked over 500. They gave me a saline iv and 10 units of insulin, gave me instructions to call my doc in the am and schedule an appointment, preferably a same day appointment. Then they fed me to keep me from dropping too low and sent me home. My sugar is still hovering around the 300 mark.
The ER doctor thinks I am going to need to start insulin therapy to keep my sugar under control and I tend to think he might be right. Sorta scares me a little, but not as much as the damage from constantly high blood sugar scares me. I already have stage 3 renal failure and some neuropathy, don't want those getting worse. I'll do whatever they tell me needs doing to get back under control.
Anyway....just wanted to share with you all, though I am normally more of a lurker than a talker. Going to read a bit more and see how everyone is doing. Take care everyone, and happy Thanksgiving!View Thread

Not sure why it is this way, but to me it seems kind of a tight range tofeel comfortable in. My a1C is 6.9.View Thread

The Oscars? Nah....not into it.
Quiet weekend, cept for babysitting my grandson.
Nothing much this week coming up other than finals at school. Should be a pretty good week.View Thread
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