Before my 5km run yesterday, I got the CGMS device removed. Gosh! So much relieved that this is removed. Else, I will be uncomfortable with my run.
Below will be my testing results before and after the run.
Pre-breakfast@ 5.58am 6.8 mmol. Gave myself 18 units of Glargine and 6 units of Humalog. Took 3 cream cracker biscuits and a bowl of Quaker oats.
After the run @ 9.45am 5.9 mmol. Went for snack with friends. Took 2 pieces of steamed yam cake and coffee "neat" (meaning, no milk and no sugar)
Pre-lunch @ 12.59 pm 7.4 mmol. Since I know that the run will make my sugar go low, I gave myself 8 units of Humalog eventhough the plate of fishball noodles looks like 3 CHO portions.
Pre-dinner @ 7.03 pm 4.2 mmol. Before this, I actually felt hypo @ around 5.45pm and took canned apple juice from vending machine. Gave myself 10 units of Humalog before dinner.
2.5 hrs later @ 9.32pm 3.3 mmol. Hypo again! Did not take sweet drinks this time round but I took around 4 pieces of raisin biscuits and a glass of milk.
After the run, I experienced hypo twice. If I run in the morning, the hypos will come late in the afternoon or evening. Since most the time I run in the evenings, then my hypo will come around 3-5 am in the morning. Maybe next time what I will need to do is to inject less Humalog for my dinner.
Showing posts with label Hobbies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hobbies. Show all posts
Monday, November 2, 2009
Monday, November 3, 2008
My 2nd Attempt At Power Walking
Last Saturday, I made a second attempt on power walking. Did not really convinced that by walking > 10km will really make my glucose level go so low for 2 days.
Before I took my breakfast, tested by sugar level. My god! It's 12.2 mmol!!! What happened? I did my glucose test before I go bed the day before and the meter read 5.2 mmol! How come my sugar level shot up so high in just a night? Really no idea. But anyway, I have to give myself more fast acting to bring it down. Gave my usual 20 units of Glargin but I gave myself 8 units of Humalog. In the morning, ate 2 slices of plain bread and a bowl of plain cereal. If you can see from the picture, it's really plain lor. So for people who like lots of flavour to their food, this kind of breakfast is not what they are looking for. For me, I am used to it. So, does not make any difference to me. In fact, I feel healthier eating this way ^_^
Drove myself to East Coast Park for my walk this time round. It's drizzling slightly in the morning. I tested myself again in the car to see what is my sugar level. Now, the meter read 15.6mmol. I'ts high but that was just an hour after I took my plain breakfast. While waiting for my friend to arrive, I ordered a cup of Long Black coffee from McDonalds. Eversince I have diabetes, I have never tried any other types of coffee other than Americano or Super Black coffee (no sugar, no creamer, no milk). Lots of people said it's bitter and indeed it is. Not the type of coffee that anyone will like. I would like to try Latte or Cuppucino but well, I better stick to my Americano coffee. My friend finally arrived and she ordered McGriddles for breakfast. I am soooo tempted to buy McMuffins or hashbrown to munch but I really need to control myself, else, I will really loose control of my sugar level. 
Finally, the rain stopped and we started with our power walk. We walked from McDonalds all the way to the Sea food center and we detour back to walk all the way to the end of Fort Road. From Fort Road, we walked back to McDonalds. On the way back to McDonalds, I felt slightly that hypo is coming....But I am not too sure....I actually intended to wait till I get back to my car to test but I think I cannot wait till I reach my car. Plus, I am worried that my friend (who does not know I am diabetic) will panic if I should faint while walking. I decided to stop at 7 Eleven to get some "goodie" for myself. As usual, I got myself my favourite, ice cream!!! I decided to tell my friend my condition. Actually, I was expecting that her reaction will be big but surprisingly, she was calm about it. Then I know why.... because her auntie is having the same condition as me and she has been injecting too!
Finally, the rain stopped and we started with our power walk. We walked from McDonalds all the way to the Sea food center and we detour back to walk all the way to the end of Fort Road. From Fort Road, we walked back to McDonalds. On the way back to McDonalds, I felt slightly that hypo is coming....But I am not too sure....I actually intended to wait till I get back to my car to test but I think I cannot wait till I reach my car. Plus, I am worried that my friend (who does not know I am diabetic) will panic if I should faint while walking. I decided to stop at 7 Eleven to get some "goodie" for myself. As usual, I got myself my favourite, ice cream!!! I decided to tell my friend my condition. Actually, I was expecting that her reaction will be big but surprisingly, she was calm about it. Then I know why.... because her auntie is having the same condition as me and she has been injecting too!
We have walked for almost 2.5 hours. Time for lunch! We decided to go to Terminal 3 for lunch. My friend suggested Popeye Restaurant in T3. Since, I have not tried that before, I agreed to it. She was surprised that I actually agreed to it because I have always rejected Kentucky Fried Chicken or rather fried chicken served in fast food restaurant. Again, when I reached T3, I tested myself in my car. This time round, the meter shows me 8.8 mmol. Hmmm....ok....better slightly. Now, go for my fried chicken meal!
I ordered a chicken burger set which include fries and water. Felt really guilty eating that fried chicken burger and guess my sugar level might have already gone up again. Sighz..... 
Immediately after my lunch, I gave myself a jab of Humalog of 10 units.
Immediately after my lunch, I gave myself a jab of Humalog of 10 units. > 2 hours later, I checked again. The meter shows me 11.0mmol..... What a mess!
Went Chen Fu Ji and ordered their famous frice rice for dinner. Jab myself 12 units of Humalog to make sure that my sugar level will drop to a acceptable level. I proceed to go for drinks after dinner. Well, what can I drink when I go for drinks at drinking places? Alcohol!!! Ok, I have to admit, I am a social drinker who will mostly stick to red wine or beer. Ordered a pint of Heineken and I finished it. Felt guilty again. So, when I reached home, I tested. 7.7 mmol. Phew......
Think power walking did not really do anything special to my sugar level this time round. I will still continue with my power walk but maybe I need to rest a while because my leg hurts! ^_^
Friday, September 12, 2008
Diving and Diabetes
Have always been wanting to try diving. Mid of this year, I signed up with some friends for diving lessons. Wanted to see how the underwater world is like.
One thing that I forgot to do before signing up is to check with my doctor if a diabetic can dive. I happily signed up for the lessons, made my payment and looking forward to my first dive @ Tioman this September.
There will be 1 theory and 1 practical lesson at the pool before going for open sea dive. I attended the first lesson on Monday after work. In one of the videos that the school played, it talked about decompression sickness.
What is decompression sickness?
Decompression sickness (DCS), the diver’s disease, the bends, or caisson disease is the name given to a variety of symptoms suffered by a person exposed to a decrease (nearly always after a big increase) in the pressure around the body.The body must adapt to the pressure following a rapid ascent. It is a type of diving hazard.
What are the symptoms?
If you check into the website, you can find alot. Just to name some: Headache, spots in visual field, tunnel vision, double vision, or blurry vision, unexplained extreme fatigue or behaviour changes, seizures, dizziness, vertigo, nausea, vomiting and unconsciousness may occur, mainly due to labyrinthitis, Shortness of breath
Well,some of these symptoms are quite similar to hypos when it kicks in for diabetic patients. Whenever I have hypos, I will be short of breath, palpitations, blurry vision and dizziness.
At this stage, I start to worry if I am able to continue with the open sea dive. The urge for me to check with my doctor is even stronger when I was signing the medical declaration forms. In the form, it actually states that if "potential" divers are suffering from one of the medical condition listed (which diabetes is one of them), medical doctor's approval must be obtained.
The next day, I frantically tried to contact my doctor to seek for her advice if I should continue with my dive. From her reply, it seems like I can still carry on with my dive. In her email, she also attached a few websites for me to read through.
http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/b382.htm
http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/information/medicine/diabetes.htm
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/news/Article.aspx?newsid=741
http://www.bsac.org/page/130/diabetes-and-diving.htm
Quickly read through the articles and in general, for diabetic to dive, we must make sure that we satisfy the following:
The BSAC Medical Committee has decided that diabetics may be allowed to dive provided that they are able to pass the standard BSAC medical examination and in addition, satisfy the following criteria:
1. The diabetic has not experienced any hypoglycaemic attack within the last year.
2. The diabetic has not been hospitalised for any reason connected with diabetes in the last year.
3. The physician in charge of the diabetic at the diabetic clinic must consider the level of control to be satisfactory. This implies that the long-term control of the diabetic condition must be good. A guide to this may be obtained from the HbA or fructosamine level. The physician must also be able to state that he/she considers the potential diabetic diver to be mentally and physically fit to undertake the sport of diving.
4. There must be no microalbuminuria present. Any degree of retinopathy beyond background retinopathy is not allowed. There must be no evidence of neuropathy (sensory, motor or automatic), nor of vascular or microvascular disease beyond the background retinopathy in the eye.
Well, for me, I have already failed the 1st requirement. I have been having on and off hypos and sometimes I will even have hypers. Should say that my sugar level is like a roller coaster and needs constant monitoring. What I worry is the danger posed for me as a diabetic. Secondly, I need constant monitoring of my sugar level before and after every dive. My dive buddies are not diabetic and as I have mentioned, I still do not have the courage to let people know I am diabetic. Guess they will freak out when they see me poking myself and injecting myself with insulin. Furthermore, they might not know what to react if hypos really kicks in for me. Thirdly, my mom was worried when I told her I wanted to go dive. So, by not going diving, she will be less worried. With all these considerations, I finally decided to cancel my dive lessons.
Next thing I have to worry about is the refund of fees that I have paid in full. I have paid S$550 in total for the lessons plus dive. Not sure will they refund me in full or 2/3 of it. Contacted them 2 days ago and finally confirmed that they will do a full refund to me since I have medical condition. Phew!
It is really hard for me to lead a normal life like any other people without going through the poking and injections. Sometimes when I need to travel overseas, I feel myself like a criminal because I am worried that when my bag goes through the checks, they will detect my needles and they will take it out and question me. That will be the most embarassing moment if my friends/colleagues are with me! I will have a huge bag when I need to carry my un-used insulin around in a chilled box. It is so inconvenient but no choice have to carry it up to the plane for chilling. A lot of inconvenience for me and I will feel so miserable when I remember myself as a diabetic.
One thing that I forgot to do before signing up is to check with my doctor if a diabetic can dive. I happily signed up for the lessons, made my payment and looking forward to my first dive @ Tioman this September.
There will be 1 theory and 1 practical lesson at the pool before going for open sea dive. I attended the first lesson on Monday after work. In one of the videos that the school played, it talked about decompression sickness.
What is decompression sickness?
Decompression sickness (DCS), the diver’s disease, the bends, or caisson disease is the name given to a variety of symptoms suffered by a person exposed to a decrease (nearly always after a big increase) in the pressure around the body.The body must adapt to the pressure following a rapid ascent. It is a type of diving hazard.
What are the symptoms?
If you check into the website, you can find alot. Just to name some: Headache, spots in visual field, tunnel vision, double vision, or blurry vision, unexplained extreme fatigue or behaviour changes, seizures, dizziness, vertigo, nausea, vomiting and unconsciousness may occur, mainly due to labyrinthitis, Shortness of breath
Well,some of these symptoms are quite similar to hypos when it kicks in for diabetic patients. Whenever I have hypos, I will be short of breath, palpitations, blurry vision and dizziness.
At this stage, I start to worry if I am able to continue with the open sea dive. The urge for me to check with my doctor is even stronger when I was signing the medical declaration forms. In the form, it actually states that if "potential" divers are suffering from one of the medical condition listed (which diabetes is one of them), medical doctor's approval must be obtained.
The next day, I frantically tried to contact my doctor to seek for her advice if I should continue with my dive. From her reply, it seems like I can still carry on with my dive. In her email, she also attached a few websites for me to read through.
http://www.diabetesmonitor.com/b382.htm
http://www.ukdiving.co.uk/information/medicine/diabetes.htm
http://www.diversalertnetwork.org/news/Article.aspx?newsid=741
http://www.bsac.org/page/130/diabetes-and-diving.htm
Quickly read through the articles and in general, for diabetic to dive, we must make sure that we satisfy the following:
The BSAC Medical Committee has decided that diabetics may be allowed to dive provided that they are able to pass the standard BSAC medical examination and in addition, satisfy the following criteria:
1. The diabetic has not experienced any hypoglycaemic attack within the last year.
2. The diabetic has not been hospitalised for any reason connected with diabetes in the last year.
3. The physician in charge of the diabetic at the diabetic clinic must consider the level of control to be satisfactory. This implies that the long-term control of the diabetic condition must be good. A guide to this may be obtained from the HbA or fructosamine level. The physician must also be able to state that he/she considers the potential diabetic diver to be mentally and physically fit to undertake the sport of diving.
4. There must be no microalbuminuria present. Any degree of retinopathy beyond background retinopathy is not allowed. There must be no evidence of neuropathy (sensory, motor or automatic), nor of vascular or microvascular disease beyond the background retinopathy in the eye.
Well, for me, I have already failed the 1st requirement. I have been having on and off hypos and sometimes I will even have hypers. Should say that my sugar level is like a roller coaster and needs constant monitoring. What I worry is the danger posed for me as a diabetic. Secondly, I need constant monitoring of my sugar level before and after every dive. My dive buddies are not diabetic and as I have mentioned, I still do not have the courage to let people know I am diabetic. Guess they will freak out when they see me poking myself and injecting myself with insulin. Furthermore, they might not know what to react if hypos really kicks in for me. Thirdly, my mom was worried when I told her I wanted to go dive. So, by not going diving, she will be less worried. With all these considerations, I finally decided to cancel my dive lessons.
Next thing I have to worry about is the refund of fees that I have paid in full. I have paid S$550 in total for the lessons plus dive. Not sure will they refund me in full or 2/3 of it. Contacted them 2 days ago and finally confirmed that they will do a full refund to me since I have medical condition. Phew!
It is really hard for me to lead a normal life like any other people without going through the poking and injections. Sometimes when I need to travel overseas, I feel myself like a criminal because I am worried that when my bag goes through the checks, they will detect my needles and they will take it out and question me. That will be the most embarassing moment if my friends/colleagues are with me! I will have a huge bag when I need to carry my un-used insulin around in a chilled box. It is so inconvenient but no choice have to carry it up to the plane for chilling. A lot of inconvenience for me and I will feel so miserable when I remember myself as a diabetic.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)