tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post115672608848196864..comments2024-03-11T05:40:04.695-06:00Comments on Scott's Diabetes Blog: The Crystal Ball (or Planning Ahead)Scott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157759021700312182006-09-08T17:43:00.000-06:002006-09-08T17:43:00.000-06:00Although I've only been on a CGMS (DexCom) for 2 w...Although I've only been on a CGMS (DexCom) for 2 weeks, I can say that the trend data <I>a good part of the time</I>, gives me a line into the future.<BR/><BR/>I can usually extrapolite the trend data and see that if I extend the line further in time, at the current rate, I'll go below my preset limit of 80, or above my preset limit of 220, at the rate determined by the trend line.<BR/><BR/>I canGaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11056835153052063630noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157745885157676212006-09-08T14:04:00.000-06:002006-09-08T14:04:00.000-06:00Cool Vic! Yeah, that program is from Ryan Bruner,...Cool Vic! <BR/><BR/>Yeah, that program is from Ryan Bruner, who is one of the bloggers in the OC. The software is <I>excellent</I>. <BR/><BR/>I have a pocket pc, rather than a palm pilot now (it's kind of the same thing as windows vs. mac - where programs for one don't work for the other). Otherwise I would be using logbook dm now.<BR/><BR/>It will help you out big time!!Scott K. Johnsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157614694559192322006-09-07T01:38:00.000-06:002006-09-07T01:38:00.000-06:00The inability to do something spontaneously withou...The inability to do something spontaneously without the risk of BG problems annoys me too. It does not stop me from spontaneously deciding to e.g. go for a bike ride, though. Then I will just have to deal with the consequences of my choice later on - and I must admit it would be so nice not to have to worry about that!<BR/><BR/>While exercise is supposed to be good for us, and experience teach usHeidihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15928203708923370018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157546258115560482006-09-06T06:37:00.000-06:002006-09-06T06:37:00.000-06:00Wow, I really liked Karen's comment about not bein...Wow, I really liked Karen's comment about not being able to tolerate highs anymore. In my "early" years I could run around high all the time and had lots of energy. And now, 32 years later I feel absolutely awful if I'm high, even for an afternoon - it just wipes me out big time. Plus, I also think it's the wide swings that are very stressful to the "older" body. It makes a lot of sense.Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157504047339263232006-09-05T18:54:00.000-06:002006-09-05T18:54:00.000-06:00Scott,If it helps at all, but I know anything anyo...Scott,<BR/><BR/>If it helps at all, but I know anything anyone says never really helps, but you made me feel so not alone and now I understand why most endo's and CDE's just nod their heads at me, because now I can tell they have heard all this about exercise a thousand times. Back when I was on two shots a day and did not test because meters did not exist and was shooting NPH, I would ride my Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157475035643779292006-09-05T10:50:00.000-06:002006-09-05T10:50:00.000-06:00Ca-ching!You've hit the nail squarely on the head,...Ca-ching!<BR/>You've hit the nail squarely on the head, again, my friend.<BR/><BR/>I too have a "lawn" that is more sticks and stones than actual grass and have had to come in the house to down massive amounts of OJ to get 'er done.<BR/><BR/>And I love the phrase "cram some tabs"!Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896184498657223994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157423254318920112006-09-04T20:27:00.000-06:002006-09-04T20:27:00.000-06:00You know, sometimes I wish I could go mysteriously...You know, sometimes I wish I could go mysteriously low after meals. I seem to always be mysteriously high. (Not that low is REALLY better...)<BR/><BR/>I've definitely had bouts where vacuuming the apartment for 15 minutes makes me feel low. The same with cleaning the bathroom top to bottom. Maybe the secret to better control is more cleaning for me, and less housework for you?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06057037135771680767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157409127993179502006-09-04T16:32:00.000-06:002006-09-04T16:32:00.000-06:00Scott, you wild man! What were you thinking...mow...Scott, you wild man! What were you thinking...mowing the yard spur of the moment like that? <BR/><BR/>Speaking of planning, I ran in a 5K yesterday. After getting up at 4:30 am to allow 3 hours to pass between bolusing for a light breakfast and race time, packing "just in case" snacks, setting and resetting a temp basal, and numerous blood sugar checks, I arrived at the starting line with a BGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157409104279946782006-09-04T16:31:00.000-06:002006-09-04T16:31:00.000-06:00The lows associated with activity are annoying- be...The lows associated with activity are annoying- because even if there is advance planning there is potential for a delayed effect. We're told exercise is good for us, but for me a deterrant is the unpredicatability of whether the low will hit me during, soon after, or almost 10-15 hours after. A couple weeks ago I took a 25 min walk at 630pm, set a temp basal for 5 hrs after (to avoid a Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16585858360942337904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157402025755883322006-09-04T14:33:00.000-06:002006-09-04T14:33:00.000-06:00So true...................the thing that really ir...So true...................the thing that really irritates me is on those nice summer nights when one of my neighbors spontaneously asks me if I want to walk around Lake Calhoun and I have to go down the list - when did I last eat? when did I last inject? how much food? how much insulin? blah blah blah and usually I decline because I don't want them to have to stop and sit on a bench with me Minnesota Nicehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02170043587010711783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157401753701940282006-09-04T14:29:00.000-06:002006-09-04T14:29:00.000-06:00I'd send Dr. Parts and his truck to help, but not ...I'd send Dr. Parts and his truck to help, but not sure we'd get there in time. Dr. Parts is helping my brother move some stuff this weekend, and next. You write so well about what this [vulgarity] is all about. Thanks for expressing it so well.Lori Rodehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16137207688969918642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157401475824162192006-09-04T14:24:00.000-06:002006-09-04T14:24:00.000-06:00The frustration of being unable to indulge in spon...The frustration of being unable to indulge in spontenaity is awful. My least favorite thing is running in an airport to catch a plane, and then using the first 30 minutes of the flight, when most people's body's feel peculiar anyways, to try and get things right again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157398707967151172006-09-04T13:38:00.000-06:002006-09-04T13:38:00.000-06:00My entire "diabetes life" has been focused on bein...My entire "diabetes life" has been focused on being NORMAL --> but what defines normal? That;s a whole other issue - but I agree going "low" never happens at an oppertune time!<BR/><BR/>Not sure about others - but the WORST is when a low happens soon after a big meal. Many times (and you think I would learn) I have chosen NOT to duel bolus - and end up low within an hour after a feast...often Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-1157393176838453422006-09-04T12:06:00.000-06:002006-09-04T12:06:00.000-06:00I think it is just plain unfair that one of the si...I think it is just plain unfair that one of the side effects of diabetes is not the ability to see into the future.art-sweethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07421342770323258531noreply@blogger.com