How to deal with Hypos

If you're diabetic, or know someone who is, you can really appreciate this! I got this from someone on a diabetes discussion board.

How To Deal With Hypos

We've all been there... hypo time, and a confuzzled brain... no idea what you are doing... so here is a guide to what NOT to do when you are trying to treat a hypo...

1... Don't stare at your meter for 5 minutes as though you can simply will your bg to come up with the power of your mind... chances are, it wont work, and you will look like a dummy... or pass out.

2...Don't wander into the kitchen, stand there scratching your head in wonder, then back into the lounge while you try to figure out what you are doing. The exercise while you wander back and forth will only succeed in lowering your bg further... and again, you will look like a dummy... or pass out.

3... Don't believe that water will bring your bg up. It doesn't work. Soda works. Or Juice. Or glucose, jelly beans, fruit... even straight sugar!! But water... no. Oh, and spilling it everywhere as you drop lower and lower will make you look like a dummy. And you may pass out.

4...Don't decide that it's a fun game to see how low you can go before you pass out... Chances are you will actually pass out. And if you do that, you wont be able to test to see how low you went... which defeats the purpose of your experiment.

5... Don't over do it. The candy is good, true. And yeah, you need some. SOME!!! I said SOME!!! Not all of it!! 100g of carbs from candy will send your bg high... Not that you care right now... coz you are low, and man, that candy is good... and... okay, at least wipe the chocolate off of your face.

6. Finally, don't strip. Yes, you are hot and sweaty. Yes, you are confuzzled and disorientated. But that does NOT make getting naked a good idea. Especially if you still haven't treated... you might pass out... and only the paramedics will be happy when you awaken naked...

My new endocrinologist!

I'm so glad I set up this appointment with this doctor. He's one of the best in Atlanta. Now I see why. He's amazing. He's very friendly, knowledgeable, and thorough. I'm excited!

He wants to put me on insulin again (I was on it a few years ago). I told him I welcome the great control it will bring, but I didn't like being on it last time. He seems to think that they didn't better incorporate it into my daily life (which is very busy and hectic) and needs to be better fine tuned. With my blood sugars in the 200-300's all the time he thinks we'll be able to get it down between 70-120 all the time. That will make me feel so much better. I won't be as exhausted all the time and can better follow a stricter exercise regimen, which in turn will benefit me more.

He also said that there doesn't appear to be any damage to my eyes from the diabetes. That's great, I don't want to go blind!! He also doesn't believe I have significant nerve damage from it either. Whew! He likes that I am seeing him now BEFORE I run into bad complications so that we can prevent them.

He did blood and urine tests, which we will get the results on in a few days. He also did an EKG to check my heart. At the top of the print out it said I had a normal sinus rhythm with C3 and C4 abnormalities that could be caused by left ventricular hypertrophy possibly indicative of an anterior infarction. That's a freaken heart attack! I hope the thing is wrong. That would be scary if at one time I had a minor heart attack and didn't know it. I'm not going to get concerned though until he calls and said he read my EKG and it was abnormal.

Anyways, I'm going back to him in a few weeks and I'm also going to take diabetes information and nutritional classes. That's so nice. I've been diabetic for 6-7 years and my previous doctor NEVER did all of this. I feel like he'll really help me take care of myself and to have all my bases covered. I can deal with insulin, especially if it helps me feel better and become "normal" (as normal as I can be LOL)

YAY!!!!!!!