Hello everyone,
Has anyone ever experienced the "honeymoon" period and has any tips/experiences they can share?
I was diagnosed Type 1 a year ago when it was discovered by the offchance when I visited an out hours doctor to check some bizarre meningitis like spots on my back. They checked my urine and found sugars in it. Hats off to the NHS as by the next day I had Blood tests (HBA1C) and also had consistent 20+ mmol blood sugars and was diagnosed Type 1 and put on insulin all within 24 hours.
They put me on 10 units Lantus and a fixed amount of humalog to start with. This was too much as I was experiencing hypos many times per day. After various adjustments to my insulin doses over the months I settled down with 3mmol Lantus and 1 unit of humalog per 30g carbs.
This worked well and I was also able to enjoy many treats in between a balanced diet without worrying too much about my sugars. I always doubted if I was diagnosed correctly but was always reassured it was what they call the honeymoon period and it would come to an end at some point. Maybe a week, month or even years.
A year later, dam I think they were right. It's coming to an end.
Last week I increased my insulin dose to 1:15 humalog. We haven't touched my Lantus with the fear of re introducing daytime hypos.
My readings usually:
Breakfast: 7.5-11
lunch: 4-8.5
dinner: 4-8.5
Bedtime: 8-12
I noticed a peak an hour after breakfast of 14.7 so I started taking my humalog earlier which knocked it to approx 10ish. My peaks are usually 10 or 11. And I can swing 5-6 from pre to post.
I have a reassessment on Friday but just wondering how does this compare to other people who have gone through the honeymoon period? Should I be concerned with post meal readings of 10? Also Id like to be nearer 6 at breakfast time but how can I achieve that without having more Lantus?
Look forward to hearing back,
Ross
P.s I am 9.5 stone 5ft 11 male of 23 years.
Has anyone ever experienced the "honeymoon" period and has any tips/experiences they can share?
I was diagnosed Type 1 a year ago when it was discovered by the offchance when I visited an out hours doctor to check some bizarre meningitis like spots on my back. They checked my urine and found sugars in it. Hats off to the NHS as by the next day I had Blood tests (HBA1C) and also had consistent 20+ mmol blood sugars and was diagnosed Type 1 and put on insulin all within 24 hours.
They put me on 10 units Lantus and a fixed amount of humalog to start with. This was too much as I was experiencing hypos many times per day. After various adjustments to my insulin doses over the months I settled down with 3mmol Lantus and 1 unit of humalog per 30g carbs.
This worked well and I was also able to enjoy many treats in between a balanced diet without worrying too much about my sugars. I always doubted if I was diagnosed correctly but was always reassured it was what they call the honeymoon period and it would come to an end at some point. Maybe a week, month or even years.
A year later, dam I think they were right. It's coming to an end.
Last week I increased my insulin dose to 1:15 humalog. We haven't touched my Lantus with the fear of re introducing daytime hypos.
My readings usually:
Breakfast: 7.5-11
lunch: 4-8.5
dinner: 4-8.5
Bedtime: 8-12
I noticed a peak an hour after breakfast of 14.7 so I started taking my humalog earlier which knocked it to approx 10ish. My peaks are usually 10 or 11. And I can swing 5-6 from pre to post.
I have a reassessment on Friday but just wondering how does this compare to other people who have gone through the honeymoon period? Should I be concerned with post meal readings of 10? Also Id like to be nearer 6 at breakfast time but how can I achieve that without having more Lantus?
Look forward to hearing back,
Ross
P.s I am 9.5 stone 5ft 11 male of 23 years.