Symlin Scare
I hate that title, because it implies that I dislike Symlin. That’s not true. I like it a lot. Most of the time. The few times I don’t like it are memorable. Take this experience from about a month ago.…
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What’s my insulin to emotion factor?
I’ve always been aware of emotions and stress affecting blood sugars. I’ve always thought to watch for it and try to “do something”, but it’s always been a very vague thing. Vague things are hard to deal with on an…
Screw It! I’ll Just Eat The Rest…
A while back I wrote about a fight I had with a can of tomato soup (which I lost…). Tonight I had a similar experience with my dinner. I took a shot of symlin then put together my meal. I…
It Wasn’t The Insulin… Literally
I figured out what put me in the hospital. I actually figured it out a few days ago, but I was so embarrassed that I didn’t want to talk about it. After a short talk with one of my board…
Symlin Stuff (part 1)
Based on the comments I’ve received on using Symlin, there are a lot of questions and interest in it. I’ll post a bit about it periodically, just hoping to keep the posts somewhat short and digestible. I’ve done a few posts…
Good Intentions
It started with a mobile Symlin bolus (a symlin dose delivered via pump while driving) on the way home from work. I was hungry for dinner and I wanted to eat soon after getting home. My wife has been graciously helping…
Who’s tricking who?
The lab technician was so bad that I actually had to tell her to take the needle out and try again. She was after “old faithful”, a reliable vein that no other lab tech has ever missed. I have…
Pumping Symlin (part 4)
Q & A time! Q) A question about your Symlin pump–do you use some basal Symlin as well as boluses at meals, or is that pump’s basal rate set to zero? A) On my Symlin pump I run a tiny basal…