Idiopathic type 1 diabetes

debbiiee

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Saw my doctor today & he was pretty happy seeing my BG readings, and asked me to eat & monitor BG, and suggested rapid acting insulin too... I will be away for easter, so I am planning to start rapid acting after easter...:)

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And Mike, I would be really happy to have all the scientific information too. Your posts were really useful to me as a medical student, apart from helping me manage my KPD. Waiting for ur posts:)

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Today only one of my 1 hour postprandial value was at 172mg/dl, & everyother 1hour & 2 hours postprandial were within 140!!!! That 172 was a result of having 2 full pomegranate with some yoghurt & almonds as snacks. I could not resist eating pomegranate:p I went for a 30 minute cycling & my BG was 94 at the end of 2 hours from 172!!! Is that all right?:rolleyes:

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That's pretty excellent! :)

Remember that the cycling is only partly responsible for the drop. Exercise doesn't correct blood sugar that fast. Most of the reduction is your plucky little beta cells, bless 'em!

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Well yeah sugary sweets will do that. Your plucky little beta cells can keep you healthy but they are not up to the challenge of sweets any more. :-(

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debbiiee said:
@Mike
I would also be pleased to know about BMI. My body mass index was 18 at diagnosis after 7 kgs of weight loss, then 18.5 with insulin in a month, then I was 19... But now again I went down to 18. I am looking so lean that everyone who knows me inquires Why my weight has gone down. But I am not concerned much about this, just want to know if this KPD is related to low body mass index too....

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There might be. A third of us are normal weight. The killer part is that the obese KPD's tend to be far more successful in managing their diabetes. It's just weird.
 
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Could you do me a favor? Leave as much of your story on my blog so other people might read it. Every little bit helps.

Good Luck

Mike
 
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I am currently taking novorapid before each meals, a total of 7 units per day. Yesterday night i went to bed at 87mg/dl & morning got up with a fasting value of 140! Its the same thing happening for few days, my fasting BG is higher than bedtime value:(
What's happening:confused:

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Do you have a correction ratio? Whatever correction dose you took in the morning to correct the high BG, add that same amount - or maybe half of that, initially - to your night time basal dose.

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debbiiee said:
Actually I am not on any basal insulin. I am taking only novorapid with meals...
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Ah OK. In which case, you might have to start taking some.

You might get away with increasing your insulin:carb bolus ratio. Post those numbers. :)
 
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Sure. I talked to my GP today. He asked to take levemir... I will probably start this weekend...

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