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    Insulin injection quantity increasing Type 1

    Thanks for your responses. My weight has remained around 70kg for past 5 years so that hasn't affected insulin dose and I never had covid so that isn't a case either. I inject insulin on Belly (rotating left and right). My c-peptide level was less than 0.1 nmol/l back in 2017 so my body...
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    Insulin injection quantity increasing Type 1

    I am 30 yrs old now. My diabetes was diagnosed back in 2015 when I was 22. I started with Humalog mix 25 (12 units morning and 8 units evening) and Humalog Lispro 6 units in Lunch. Recently, the requirement for Insulin injection has increased dramatically like I inject 40 units morning and 24...
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    Difference Between Humilin 70/30 And Humalog 75/25?

    What is the difference between Humilin 70/30 and Humalog 75/25?
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    Dizziness during hypo

    Little low means when my sugar levels are between 60-70 and it is the time when my hands start shaking and I take some snacks to restore my sugar to normal levels.
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    Dizziness during hypo

    For the past few days, I have started feeling dizziness during mid-morning and mid-afternoon time when my sugar levels are little low. I take 12 units of humalog mix in the morning and 6-8 units of humalog simple in the afternoon. Does anyone else feel the same condition? Why it is...
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    How to balance glucose level by humalog mix

    As per your advice I discussed my Insulin dose with my doctor today. He changed my dose to 14 units of humalog mix in morning and added 8 units of humalog plain in lunch.
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    How to balance glucose level by humalog mix

    I tested my sugar as per advice today and I got the following readings Morning: 16 units Fasting 92 After Breakfast 106 Evening: 10 units Before 92 After Dinner 83 Are these readings ok?
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    How to balance glucose level by humalog mix

    I am taking 16 units in morning before breakfast and 10 units at night before dinner.
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    How to balance glucose level by humalog mix

    I am taking humalog mix for past 3 weeks but am not able to balance my sugar levels. I have started to count my carbs and here is the average data for past week: Note: All sugar readings are taken after carbs intake. Carbs intake (g) Sugar 6 am...
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    My experience of insulin was not great. I took insulin at around 6:15am and got hypo by mid-morning (9:30am), than again before lunch (12:00pm). The third hypo was at 5 pm. It seems my insulin dose is quite high. What do you say should I adjust my diet according to insulin dosage or adjust my...
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    I consulted my doctor yesterday as per advice. He prescribed me humalog mix 25 mg for 20 units before morning meal and 12 units before night meal.
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    Thank you for the replies. They are very informative. My C-peptide result is 0.69 ng/ml while GAD antibody is 14.98 IU/ml. I also would like to ask you about pain in joints? Did you used to have pain in joints? As I usually have pain in my knees and vertebrae.
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    Thank you for your replies. I would surely be visiting my doctor soon to discuss the issue with him. But I have few other questions to ask about type 1. Firstly, is it impossible to control blood sugar through diet control? Secondly, when I do walk or running for say 2 km I start having low...
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    Here is the complete history of my hbA1c to give you a better idea. 9/6/15 - 5.7% 2/2/16 - 11.0% 3/6/16 - 7.4% 15/8/16 - 8.5% 24/2/17 - 8.6% But now with increase in medicine dosage for last month my sugar levels have returned to normal as I mentioned earlier.
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    Can you please guide me on how to regain weight? Or is the weight loss permanent? I test my blood sugar on regular intervals before and after meal. Plus i also test hba1c level. It was 8.6% in february and 8.5% in september last year. I consulted my doctor on this and he prescribed these...
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    No I am not taking insulin. My blood sugar levels for past 2 weeks vary between 67-150 for fasting and 63-160 for random.
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    Controlled Diabetes (2 years) but still losing weight

    Hi, My name is Zohaib. I am 24 years old. I am suffering from Diabetes Type 1 since two years. I have lost almost 18 kg in these 2 years (from 72 kg to 54 kg now). I am taking oral medicines Galvus met 50/1000 mg (1+0+1) and Diamicron 30 mg (1+0+1). Despite taking special care in my diet (small...