The first set of directions....carb load!

My first set of directions came. It's time to carb load! Mixed meal tolerance test, this is what they will use to see if my insulin cells are getting stronger after treatment...or not. For now, it will be a high blood sugar and a correction on Monday. Being a lab rat is such fun....who plays with your system like this!
All for the good of the cause. Good news, Mom says it's Cheesecake Factory for Dinner on Sunday night...Dr's orders!
Want to read some high tech garble? It's probably top secret, but I am a kid..what are they going to do...test new drugs on me...wait...
Read ahead...I get to go through the AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL DOOR! whohoo!


Adam,
Marli is looking forward to seeing you on Monday, April 6th at 8:00am. She will meet you at the Clinical Research Center on the 8th floor of the Virginia Mason hospital. To get to the Clinical Research Center please take the “hospital elevator” to the 8th floor and follow the signs to the Clinical Research Center. Come through the double doors marked “Authorized personnel only” and down to the end of the hall. This is where you will check in for Adam’s appointment with us.
In preparation for Adam’s visit on the 6th, which includes a mixed meal tolerance test (MMTT) he will need to eat a high carbohydrate diet for 3 days prior to this appointment. The minimum carbohydrate intake for these 3 days is 150g each day. Eating a high carbohydrate diet for these three days will make the results of the MMTT more accurate.
On the night before the appointment Adam will need to fast from 10:00 pm until the end of the testing the following morning. This means no food, soda, coffee, tea, tobacco, or chewing gum. The good news is he can have water and we recommend he drink plenty of water both the day before the study and on the morning of the study. Do not have Adam take any over the counter medications during this time. If he is on prescription medications please give Marli a call so that we can determine whether the medication will interfere with the results of the MMTT. During the 10 hour fasting period she should also refrain from vigorous exercise. Adam should take his insulin as usual the day before the study. Please test his blood sugar at 6:00 am on the morning of the visit. His blood sugar needs to be between 70 and 200 in order for us to perform the MMTT. If his blood sugar is greater than 200 at 6:00 am, you can give him some Humalog/Novolog to bring the blood sugar down into the required range. It is important that he refrain from using any short acting insulin on the morning of the visit unless his blood sugar is over 200. Please bring his insulin with you to your appointment, as he will take it when we are finished with the testing.