Water definitely helps with high blood sugar... When I was first using insulin, I didn't realize how much, and I'd get lows from drinking ice water when I'd be out at dinner.
Now I know that caffeine makes my blood sugar go up, so when I have a Diet Coke, I'll drink a glass of water right after to even things out.
Hi Derek!
The Bolus is a fancy name for the insulin we take for eating, or correction through a insulin pump...(Iremember which one it is by thinking Bol....bowl of food...) the basal is what we program (with dr help at first) our pumps to give us 24 hr a day.. since we add the bolus amount when we eat or need extra!
not sure if that helps but I hope it does!!!
Beth Brown
wow that is interesting!! I have never had those reactions!!
I can't have dark colored soda anymore and my water is restricted (due to kidney disease) but still I wonder how those use to affect me.....
Love my Lantus. Love my Humulog. Even with the best intentions, there is sometimes a bump in the road (or a pothole)! A high sugar on one occasion isn't loss of control even though it's discouraging.
Dear venere1,
People don't drink water to put your blood sugars low, they do it to not have keytones.
From,
Michi99 p.s. with alot of experiance
Well, YMMV, but drinking a couple glasses of water can lower my blood sugar by ten to twenty points...
As parents, we are usually mortified because we feel like we've failed our kid. My wife cries sometimes because...well, because it's easy to forget how much she actually does to keep him alive when you're in that moment and staring at a meter that's screaming 'BAD PARENT!'
Beemer feels his lows much better than his highs, but we can read him. He gets very, very emotional when he is high (above 225 or so). When he is low, he can tell us within 4-5 what his numbers are.
I get pretty pissed at myself like everyone else. I take insulin as quick as I can, but what frustrates me the most is the waiting period of the hour or so you have to feel crappy knowing there's nothing else you can do but just sit there and wait. That's the crappiest part for me because I hate not being able to be proactive about it.
I'm kind of morbid about it too because I start thinking about all the damage I'm doing to my organs at that moment and it's only increasing my chances for complications in the future. I'm sure it's not a healthy self-image to have, but I'm a perfectionist who likes to mentally punish himself.
I love the highs where you feel fine and then you check your blood sugar only to find out it's surprisingly high and only then you start to feel crappy, realize your mouth is dry, you're kind of thirsty, feel a little malaised, and think "yeah, I'm high".
Oh, and I'm 48 right now. :)
James,
If you are reading the meter, it is always screaming "GOOD PARENT" - the important things are knowing WHERE the blood sugar is and correcting if necessary. You're checking, the act of checking makes ya'll good parents. It isn't a video game or golf, high and low scores do not win. Monitoring, diligence, patience and caring definitely win the day!
I am very impressed with how observant and on top of things you are. And keep in mind, not even a bad month is going to mean you wrecked your child. I had a few bad YEARS and here I am 25+ years in, no complications, no eye changes, good kidney function, married, one kid and one on the way... All of this to say, try a bit not to fall into the trap of judging yourself by his numbers or by any one two-hour window of his life. He's diabetic - his sugars are going to be off from time to time - it sounds like you two are doing a fantastic job - try to allow yourselves to take a deep breath and relax. It will make it easier to enjoy the rest of the time with each other and that wonderful boy of yours...
Cheers!
A-D
P.S.
I just looked up and realized I am bordering on giving outright advice which is a dangerous thing for me because… well… (and my wife will back me up on this) I am wrong an awful lot… So – maybe ignore anything that isn’t an accolade! (oh sure – I know – more advice, LOL)
Drinking water helps, because it starts to flush the sugar out of your blood.
I usually just try to fix it as fast as I can. I don't worry about it too much.
<3Sara