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HairToStay · 09-14-2005, 05:27 AM

You should not bleed like a pig. Use the smallest sized lancets you can find. They will say they are painless or will brag how small the prick is (no comments here!). I can't think of the brand I use, but they're bright purple.

Do you fingerstick or armstick? With many of the newer glucometers you can actually stick your forearm rather than your fingers and it's supposed to give you a smaller drop of blood that's less painful to pull out. I've always done the finger as I've just gotten used to it. The one I use now says to use the forearm but I stick with the old finger.

Are you type I or type II?

Your sugar is out of whack when you're sick. I had bronchitis a few months ago for 7 weeks, and my sugar was like a rollercoaster, the minute I ate anything it would spike sky high and I felt like crap for weeks. The doctor simply reminded me ("Diabetes 101") that your sugar will be strange when sick. Also, don't skip meals. Your pancreas will think your sugar is low and will send more insulin into your system, pushing your sugar up higher.

Also, sugar isn't the only thing that will make it spike. Anything high in carbs, which convert to sugar in diabetics, will spike it. White bread, white rice and white potatoes are 3 of the worst foods a diabetic can eat.

Also, let me know if you have leg cramps at night ....

I'm not a doctor. That's who you should be talking to because every person with diabetes is different. I'm also a non-insulin dependant diabetic and have been so for about 10 years. Those on insulin will have totally different reactions.

09-14-2005, 05:27 AM
HairToStay Confirmed User Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Southcoast, Mass. Posts: 1,521	You should not bleed like a pig. Use the smallest sized lancets you can find. They will say they are painless or will brag how small the prick is (no comments here!). I can't think of the brand I use, but they're bright purple. Do you fingerstick or armstick? With many of the newer glucometers you can actually stick your forearm rather than your fingers and it's supposed to give you a smaller drop of blood that's less painful to pull out. I've always done the finger as I've just gotten used to it. The one I use now says to use the forearm but I stick with the old finger. Are you type I or type II? Your sugar is out of whack when you're sick. I had bronchitis a few months ago for 7 weeks, and my sugar was like a rollercoaster, the minute I ate anything it would spike sky high and I felt like crap for weeks. The doctor simply reminded me ("Diabetes 101") that your sugar will be strange when sick. Also, don't skip meals. Your pancreas will think your sugar is low and will send more insulin into your system, pushing your sugar up higher. Also, sugar isn't the only thing that will make it spike. Anything high in carbs, which convert to sugar in diabetics, will spike it. White bread, white rice and white potatoes are 3 of the worst foods a diabetic can eat. Also, let me know if you have leg cramps at night .... I'm not a doctor. That's who you should be talking to because every person with diabetes is different. I'm also a non-insulin dependant diabetic and have been so for about 10 years. Those on insulin will have totally different reactions. __________________ Make bank by giving your surfers free pics every day and it costs you NOTHING! Use POTD Sponsors to find adult sponsors in more than 75 niches who offer a POTD feature!