Adults knowing what BS is

[Ronin1966]

Hello jbmom1b2g

Most of us can tell whether we are "ok" and may have a sense if we are crashing or rising but beyond the very, very general "think I'm... (insert one of those three)" there is not a prayer someone can tell....

The gist or research is pretty clear... perception, belief I am a particular X number does not make it so. Testing confirms belief, [perception... its a security blanket, but can be done without, if needed.

[sweetalyssa]

I usually have a pretty good idea when I'm in range, although there are times when I'll test and have a WTF moment. It's interesting to me that your BIL and the person who spoke with your sister supposedly don't test, because how can they possibly dose insulin properly if they don't know what their BG is? I mean, +/- 10mg/dL can make a huge difference one way or another when you're aiming for tight control, and especially if you're on pump therapy. To each his/her own, I suppose.

[Christopher]

Originally Posted by jbmom1b2g

I know this will sound like a crazy question but my sister asked me this the other day. She asked me when will Taylor know what her bg is without even testing. Does that really happen? I hope Taylor will always test, but I never see my BIL test his sugars and my brothers friend told my sister she just knows what # she is at so I guess she doesnt feel the need to test.

I don't think people can know their bg number without testing. I think some people can tell if they are high/low based on how they feel, but I think it is irresponsible not to check to confirm. I hope that your daughter does not use your BIL and his friend as examples of good diabetes management, because they are not.

[emm142]

I generally know when I'm high in the 250 to 350 range, but I've had way to many highs over 400 where I felt totally fine until I tested.

Ditto with lows. I go through periods where I feel low as soon as I hit the 60s, but at other times I feel nothing until I'm in the 20s. I've even been "LO" when I felt fine.

I know people who say they know when they're in or out of range with total accuracy, but I frankly don't really believe them. If you don't test, how do you know how accurate you are?

I think the people who are most likely to be accurate at telling whether they are out of range are the (usually low-carbers) who usually maintain BGs in the 80-140 range and test very frequently. I think I go sub-70 and over 200 too often for alarm bells to start ringing every time it happens.

[MissEmi]

There's this feeling I get sometimes that's like a dawning of realization that I'm low, and 90% of the time, I either am low, or below 100. I used to think I was pretty good at feeling my numbers until I started Dexing. Case in point: last weekend, we went and ate at IHOP, and afterwards I felt ridiculously high. I had just restarted my sensor, so I checked, and I was actually 110 mg/dL, and never ending up cracking 200. Turns out, after some investigating, pancakes in general make me feel high, without actually making me high. Sometimes we can feel "low" or "high" based on something else, making our bodies inaccurate blood sugar detectors.

[blufickle]

I can generally tell when I'me low. However last week I was feeling fine but it was time for my bedtime check. I went to check and my reading was 15 I rechecked and it came back LO. Needless to say I was shocked. I couldn't believe it.

But I always check when I think I'me low or high. I figure it's always best to see just where I am.