Diabetes and the Hospital

[Educator123]

I guess with my dosage - I just like to be different - but it certainly seems to be working for me (touch wood!!) Certainly never had a hypo (so far) - looking back through my record, lowest I went down to was 3.9 one morning in January after a 40 minute bike ride - but no hypo "feelings"

I find some of the "guidelines" in the UK a bit odd - especially the NICE suggestion of an "ideal" range starting at 4.0 - while DVLA wants a minimum of 5.0 for driving . I'm sure there are anomalies in the advice here too of course

Good luck in what you are trying to promote - and will certainly come back and report in when I can

Good luck to you too All the best xx

 

[Educator123]

I broke my hip last September, the following day I had it operated on under sedation and a spinal tap, the hospital were very happy for me to do my own tests and injections, the food was a mixed bag but I was able to find a lot of low carb dishes to suit my tastes, the only one that was difficult was breakfast as they no longer offer a cooked one, my last stay before this in 2002 they offered scrambled or boiled eggs or bacon and tomatoes, but as I was only in for 3 days this time I settled for toast and butter to take my morning jab.

Hi so you're a type 2 diabetic on insulin... no high values during your admission to the hospital?

 

[satindoll]

Hi so you're a type 2 diabetic on insulin... no high values during your admission to the hospital?

Nope, highest was an 7.3 after a salmon bake, I think it was the sauce but was back in range in 3hrs...being able to monitor and inject myself saved me a lot of worry and fuss.