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Kicked diabetes butt like a pro!

DaftThoughts

DaftThoughts

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A couple of weeks ago, my perfect ratios did a 180 and I kept crashing into lows. I caught most of them before they became a problem, but I had to change my basal and bolus rates after 3-4 months of perfect stability.

I'm super stoked that I seem to have finally nailed my new ratios in just two weeks!

I was taking:
16 units Toujeo (basal) every day
1:10 insulin to carb ratio for Novorapid

I'm now taking:
12 units Toujeo every day
1:16 insulin to carb ratio for Novorapid

I didn't do any focused basal testing in particular, I just kept an eye on how my blood sugar behaved between meals and made sure that I was still waking up between 5-6.5 on average. I just reduced basal every couple of days by 1-2 units until I noticed I was stable between meals. Same with my bolus, I was going lower after eating instead of higher and bottomed out into hypos, so I reduced my insulin for the carbs until I got a 2mmol/L rise and was back to normal after the Novorapid wore off.

This also meant I had to adjust my insulin correction factor. 1 unit brought me down 1 mmol/L before, but now it lowers me 1.5mmol/L.

I'm very, very proud of myself for taking the reigns and adjusting this in only two weeks' time. :) It keeps me very motivated to do well. I haven't gone out of range (low or high) in 4 days now! (To be fair, having the MySugr app helped a LOT, it makes everything so much easier!)
 
Thanks everyone! :) Of course after I posted this I'd shot up to 10.4, and then crashed to 4.5 in under 30 minutes from my short ride to the store and back. :bag: Cursed myself! lol

j@mez said:
quite a big adjustment i have to say, (not sure what lada is exactly but) u must be doing something right..
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LADA is autoimmune diabetes that has a slow onset. T1 becomes insulin dependent very quickly (under 6 months), LADA can last for years before insulin is required.
 
DaftThoughts said:
Thanks everyone! :) Of course after I posted this I'd shot up to 10.4, and then crashed to 4.5 in under 30 minutes from my short ride to the store and back. :bag: Cursed myself! lol


LADA is autoimmune diabetes that has a slow onset. T1 becomes insulin dependent very quickly (under 6 months), LADA can last for years before insulin is required.
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OK, kinda like type 1.5 i spose

How come u became so much more sensitive to the insulin btw, did u start some sorta diet or started exercising more or something?
 
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j@mez said:
OK, kinda like type 1.5 i spose

How come u became so much more sensitive to the insulin btw, did u start some sorta diet or started exercising more or something?
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Nope, no changes in diet or exercise. My body can't tolerate heat, so it gets stressed really bad. As soon as the temps outside dropped from 33C to 16C overnight, I needed to severely reduce my insulin intake.
 
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