Hi,
Ok, i have been doing really well the past few days, getting up in the morning around 8.0mmol which is wonderful when i used to be getting up at 16.0mmol approx.
But i'm confused. Until i get myself sorted out and my Medication right i'm been seriously restriting what i eat. Has to be said, working pretty well. although lunch today, salad and a piece iof weighwatchers brown bread shot my up to 16.0mmol again!! Yesterday the exact same meal sent me to 7.9mmol? my before meal reading were 7.6 and 7.8 so it's not anything else i have eaten!
I was going to try and have a day when i got all under 10! and now that ruined and i can't figure out why.
I'm on Novorapid 14 units with each meal and Lantus 14units overnight. another question is should i query about raising my lantus in order to get my morning readings under 8??
Also i've been reading on here about carb counting, do i ask the nurses about doing that? or can i do it myself? sorry i jsut don't want to mess with what they have given me seeing as it appears to be working (Dam Salad!)
*EDIT*
Now i've jjust spoken to the nurse, a(not my usual lovely one) and asked about raising my Lantus, and she just said, "oh if you want" and i said well does that mean i have to change my novo Doses "maybe, if you want to that is" I've been using insulin for maybe two weeks now, i honestly don't feel ready to be pushed out there on my own, deciding my own readings and units. I don't have a clue what i'm doing! I know know how much is too much, i don;t know what i'm doing and she jsut said "well its up to you really, so you raise and check your doses as you feel, oh but do keep in touch with us about how your getting on" i don't even know what type of Diabetes i have yet! how can tis happen?
I want my old urse back, she was lovely and helped me loads. i don't know when she is coming back.
Ok, i have been doing really well the past few days, getting up in the morning around 8.0mmol which is wonderful when i used to be getting up at 16.0mmol approx.
But i'm confused. Until i get myself sorted out and my Medication right i'm been seriously restriting what i eat. Has to be said, working pretty well. although lunch today, salad and a piece iof weighwatchers brown bread shot my up to 16.0mmol again!! Yesterday the exact same meal sent me to 7.9mmol? my before meal reading were 7.6 and 7.8 so it's not anything else i have eaten!
I was going to try and have a day when i got all under 10! and now that ruined and i can't figure out why.
I'm on Novorapid 14 units with each meal and Lantus 14units overnight. another question is should i query about raising my lantus in order to get my morning readings under 8??
Also i've been reading on here about carb counting, do i ask the nurses about doing that? or can i do it myself? sorry i jsut don't want to mess with what they have given me seeing as it appears to be working (Dam Salad!)
*EDIT*
Now i've jjust spoken to the nurse, a(not my usual lovely one) and asked about raising my Lantus, and she just said, "oh if you want" and i said well does that mean i have to change my novo Doses "maybe, if you want to that is" I've been using insulin for maybe two weeks now, i honestly don't feel ready to be pushed out there on my own, deciding my own readings and units. I don't have a clue what i'm doing! I know know how much is too much, i don;t know what i'm doing and she jsut said "well its up to you really, so you raise and check your doses as you feel, oh but do keep in touch with us about how your getting on" i don't even know what type of Diabetes i have yet! how can tis happen?
I want my old urse back, she was lovely and helped me loads. i don't know when she is coming back.