Comments on: Why Schizophrenia is Related to Diabetes http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html A gold mine of straight talk and encouragement for people living with diabetes Mon, 13 Feb 2012 01:28:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: cindy http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36243 cindy Thu, 02 Nov 2006 13:52:11 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36243 What's a Dexcom? What’s a Dexcom?

]]> By: AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36242 AmyT Wed, 18 Oct 2006 14:03:01 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36242 Pretty much. Too many nights of unecessary beeping. Pretty much. Too many nights of unecessary beeping.

]]> By: Eric Jensen http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36241 Eric Jensen Wed, 18 Oct 2006 02:24:51 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36241 This is where the Dexcom is handy - a quick press of a button, and you can see if you're OK, or not. I know, it's not always 100% reliable at night; but in my experience, if I see that the points are in a smooth line, and my BG is at a reasonable level, then I'm pretty confident it's right - confident enough to go back to sleep. If it's too low, then the Dexcom may or may not be right, so I'll get up and test. But a lot of the time, this saves getting out of bed. Have you banished your Dexcom from the bedroom entirely, Amy? This is where the Dexcom is handy – a quick press of a button, and you can see if you’re OK, or not. I know, it’s not always 100% reliable at night; but in my experience, if I see that the points are in a smooth line, and my BG is at a reasonable level, then I’m pretty confident it’s right – confident enough to go back to sleep. If it’s too low, then the Dexcom may or may not be right, so I’ll get up and test. But a lot of the time, this saves getting out of bed.

Have you banished your Dexcom from the bedroom entirely, Amy?

]]> By: AmyT http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36240 AmyT Mon, 16 Oct 2006 23:59:00 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36240 Unfortunately, the stuff-on-the-bedstand strategy has failed for me: too much fumbling in the dark (don't want to wake hubby with the light), and too many finger-blood stains on the sheets. Yech. Unfortunately, the stuff-on-the-bedstand strategy has failed for me: too much fumbling in the dark (don’t want to wake hubby with the light), and too many finger-blood stains on the sheets. Yech.

]]> By: Sarah http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36239 Sarah Mon, 16 Oct 2006 19:07:35 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36239 I’ve screwed up my whole waking up at night and not leaving the bed thing because my lava lamp broke, which is my light next to my bed. Hmmmph. And Amy, I’ve had this monologue, well, probably THOUSANDS of times, meaning EVERY SINGLE NIGHT! I’ve screwed up my whole waking up at night and not leaving the bed thing because my lava lamp broke, which is my light next to my bed. Hmmmph. And Amy, I’ve had this monologue, well, probably THOUSANDS of times, meaning EVERY SINGLE NIGHT!

]]> By: Kevin http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36238 Kevin Mon, 16 Oct 2006 18:41:23 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36238 At the beginning, I thought you'd somehow placed a tape-recorder inside my head (except for the "Good Girl" bit...). But then I started thinking like Lyrehca: Keepin' stuff next to my head (where ever it may be that I lay it each night) is essential. I can usually wake and test without hardly knowing it's happened and be back asleep within 2 minutes. It's strange how natural it seems to me now to wake in the middle of the night, test my blood sugar, and make a minor adjustment (1-3 glucose tabs vs. a small bolus of insulin) all while basically being asleep. I'm actually surprised by nights when I don't wake up. It reminds me of that line from a Paul Simon song: "I don't expect to sleep through the night..." (from Obvious Child, I think?). At the beginning, I thought you’d somehow placed a tape-recorder inside my head (except for the “Good Girl” bit…).

But then I started thinking like Lyrehca: Keepin’ stuff next to my head (where ever it may be that I lay it each night) is essential. I can usually wake and test without hardly knowing it’s happened and be back asleep within 2 minutes.

It’s strange how natural it seems to me now to wake in the middle of the night, test my blood sugar, and make a minor adjustment (1-3 glucose tabs vs. a small bolus of insulin) all while basically being asleep. I’m actually surprised by nights when I don’t wake up.

It reminds me of that line from a Paul Simon song: “I don’t expect to sleep through the night…” (from Obvious Child, I think?).

]]> By: Lyrehca http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36237 Lyrehca Mon, 16 Oct 2006 17:31:50 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36237 Why get out of bed? With the meter on the nightstand, the pump attached (or Amy, a syringe and an insulin bottle in the meter) and Lifesavers on the nightstand, why would you have to get out of bed at all? Why get out of bed? With the meter on the nightstand, the pump attached (or Amy, a syringe and an insulin bottle in the meter) and Lifesavers on the nightstand, why would you have to get out of bed at all?

]]> By: Chrissie in Belgium http://www.diabetesmine.com/2006/10/why_schizophren.html/comment-page-1#comment-36236 Chrissie in Belgium Mon, 16 Oct 2006 16:09:35 +0000 http://diabetesmine.dreamhosters.com/2006/10/16/why-schizophrenia-is-related-to-diabetes/#comment-36236 The worst is : 1. When you are alone and 2. you are SOOOO tired (probably a hypo but that never occurs to you at this point) and 3. all is so nice and comfy in bed. Just give me a few more minutes here...... But then my other self, the mr. no-it-all/ the mr. perfect/ the mr. never-leave-me -alone persistently naggs me into getting up to do the dam test. Maybe the schizo personality thing is good in these cases! Sigh my DH will be gone 2 night this week and then starting on Friday for a whole week. Not fun alone with the D. The worst is :
1. When you are alone and
2. you are SOOOO tired (probably a hypo but that never occurs to you at this point) and
3. all is so nice and comfy in bed. Just give me a few more minutes here……

But then my other self, the mr. no-it-all/ the mr. perfect/ the mr. never-leave-me -alone persistently naggs me into getting up to do the dam test.

Maybe the schizo personality thing is good in these cases!

Sigh my DH will be gone 2 night this week and then starting on Friday for a whole week. Not fun alone with the D.

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