So, I'm 50, I have type 1, I'm in the honeymoon phase for almost a year and have an a1c of 6. My last c-peptide was low-normal. I eat about 140 carbs a day and take 2 units of lantus once daily. My blood sugars spike when I eat but come back down.
Someone on a FB page told me that NONE of my sugar/glucose would get into my cells without the use of insulin. I asked this question because my legs have become weak in the past year and I have an overall lack of energy, although I was never really all that active to begin with.
I asked my doctor about the comment from the FB person and she said if your glucose wasn't being absorbed into your cells, you would have a sky high blood glucose.
So my question is, just because my blood sugar goes down, does that mean the sugar is getting into my cells? Or does it just exit my blood for some other reason I'm unaware of.
I'm sorry for the long post and for possibly the stupid question. Some people can be super opinionated and pushy so she made me question what I thought I knew.
Someone on a FB page told me that NONE of my sugar/glucose would get into my cells without the use of insulin. I asked this question because my legs have become weak in the past year and I have an overall lack of energy, although I was never really all that active to begin with.
I asked my doctor about the comment from the FB person and she said if your glucose wasn't being absorbed into your cells, you would have a sky high blood glucose.
So my question is, just because my blood sugar goes down, does that mean the sugar is getting into my cells? Or does it just exit my blood for some other reason I'm unaware of.
I'm sorry for the long post and for possibly the stupid question. Some people can be super opinionated and pushy so she made me question what I thought I knew.