I want to shift to glragine and nuvolog insulin do i use insuln between meals when i have a snack ?
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When I took lantus and novolog I injected the novolog with a carb ratio everytime I ate more than 15 grams of carb.  So if I had a 5 gram snack, I didn't inject, but if I have a 30 gram snack, I did.  This allowed me to have a treat like ice cream between meals if I wanted to.  \n\nI occasionally went high, and then I injected extra when I was above 130 more than 2 hours after a meal.
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If you are TTC, Glucophage will NOT work for you!!!\n\nI found this: http://www.healthsquare.com/newrx/GLU1188.HTM\n\nIf you are pregnant or plan to become pregnant, tell your doctor immediately. Glucophage should not be taken during pregnancy. \n\nSince studies suggest the importance of maintaining normal blood sugar (glucose) levels during pregnancy, your doctor may prescribe insulin injections instead.\n\nIt is not known whether Glucophage appears in human breast milk. Therefore, women should discuss with their doctors whether to discontinue the medication or to stop breastfeeding. If the medication is discontinued and if diet alone does not control glucose levels, then your doctor may consider insulin injections.
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You can take the B-Vites in the A.M..Most do this because that is where You are getting the energy. Just read instructions on bottle to determine how much B's are safe. Mine(Nature Made Brand) say...One caplet daily w/ a Meal (or You'll get jittery like You drank too much  coffee) . Mine has Vitamin C also. This helps Your body absorb Iron better. B-Vites are great.  They boost the Immune system.I also take Nature Made  Omega3 Fish Oil capsules. These soften brain receptor cells to improve thought processes. I take at night, so when I awake, I am refreshed and ready for the day. Get the odorless kind. The don't break down until in lower intestine so You cannot taste or burp or even smell the fishy taste You get when using the regular kind. Fish oil also helps prevent coronary heart disease, and promotes cellular regeneration!!!! 60 soft gels @ Rite-Aid are only $9.99. It may sound gross, but believe me, It helps tremendously. Also helps keep u regular...if u get My drift. I hope this helps!!!! Any vitamin in excess is as bad as anything else in excess. You are wise for asking!!!! Great Luck to You and God  Bless!!! J ~  P.S. Skip the B-12 @ 4th meal because You are getting enough W/ the complex. Too much can cause health problems! You are taking B-12 in the complex. You can also see a Dr. for Vit B shots to lose weight if heavy. My mother-in -law gets these and they give her tons of energy to burn fat. 100.00 a pop though!!!
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I bought it and wasted my money.  It didn't eliminate my appetite one bit.  My advice is to change your eating habits.  Common sense here is invaluable.  Eliminate sweets and carbs.  Eat more raw and cooked vegs and more lean meat, and the pounds will drop off.
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I am on exactly the same drug... although a different brand, and some time ago I found out the hard way that it can have dreadful side-effects with alcohol (off the planet). The brand I was taking did not carry any warning regarding alcohol at the time.\n\nI sought medical advice regarding consumption of alcohol and Metformin at the time, and was advised that a two standard drinks limit, consumed at a steady pace... would be ok. I was also advised that when there is an occasion where I may consume more than that (not all the time)... it was ok to skip the doses for that day, and resume medication the next day. I have found that really I need to skip the dose from the night before as well. \n\nI'm just letting you know the above as it might be something you wish to ask a medical professional about. Do not do that with seeking medical advice... as that advice my apply to my situation and not yours. I am not currently a diabetic, I have insulin resistance as a symptom of another condition... and in my case I can get by ok without meds.
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It is always avisable to check with your dactor but herbalife is a simple plan to lowering glucemic. Check out this link for more info.
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I have asked this question of every professional I have encountered.  I can't get an answer from anyone that makes sense.  Normally, I get the "deer caught in the headlights" look when ever I ask.\n\nI am one who suffers with the dawn effect.  It really upsets me to wake up with higher sugar than when I go to bed.  I think what is happening is the body sees the glucose level drop in the predawn hours and it converts something into glucose.  It keeps right on making sugar until you wake up.  I have tried a couple of experiments including setting my alarm for 3:00 AM and testing. In me it seems to give credence to my theory.  Additionally I have eaten a small piece of dark chocolate before bedtime.  I do mean a piece, not three pounds.  Dark chocolate is supposed to help with insulin usage.  The dark chocolate also seems to help me.  \n\nI am going to put the question on my watch list.  Hope we can both get a good answer.
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I'm a pharmacy technician/pharmacy student, and I see it prescribed most of the time as taking it in the morning or about an hour before your largest meal.  That way, it's got time to get into your blood stream before you eat something that may cause gastroesophogeal discomfort.
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You should always eat something, or drink some OJ, when you take your insulin.  If you continue to have such low numbers, and your doctor doesn't do anything, get another opinion.  Your blood sugar level should never go that low.  Also make sure that your glucometer is properly calibrated.\n\nAs far as snacks go, the best thing to do IS to have small snacks between your meals and before bed.  That keeps your metabolism going.  Try a couple pretzels and a piece of cheese, or some apple and peanut butter.  Always make sure that you eat protein when you eat carbs.  The protein keeps you from spiking your blood sugar.
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Why we need a siesta after dinner\n15:42 05 June 2006 \nNewScientist.com news service \nLinda Geddes\n\nThe mystery of why we often feel sleepy after eating a big meal may finally have been resolved. Researchers have discovered that high blood glucose levels, similar to those after eating a big meal, can switch off the brain cells that normally keep us awake and alert. \n\nThe findings make evolutionary sense since sleepiness could be the body’s way of telling us to relax and conserve energy once we have found and eaten our food, says Denis Burdakov of the University of Manchester, UK, who led the research.\n\n“It has been known for a while that people and animals can become sleepy and less active after a meal, but the brain signals responsible for this were poorly understood,” he says. \n\nBurdakov’s team studied a group of brain cells called orexin neurons, which are found in the hypothalamus and produce proteins called orexins that are essential for maintaining normal wakefulness in humans. These neurons are less active at night and when they malfunction this can lead to narcolepsy, where sufferers cannot stay awake.\n\nFiring rate\nPreviously, researchers have shown that orexin neurons can be inhibited by glucose, but it was not known how sensitive they were. Burdakov’s team exposed orexin neurons to subtle changes in glucose levels similar to those that occur in the blood during daily cycles of eating and hunger, then measured their firing rate. \n\n“What we discovered is the activity of the neurons can be turned off by minute elevations in glucose associated with normal meals,” says Burdakov. The glucose is thought to act on potassium ion channels in the neurons’ membrane. \n\nHe believes this could explain why we naturally feel sleepy after a meal and also why it can be difficult to sleep when we are hungry, since the activity of the neurons would be higher when there is less glucose in the blood.\n\n“We think orexin neurons make sure that we are awake and alert when hungry, in order to ensure optimal food-seeking,” Burdakov says. He adds that it makes evolutionary sense for animals to turn off their wakefulness and conserve energy once they have eaten their food, since it could be risky or wasteful to expend too much energy looking for more food.\n\nObesity trigger\nChanges in the sensitivity of orexin neurons to glucose could lead to obesity, Burdakov speculates. \n\nOrexin neurons are known to help regulate appetite and metabolic rate, and when they become faulty this can trigger late-onset obesity. Researchers are currently trying to understand exactly how orexin neurons interact with other brain circuits involved in appetite regulation.\n\n“The role of orexin neurons in the control of numerous central nervous system processes makes the discovery of their ability to sense small changes in glucose potentially quite important,” says Joel Elmquist at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, US, writing in a commentary accompanying the paper in Neuron. \n\nThis is because it means a whole range of physiological processes can be regulated by the amount of fuel that is available. “Dysfunction of glucosensing may have profound effects on wakefulness and coordinated autonomic responses,” he says.\n\nJournal reference: Neuron (vol 50, p 711)
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first of all  skip breakfast  that will make you over hungary for lunch and you'll eat more  second never drink chamomile tea and water in the same day  3rd ig you already skip breakfast  skipp dinner  just snack the whole evening   youll be fat in no time!  good luck
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hi sweety (because you are diabetic) \nstop worrying.\nit is quite natural that people start worrying  at initial stage when they are advised to take medicines . definitely you can come to pre medication stage provided you  develop certain good habits like  diet control,simple exersises & medication(as advised by doctor) .\n\nregarding  diet control either we are ignorant or we cheat ourselves .i stress this point because i am also diabetic since 13 years. i know it is very difficult to avoid the food which we crave for .each day i tell myself that i am not going to eat the 'barred' food .like this i am adjusting to the situation .you can have tasty food even without sweets & transfat items. don,t copromise on taste.\ndefinitely you have to do simple exercises or brisk walk for 40 minutes daily.\ndon't stop medication until doctor advises you to do so..\ndiabetes is not a dicease.it is only deficiency.\nso don't bother .go ahead & enjoy yor life.
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I created a thread answering this question on another message board recently.  That can be seen here:\n\nhttp://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=24638&t=246909&\n\nBasically, I wear a pump.  It infuses insulin into me continuously, and when I eat, I type in the amount of carbohydrates I am eating so I can get a larger amount of insulin to cover for it.\n\nI test my blood sugar 8-10 times a day.\n\nI have to carry my pump, syringes, extra insulin, meter, and glucose tabs with me all the time in case I go low or high.\n\nI see my doctor for blood work every 3 months of so.  Lately it has been less.
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Try codral cold and flu tablets 1 after each meal and 1 at night
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Whether or not you take more insulin depends on what type of insulin you are on.  If you are on Lantus or N, DO NOT TAKE MORE.  These are long acting insulins, and will lower your blood sugar for longer than you want it too.  If you are on Humalog or Novolog, you MAY be able to take more if your doctor gave you instructions to do that.  Everyone is different how much more they would take.  While the person in the first post said that he takes 7-10, I would only take 2 units for this reading, so it all depends on how sensitive you are to the insulin.  If you are on R, R lasts in your system around 4 hours, so you may still be dropping.\n\nThe safest thing to do is to go for a walk and drink lots of water.
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Please do not take this response as the 'right' response. I am going to assume you are talking type 2. My 2 year old is a type 1 so things are a little different but when it comes to BG we all want the same target #'s: 80-120 is perfect. My son uses Humalog insulin which is fast acting but takes three hours to have its full affect. I am not sure what meds/insulin you are using but I am assuming that the reaction time is going to make a huge difference. \n\nThis website (the ADA) has been a godsend for us: http://www.diabetes.org/about-diabetes.jsp\nthis link will take you right to the begining and will explain a lot. There are also message boards for every type of diabetic and they are great support systems. It is nice to talk w/ someone who knows just what you are going through.
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This has never been studied.\n\nThe good news is that is is probably safe, the bad news is, the reason this is probably so is relacore is CRAP.\n\nWorthless marketing junk. If it worked as it said it would interact with insulin, because it does not work any better than any of the other ephedra wanna-bes it would not be a problem.\n\nEVERY physician will tell you DON'T take the risk. but the real answer is DON'T waste your money , the risk is low becuase the product is worthless and potentially dangerous.\n\nGo ask your doctor about BYETTA.\nA new injectable medicine (non-insulin) called an "incretin"\n\nThe avg pat loses 4 to 6 pounds in the first 1 month and I have seen up to 60 pounds at two years (this is above the avg weight loss)\ninsulin doses go down, and need to be adjusted. there is a high nausea rate, but only 3% of patients stop for this reason.\n\nIt works for weight loss. \n\nIf your doctor is an internist or family pratice they may not be familiar with this med, in that case go see an endocrinologist. It is a safe, brilliant new way for insulin dependant diabetics to get better control of diabetes while losing weight.\n\nTry BYETTA under physician supervision. Please don't try relacore.\nConsider less late night TV too - the infomercials will kill you faster than the diabetes ever could!\nGood luck!