[acb-diabetics] Update on my transplant and new study shows better control for type 1

[Sally Maguire]

Hi Veronica and all,

I hope this new insulin works fror you.  I had so much troubletrying to control the Type 1 diabetes.  I had it for 52 years and now, 2 years ago, I had an islet cell transplant.  
All has been going well and I can hardly beleive the changes!  I have eaten things this past month I never dreamed of!  I never knew such foods existed!  My doctors were very happy to hear that I had been sampling these sweet foods.  How strange!  I was so accustomed to being "bad" for eating sweets!  Now they are all happy!  Life is very strange.  Blood sugars seem to stay in the normal range.  Blood sugars were getting low on the tandem bike rides.  Now I find I just need to eat more protein.  I had always been afraid to eat much protein because of harm to the kidneys.

So, life is good and I hope to meet some of you at the ACB Convention in Reno.

Take care,
Sally

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Veronica Elsea" <veronica at laurelcreekmusic.com>
To: "Discussion list for diabetics and/or ACB issues" <acb-diabetics at acb.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 28, 2011 2:54 PM
Subject: Re: [acb-diabetics] new study shows better control for type 1


> Yes, Apidra is a fast-acting insulin, supposed to start working 
> sooner than the usual humalog regular does. It's most useful for 
> those who run high an hour after meals. I just started using it 
> yesterday and can already see that I'll be cutting back somewhere. 
> I'm in the process of figuring out whether that's meal bolus or basal 
> rates. Also, some people claim that Apidra is better for those with 
> allergy problems. Since I do have a slight allergy to insulin, I 
> thought this would be worth a try. So we'll see.
> 
> Veronica
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