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"Rainey" news:Exrud.10461$Jk5.8224@lakeread01... > hello. my name is rainey. live in new orleans, louisiana. i am the primary > caregiver to my fiance(chris), who has had diabetes for 18 years. > this nov. 22nd, i donated my kidney to him. everything went fine, we are > still recovering:) Welcome to the group! > we just came from his eye doctors today. he has a cataract, needs retina > surgery in both eyes and continued laser treatments- blood vessels broke > from hypertension due to ESRD.... That's too bad. But at least these days we do have lasers. I think there was probably not much that could be done about such things in the old days. > he is on humulog, prn and lantus, 20 units nightly. > i think, from the prednisone and other ant-rejection drugs, his blood sugar > cannot be controlled. Unfortunately, that is a nasty side effect of Prednisone. It might be possible for him to lower his BG further by using more insulin, but since I've never used the stuff, I'll let someone else address that issue. >he is already on an 1800 calorie diet...what else can > we do? sometimes he has to take 40 units of humulog and not eat for hours > until it gets more normal. That's too bad. Is he on a special diet, such as low protein? I don't know that much about kidney transplants. My friend had one, but unfortunately, her body rejected it, so she had to go back on dialysis. I know she was on a very strict diet, but she also had some other issues besides the kidney failure. > i guess i also came here for support, as i don't know anyone else our age > with diabetes or complications from it.... > i don't know. tired and been through a lot i guess > nice to meet ya'll Diabetes can be kind of like riding on a roller coaster at times. Except that you don't get the other fun stuff like you would at an amusement park. And then just when you think you have things figured out, something else will change. Just try to take it one day at a time. -- See my webpage: http://mysite.verizon.net/juliebove/index.htm
Rainey wrote in message ... . . .(snip). . . >he is on humulog, prn and lantus, 20 units nightly. >i think, from the prednisone and other ant-rejection drugs, his blood sugar >cannot be controlled. he is already on an 1800 calorie diet...what else can >we do? sometimes he has to take 40 units of humulog and not eat for hours >until it gets more normal. . . .(snip). . . >rainey > > You need some good advice from a superior insulin specialist: an endocrinologist, or at least a CDE who trains insulin users. Prednisone "commands" our livers to frantically manufacture glucose and release it into the blood. That makes the blood sugars go sky high. Most folks can fight it with insulin but the doses can be frighteningly high. We have had posters report daily doses of 300 units just to achieve "so-so" control. I think his situation requires some intensive, personal care from an insulin specialist. Most non-diabetologist docs can't even come close to handling a situation like his. Such folks are in short supply. I would start calling Hospitals in search of a "Diabetes Department" and ask for emergency help. One hint: I have read that the larger doses are absorbed slowly. If I were in his position, I would take multiple, simultaneous, smaller doses, i.e. perhaps 4, 5 or whatever, simultaneous small doses rather than a single large dose. Regards Old Al
"Rainey" >hello. my name is rainey. live in new orleans, louisiana. i am the = primary=20 >caregiver to my fiance(chris), who has had diabetes for 18 years. >this nov. 22nd, i donated my kidney to him. everything went fine, we are= =20 >still recovering:) >we just came from his eye doctors today. he has a cataract, needs retina= =20 >surgery in both eyes and continued laser treatments- blood vessels broke= =20 >from hypertension due to ESRD.... >he is on humulog, prn and lantus, 20 units nightly. >i think, from the prednisone and other ant-rejection drugs, his blood = sugar=20 >cannot be controlled. he is already on an 1800 calorie diet...what else = can=20 >we do? sometimes he has to take 40 units of humulog and not eat for = hours=20 >until it gets more normal. >i guess i also came here for support, as i don't know anyone else our = age=20 >with diabetes or complications from it.... >i don't know. tired and been through a lot i guess >nice to meet ya'll >rainey=20 > Please stop crossposting this english dialog to news:nl.support.diabetes=20 which is a dutch language newgroup. Thank you Martin Martin Kramer
Martin Kramer wrote: i thought i had lol. i didn't realize it was in dutch until after my initial post.....i think i mentioned in my first post i *was* new to newsgroups heheheh rainey
On Fri, 10 Dec 2004 18:52:32 -0600, "Rainey" Screamed something into the void that sounded like: >hello. my name is rainey. live in new orleans, louisiana. i am the primary >caregiver to my fiance(chris), who has had diabetes for 18 years. >this nov. 22nd, i donated my kidney to him. everything went fine, we are >still recovering:) >we just came from his eye doctors today. he has a cataract, needs retina >surgery in both eyes and continued laser treatments- blood vessels broke >from hypertension due to ESRD.... >he is on humulog, prn and lantus, 20 units nightly. >i think, from the prednisone and other ant-rejection drugs, his blood sugar >cannot be controlled. he is already on an 1800 calorie diet...what else can >we do? sometimes he has to take 40 units of humulog and not eat for hours >until it gets more normal. >i guess i also came here for support, as i don't know anyone else our age >with diabetes or complications from it.... >i don't know. tired and been through a lot i guess >nice to meet ya'll >rainey > I didn't think nl.support.diabetes was an english speaking newsgroup?¿? The other two are. I'm 37 been type 1 since I was 8. 30 years in a few months. It sounds like your soon to be, was in poor control like I was while growing up with this. I was able to catch the kidney problems in time to turn them around. All my kidney tests come back normal now. But I have had major problems with my eyes, neuropathy and gastroparesis. Gotta take my hat off to you. It takes a special person to give a gift like that. having to take his cocktail makes it very difficult to get control of his BGs. in which case you have to learn not to stress over not having perfect control. even those without complications or transplants don't get perfect control. an insulin pump may be of great help to him. he should look into it. Mâck©® Type 1 since 1975 http://www.alt-support-diabetes.org http://www.diabetic-talk.org http://www.insulin-pumpers.org "To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public." ...Theodore Roosevelt (o o) --ooO-(_)-Ooo-------------------- Start « Previous 1 2 3 4 Next » Related Discussion: Cherries May Help Fight Diabetes (1 posts) iron supplementation (1 posts) Jane Fonda (2 posts) Heart Attacks (1 posts) Top Discussions From Our Archives Other Discussion Categories Diabetes Symptoms Health Care Policy
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