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A mixed Question, Diabetes and Lying
by Raiden66, Jun 29, 2007 12:00AM
Hello,
I have had diabetes for a while now and just recently I have hit a snag that I have an incredibly hard time fixing and I don't know how. About a year or 2 ago I started to lie about my blood sugars to by guardian because they were always high and he would always complain about it. So one day I wanted to give him a break so I lied about it. Then after that it became automatic to where I wouldn't even test and just tell him something I wanted to hear. Now I know this is wrong but I don't want to tell him. I just want to fix it myself and forget about it. Do any of you have any suggestions about how to keep my blood sugars in order, when I go to sleep my blood sugars always rise for no reason, I currently take Humalog, Humalin 70/30 and Humalin N pen.
I don't want to be criticized for this, because I just made a mistake and now really need to correct it before it causes me a problem that won't be forgiven.
Thanks
Rob
I have had diabetes for a while now and just recently I have hit a snag that I have an incredibly hard time fixing and I don't know how. About a year or 2 ago I started to lie about my blood sugars to by guardian because they were always high and he would always complain about it. So one day I wanted to give him a break so I lied about it. Then after that it became automatic to where I wouldn't even test and just tell him something I wanted to hear. Now I know this is wrong but I don't want to tell him. I just want to fix it myself and forget about it. Do any of you have any suggestions about how to keep my blood sugars in order, when I go to sleep my blood sugars always rise for no reason, I currently take Humalog, Humalin 70/30 and Humalin N pen.
I don't want to be criticized for this, because I just made a mistake and now really need to correct it before it causes me a problem that won't be forgiven.
Thanks
Rob
Doctor's Answer
by JDRF-VOL-RL, Jun 29, 2007 12:00AM
Hello. I'm not a medical professional, just the parent of a kid with diabetes. It is good that you understand that what you've done is not a good thing, that is the first step in fixing it, so you should be commended for looking to find a fix. The first thing to do is start testing. You need to know what your blood sugars are so you can dose the proper insulin. Now, you may want to verify with your endocrinologist that your carb ratios are correct, maybe part of the reason you were going high was because your body is changing and your insulin ratios may need to be re-evaluated. You may also want to check into different insulins, a different long acting insulin may give you better control of your scores.
As a final statement, I'd bet you'll continue to feel guilty until you own up to the lying. I don't think you'll just be able to 'forget about it'. Get your blood sugars in order first, then admit what you did. If your guardian truly cares for you, the lying won't matter as much as your honesty. Your next a1c test will reveal the problem, regardless.
As a final statement, I'd bet you'll continue to feel guilty until you own up to the lying. I don't think you'll just be able to 'forget about it'. Get your blood sugars in order first, then admit what you did. If your guardian truly cares for you, the lying won't matter as much as your honesty. Your next a1c test will reveal the problem, regardless.
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But the reality is that even non-diabetic people have glucose levels out of the normal pre-meal range of 70-126 after they eat meals, and that glucose numbers for all people change constantly.
I personally try to encourage people to never view a number as "good" or "bad" but more as either a level that is OK to leave alone or as a level that needs some adjustment. That is how the non-diabetic person's brain sees those levels. The brain simply adjusts insulin production when levels go too high or too low. Since our pancreas organs don't work, we have do do this adjustment by injecting more insulin or drinking juice if the levels are not in the normal range. So don't see the number as good or bad, but DO see it as NEUTRAL INFORMATION that tells you whether you need to adjust or not since you have to help your body's normal action.
If you test fairly often -- certainly once before every meal and ideally once about halfway in between meals, and adjust to high numbers with quick-acting insulin such as your Humalog, the numbers can never go too far out of range, and even if they DO, they can be normalized within a few hours. If your endocrinologist has never given you training on how much insulin your body (each person is different) requires to normalize when you see out-of-whack numbers, then call and ask for this training, for it is essential for each diabetic person to be able to do this on his or her own.
Then the key is to test often and adjust, and build this into your daily routine much like brushing your teeth. You will be surprised at how easy it is to normalize the numbers that way. But do work to forget that guilty feeling when a high or low number shows up -- the only thing you can do "wrong" is to not adjust when you see those numbers. The numbers are going to continue to go up and down your entire life. Your job is to adjust insulin and juice to normalize them. If you do that, you are doing good things. Don't focus so much on the number, but instead focus on the action that the number generates. Your a1c levels are the real "report card" on how well you do this, so don't worry about individual numbers. I have found that my a1c levels are surprisingly normal and steady when I just do this test often and adjust routine.