Type 1 Diabetes

My MIL and FIL both have type 1 diabetes
they give each other shots twice a day.
MIL's blood sugar got as high as 345
FIL has feet problems, but Drs now have that under control.

my little brother was just diagnose with type 1 diabetes and it was a touch and go for awhile. I had to go and take care of my mom and dads house and rest of their children so they could stay at the hospital with my brother he was in the hospital for 2 weeks he was just about in a coma. but he is doing very well now. he is 9 years old and he is more bravior then all of us in my family. we is able to give himself his own shoots and check his blood. he has taught me things about diabetes. i am so proud of him. the only thing is even thou he is doing well, he sugar level is going up and down so high and then so low, and it really scares my mom alot. so what could i say to her to make her feel better?

I've had type 1 for 28 years.

Hi, i'm 24 years old and have had type 1 since November 1980. I've been very lucky and in excellent condition. I just had a baby and that was fun! Lots of testing, insulin, and a VERY strict diet! I was able to keep and average sugar of 5 and hba1c levels of 5.7 to 6.4. But it was worth it, i had a healty 8lb 3 oz girl! Now things are just getting back to normal. I just switched to Lantus and am hoping it works well for me. I haven't been hearing very good things about it here. Anyways, i hope everything goes well for you too! Best wishes.

Mellow,
I jave been type 1 for about 7 years now.
For the first year I used the pens and had great success with them. They make it so easy and almost completely painless, and they dont feel anything like a needle.
Hang in there.
AL

Mellow.
You need to see your doctor right away. You should call him and tell them what has happened and what your BG readings are, dont let the receptionist make an appointment for days or even weeks from now.
Running high numbers is dangerous and needs to be addressed NOW!
They should give you as a follow up referals to see a diabetes educator which will help you with some of your questions, and be sure and come back and let us know how it went and anything else we can help ya with.
AL

Now, 28. I was diagnosed as Type 1 when I was 4. I was probably one of the top 10 WORST diabetics ever. I never tested, ate what I wanted when I wanted and spent probably half my life in the hospital. I am not proud of it and can happily say that things are much better now, tho' I have numerous complications because of it.
As a teenager, I became Anorexic, and figured out that if I ran my sugars extremely high I would lose weight very quickly. I almost killed myself with the combination of the two diseases. At 19 I was admitted into the hospital weighing 58 pounds, but it was no longer because I was trying to starve myself, it was because the high sugars had caused severe neuropathy, and I ended up with Gastroparesis, or the paralysis of the stomach. I also lost my eye sight to retinopathy. I know that I have no one to blame but myself, and you know what they say about hind sight.....
Anyways, I am now coping with my consequences and am living a fairly normal life with a beautiful 4 year old daughter.
Lantus is only now making its way to Canada and I would love to know more about it if anyone could inform me....

Hi everyone. I started taking Lantus about one month ago(when it first came to canada) and I love it! I'm not sure why everyone here is having so many problems with it, but for me it is awesome. I take it in the morning and then i take novo rapid with my breakfast, lunch, and dinner. My average 30 day sugars have come down from 9 to 6 and i feel much better too. After the birth of my daughter my sugars were a little crazy and the NPH wasn't helping any. I'm very glad Lantus finally got here! I hope it works well for you guys too.

Fragile I,
Hi, I am new to this site also. I have been a Type I diabetic for 21 years. I take Lantus and Humulog. I have been on the Lantus for 9 years, started when it first came available. I love it and will stay with it until they come up with something better. Carb counting has certaintly reduced my highs and lows. Spent 19 years guessing, took awhile to figure out my personal ratio. The average diabetic takes 1 unit per 15 carbs. I however take 1 unit per 8 carbs. Because I take so much insulin I am not a canidate for the pump, doesn't hold enough insulin. This is a full time illness, and I to have learned to give it my full attention. Don't ignore the signs and symptoms!!

Hi fellow diabetics, I normally post on fibromyalgia. I also have tyoe 1 diabetis. I have had it for at least twenty years.

I take insulin around 4 times per day. I usually check my sugars before and about 2 hours after meals. I also take it first thing in the morning and the last thing before I go to bed.

When I take my sugar levels it helps me determine what I can eat. I find that the hidden sugars are what do me in. For example certain fruits and vegetables. I can tolerate most proteins but I am primarily a vegetarian so it makes it more tricky to get proper protein.

Everyone with this disease is unique. What might set me off to sky high sugars, may not bother you at all.

For the longest time I had the opposite to normal stress reaction. Most diabetics find that if they are stressed that their sugars will go really high. Mine tended to go very low. Dangerously low. Now I am having the morre normal reaction and stress raises my sugars.

I can not begin to tell you the importance of making sure you always have glucose tabs in the car and a drinking box of juice. It is also a good idea to keep a bottle of water. If your sugars go high take the water, some more insulin, and try to walk or rest and then walk.

Walking improves pancreatic functioning.

I have had some eye scares, but so far okayl I also have had suspicions that I have diabetic neuropathy of the legs.

I have good contol now, but it took me quite awhile to get to this point.

Do not be hard on yourself. You are doing the best you can for that dayl

I have worked with juvenile diabetics. They have it very hard. The research on this is changing now. However it is very hard for them to learn when their blood sugars are unstable.

If anyone has questions, I have done a lot of reading and would be glad to listen or help ir I CAN.

take care all,
judy
p.s. do not forget to rotate where you give the injections.