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<blockquote data-quote="fergus" data-source="post: 24965" data-attributes="member: 6150"><p>Hi hails,</p><p></p><p>Wow, self-diagnosed type 1! How did you pick up on the symptoms without the typical sudden weight loss? You must have had some knowledge of type 1 beforehand? Way to go, sherlock! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> </p><p>I've done a bit of resarch on the insulin issue because I wanted to know how much a healthy non-diabetic would produce in the course of a day - that would be something to aim for, I thought.</p><p>Robert Stout wrote about it in 'Diabetes and atherosclerosis' (no, it didn't make it as Richard & Judy's book of the week!). He reckoned that normal insulin secretion worked out at 0.4-0.5 units per kg body weight per day.</p><p>At your 72.5 kg that would mean 29 - 36 units per day, or 26 - 33 at your previous weight. It sounds like you are using over 50 units per day, which might explain the weight gain? </p><p></p><p>All the best,</p><p></p><p>fergus</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fergus, post: 24965, member: 6150"] Hi hails, Wow, self-diagnosed type 1! How did you pick up on the symptoms without the typical sudden weight loss? You must have had some knowledge of type 1 beforehand? Way to go, sherlock! :) I've done a bit of resarch on the insulin issue because I wanted to know how much a healthy non-diabetic would produce in the course of a day - that would be something to aim for, I thought. Robert Stout wrote about it in 'Diabetes and atherosclerosis' (no, it didn't make it as Richard & Judy's book of the week!). He reckoned that normal insulin secretion worked out at 0.4-0.5 units per kg body weight per day. At your 72.5 kg that would mean 29 - 36 units per day, or 26 - 33 at your previous weight. It sounds like you are using over 50 units per day, which might explain the weight gain? All the best, fergus [/QUOTE]
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