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<blockquote data-quote="JoKalsbeek" data-source="post: 2123231" data-attributes="member: 401801"><p>Hello Mandedog,</p><p>I'm so sorry this has thrown a wrench into your trip! It is weird that they tell you not to worry about numbers, but you can't leave for your trip until you're stabilized... Lovely, isn't it, when the people you look to for guidance make no sense whatsoever? </p><p></p><p>T2's don't usually get DKA, so I don't know what's going on with your pancreas... Whether it's still making massive amounts of insulin you're insensitive to, or whether it's given up and quit altogether. I never made it to injecting insulin, so can't help you there, I'm afraid... You do want to request your testresults, because after a while you'll know what they all mean and whether there's improvement. Always ask for a print-out from here on in.</p><p></p><p>For the moment, I know it feels like all food and drink might be "wrong". It's scary and you don't know what to put in your mouth at this point. So.... I am thinking they put you on a slow acting basal insulin, not a fast acting bolus you have to take with every meal? (Because that'd mean a lot of carb counting and I don't think you're doing that yet as you don't know about whether to have milk or not). You could very, very carefully cut down on the carbs some... Not too much, as you might hypo though. But you do want to get those numbers down, no-one wants to see you in hospital with DKA again. <a href="https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/" target="_blank">https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/</a> might help understand this condition a little, but don't go extremely low carb.... As long as you're on insulin -which I don't know whether you'll be able to sop, as we don't know how your pancreas is holding up- and you're still learning, that's not safe. Heck, ANY changes you make in your diet, you should discuss with your team first. But it's as good a place as any to start learning. Then there's this forum's website, diabetes.co.uk (not. org!), dietdoctor.com and dr. Jason Fung's The Diabetes Code. But you don't have to read and learn it all overnight. You're probably still in shock, -who wouldn't be?- so things might not sink in as fast as they usually would. </p><p></p><p>Give yourself some time. And you'll be on your way for your holiday before you know it.</p><p>Hugs,</p><p>Jo</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="JoKalsbeek, post: 2123231, member: 401801"] Hello Mandedog, I'm so sorry this has thrown a wrench into your trip! It is weird that they tell you not to worry about numbers, but you can't leave for your trip until you're stabilized... Lovely, isn't it, when the people you look to for guidance make no sense whatsoever? T2's don't usually get DKA, so I don't know what's going on with your pancreas... Whether it's still making massive amounts of insulin you're insensitive to, or whether it's given up and quit altogether. I never made it to injecting insulin, so can't help you there, I'm afraid... You do want to request your testresults, because after a while you'll know what they all mean and whether there's improvement. Always ask for a print-out from here on in. For the moment, I know it feels like all food and drink might be "wrong". It's scary and you don't know what to put in your mouth at this point. So.... I am thinking they put you on a slow acting basal insulin, not a fast acting bolus you have to take with every meal? (Because that'd mean a lot of carb counting and I don't think you're doing that yet as you don't know about whether to have milk or not). You could very, very carefully cut down on the carbs some... Not too much, as you might hypo though. But you do want to get those numbers down, no-one wants to see you in hospital with DKA again. [URL]https://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/blog-entry/the-nutritional-thingy.2330/[/URL] might help understand this condition a little, but don't go extremely low carb.... As long as you're on insulin -which I don't know whether you'll be able to sop, as we don't know how your pancreas is holding up- and you're still learning, that's not safe. Heck, ANY changes you make in your diet, you should discuss with your team first. But it's as good a place as any to start learning. Then there's this forum's website, diabetes.co.uk (not. org!), dietdoctor.com and dr. Jason Fung's The Diabetes Code. But you don't have to read and learn it all overnight. You're probably still in shock, -who wouldn't be?- so things might not sink in as fast as they usually would. Give yourself some time. And you'll be on your way for your holiday before you know it. Hugs, Jo [/QUOTE]
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