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white wine phenomenon?

Jamie — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 03:04:38 GMT

So, since I got my CGM, I'm finding out a bit about what makes my diabetes tick. One thing I've noticed is that white wine (i.e. Reislings and other sweet but not dessert wines) will make my blood sugar climb and hang out in the 300 range, no matter how many corrective and rage boluses I give! I'm wondering if anyone else experiences this problem and what they do about it? I know alcohol affects different diabetics differently, for example, beers tend to keep me at a steady BG without bolusing or changing basal, but hard liquor I need to alternate diet and regular soda otherwise I drop like a rock. I just can't get a handle on how to combat the white wine issue! Any ideas would be greatly appreciated :)

Weddings

Neal — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 12:47:53 GMT

Weddings are the worst for managing my levels. Just needed a quick outlet ;).

Overseas travel/language issues with diabetes

John — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 20:39:48 GMT

I've only been out of the country once in my life, in high school, before I was diagnosed, and I'm finally taking the plunge next month.

I'll be in Germany and France, and I don't speak either language very well. I'm looking for recommendations for learning/referring to key T1 related phrases? I came across the Freedom to Travel series. Has anyone had positive experiences with that, or would you recommend something else?

Any other advice, in general? I'll be traveling with (or, rather, meeting) a friend who has lived in Europe for years and is fluent in multiple languages, so I'll have someone who has my back once I get there. I contacted my doctor and, in addition to the travel letter and copies of prescriptions I always get when I travel, they're going to give me some extra bottles of insulin - I use a pump and apparently the shape of the vials is different in other countries, and might not be compatible with the reservoirs I use. I've always had good luck going through airport security when flying domestically - are there any added challenges when going through customs and/or security in other countries?

Thanks for any input.

Pageants and diabetes

okcpwd1 — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:22:45 GMT

hey I'm involved in a natural pageant system as a state queen and getting ready to go to nationals in June. Knowing the success that Nicole Johnson had as Miss America I felt like this would be a breeze, but I'm nervous that I'll screw up. Any advice on how to deal with the pressure? There are 2 others in my age group (21 and up, married or single)?

Strange Blood sugar reading

Ren — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:01:14 GMT

So I woke up this morning at normal time, 6:30 am, my blood sugar was 97, I then had scrambled eggs and a small piece of toast. However when I tested again at 8:30, my blood sugar was HI. This has never happened in my 12 years of being a diabetic. Has anyone ever experienced this? I medicated according to my insulin pump, and I have even been drinking a ton of water, since then. I have never felt so sick, so instead of correcting with my pup I took an insulin shot but I'm still feeling super sick.

Have any of you experienced this before? And does anyone know of any tips that help for high blood sugar symptoms, I haven't dealt with a high like this in several years.

Water Parks

Amanda — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 12:26:43 GMT

The question is, how do you all do it? My best friend really wants to go to Water Country USA (affiliated with the Williamsburg Busch Gardens) for her birthday in June, and I do too but.. I'm on an insulin pump. It's the Medtronic Minimed one, which is only "water resistant". I haven't been to a water park since I was diagnosed over 5 years ago. And I'd really like for my mom to stay home instead of "chaperone" my pump the entire time. I mean, come on... I'm almost 19...

Can it be done? Any suggestions?

Thanks guys.

Alcohol and Sugar!?

Jacob Fjare — Tue, 08 Mar 2011 05:30:46 GMT

Hey everyone,

So I am currently 21 years old. What a great time to party it up right? But diabetes makes me really, REALLY nervous about going downtown with friends. So much so that I have missed out on some good nights because I am to nervous about my numbers!

I know that your blood sugar can get pretty low because your liver stops workin for you for a while. But what if you are drinking really sugar drinks? Are there drinks that are good and drinks that are bad.

When you guys go out, how often do you check and how much insulin do you give yourself from getting high and how do you keep from getting low later?! It's my roommates 23 birthday on Friday and the beginning of spring break and I would really like to celebrate with everyone!

I DON'T WANT DIABETES TO GET IN THE WAY OF MY LIFE!

Help me out fellow diabetics! Any good articles or books to read or any advice from those of you with experience?

Thanks!

Jacob

Doctors can drive you nutts

Amanda — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 23:14:56 GMT

Ok so I just got out of the hospital today... I was in the hospital due to uncontrolled blood sugar... tachycardia and an asthma attack for the past week and a half... the nurses and doctors were great... all except for my insulin... for some reason they had a love with playing with my sliding scale... Im suppose to be taking 10 units if Im under 80 and going to eat and they moved my sliding scale to start at 200... 200 is really high for me and so my blood sugar was way way too high during my entire stay... grrr doctors... the good thing is I see my endo on monday and Im going to talk to her and see what we can do to talk put a note in my file saying that I can self medicate my insulin... because unfortunatly I have to go in for heart surgery next week... has anyone else had issues in the hospital?

Happy Birthday! Juvenation is two years old!!!

Red Maxwell — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 13:07:38 GMT

It's a special occasion indeed: We launched juvenation two years ago on World Diabetes Day. You guys have made this site grow so splendiferously - now we're in our terrible two's.

Virtual slice of cake to each and everyone of you (no worries, it has zero carbs)!

~ Red Maxwell
(volunteer founder of juvenation)

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follow me on my intermittently updated blog at Daddybetes.com

Who is ready for World Diabetes Day!

Katelyn — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 03:03:34 GMT

I can't wait. I love to get involved, this will be the first event that I will be involved with since I was diagnosed not too long ago so I really want to show my support. I will surely take many photos of me and my family wearing blue. What kind of things do you do to support World Diabetes Day?

Evening gown question

Michelle — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 02:52:30 GMT

I'm having an evening gown made for Sarah for a banquet she's singing at in December. It's going to be a sort of straight down shimmery satin. Any suggestions what to do with her pump? I was thinking maybe a small pocket in the back? I thought about doing it inside, but that might be awkward and it would probably show a bump.

TCOYD in Des Moines, Iowa

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 23:21:15 GMT

Hello everyone!

In Des Moines on Saturday, September 25th from 7:30am-4pm there will be a convention called "Taking Care of Your Diabetes." It is geared for all types of diabetes and there will be company representatives with booths set up, as well as speakers from the diabetes community.

Kim (http://juvenation.org/user/Profile.aspx?UserID=2894) and I will be meeting up there. We were curious if anyone else would be attending or working at a booth. We thought we could have a little Juvenation get together :o)

Here is a link to the TCOYD website. If you are interested in attending, there is a registration button at the top of the page. http://www.tcoyd.org/

Hope to see people there!

Jury Duty

Jenn — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:28:14 GMT

Has anyone had experience with serving on Jury Duty? What type of considerations have you seen the courts give in reference to snacks, or is it too much of a distraction?

D-versary

Abigail — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 07:19:02 GMT

The clock has just struck midnight 15 minutes ago here in Arizona and I just realized that I have been diabetic for six years today. I was already 12 when I was DX'ed but I honestly can't remember life not being diabetic.

Well, one DKA, one brain dehydration/shrinkage, 5 busted pumps, 2 months of CGM, 5 years of pump therapy, and 2 years of metformin later I am happy and complications free! :)

What Happens to Your Blood Sugar After Eating Something Like Pancakes

Alex Leiphart — Sat, 29 May 2010 17:08:08 GMT

It seems like whenever I eat something sugary with pancakes, even if I adjust for the correct amount of carbs, I end up high 2 hours after I eat. This is probably normal, but I want to know if this happens to any of you? If this doesn't occur in you with pancakes, what does it occur in?

What did you wish you did within your first year of diagnosis?

Wed, 14 Apr 2010 03:43:48 GMT

I am still within my first year of diagnosis. I was diagnosed with T1 in Aug of 2009 at age 27.

This may be a weird question but I thought i would ask: Does anyone wish that there was something they had done in their first year of diagnosis?

Does anyone have any regrets from the first year?

Do you wish you had done anything medically? Keeping track of firsts?

Is anyone grateful for something that they did do during their first year?

Tattoos and Piercings

Abigail — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:35:01 GMT

Hey everyone!

I have wanted to get a few things pierced and a few tattoos but my parent's excuse for not letting me is my diabetes. I want to get one ear pierced all the way down the cartilage and a couple in the other ear.

As far as tattoos, I want them pretty much everywhere. But I am planning on getting one that will take up the whole riht side of my ribs and abs.

What kind of complications, if any, can i get because of my diabetes and what are some precautions can i take?

Thanks!

Abigail

Tattoos and Piercings

Abigail — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 01:34:59 GMT

Hey everyone!

As far as tattoos, I want them pretty much everywhere. But I am planning on getting one that will take up the whole riht side of my ribs and abs.

What kind of complications, if any, can i get because of my diabetes and what are some precautions can i take?

Thanks!

Abigail

Telus walk for a cure

Chris — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:05:09 GMT

So i just registered last night for the JDRF/Telus walk in Toronto, in support of my little guy Jesse. I didn't see any information about the length of the walk, anyone have a clue, maybe you've done it before, also I think I may have a hard time asking people for donations, pretty sad as this is the whole point of the walk i know. any suggestions there....

Xmas Presies

Austen — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 22:39:48 GMT

Hey all, Merry Christmas.

I got my wife a foot massager and as a good husband thought I would get use of it too (lol). Big bold letters in the manual "Do not use in case of pregnancy diabetes, pacemaker use..." What!! I have used it (when my wife lets me) and it is good.

Anyway, just wondering how everyone went with their presies?

My pump'a first birthday

Nads — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:32:33 GMT

My pump, Chello, and I are looking for something special to do to celebrate her first birthday (of course, that means the day I started "using" her...). It's on Monday, Nov. 30th.

Any suggestions?

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kneazle_lady — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 04:44:37 GMT

Traveling with dawn phenomenon

stilledlife — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:29:31 GMT

Well, I made it to San Fransisco! 2 months on the road, phew, it has been a trip. However I have made discovery that I wish I would have figured out about 2 weeks ago!

So for the past 2 weeks I have dealt with high sugars spiking at exactly the same time every night, 12am- my blood sugar is exactly 300. So at 11 pm every night I have been taking 5 units via syringe. So last night I was up real late staring at my pump, perusing and reviewing through my basal rates for the umteenthmillionth time and I stopped at the 3am number.

My 3am rate it a lot higher because for a few hours because I have a fairly hefty "dawn phenomenon." As some of you may know the dawn phenomenon occurs in some diabetics. It is generally believed to be due to the natural overnight release of hormones growth hormones, cortisol, glucagon and epinephrine (and I dare say some other hormones due to stress)- that increase insulin resistance.

Unlike your sleep cycle which resets every 2 weeks your hormone cycles reset every few months! So while my sleep cycle has caught up with the 3 hour time difference from the east coast and the west coast- my hormone cycle hasn't!! So exactly the same time as Eastern time 3am/ 12am Pacific time I am having my spike!! While I wish that I had discovered this earlier I am so happy to know it now!

So if you have the dawn phenomenon and travel far enough west by plane/car you can't just adjust the time on your basal rate you may also have to take into account that your hormone cycle changes much slower then the rest of you does! And keep your dawn effect dose at the same time.

The only worry some thing would be if i were to move out here- as my hormone cycle adjusts would I experience lows as my dawn phenomenon moves closer to dawn?

Traveling

stilledlife — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 23:12:07 GMT

As some of you may know I have been traveling across the country for a over a month now, living out of my car, and visiting schools, and potential places to live. It is one of the best experiences of my life! We haven't been Jack Kerouac in style, but pretty cheap.

There are a few things i have learned along the way that i think would be pertenent to who ever is interested in travel here. One is Adjusting insulin to this lifestyle. It ain't easy. In reality you need around 3 different long acking or basal rates for this type of journy- This is why i am VERY thankful for the minimed's 3 pattern system. Here are my 3 major patern types. Lower pettern- this is for when you are out and about running around outside of your car, maybe hiking, traveling by foot, sightseeing. Any of those things where you won't be near your car for a while. The next is Higher patter- This is for the long-hall when you are in your car ALL DAY. For a general rule- in the car for more then 4 hours you need higher pattern- for me about %40 higher then the Middle Pattern. Middle Pattern, this is for a mixed grab bag sort of day. The dose should be right in the middle of the other two patterns. Don't be afraid of adjustable basles and use them often!

Another of the Important things That has been reinforced by my kidneys and high readings is the importance of water. Drink lots of it. This has one BIG draw back though when you are traveling. having to go pee. OMG there have been times when I didn't think I was going to make it. However I can go like a bear in the woods, I'm not to shy, but in the city it is a little bit tricker. Dehydration has been acountable for around 80% of my continued high reading- the ones that don't react to insulin or don't want to go lower then 200.

Lastly- exercise- get it EVERY DAY. I don't care if you run around your car in circles or just out and dance when you get to a pull off. But you HAVE to exercise. Otherwise you will have to go home- and you don't want to do that! Think Butt Crunches =)

Well that is all for now. I have some more to say but i have GOT to get going!! So long! anybody keeping track I am heading south from Seattle tomorrow!

Laters

JDRF walk needs Juvenation table!!!

since030993 — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 17:35:07 GMT

Okay so my family team walked yesterday in Richmond, VA. There was a table for the Central Virginia Chapter of JDRF, one for Minimed, One Touch, Omnipod, Anthem, and maybe one or two others.

BUT

There was no table for Juvenation! I talked to a few people about it, and they were like whatever. That's not cool! If you are doing a local walk, see if we can set up an info table for Juvenation!

Do it!!!