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Q: insulin injection locations and food for high blood sugar

asked by: Yuma4X4 on February 11th, 2008

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I am a type 2 diabetic. Insulin has been added to my list of meds. I have been started on 50 units of Lantus. I have been doing the shots for 4 days and the first shot was in my right arm. My sugar level was 367 before and the day following it got down to 184. The next 3 days I took shots in my stomach and my sugar levels are in the 300's again. Does it matter where you take the shots?

My main question is, "What can I eat when my sugar levels are so high?" It seems like everything will make my sugar higher.

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Shannon62

replied on March 13th, 2008

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It sounds like you need bolus (mealtime) insulin to me. Your sugars are still quite high and hopefully, they will start coming down. I don't have much luck with it working well when I shoot anywhere but in the abdomen. I would love an alternate site that works the same but don't know what that is.

I would say to try low carb vegetables, meat, eggs - those are a few things that don't have a ton of carbs. I hope your levels come down - it is very frustrating I know.

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