A week ago Wednesday I did something stupid that caused a kidney infection. No overt symptoms until Sunday afternoon- fever and chills.
I did my Saturday 30 miles, and my blood glucose was staying high, not normal Saturday evening I got the sad news that the one of us was killed by an angry man who backed into her at high speed. Hannah Rapp died in hospital. Still not recognizing the cause of the up and down fevers I wa thinking continue stubborn highs was stress over my young friend’s death.
Monday I had brown urine so I saw my PCP hoping to get oral antibiotics.“No way, go home pack some stuff and go to the ER.”
I did pretty good besides clothes and charger and cable I had insulin and 3 sets. What I didn’t pack was a couple spare G7s and a new vial of test strips.
I’ve had excellent results with G7 and got complacent. At day 4 of the 10 my Dexcom failed. I only had 3 strips with me.
I used to be a good scout always prepared with a ready to go up to date go bag.
The infection is clear but they are waiting on a urine culture. I’m going to have to stay another night BOO!
The diet they are feeding me is called Consistent Carb. They left out high. My 3 meals today added up to 210g. Without C-IQ my basal is running at the set level which normally is only some of the time. I thought about lowering it but it seems help covering the high carb meals with my bolus.
@CarlosLuis Sorry you’ve had to endure both events and hope you’re home when you read this! I can’t remember the last time I had 210g of carbs in a day! Shocking! I don’t intentionally eat low carb, but I’m amazed at the intake! Take care, my friend!
I’m so sorry your dealing with this combined with your friends death. I hate when my go bag is not quite up to par every now and then. So frustrating but thankfully your son was able to bring what you needed.
Hope you are free soon and feeling much better.
Oh CL, I am so sorry about all of this. How awful about your friend. Hoping you are discharged or close to it now and comfortable at home with the kitties. Sending love - Jessica
I wish, the word is Monday if the culture is negative. According to my son Sheelah is beside herself. I am HER 's. Manny hates being alone Sheelah doesn’t count.
My escapee dog Rocky is alive and well at the neighbors.
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Right. I’ve found with AAPS that my basal leads to a flatline if AAPS turns off, i.e. when basal returns to the level I set. That happens overnight when I’m not eating. I did the colonoscopy thing, where I don’t eat for 36 hours or so, and observed that my basal seemed good. That’s different from what you said; I did not eat any carbs for 36 hours and I ended up close to my basal dose.
There is a real danger for all of us in covering carbs with the basal; it leads to low BG when we do not eat. The docs know this; before the colonoscopy I had an interesting conversation with the doc-in-charge and, I think, the anaesthetist; I was prepared to turn off the pump but I offered disabling the AIDS aspect. The anaesthetist seemed in favour of no insulin, the doc made the decision and went for my offer, in practice Low Glucose Suspend (LGS).
I have increasing respect for the US medical establishment as a result, although that will certainly not stop me criticising them.
I can easily eat 210g per day, but then I bolus for it (or not). I can easily eat 0g per day; I simply don’t get hungry. What I did notice during my 40 or so hour fast was that the first day my TDD was 18IU but the half of the second day before I ate (i.e. 12 hours) was 6.3IU. So the first day I had ~6IU of carbs on board but the second day I needed 12.6IU to satisfy my impaired glucagon response (aka my liver.)
CL, I am sure the hospital is boring and you’re going nuts knowing that the animals are missing you, but from a different perspective: a few months ago my dad got a UTI from a prostate biopsy and went septic TWICE (once from initial infection, then again a few weeks later when the antibiotics didn’t completely eliminate the infection). Scary stuff – makes me want to bubble wrap everyone I love … stay in the hospital until you’re clear so they can monitor you! Keep us posted.
Ah, CL, I know your pain. A similar thing happened to me two weeks ago. I had a typical Tuesday, doing my routine chores, getting in my exercise, and going about my day. I had a full appetite and enjoyed the fresh salmon my husband grilled for dinner that night. Just after loading the dishwasher, I suddenly had a sharp pain in my lower right side. As the evening progressed, the pain subsided somewhat, but my glucose remained high and slight nausea set in. Food poisoning? My husband was fine, though, and he ate the same meal as I did. By 9:30 pm, he insisted on taking me to the hospital. I had just changed my OmniPod 5 AND my G7 sensor the day before, but at the last minute I remembered to throw insulin, an alcohol wipe, and a new Pod into my purse. I thought I would just get some antibiotics in the ER and be sent home.
Nope. I had to remove the G7 and the Pod at 2:00 am on Wednesday for a CT Scan. I filled the new Pod with insulin and reinserted it after the scan. One Pod full of insulin went into medical waste. No spare G7, but I always keep a monitor in the car, so my husband went out to get that. By 5:00 am I learned that the CT Scan showed I had “a very angry appendix” that would have to be removed. The doctors called in Endo who put me on an insulin drip during surgery, and I sent my husband home to get me another Pod and a replacement sensor. (I am rather glad that I did not have a spare sensor because I would have wasted that once I was informed I would need surgery.)
Lesson learned: ALWAYS take twice as much as you think you will need when traveling out of town, going on vacation, or going to the ER. And with our crazy weather, keep a “go-bag” packed or put into a large, waterproof tub, ALL of your supplies in case a tornado, flood, hurricane, or raging wildfire necessitates a quick departure. You just never know…
Glad the infection is clearing and you got checked when you did. Hope you’re feeling better soon and can get home with a fresh G7 and plenty of supplies!
I’m home for 4 days now, continuing an oral antibiotic for one more day. My blood glucose levels are much more like my normal. I think that the UTI may have been subclinical for sometime before it hit the kidneys.
I have had abnormal for me, unstable BGs with insulin resistance for sometime. 2 days before being released, my boluses were covering the very high diabetic diet. It is called Consistent Carb Diet. Actually should be Consistently HIGH (75-80 g per meal) diet.
Day 2 in the hospital I ditched the gown for shorts and tee shirt and began walking the halls. They didn’t like me going to other floors and the floor I was on has dead end hallways. I couldn’t do a circuit. Then I expanded my route to the orthopedic wing which allowed me to really stretch out my stride.
Sorry I missed your report as it happened. I’ve been preoccupied with several health/doctor issues including a CGM implant. Glad to read that your kidney infection was resolved and you survived the hospital “nutrition” care. Receiving the report of your young bicycle friend’s tragic death while you dealt with a significant health challenge had to be difficult. Good to read that your furry support group survived OK and I’m certain your return home was gratifying for both you and them. Hope things are back to normal and that you are soon back in the saddle!
