I cared so much when my late husband would not cooperate and died too young. I know enough about practical living to want to support others. I want to change the negative image of diabetes as one that can't be prevented or cured. I believe we have enough knowledge and determination to succeed. Dorisena
Have my daily injections with 10 cc in my stomach every morning. 5 days I I don’t know what the reading mean My graph shows me hovering between 6 to 9 79% out of the preferred zone. Nothing above 9.5 yet but mostly in the 7 8 9 range. Do I need more insulin ? What reading should I be worri4d about? 84 year old male with chronic kidney disease recurring bladder cancer, ablated heart . . . Dead duck
Have my daily injections with 10 cc in my stomach every morning. 5 days I I don’t know what the reading mean My graph shows me hovering between 6 to 9 79% out of the preferred zone. Nothing above 9.5 yet but mostly in the 7 8 9 range. Do I need more insulin ? What reading should I be worri4d about? 84 year old male with chronic kidney disease recurring bladder cancer, ablated heart . . . Dead duck
Have my daily injections with 10 cc in my stomach every morning. 5 days I I don’t know what the reading mean My graph shows me hovering between 6 to 9 79% out of the preferred zone. Nothing above 9.5 yet but mostly in the 7 8 9 range. Do I need more insulin ? What reading should I be worri4d about? 84 year old male with chronic kidney disease recurring bladder cancer, ablated heart . . . Dead duck
@jdiakiw, thanks for the additional information. Finding out whether you have type 1 or 2 would certainly be a good question to confirm with your physician.
You'll notice that I moved your messages to this recently started discussion about getting a new diagnosis of diabetes. I did this so you can connect with @trellg132, who also just started this journey. Here you'll benefit from the experience and wisdom of other members like @susu2@dorisena@howardm and others. They've been where you are now and will help answer questions as they come up.
@jdiakiw, I can imagine that it is concerning when for 5 days your levels are reading higher than usual, especially when treating with insulin. I highly recommend reporting these readings to your doctor. Are you also monitoring your diet? Have you changed your eating or exercise habits during the time of the abnormal readings?
I am not at all qualified to advise for this situation because I have not experienced or dealt with high numbers like this, with kidney disease as well, although my husband did have cancer. When he was in the hospital, they let him eat what he wanted, and then gave him insulin shots. They sent vials home for me to give him shots, but he would not allow that, and I did not attempt it. He did not test except the night before he saw the doctor once a month, and he just lived in denial until he died. I can't discuss this any further. Dorisena
I am not at all qualified to advise for this situation because I have not experienced or dealt with high numbers like this, with kidney disease as well, although my husband did have cancer. When he was in the hospital, they let him eat what he wanted, and then gave him insulin shots. They sent vials home for me to give him shots, but he would not allow that, and I did not attempt it. He did not test except the night before he saw the doctor once a month, and he just lived in denial until he died. I can't discuss this any further. Dorisena
@dorisena My husband is also in denial, not in a mean way but rather in a most cheerful manner. You have my sympathy - no one can truly understand just how difficult a situation that can be. Doctor's can't help because, among other problems, he has Alzheimer's and so doesn't remember his visits.
Sometimes I think I hear a bit of guilt in your words, and hope you know no guilt or blame rests on you with regard to your husband.
Trishanna, I have read that diabetes, untreated, not only damages the eyes and hearing, it damages the brain and some doctors associate it with Alzheimer's as well. My husband had dementia at least fifteen years before he died and ran the family business. We had no control over the matter at all. He wanted rid of me in his life so he wouldn't have to share his imagined wealth. He had illusions of grandeur at times and other personality disorders. No one else in the world could manage him so I stayed until the end. I do not feel guilty but i sometimes feel like a failure because I couldn't help him at all. I am determined that diabetics understand that they can get their health in order and prevent the losses and the amputations, and best of all, Alzheimer's. It is a physical disease in the brain, not a mental disorder, in the beginning, with the plaque buildup. If you fix diabetes, you can prevent some of the Alzheimer's.
we are nor responsible for driving our husband's crazy. I said I wouldn't talk about it. I'm sorry, I must say something. Dorisena
I will say something good about my general practioner doctor. He is very good about sending his patients to a specialist, and he looks medicines up in the computer the same as I do. Most general practioners can't know everything about the problems they encounter in their daily practice, and I know they sometimes keep up with special classes and updates, as well as research. And they don't work 24/7 like my childhood doctor did at times. I am fortunate that I can get an appointment without referral to a group of about 60 orthopedic doctors which is helpful because a doctor can't tell by looking at me what is going on inside my body. But there doesn't seem to be any advice or education going on when I have my annual checkup and I am not allowed to discuss all my chronic problems when I visit, only one or maybe two at a time, even if they are related. So I read and I study. It is the best I can do for me. Dorisena
Trishanna, I have read that diabetes, untreated, not only damages the eyes and hearing, it damages the brain and some doctors associate it with Alzheimer's as well. My husband had dementia at least fifteen years before he died and ran the family business. We had no control over the matter at all. He wanted rid of me in his life so he wouldn't have to share his imagined wealth. He had illusions of grandeur at times and other personality disorders. No one else in the world could manage him so I stayed until the end. I do not feel guilty but i sometimes feel like a failure because I couldn't help him at all. I am determined that diabetics understand that they can get their health in order and prevent the losses and the amputations, and best of all, Alzheimer's. It is a physical disease in the brain, not a mental disorder, in the beginning, with the plaque buildup. If you fix diabetes, you can prevent some of the Alzheimer's.
we are nor responsible for driving our husband's crazy. I said I wouldn't talk about it. I'm sorry, I must say something. Dorisena
Well said, Dorisena. In my husband's case, it's how he was raised. It's rather like a religious belief and as such extremely unshakable. Excuse my diverting the conversation a bit.
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I cared so much when my late husband would not cooperate and died too young. I know enough about practical living to want to support others. I want to change the negative image of diabetes as one that can't be prevented or cured. I believe we have enough knowledge and determination to succeed. Dorisena
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1 ReactionHave you been newly diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes? I'd like to move your message to the proper discussion.
I’m assuming type 2 as I am 84. And never had the disease till now
Have my daily injections with 10 cc in my stomach every morning. 5 days I I don’t know what the reading mean My graph shows me hovering between 6 to 9 79% out of the preferred zone. Nothing above 9.5 yet but mostly in the 7 8 9 range. Do I need more insulin ? What reading should I be worri4d about? 84 year old male with chronic kidney disease recurring bladder cancer, ablated heart . . . Dead duck
@jdiakiw, thanks for the additional information. Finding out whether you have type 1 or 2 would certainly be a good question to confirm with your physician.
You'll notice that I moved your messages to this recently started discussion about getting a new diagnosis of diabetes. I did this so you can connect with @trellg132, who also just started this journey. Here you'll benefit from the experience and wisdom of other members like @susu2 @dorisena @howardm and others. They've been where you are now and will help answer questions as they come up.
I also invite you to explore the past discussions in the Diabetes group here https://connect.mayoclinic.org/group/diabetes-and-endocrine-problems/ They contain a wealth of information.
@jdiakiw, I can imagine that it is concerning when for 5 days your levels are reading higher than usual, especially when treating with insulin. I highly recommend reporting these readings to your doctor. Are you also monitoring your diet? Have you changed your eating or exercise habits during the time of the abnormal readings?
I am not at all qualified to advise for this situation because I have not experienced or dealt with high numbers like this, with kidney disease as well, although my husband did have cancer. When he was in the hospital, they let him eat what he wanted, and then gave him insulin shots. They sent vials home for me to give him shots, but he would not allow that, and I did not attempt it. He did not test except the night before he saw the doctor once a month, and he just lived in denial until he died. I can't discuss this any further. Dorisena
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1 Reaction@dorisena My husband is also in denial, not in a mean way but rather in a most cheerful manner. You have my sympathy - no one can truly understand just how difficult a situation that can be. Doctor's can't help because, among other problems, he has Alzheimer's and so doesn't remember his visits.
Sometimes I think I hear a bit of guilt in your words, and hope you know no guilt or blame rests on you with regard to your husband.
Trishanna, I have read that diabetes, untreated, not only damages the eyes and hearing, it damages the brain and some doctors associate it with Alzheimer's as well. My husband had dementia at least fifteen years before he died and ran the family business. We had no control over the matter at all. He wanted rid of me in his life so he wouldn't have to share his imagined wealth. He had illusions of grandeur at times and other personality disorders. No one else in the world could manage him so I stayed until the end. I do not feel guilty but i sometimes feel like a failure because I couldn't help him at all. I am determined that diabetics understand that they can get their health in order and prevent the losses and the amputations, and best of all, Alzheimer's. It is a physical disease in the brain, not a mental disorder, in the beginning, with the plaque buildup. If you fix diabetes, you can prevent some of the Alzheimer's.
we are nor responsible for driving our husband's crazy. I said I wouldn't talk about it. I'm sorry, I must say something. Dorisena
I will say something good about my general practioner doctor. He is very good about sending his patients to a specialist, and he looks medicines up in the computer the same as I do. Most general practioners can't know everything about the problems they encounter in their daily practice, and I know they sometimes keep up with special classes and updates, as well as research. And they don't work 24/7 like my childhood doctor did at times. I am fortunate that I can get an appointment without referral to a group of about 60 orthopedic doctors which is helpful because a doctor can't tell by looking at me what is going on inside my body. But there doesn't seem to be any advice or education going on when I have my annual checkup and I am not allowed to discuss all my chronic problems when I visit, only one or maybe two at a time, even if they are related. So I read and I study. It is the best I can do for me. Dorisena
Well said, Dorisena. In my husband's case, it's how he was raised. It's rather like a religious belief and as such extremely unshakable. Excuse my diverting the conversation a bit.