diabetes sucks

[Pumbaa]

I finally got off the oral meds and my guts have gotten much much better (HORRIBLE gas and digestions . . . made yeast farts look like potpourri), bad news is I'm now on injections and it appears I have developed insulin edema Not just a little edema, pitting edema

Legs are swollen and sore as hell
Fawking had it with my crappy pancreas

 

[bob1852]

**** man; sorry to hear that!

 

[jd3]

cut that bastard out. Show it who's boss.

 

[Pumbaa]

cut that bastard out. Show it who's boss.

it made a lawful entry otherwise I'd bust a cap off in that MF'er :rockin:

 

[jd3]

In SD you can shoot someone fore merely threatening your property. Do it. BE A BOSS.

 

[bob1852]

it made a lawful entry otherwise I'd bust a cap off in that MF'er :rockin:

I see what you did there...

 

[GilaMinumBeer]

Yes. Diabetis does suck.

So, you've had with your pancreas? Twould seem it the other way around.

The edema should pass, the insulin however is your new lifestyle. Have you insurance that will cover a pump? They can be a PITA and a godsend. Fawking rediculous what they are worth without Insurance.

 

[Pumbaa]

Edema may pass but gonna ask the Doc for some ephedrine since my ankles and knees are killing me. It was honestly bad enough at the ankles that I could get half inch deep pits last night and noticeable up to the knees.

TBh I dont mind the insulin near as much as I thought I would. Lantis stings like MF'er but it's better the the constant gastric issues I had with the oral meds. No way will I be looking to get a pump, not with my job. TBH I'm more worried right now about how the city is going to deal with a IDDM firefighter. Plus I'm not real wild about having stuff stuck in me and then allowing it to hand out all the time . . .

 

[Homercidal]

Sorry to hear! I konw 2 people with pumps and it doesn't seem to affect their daily living. Granted, they are not doing what you do...

 

[broadbill]

Yes. Diabetis does suck.

So, you've had with your pancreas? Twould seem it the other way around.

Type I diabetes--body has had enough of pancreas....pancreas dying. Diabetes results.

Type II diabetes--pancreas is fine (for the most part)....rest of body isn't interested in doing what pancreas tells it to do. Diabetes results.

 

[DrBrewDC]

Type I diabetes--body has had enough of pancreas....pancreas dying. Diabetes results.

Type II diabetes--pancreas is fine (for the most part)....rest of body isn't interested in doing what pancreas tells it to do. Diabetes results.

i.e. Type I - bad fortune... stuck with consequences
Type II - bad lifestyle... more in control than many have been led to believe.

Having said that, I wouldn't wish either on anyone. I am sorry you have to be going through this!

 

[Airborneguy]

Damn, sorry to hear this!

Can you drink?

 

[jd3]

Yes. Diabetis does suck.

So, you've had with your pancreas? Twould seem it the other way around.

The edema should pass, the insulin however is your new lifestyle. Have you insurance that will cover a pump? They can be a PITA and a godsend. Fawking rediculous what they are worth without Insurance.

I'm a paramedic so I basically only see diabetics when they are unconscious foaming from their mouth doing guppy breathing..... But it seems 8/10 times that when they have a pump(meter or meterless) that once their sugar has started to go down they have bolus themselves due to the coinciding altered level of consciousness and confusion from the hypoglycemia.

My first step in fixing sugar floppers is disconnecting the pump.

I can always tell when their sugar finally reaches around 60 though, since they give me that deer in the headlights, wtf are you doing in my bedroom at 3 am look.

Take care of yourselves, though. Diabetes is a crappy disease, but very manageable of you take care of yourselves. If you treat your body like an amusement park it will in turn punish you with stumps for feet and bed wetting.

 

[Revvy]

Sorry buddy. I went through a diabetes scare during my heart surgey, and thought I would be on insulin as well. Evidently the trauma of heart surgery can trigger diabetes in some folks. Also some folks who have diabetes have heart conditions and they don't find out til they're in the hospital for the surgery, and thirdly there's a theory that controlling blood sugar is important to heart surgery recovery, so the entire time I was in there I was given insulin and put on the worst diet ever, the "heart smart diabetic diet" better known as food without any flavor or aroma so all you smelled and tasted was the dishwashed plastic bowls and plates that it was served on....

Some of the doctors planned on keeping me on insulin when they released me, though I've got no history of diabetes in my family and showed no indication of it. I fought it along with my surgeon's PA and had to have some sort of a test that showed my blood sugar levels for the last 3 months....which finally proved to this one stubborn ****** doctor that there was no need for it.

Good luck!

 

[DrBrewDC]

...there's a theory that controlling blood sugar is important to heart surgery recovery...

More than theory is the fact that a lifetime of rapid spikes in blood sugar is a significant contributor to heart disease. Therefore, it only stands to reason that it would be also be important in surgery recovery as well as preventing recurrence to acknowledge the importance of the glycemic index.

 

[Revvy]

More than theory is the fact that a lifetime of rapid spikes in blood sugar is a significant contributor to heart disease. Therefore, it only stands to reason that it would be also be important in surgery recovery as well as preventing recurrence to acknowledge the importance of the glycemic index.

I'm using the word theory here more like "idea" than meaning something unproven.

But the frustrating thing was that A LOT of nurses didn't seem to understand this IDEA. Some would ask me diabetes related questions such as "Where is your NORMAL injection site?" Or "What home monitor do you use?" and when I would answer that I'm not a diabetic, I don't inject or monitor my sugar," I would get that condescending look and tone from some of them that implied I was not in touch with my own care, and didn't know what the heck was going on.

When in truth I work in medical education and totally understood what was going on, and also had it thoroughly explained to me that they'd be monitoring my sugar and giving me insulin during my hospital stay.

 

[DrBrewDC]

I'm using the word theory here more like "idea" than meaning something unproven.

But the frustrating thing was that A LOT of nurses didn't seem to understand this IDEA. Some would ask me diabetes related questions such as "Where is your NORMAL injection site?" Or "What home monitor do you use?" and when I would answer that I'm not a diabetic, I don't inject or monitor my sugar," I would get that condescending look and tone from some of them that implied I was not in touch with my own care, and didn't know what the heck was going on.

When in truth I work in medical education and totally understood what was going on, and also had it thoroughly explained to me that they'd be monitoring my sugar and giving me insulin during my hospital stay.

Therein lies just one of the many problems with our current health care paradigm; compartmentalization. Rather than understanding that we are working with a person with health conditions (forget we have not even acknowledged its etiology...), we see a health problem that just happens to have a person attached. So now since you are labeled a diabetic, one size (for many have those who have not specialized) fits all.

Happy to hear that you are not one of them and that you add to their "cookbook medicine" a dash or two of critical thinking!

 

[Pumbaa]

i.e. Type I - bad fortune... stuck with consequences
Type II - bad lifestyle... more in control than many have been led to believe.

Having said that, I wouldn't wish either on anyone. I am sorry you have to be going through this!

type II myself, but due to heredity. So not always due to bad lifestyles.

I'm a paramedic so I basically only see diabetics when they are unconscious foaming from their mouth doing guppy breathing..... But it seems 8/10 times that when they have a pump(meter or meterless) that once their sugar has started to go down they have bolus themselves due to the coinciding altered level of consciousness and confusion from the hypoglycemia.

My first step in fixing sugar floppers is disconnecting the pump.

I can always tell when their sugar finally reaches around 60 though, since they give me that deer in the headlights, wtf are you doing in my bedroom at 3 am look.

Take care of yourselves, though. Diabetes is a crappy disease, but very manageable of you take care of yourselves. If you treat your body like an amusement park it will in turn punish you with stumps for feet and bed wetting.

paramedic myself (fire lieutenant/paramedic to be exact) and yeah diabetics fawking suck . . . Been trying to get my sugar down for about 6 years now but TBH I'm less worried about the long term effects of high BG levels and spikes then I am of having those arseholes I work with standing over me at 3Am due to hypoglycemia . . .

with that said I'm off to get a tattoo . . . I'll post pictures later

 

[jd3]

I live in a city outside of where I work. I don't much care for the local ambulance service.... and have basically given my wife instructions to never call 911 unless I'm dead. And then be very clear to them that I am dead and that only the coroner need respond.