DIabetic Witterings #10 Highs and Lows

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[@JBFire97]

Enjoy your trip. Fascinating insight. As always thanks for sharing your journey.

[@writerlywitterings]

Thanks for watching - and the comment!

[@JBFire97]

Hi I’m Paul longtime subscriber who’s Chanel has been usurped by my young son. Hence the name change and picture of an ice lolly.

[@paulmchugh1430]

My endocrinologist was not happy when I told her that I do not testy blood. But she looks at my a1c level and she is satisfied with whatever I am doing. Exercise is one thing but it doesn't need to be a walk. It can be anything as long as you are moving. My wife and brother in law had a summer cottage built. The cottage is wonderful but the surrounding ground was a mess. I thought we had found a breeding ground for rock and stones. Two years in we are still removing stone so that bushes, plants and grass can be planted and stone free souls could be laid on top. Plenty of exercise! Watching my diet certainly helps. I have found that diet and routine can greatly vary by person. But the ultimate goal is maintaining a level blood sugar level.

[@writerlywitterings]

Hmm. I think a cycle ride and a daily gentle walk do me more good than moving a load of rocks! Interestingly I'm told that walking, cycling and gentler exercises using the calves in particular are better than weight training - no idea whether that's right or not, but I'll be looking into it further. Keep well!

[@paulmchugh1430]

@@writerlywitterings keep moving, Michael!

[@writerlywitterings]

With this pup, I have little choice!@@paulmchugh1430

[@21kimwo]

I have never watched a video that has spoken directly to me before. I think the cgm is not as accurate but pretty good at showing trends.

[@writerlywitterings]

I agree with you there. And it is damn convenient. But I do think that it's worthwhile checking it against a different device - and calibrating that regularly!

[@johnstrickland3394]

Don't think I've ever laughed while watching one of your diabetes witterings, but what, indeed, do you do when you are dangerously high or low?? I guess you hope someone catches you before you fall? Seriously though, levels do go up and down and the best thing is to stay calm and not over react. I think the h1cs are the best general indicator of your overall health, and the key thing is to be as stable as possible. Hope your biking tour is/was fun!

[@writerlywitterings]

Too right. Which means I have to be careful with life. Would I trust my son? My friends? When you know all your closest friends will probably laugh, it makes selecting new friends more urgent! Seriously, though, I am really surprised by the lack of useful information out there. THere's lots of stuff - but none of it talks about how high, how low etc. More research needed ... down the rabbit hole I go ...

[@maureenmcdonald8841]

This is probably too late since you may already have the answer. It is quite simple if your sugar is too low simply have a little protein snack like cheese or yogurt. The protein will last longer than having a sweet snack that will give you a rapid spike then drop again. Highs may happen if there is an infection going on and you should contact your doctor to help figure it out. Type 1 diabetics on insulin need a tighter control. Type 2 diabetics may have issues depending what medications they are on. Diabetic medications work in various ways so you need to know how long their effect will last in terms of hours. Someone who is sick with a decreased appetite and/or vomiting may need to hold their meds until their food intake is back to normal. So again contacting ones doctor or speaking to a pharmacist may help.

[@writerlywitterings]

@@maureenmcdonald8841 Thanks for that, Maureen (and sorry, I was away last week running a tour on crime writing). That's really helpful, so many thanks indeed.