Lydia & Sid & Jake(GA)
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Jake is 19 years old has been diabetic for over 7 years. We have been on this list for a couple of years but couldn't log in so maybe our account was deleted. He has a long history of different insulins that we've tried. Right now he is on Lantus and eats a primarily wet food diet.
Anyway, I will give you a brief account of his condition right now. He had been on Lantus 2 units/2x per day since about November. His readings were usually around 200 or so. Two weeks ago he had a hypoglycemic episode. His glucose was 65 and he was having a neurologic episode (pacing and confusion). I gave him karo syrup and he recovered. I dropped him down to 1 unit once per day and tested him. For about a week, he was around 300-350 but I was having problems with getting blood from him and with my glucometer (brand new but couldn't get enough blood or it was defective). So even though I knew he was high, I was afraid to increase his dose. I bought another new glucometer (Freestyle Freedom Elite, which I love because it takes a very small amount of blood and I can add blood for up to one minute). This glucometer is working very well. Yesterday his readings were 7:45pm: 403; 11:06 pm : 263; Today 6:40 am: 265. When I got home from work at 6:00, I decided to check his glucose before his meal and shot. It was 42. I freaked out and gave him 9 ml of karo syrup plus some food in a syringe because he was not eating. Then I was glancing through the booklet for the new glucometer and realized that I should repeat the test for readings that low. So I did and it came in at 446. Now I'm beside myself with worry that I gave him too much karo syrup and his glucose level is probably skyrocketing. I gave him one unit of Lantus but he is not acting like himself. He is not eating and spending a lot of time sleeping. I plan to recheck him in an hour or so but I don't know what else to do.
Anyway, I will give you a brief account of his condition right now. He had been on Lantus 2 units/2x per day since about November. His readings were usually around 200 or so. Two weeks ago he had a hypoglycemic episode. His glucose was 65 and he was having a neurologic episode (pacing and confusion). I gave him karo syrup and he recovered. I dropped him down to 1 unit once per day and tested him. For about a week, he was around 300-350 but I was having problems with getting blood from him and with my glucometer (brand new but couldn't get enough blood or it was defective). So even though I knew he was high, I was afraid to increase his dose. I bought another new glucometer (Freestyle Freedom Elite, which I love because it takes a very small amount of blood and I can add blood for up to one minute). This glucometer is working very well. Yesterday his readings were 7:45pm: 403; 11:06 pm : 263; Today 6:40 am: 265. When I got home from work at 6:00, I decided to check his glucose before his meal and shot. It was 42. I freaked out and gave him 9 ml of karo syrup plus some food in a syringe because he was not eating. Then I was glancing through the booklet for the new glucometer and realized that I should repeat the test for readings that low. So I did and it came in at 446. Now I'm beside myself with worry that I gave him too much karo syrup and his glucose level is probably skyrocketing. I gave him one unit of Lantus but he is not acting like himself. He is not eating and spending a lot of time sleeping. I plan to recheck him in an hour or so but I don't know what else to do.
