http://plasticpancreas.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/endo-appt-and-new-a1c/ The adventures of Amalas, Lucy, and Charlie Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:18:31 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://plasticpancreas.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/endo-appt-and-new-a1c/#comment-938 Kevin Thu, 17 Apr 2008 15:57:08 +0000 http://plasticpancreas.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-938 That A1c is awesome, and you should NOT feel disappointed. I hope the basal testing goes well (I hate doing them too!), and that you have fewer lows afterwards. That A1c is awesome, and you should NOT feel disappointed.
I hope the basal testing goes well (I hate doing them too!), and that you have fewer lows afterwards.

]]> http://plasticpancreas.wordpress.com/2008/04/16/endo-appt-and-new-a1c/#comment-934 Maureen Wed, 16 Apr 2008 17:30:22 +0000 http://plasticpancreas.wordpress.com/?p=180#comment-934 Just to let you know that my doctor recently prescribed glucagon emergrency kit for me. The first time I used it I was fine. The second time I had to use it however about 20 minutes after the injection I started to feel sick. I barley made it home before I threw up. So since i thought I was sick might be coming down the flu I took a nap. When I woke up my sugar levels were back into the low 40s and i wasn't feeling right so I went to the emergency room. Spent almost 5 hours there while they monitored me and gave me juice and food which I really didnt want after being sick. Come to find out thru my own research and reading that some people who used the glucagon kit will have the tendency to get sick. No one of my doctors or even people in the er informed me of this. Just wanted to let you know if that should happen to you. The book I got this information from was theThe Diabetes Problem Solver by Nancy Touchette, PhD. It say " after you have been giving glucagon you are likely to vomit, so helper should keep your head elevated above your stomach.You should respond to the glucagon with in 5 to 20 minutes. Once you are awake enought to chew and swallow drink a clear fluid such as ginger ale or 7 up. this should settle you stomach. Then try try to eat a substantial snack such as bread and peanut butter or half a cheese sandwich. Wish i had know bout eating something after the injection I might not have gone back into the low 40s again and spent most of the emerency room. What a way to spend a friday night. Just to let you know that my doctor recently prescribed glucagon emergrency kit for me. The first time I used it I was fine. The second time I had to use it however about 20 minutes after the injection I started to feel sick. I barley made it home before I threw up. So since i thought I was sick might be coming down the flu I took a nap. When I woke up my sugar levels were back into the low 40s and i wasn’t feeling right so I went to the emergency room. Spent almost 5 hours there while they monitored me and gave me juice and food which I really didnt want after being sick. Come to find out thru my own research and reading that some people who used the glucagon kit will have the tendency to get sick. No one of my doctors or even people in the er informed me of this. Just wanted to let you know if that should happen to you. The book I got this information from was theThe Diabetes Problem Solver by Nancy Touchette, PhD. It say ” after you have been giving glucagon you are likely to vomit, so helper should keep your head elevated above your stomach.You should respond to the glucagon with in 5 to 20 minutes. Once you are awake enought to chew and swallow drink a clear fluid such as ginger ale or 7 up. this should settle you stomach. Then try try to eat a substantial snack such as bread and peanut butter or half a cheese sandwich. Wish i had know bout eating something after the injection I might not have gone back into the low 40s again and spent most of the emerency room. What a way to spend a friday night.

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