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From: Cindy Wells on 18 Jul 2008 11:19
"Trish via MedKB.com" <u44880(a)uwe> wrote in news:8750632e7a208(a)uwe:

> Another question.....I've been experiencing a lot of dizziness since
> I've been injecting insulin. Even though my sugars are not too low.
> It feels a little like riding a rollar coaster...that feeling of the
> bottom dropping out under you. Is this just what to expect from
> fluxuating sugars?
>

For some people, the symptom is less from fluctuating sugar levels and more
from having gotten used to high bg levels and now having levels that are
normal. However, you should discuss it with your doc. If it persists there
could be something else going on.

Cindy Wells
From: terryc on 18 Jul 2008 12:16
On Thu, 17 Jul 2008 20:49:22 -0700, Julie Bove wrote:


> I was told that some people gain weight with insulin and some do not. I
> have gained 15 pounds in 3 months or so. It seems to all be water weight or
> at any rate retained fluid. My right ankle is the worse, but my hands are
> swollen too. Very painful. I don't know if it is from the insulin or not
> but it started about the time I added the Novolog.

That ankle swelling is a major contra. Get back to your endo/gp/?? fast
and get off whatever is causing it because it isn't reversible and can
hae long term consequences. Not caused by insulin.



From: Alan Mackenzie on 18 Jul 2008 13:14
Trish via MedKB.com <u44880(a)uwe> wrote:
> Thank you very much. Your info as well as others on this page was very
> helpful. I am still running and just working to get the right mix of
> insulin/carbs so that I don't have to eat a bottle of glucose tablets
> as I jog along.

Heh! You actually sound like you've got everything under very good
control indeed.

You should take that bottle of glucose with you anyway. Think of it as
a bit like the brakes on a high quality car: you're never every going to
to be breaking as hard as the brakes could manage, but the spare capacity
is there for emergencies, just in case.

--
Alan Mackenzie (Nuremberg, Germany).

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