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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:) > 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 > > welcome to the group , and i hope you get treated as well as i did
Rainey wrote: > 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 Welcome Rainey and Chris. I am not sure of your age ;) but quite possibly there are others in your age group here. Is Chris type 1 or 2? Diabetes control is more about carb control rather than calorie control, perhaps you can give the group an insight into Chris's daily diet regime? Control is difficult with the drugs you mentioned being needed for anti rejection but it may not be an impossibility. Sorry that you both are going through such a trying time, physically and emotionally.
> Chris type 1 or 2? Diabetes control is more about carb > control rather than calorie control, perhaps you can give > the group an insight into Chris's daily diet regime? Control > is difficult with the drugs you mentioned being needed for > anti rejection but it may not be an impossibility. Sorry > that you both are going through such a trying time, > physically and emotionally. chris and i are both 26. he is a type 1 diabetic. i usually cook every meal, as chris and his dad own their own company, so even tho he is not able to work, he can still be a pencil pusher:) since the transplant, however, i can't cook that much. it hurts to simply exist! for breakfast, chris will usually go to mickey d's and get a big breakfast...for lunch, we don't usually eat..i know i know....bad us:) we are too tired or not hungry. for dinner, 2 breads, one veggie and a meat. dinner i almost always cook, regardless of how i feel. since he is not on the renal diet anymore, it can just throw stuff together. it's a bit easier than eating certain foods, and low cholesterol,potassium,sodium,sugar etc etc. we can skip lunch 'cuz when he takes his meds for 9 a.m., his sugar gets pretty high. when he wakes up it is sometimes high, b/c he takes his meds 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. i think that's it rainey
Hi Rainey and Chris, Very happy to meet you. I am JD from St. Louis and I have been type 2 for about 3 years, and still learning as much as I can. This place has been great! You should also visit the chatroom. I couldn't make it without these guys. > chris and i are both 26. he is a type 1 diabetic. > i usually cook every meal, as chris and his dad own their own company, so > even tho he is not able to work, he can still be a pencil pusher:) Trust me, I have pushed alot of pencils in the last few years. It can be hard work. > since the transplant, however, i can't cook that much. it hurts to simply > exist! for breakfast, chris will usually go to mickey d's and get a big > breakfast...for lunch, we don't usually eat..i know i know....bad us:) we Mickey D's? Ohhh my! That has got to be the worst place on earth for a diabetic besides a chinese restaurant. I can't go within 6 blocks of a Mcdonalds without my bg's going into orbit. And lunch, ya gotta eat.. believe it or not your bg's can go high by not eating. Refered to by some here as a "liver dump", you dont eat and your body thinks is is starving and the liver will release glucose into your blood system. You absolutely must eat. > are too tired or not hungry. for dinner, 2 breads, one veggie and a meat. > dinner i almost always cook, regardless of how i feel. since he is not on 2 Breads? That alone can be very bad for a diabetic. I eat close to no bread at all. One of the rules I try to live by is that if the food is white, dont eat it.(bread, rice, noodles, potatoes can be a diabetics worst enemy) > the renal diet anymore, it can just throw stuff together. it's a bit easier > than eating certain foods, and low cholesterol,potassium,sodium,sugar etc > etc. I am not familiar with the renal diet, please teach me more. > we can skip lunch 'cuz when he takes his meds for 9 a.m., his sugar gets > pretty high. when he wakes up it is sometimes high, b/c he takes his meds 9 > a.m. and 9 p.m. > I am not an expert at med schedules, lord knows I have a hard time with mine. I would think that some of the others here can probably help you out on a schedule regarding eating times and med times that may benefit you by leveling out the field a bit. May need to eat a lil more at night, eat breakfast somewhere other than mcdonalds, take meds, eat lunch, eat dinner, take meds, late evening snack.... I dont know, I'm just ramblin here but Im sure with time patience and a lil support you'll be fine.
JD you. I am JD from St. Louis and I have been type 2 for : about 3 years, and still learning as much as I can. This place has been : great! You should also visit the chatroom. I couldn't make it without these : guys. : > chris and i are both 26. he is a type 1 diabetic. : > i usually cook every meal, as chris and his dad own their own company, so : > even tho he is not able to work, he can still be a pencil pusher:) : Trust me, I have pushed alot of pencils in the last few years. It can be : hard work. : > since the transplant, however, i can't cook that much. it hurts to simply : > exist! for breakfast, chris will usually go to mickey d's and get a big : > breakfast...for lunch, we don't usually eat..i know i know....bad us:) we Many of us here find that eating carbohydrates for breakfast is a problem We do better with lighter protein/fat breakfast. May eat eggs and meat, bacon, ham, left over chicken, whatever, with one piece of low carb bread ror a Wasa cracker (about 1/3 -1/2 of the carbohydrate value of a slice of regular bread. : Mickey D's? Ohhh my! That has got to be the worst place on earth for a : diabetic besides a chinese restaurant. I can't go within 6 blocks of a : Mcdonalds without my bg's going into orbit. And lunch, ya gotta eat.. : believe it or not your bg's can go high by not eating. Refered to by some : here as a "liver dump", you dont eat and your body thinks is is starving and : the liver will release glucose into your blood system. You absolutely must : eat. : > are too tired or not hungry. for dinner, 2 breads, one veggie and a meat. : > dinner i almost always cook, regardless of how i feel. since he is not on : 2 Breads? That alone can be very bad for a diabetic. I eat close to no bread : at all. One of the rules I try to live by is that if the food is white, dont : eat it.(bread, rice, noodles, potatoes can be a diabetics worst enemy) I think she is referring here to two "bread equivilants, or two 15 grams of carbo servings. that is ofteh the term used in the exchange plan diets. Wendy 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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