I funded my own BP monitor. It gives me power over the whole business! Nowadays you can get really good ones for a modest outlay.
Hello, My daughter had the same issue and was given metformin to help with her resistance, the diabetic consultant was upping her background insulin so much that she has put on a tremendous amount of weight and as a result became very distressed, yet they still made the decision to pump her with more insulin, it had got to the point where the blame of high blood sugar was being directed to me and I had made the decision to change my daughters hospital altogether, which was the best decision, she was kept in for one week to test her resistance and found it to be high and started her on metformin tablets along with her insulin dosage. I highly recommend you seeking alternative care as in my personal experience some diabetic specialist can get it completely wrong.Hi people posted a few things a couple of months ago still no change if read other posts been to see a new consultant last week thought this could be good I’m severely resistant to insulin all the consultants keep saying is up your insulin by 10 units I feel like I’m back at square one I’m on 180 units of tressiba a day 60/100 units of humalog and 1 once weekly injection of trulicity 1.5 my bloods have not really been under 20 for over 6/8 weeks I don’t feel poorly at these numbers but my neuropathy is so painful I struggle to walk so seeing this new consultant he literally said your blood sugars are very high he could see on his monitor as I’ve got a libre sensor which is linked to the hospital just up your tressiba 10 or 20 I asked him could you help me somehow with my neuropathy problems his reply was no go back to your doctor ok ile see you in 6 months I went out there scratching my head the nurse who took my blood pressure just before I went in I was 178 over 125 and bpm was 110 she did tell him near enough shut the door on her just don’t no where to go next any advice would be helpful I’m classed as a type two with severe insulin resistance sorry for the long post
I'll have to remember that one, my body doesn't like the automatic machines - wherever I am, take my BP with one of those and it's always high, use an old fashioned sphygmometer and stethoscope straight after and it's "normal"I have the white coat syndrome, I tell medical people I have
“medically induced acute hypertension”
they seem to understand that. I had to have a 24 hour blood pressure monitor attached to me at home before the nurse would believe me.
Bolus lasts 8hrs in system, basal 18hrs. Different to the analog insulins of 4hrs bolus and upto 24hrs basal( yep apidra does not last 48hrs, if it doess, why inject every 24hrs?) Could always ask for actrapid, only available as a vial and syringe but it is used in hospitals to get control back.Thx Ian will look int quite a few insulins not heard of the one your on will have a look what the difference is with a analog insulin thx again