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.…
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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…