tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post964098640087293889..comments2024-03-11T05:40:04.695-06:00Comments on Scott's Diabetes Blog: A Picture's Worth ... a Bunch of Carbs!Scott K. Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06601851114190791084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-34671807449583435902007-05-02T14:26:00.000-06:002007-05-02T14:26:00.000-06:00Do you think if you kept juice or tabs right next ...Do you think if you kept juice or tabs right next to your bed you might not wolf down so many carbs next time? I've had a couple of low blood sugars when I was pregnant and I know that urge to hoover up the kitchen is almost irresistible. I'm just thinking if you have a set amount of carbs, like in a juice box or a baggie of your cereal of choice, you might be less inclined to just eat and eat Major Bedheadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17669161302510096751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-23244838766007173982007-04-30T14:57:00.000-06:002007-04-30T14:57:00.000-06:00Like you said, the graph is pretty useful, but onl...Like you said, the graph is pretty useful, but only if you have it in front of you. I feel like I've averted several lows by checking the slope on my blood sugar graph during the day at work.<BR/><BR/>But it also sounds like something Gary Scheiner has called Delayed Onset Hypoglycemia (or more amusingly: DOH!). I've also had some luck guessing that I could *really* use an afternoon snack basedKevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06896184498657223994noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-63881087502974891622007-04-30T07:57:00.000-06:002007-04-30T07:57:00.000-06:00Love the spreadsheet...and yeah, definitely a lo-f...Love the spreadsheet...and yeah, definitely a lo-fi CGMS there. That's all the CGMS is really good for, that trendline. Helps you to head off going in either direction at too steep a pace...I avoided many lows and staved off high high highs that way on my one week w/ a Dexcom :)Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01593303370189898855noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-27637458375677211572007-04-28T21:01:00.000-06:002007-04-28T21:01:00.000-06:00You wake up hungry with a low? I tend to go low at...You wake up hungry with a low? I tend to go low at odd times in the afternoon (if I do at all) so maybe it just feels different then.<BR/><BR/>Kevin's spreadsheet is totally awesome if you actually put the numbers into it.Zazzyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801135411913940539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-65647485670041146872007-04-28T18:19:00.000-06:002007-04-28T18:19:00.000-06:00Brother, I am still playing the lottery so if I wi...Brother, I am still playing the lottery so if I win, you will have your CGMS.<BR/><BR/>I hate that up and down and up and down. bleh it sucks man. <BR/><BR/>and Kevin's spreadsheet is awesome!Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14508213573891885604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9841045.post-35597350848835802742007-04-28T17:38:00.000-06:002007-04-28T17:38:00.000-06:00Yuck, that looks like a bouncing, uncomfortable da...Yuck, that looks like a bouncing, uncomfortable day! Damn those slow and sneaky lows!! (I think I uttered that exact phrase on Friday)<BR/><BR/>Hopefully CGMS units will be insurance-worthy sometime soon!jill.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08838257257805686629noreply@blogger.com