Comments on: Help Needed http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2004/01/08/help-needed/ Byetta is an Incretin Mimetic, blog for diabetics! Thu, 08 Jan 2009 17:28:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Andrea Suzanna http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2004/01/08/help-needed/#comment-21183 Andrea Suzanna Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:48:55 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2004/01/08/help-needed/#comment-21183 Hi Joan, I find that my blood glucose is affected by everything; meals, medication, exercise, everything. So to manage my bg, I have to track everything. Conflicting suggestions from my diabetes nurse about the carb content of my diet made me look into the Glycemic Index. Since I've started paying attention to the GI of foods, my bg's have been more consistent, sometimes within one or two points of each other. My suggestion is to track what and when you eat, when you exercise, when you medicate, etc. After you gather a couple of days of data, you may be able to see a pattern and be able to make appropriate changes. Even if you can't make heads nor tails of the information, your doctor may be able to. The second part of my suggestion is to become familiar with the glycemic <!--more--> index and substitute low GI foods for the high GI foods that may be in your diet. Good luck. Roy _____ Hi everyone: My name is Joan and I need help badly. I am on byetta 10 u. My blood sugar numbers are out of whack. I am having numbers higher than I ever had before. Today, after eatingbreakfast, my number was 345. It took all day and night to come down. When it finally came down, it went to 121 and then to 80. Please give me any suggestions. By the way, I am having trouble eating and also have hypoglycemic attacks that takes almost an hour to go up. I am also having trouble contacting my endocrinologist. Left 2 messages and she never called back. thanks Joan Anything posted in this group is the opinion of the person who posted it. SPONSORED LINKS _____ _____ Hi Joan,

I find that my blood glucose is affected by everything; meals, medication,
exercise, everything. So to manage my bg, I have to track everything.
Conflicting suggestions from my diabetes nurse about the carb content of my
diet made me look into the Glycemic Index. Since I’ve started paying
attention to the GI of foods, my bg’s have been more consistent, sometimes
within one or two points of each other.

My suggestion is to track what and when you eat, when you exercise, when you
medicate, etc. After you gather a couple of days of data, you may be able to
see a pattern and be able to make appropriate changes. Even if you can’t
make heads nor tails of the information, your doctor may be able to.

The second part of my suggestion is to become familiar with the glycemic

index and substitute low GI foods for the high GI foods that may be in your
diet.

Good luck.

Roy

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Hi everyone:

My name is Joan and I need help badly. I am on byetta 10 u. My blood
sugar numbers are out of whack. I am having numbers higher than I ever
had before. Today, after eatingbreakfast, my number was 345. It took
all day and night to come down. When it finally came down, it went to
121 and then to 80.

Please give me any suggestions. By the way, I am having trouble eating
and also have hypoglycemic attacks that takes almost an hour to go up.

I am also having trouble contacting my endocrinologist. Left 2
messages and she never called back.

thanks
Joan

Anything posted in this group is the opinion of the person who posted it.

SPONSORED LINKS

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]]> By: Irwin Mayme http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2004/01/08/help-needed/#comment-21180 Irwin Mayme Sun, 11 Jan 2004 20:39:52 +0000 http://www.diabetes-blog.wichy-girl.com/2004/01/08/help-needed/#comment-21180 Joan, if I were you, I would write down everything I ate, what meds I took and the times I took them. Plus, test, test, test. This may give you a better idea of what causes your highs and the crashes. Sometimes, it's just crazy-making. One day for dinner, I had ravioli, and a blueberry muffin. 2 hrs later I crawled into the bathroom to test and it was 57. I crawled into the kitchen, and at that point, my dh knew I was heading south and brought me two more muffins and a chocolate chip cookie. A few days later, I had dinner that included a piece of homemade bread, and I tested two hours later at 243. Aargh! I'm now rethinking the Lantus and wondering if I shouldn't try the extended release Metformin to help things go smoother. Joan, if I were you, I would write down everything I ate, what meds I
took and the times I took them. Plus, test, test, test. This may give
you a better idea of what causes your highs and the crashes.

Sometimes, it’s just crazy-making. One day for dinner, I had ravioli,
and a blueberry muffin. 2 hrs later I crawled into the bathroom to test
and it was 57. I crawled into the kitchen, and at that point, my dh knew
I was heading south and brought me two more muffins and a chocolate chip
cookie. A few days later, I had dinner that included a piece of homemade
bread, and I tested two hours later at 243. Aargh!

I’m now rethinking the Lantus and wondering if I shouldn’t try the
extended release Metformin to help things go smoother.

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