Another CFRD ??

[JazzysMom]

Last night was a rough night. I ate dinner, went to bed. Had a shake at bed like I have been with no insulin. 3 hours later I woke up with really low sugars & it took me a long time to get them back up.

I didnt want to "overdo" so I had 2 pieces of candy, a sip of soda to no avail. It wasnt better in 30 minutes or so I had a turkey sandwhich with mayo & some ice tea. I finally stopped shaking/sweating, but was very drained.

The ONLY thing that was different is that I had been having chest pain (for a few days now so nothing terribly new) & took ibuprofen at bedtime. I dont usually take it at bedtime. I usually take it before treatments so I can cough easier.

Is it possible that the pain reliever helped my sugars drop by relieving the "stress" of the pain?

OR maybe its all a conincidence...

 

[JazzysMom]

Last night was a rough night. I ate dinner, went to bed. Had a shake at bed like I have been with no insulin. 3 hours later I woke up with really low sugars & it took me a long time to get them back up.

I didnt want to "overdo" so I had 2 pieces of candy, a sip of soda to no avail. It wasnt better in 30 minutes or so I had a turkey sandwhich with mayo & some ice tea. I finally stopped shaking/sweating, but was very drained.

The ONLY thing that was different is that I had been having chest pain (for a few days now so nothing terribly new) & took ibuprofen at bedtime. I dont usually take it at bedtime. I usually take it before treatments so I can cough easier.

Is it possible that the pain reliever helped my sugars drop by relieving the "stress" of the pain?

OR maybe its all a conincidence...

 

[JazzysMom]

Last night was a rough night. I ate dinner, went to bed. Had a shake at bed like I have been with no insulin. 3 hours later I woke up with really low sugars & it took me a long time to get them back up.

I didnt want to "overdo" so I had 2 pieces of candy, a sip of soda to no avail. It wasnt better in 30 minutes or so I had a turkey sandwhich with mayo & some ice tea. I finally stopped shaking/sweating, but was very drained.

The ONLY thing that was different is that I had been having chest pain (for a few days now so nothing terribly new) & took ibuprofen at bedtime. I dont usually take it at bedtime. I usually take it before treatments so I can cough easier.

Is it possible that the pain reliever helped my sugars drop by relieving the "stress" of the pain?

OR maybe its all a conincidence...

 

[JazzysMom]

Last night was a rough night. I ate dinner, went to bed. Had a shake at bed like I have been with no insulin. 3 hours later I woke up with really low sugars & it took me a long time to get them back up.

I didnt want to "overdo" so I had 2 pieces of candy, a sip of soda to no avail. It wasnt better in 30 minutes or so I had a turkey sandwhich with mayo & some ice tea. I finally stopped shaking/sweating, but was very drained.

The ONLY thing that was different is that I had been having chest pain (for a few days now so nothing terribly new) & took ibuprofen at bedtime. I dont usually take it at bedtime. I usually take it before treatments so I can cough easier.

Is it possible that the pain reliever helped my sugars drop by relieving the "stress" of the pain?

OR maybe its all a conincidence...

 

[JazzysMom]

Last night was a rough night. I ate dinner, went to bed. Had a shake at bed like I have been with no insulin. 3 hours later I woke up with really low sugars & it took me a long time to get them back up.

I didnt want to "overdo" so I had 2 pieces of candy, a sip of soda to no avail. It wasnt better in 30 minutes or so I had a turkey sandwhich with mayo & some ice tea. I finally stopped shaking/sweating, but was very drained.

The ONLY thing that was different is that I had been having chest pain (for a few days now so nothing terribly new) & took ibuprofen at bedtime. I dont usually take it at bedtime. I usually take it before treatments so I can cough easier.

Is it possible that the pain reliever helped my sugars drop by relieving the "stress" of the pain?

OR maybe its all a conincidence...

 

[AnD]

That happened to me once, and it is absolutely no fun! It took me a while to get mine back up too (but I was hungry, and over did it too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). The best thing for me to get my blood sugar back up quickly and smoothly (I don't have a bad spike back up, and seem to recover better- and they do say it is better for athletes than gatorade for replenishing <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is chocolate milk. I discovered this by accident in Walmart one day and it has worked surprisingly well <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

Here is what Lindsey told me in another thread about lows and getting them back up (bold is mine):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. <b>As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range</b>. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. <b>I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs</b>. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars. </end quote></div>


I don't know about the ibuprofen- I take it almost every night before bed (helps me sleep better) and I haven't noticed a problem, but then again, everyone is different...Are you taking insulin now instead of the Prandin?

 

[AnD]

That happened to me once, and it is absolutely no fun! It took me a while to get mine back up too (but I was hungry, and over did it too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). The best thing for me to get my blood sugar back up quickly and smoothly (I don't have a bad spike back up, and seem to recover better- and they do say it is better for athletes than gatorade for replenishing <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is chocolate milk. I discovered this by accident in Walmart one day and it has worked surprisingly well <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

Here is what Lindsey told me in another thread about lows and getting them back up (bold is mine):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. <b>As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range</b>. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. <b>I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs</b>. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars. </end quote></div>


I don't know about the ibuprofen- I take it almost every night before bed (helps me sleep better) and I haven't noticed a problem, but then again, everyone is different...Are you taking insulin now instead of the Prandin?

 

[AnD]

That happened to me once, and it is absolutely no fun! It took me a while to get mine back up too (but I was hungry, and over did it too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). The best thing for me to get my blood sugar back up quickly and smoothly (I don't have a bad spike back up, and seem to recover better- and they do say it is better for athletes than gatorade for replenishing <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is chocolate milk. I discovered this by accident in Walmart one day and it has worked surprisingly well <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

Here is what Lindsey told me in another thread about lows and getting them back up (bold is mine):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. <b>As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range</b>. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. <b>I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs</b>. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars. </end quote></div>


I don't know about the ibuprofen- I take it almost every night before bed (helps me sleep better) and I haven't noticed a problem, but then again, everyone is different...Are you taking insulin now instead of the Prandin?

 

[AnD]

That happened to me once, and it is absolutely no fun! It took me a while to get mine back up too (but I was hungry, and over did it too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). The best thing for me to get my blood sugar back up quickly and smoothly (I don't have a bad spike back up, and seem to recover better- and they do say it is better for athletes than gatorade for replenishing <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is chocolate milk. I discovered this by accident in Walmart one day and it has worked surprisingly well <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

Here is what Lindsey told me in another thread about lows and getting them back up (bold is mine):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. <b>As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range</b>. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. <b>I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs</b>. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars. </end quote>


I don't know about the ibuprofen- I take it almost every night before bed (helps me sleep better) and I haven't noticed a problem, but then again, everyone is different...Are you taking insulin now instead of the Prandin?

 

[AnD]

That happened to me once, and it is absolutely no fun! It took me a while to get mine back up too (but I was hungry, and over did it too <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ). The best thing for me to get my blood sugar back up quickly and smoothly (I don't have a bad spike back up, and seem to recover better- and they do say it is better for athletes than gatorade for replenishing <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> ) is chocolate milk. I discovered this by accident in Walmart one day and it has worked surprisingly well <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif" border="0"> .

Here is what Lindsey told me in another thread about lows and getting them back up (bold is mine):

<div class="FTQUOTE"><begin quote>As for what to eat when your sugar is low - a TRUE low meaning 70 or lower you should have something like juice and follow it up with something like peanut butter and crackers. I used to have a small bit of soda (when I was still drinking soda) or something maybe with chocolate if I didn't have juice available.

Also going to put this out there - if you are experiencing a low and you are driving around and think OH I will just get french fries to eat since they have carbs make sure to get something else like a soda. Something about the food being fried causes the affect on your blood sugar to be more prolonged so the instant boost you need may not occur - just something I was told by my endo. <b>As for HOW much to eat the goal is around 15 grams of carbs if you are in te 65-70 range</b>. If I were lower than that I would have maybe 30 grams of carbs. <b>I think for me my blood sugar goes a\up about 30 points or something for 15 grams of carbs</b>. It really depends too on the type of food you eat as to how fast it will hit you. I.E. my previous post with the fats, proteins and sugars. </end quote>


I don't know about the ibuprofen- I take it almost every night before bed (helps me sleep better) and I haven't noticed a problem, but then again, everyone is different...Are you taking insulin now instead of the Prandin?

 

[AnD]

Oh, I forgot- for me, sometimes if I am really low, the shaking/sweating will last even when my bs is coming back up to an acceptable point, so I have to really rely on my meter to tell me when what I have eaten works- that may just be me, but I thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Oh, I forgot- for me, sometimes if I am really low, the shaking/sweating will last even when my bs is coming back up to an acceptable point, so I have to really rely on my meter to tell me when what I have eaten works- that may just be me, but I thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Oh, I forgot- for me, sometimes if I am really low, the shaking/sweating will last even when my bs is coming back up to an acceptable point, so I have to really rely on my meter to tell me when what I have eaten works- that may just be me, but I thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Oh, I forgot- for me, sometimes if I am really low, the shaking/sweating will last even when my bs is coming back up to an acceptable point, so I have to really rely on my meter to tell me when what I have eaten works- that may just be me, but I thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[AnD]

Oh, I forgot- for me, sometimes if I am really low, the shaking/sweating will last even when my bs is coming back up to an acceptable point, so I have to really rely on my meter to tell me when what I have eaten works- that may just be me, but I thought I would mention it <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-wink.gif" border="0"> .

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey Mel,

I personally have never had this happen, BUT I do not take ibuprofen now or really have I ever. I will say this though I have blood sugar issues with meds that don't normally cause blood sugar issues, so it is completely possible that YOUR body responds in that way even though mine may not. The only real way I can think to test that is to take ibuprofen again before bed and see how things work.

When do you take insulin? Do you take some with dinner? If so when do you have your shake in comparison to dinner - meaning what time frame ... like 2 hours later 1 hour later or 3+ hours later? I only ask because maybe IF you take insulin at dinner you took to much but you had the shake before your sugar had dropped. Maybe it was the overdosing of insulin that caused the drop later in the night? I know it may seem farfetched but who knows.

Alot of it may depend on how you take your insulin. I know when I started taking insulin at first I took it twice a day, morning and night/breakfast and dinner. When I would take it that way I took a long acting (12 hr) insulin and a short acting insulin. If you are taking insulin that way it is possible that your long acting insulin dose at night is too high for you. If you are experiencing lows EVERY night that may be the case. Also to add you should NOT HAVE to eat something to keep your sugar up while taking insulin.

What I mean by that is this. You should be able to dose insulin and go 4-5-6 hours without eating if necessary. If you HAVE to eat every few hours to keep your sugar up I would talk to your doc as you may be taking to much insulin.

I was not aware of that when I first started taking insulin but I was HAVING to eat every few hours to keep my sugar normal. When I mentioned that I HAD to eat every few hours to my doc he changed my med dosage and things got alot better.

So yeah this may not pertain to you if you do not take your insulin like that BUT if you post how your insulin dosing is prescribed that COULD help explain what is going on more so than just what you had before bed. Hope that makes sense.

Hope that you are feeling okay this morning. I know alot of times when I get low blood sugar it throws me off for the rest of the day.. makes me tired and a bit more fatigued.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey Mel,

I personally have never had this happen, BUT I do not take ibuprofen now or really have I ever. I will say this though I have blood sugar issues with meds that don't normally cause blood sugar issues, so it is completely possible that YOUR body responds in that way even though mine may not. The only real way I can think to test that is to take ibuprofen again before bed and see how things work.

When do you take insulin? Do you take some with dinner? If so when do you have your shake in comparison to dinner - meaning what time frame ... like 2 hours later 1 hour later or 3+ hours later? I only ask because maybe IF you take insulin at dinner you took to much but you had the shake before your sugar had dropped. Maybe it was the overdosing of insulin that caused the drop later in the night? I know it may seem farfetched but who knows.

Alot of it may depend on how you take your insulin. I know when I started taking insulin at first I took it twice a day, morning and night/breakfast and dinner. When I would take it that way I took a long acting (12 hr) insulin and a short acting insulin. If you are taking insulin that way it is possible that your long acting insulin dose at night is too high for you. If you are experiencing lows EVERY night that may be the case. Also to add you should NOT HAVE to eat something to keep your sugar up while taking insulin.

What I mean by that is this. You should be able to dose insulin and go 4-5-6 hours without eating if necessary. If you HAVE to eat every few hours to keep your sugar up I would talk to your doc as you may be taking to much insulin.

I was not aware of that when I first started taking insulin but I was HAVING to eat every few hours to keep my sugar normal. When I mentioned that I HAD to eat every few hours to my doc he changed my med dosage and things got alot better.

So yeah this may not pertain to you if you do not take your insulin like that BUT if you post how your insulin dosing is prescribed that COULD help explain what is going on more so than just what you had before bed. Hope that makes sense.

Hope that you are feeling okay this morning. I know alot of times when I get low blood sugar it throws me off for the rest of the day.. makes me tired and a bit more fatigued.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey Mel,

I personally have never had this happen, BUT I do not take ibuprofen now or really have I ever. I will say this though I have blood sugar issues with meds that don't normally cause blood sugar issues, so it is completely possible that YOUR body responds in that way even though mine may not. The only real way I can think to test that is to take ibuprofen again before bed and see how things work.

When do you take insulin? Do you take some with dinner? If so when do you have your shake in comparison to dinner - meaning what time frame ... like 2 hours later 1 hour later or 3+ hours later? I only ask because maybe IF you take insulin at dinner you took to much but you had the shake before your sugar had dropped. Maybe it was the overdosing of insulin that caused the drop later in the night? I know it may seem farfetched but who knows.

Alot of it may depend on how you take your insulin. I know when I started taking insulin at first I took it twice a day, morning and night/breakfast and dinner. When I would take it that way I took a long acting (12 hr) insulin and a short acting insulin. If you are taking insulin that way it is possible that your long acting insulin dose at night is too high for you. If you are experiencing lows EVERY night that may be the case. Also to add you should NOT HAVE to eat something to keep your sugar up while taking insulin.

What I mean by that is this. You should be able to dose insulin and go 4-5-6 hours without eating if necessary. If you HAVE to eat every few hours to keep your sugar up I would talk to your doc as you may be taking to much insulin.

I was not aware of that when I first started taking insulin but I was HAVING to eat every few hours to keep my sugar normal. When I mentioned that I HAD to eat every few hours to my doc he changed my med dosage and things got alot better.

So yeah this may not pertain to you if you do not take your insulin like that BUT if you post how your insulin dosing is prescribed that COULD help explain what is going on more so than just what you had before bed. Hope that makes sense.

Hope that you are feeling okay this morning. I know alot of times when I get low blood sugar it throws me off for the rest of the day.. makes me tired and a bit more fatigued.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey Mel,

I personally have never had this happen, BUT I do not take ibuprofen now or really have I ever. I will say this though I have blood sugar issues with meds that don't normally cause blood sugar issues, so it is completely possible that YOUR body responds in that way even though mine may not. The only real way I can think to test that is to take ibuprofen again before bed and see how things work.

When do you take insulin? Do you take some with dinner? If so when do you have your shake in comparison to dinner - meaning what time frame ... like 2 hours later 1 hour later or 3+ hours later? I only ask because maybe IF you take insulin at dinner you took to much but you had the shake before your sugar had dropped. Maybe it was the overdosing of insulin that caused the drop later in the night? I know it may seem farfetched but who knows.

Alot of it may depend on how you take your insulin. I know when I started taking insulin at first I took it twice a day, morning and night/breakfast and dinner. When I would take it that way I took a long acting (12 hr) insulin and a short acting insulin. If you are taking insulin that way it is possible that your long acting insulin dose at night is too high for you. If you are experiencing lows EVERY night that may be the case. Also to add you should NOT HAVE to eat something to keep your sugar up while taking insulin.

What I mean by that is this. You should be able to dose insulin and go 4-5-6 hours without eating if necessary. If you HAVE to eat every few hours to keep your sugar up I would talk to your doc as you may be taking to much insulin.

I was not aware of that when I first started taking insulin but I was HAVING to eat every few hours to keep my sugar normal. When I mentioned that I HAD to eat every few hours to my doc he changed my med dosage and things got alot better.

So yeah this may not pertain to you if you do not take your insulin like that BUT if you post how your insulin dosing is prescribed that COULD help explain what is going on more so than just what you had before bed. Hope that makes sense.

Hope that you are feeling okay this morning. I know alot of times when I get low blood sugar it throws me off for the rest of the day.. makes me tired and a bit more fatigued.

Take Care,
Linds

 

[coltsfan715]

Hey Mel,

I personally have never had this happen, BUT I do not take ibuprofen now or really have I ever. I will say this though I have blood sugar issues with meds that don't normally cause blood sugar issues, so it is completely possible that YOUR body responds in that way even though mine may not. The only real way I can think to test that is to take ibuprofen again before bed and see how things work.

When do you take insulin? Do you take some with dinner? If so when do you have your shake in comparison to dinner - meaning what time frame ... like 2 hours later 1 hour later or 3+ hours later? I only ask because maybe IF you take insulin at dinner you took to much but you had the shake before your sugar had dropped. Maybe it was the overdosing of insulin that caused the drop later in the night? I know it may seem farfetched but who knows.

Alot of it may depend on how you take your insulin. I know when I started taking insulin at first I took it twice a day, morning and night/breakfast and dinner. When I would take it that way I took a long acting (12 hr) insulin and a short acting insulin. If you are taking insulin that way it is possible that your long acting insulin dose at night is too high for you. If you are experiencing lows EVERY night that may be the case. Also to add you should NOT HAVE to eat something to keep your sugar up while taking insulin.

What I mean by that is this. You should be able to dose insulin and go 4-5-6 hours without eating if necessary. If you HAVE to eat every few hours to keep your sugar up I would talk to your doc as you may be taking to much insulin.

I was not aware of that when I first started taking insulin but I was HAVING to eat every few hours to keep my sugar normal. When I mentioned that I HAD to eat every few hours to my doc he changed my med dosage and things got alot better.

So yeah this may not pertain to you if you do not take your insulin like that BUT if you post how your insulin dosing is prescribed that COULD help explain what is going on more so than just what you had before bed. Hope that makes sense.

Hope that you are feeling okay this morning. I know alot of times when I get low blood sugar it throws me off for the rest of the day.. makes me tired and a bit more fatigued.

Take Care,
Linds