Hey guy. As some of you know, I'm a type 2 diabetic. With the way this economy has been going it is effecting my blood sugar because I can't afford to eat they way I need to. I need to be on a high protein, low carb diet to control my sugar. However, to make ends meet I have to use foods from food banks, which are mostly simple carbs. I used to be able to get lots of meat at a discount price, by buying meat that stores have to clear out before it expires. With the way the economy has been going, people are grabbing that stuff up in droves. It is really starting to frustrate me. Because my diet is out of control, my blood sugars are in the high 300's. Add to that the infection in my legs and the edema from the cellulitis, tonight I burst the skin on my leg. Since diabetes retards healing, I have to watch the wound very carefully to make sure it doesn't turn into a skin ulcer.
I just started taking Lantus at night and had to raise it from 18 to 40 units nightly. One of the side effects of Lantus with me, is that I gain weight fast. I gained 20 lbs in about 4 weeks. The added weight makes my blood sugar even harder to control, which is why they increased my Lantus to 40. Of course, the more Lantus I take, the more weight I put on. To get my sugar down faster, my endo just put me on Novalog. it seems to be helping, but of course with the higher carb count, the higher and harder it is to control my blood sugar. Add to that gastric neuropathy and now, you get a better picture as to why my sugars are out of control.
There is more to the story, but right now I just want to find out if anyone else is having trouble with their blood sugars and what they are trying to do to stabilize theirs. One thing that I will add is that with the add weight, it is making it harder to stand to prepare food and even harder on me to try to walk to the bus stop to go out.
