Recent Content by david4503

Thanks for posting about the possibility of a connection between very low blood sugar and the post-Covid period. Covid does some strange and unexpected things so I wouldn’t be surprised if that were also true with diabetes. Please post again if and when you have more information. Hope the...

“It’s probably the diabetes.” As often as not, this is the lazy doctor’s diagnosis. There, now I’ve done it. I’ll be getting calls in the middle of the night from the American Medical Association, à la Seinfeld.

Hate to say it but with an A1c of 5.4, she may be right to be concerned. If I could pick my A1c numbers, I would not want them to be that low. That’s apart from my not approving of doctors and bureaucrats having the kind of power over driving licenses that they do in the UK. I’ve mentioned a few...

That would be a problem, yes. There are risks involved with statins and if you’re not monitoring for them, you may just find out the hard way.

Not to pre-judge but I have to be skeptical if these studies are asserting that muscle pain is not sometimes a side effect of statins. Even the drug companies agree with this. And like any drug, they can also be dangerous in some cases. At the same time, I think statins do a good job for many...

I can only say that in the U.S. anyone on insulin should be able to get a prescription for Glucogon very easily. I’ve carried it since forever and it’s never far from me in case it’s needed. I would not depend on an ambulance crew or anyone else to have it on hand if I needed it. They may, they...

Just wanted to emphasize, especially for someone new to taking insulin and its effects, that dosing is not as simple as following a fixed formula based on carbs. Many factors can affect what’s going on with your blood sugar besides how many carbs you’ve eaten recently or plan to eat. If it was...

^In the U.S., private insurers need competition from taxpayer-funded healthcare like traditional Medicare in order to improve care and the cost-benefit ratio. Meanwhile, in the UK, it seems like the NHS might need some competition from private insurers for the same reasons. Healthcare systems...

This is such an important question. Having done this prep a number of times, I can say that being able to walk in for your colonoscopy with your blood sugar at a reasonable level is a real accomplishment. I’ve managed it, just barely. The standard advice is to eliminate all insulin except for...

I agree with ElllieM about not fasting when blood sugar is very high but not for the same reason (I’m not very familiar with dietary ketosis). At some point soon, your insulin requirements are likely to drop suddenly and when that happens, it’s good to have some food in your system. All that...

Yes, good luck to everyone making or considering making a change. Sometimes you need to get a little creative to solve a problem and if your solution works for you, then you probably have a pretty convincing case for it.

It’s possible if you make the case to whoever is writing your prescriptions and they buy your reasoning. I use three insulins but all have very different onsets, peaks and durations.

You’re doing a study to better understand whatever packaging design problems may exist with diabetes drugs? I hope there’s more that you want to learn because there are plenty of good design firms that specialize in improving package design for all types of products, including medicines. What...

There are lots of options for anxiety and depression. I can’t comment on why you were put on beta-blockers but whatever side effects do occur, I have not heard about them causing diabetes. A number of drugs can either raise or lower blood sugar so if they’re working otherwise, sometimes it’s...

^My favorite response is or was “What do you *mean* you’ve got to eat something? Now????”