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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hello all,
I'm on Tujeo Solostar and Novorapid, both of which I've been on for about 2 years.
What I am going to talk about took a few months to develop:
I'm having issues with the insulins I am taking, in that my blood sugar levels are insane, more or less every day.
Per month I am having around 20 hypos during the night.
Before bed, my sugar levels are often 13-16 and sometimes up to 18, then during the night they drop, and very often are 3 or below when I awake, I don't take any insulin just before bed-I'm afraid to!
I've taken insulin before, but learned very quickly not to do so, unless I want to enjoy a lovely severe hypo!
Often on waking when it says 'low' on my libre sensor, only to go up to 4.5 or 4, or 6 around 10 minutes later (this is without my eating anything at all!)
I've put on 3 stones (19kg) and this is after changing from NovoMix 30, to Tujeo Solostar & Novorapid.
When on Novomix30 I ate more for dinner than I do now, and very often skipped lunch and had snacks instead, I also used to like having dessert a few times a week after dinner-yet my weight was far better!
Since changing to Tujeo Solostar & Novorapid I've changed the above, I use portion control, carb control, I watch my fat and carbs intake, I'm careful in the way I cook foods/the kinds of foods I eat.
I cannot snack anymore-I feel too full and never feel like having a snack!
My apatite has decreased and I find larger portions of one course or a smaller portion of food plus another course too much to handle!
I've tried the carbs to units of insulin that makes my sugar levels go very high. I was recommended this by my Diabetic Specialist before lockdown-but it doesn't work at all!
I've been more aware of portion control/carb counting and watching my fat intake, it's not helped.
I exercise a little more than when I used to take Novomix30, yes I have tried more or less exercise, nothing helps-my blood sugar levels go up from 12-17 after exercise, the time and amount of exercise doesn't do anything, I do not go over the top for exercise, neither do I just walk for 1 minute and then sit down.
I have been exercising for over a year now-again it's neither over the top, neither is it a tiny amount.
I have tried the reducing the insulin by 1-3 units, taking time to see how if affects my sugar levels, this hasn't helped.
I've tried increasing the insulin by 1-2 units and taking time to see how it affects my sugar levels, this hasn't helped.
I have looked online and I've seen that Novorapid can cause weight gain, but my issues is both gaining 3 stones (19kg) and the insane levels of blood sugar levels, no matter what I do.
I'm concerned about my health, as this yo-yoing of my blood sugar levels seems to be wreaking havoc on my body, and it's horrible.
Should I ask to have my insulin changed, or should I just carry on with tweaking insulin levels/portion control/carb counting/exercise/types of food I eat?
Please could you advise me and thank you for reading this.
I'm on Tujeo Solostar and Novorapid, both of which I've been on for about 2 years.
What I am going to talk about took a few months to develop:
I'm having issues with the insulins I am taking, in that my blood sugar levels are insane, more or less every day.
Per month I am having around 20 hypos during the night.
Before bed, my sugar levels are often 13-16 and sometimes up to 18, then during the night they drop, and very often are 3 or below when I awake, I don't take any insulin just before bed-I'm afraid to!
I've taken insulin before, but learned very quickly not to do so, unless I want to enjoy a lovely severe hypo!
Often on waking when it says 'low' on my libre sensor, only to go up to 4.5 or 4, or 6 around 10 minutes later (this is without my eating anything at all!)
I've put on 3 stones (19kg) and this is after changing from NovoMix 30, to Tujeo Solostar & Novorapid.
When on Novomix30 I ate more for dinner than I do now, and very often skipped lunch and had snacks instead, I also used to like having dessert a few times a week after dinner-yet my weight was far better!
Since changing to Tujeo Solostar & Novorapid I've changed the above, I use portion control, carb control, I watch my fat and carbs intake, I'm careful in the way I cook foods/the kinds of foods I eat.
I cannot snack anymore-I feel too full and never feel like having a snack!
My apatite has decreased and I find larger portions of one course or a smaller portion of food plus another course too much to handle!
I've tried the carbs to units of insulin that makes my sugar levels go very high. I was recommended this by my Diabetic Specialist before lockdown-but it doesn't work at all!
I've been more aware of portion control/carb counting and watching my fat intake, it's not helped.
I exercise a little more than when I used to take Novomix30, yes I have tried more or less exercise, nothing helps-my blood sugar levels go up from 12-17 after exercise, the time and amount of exercise doesn't do anything, I do not go over the top for exercise, neither do I just walk for 1 minute and then sit down.
I have been exercising for over a year now-again it's neither over the top, neither is it a tiny amount.
I have tried the reducing the insulin by 1-3 units, taking time to see how if affects my sugar levels, this hasn't helped.
I've tried increasing the insulin by 1-2 units and taking time to see how it affects my sugar levels, this hasn't helped.
I have looked online and I've seen that Novorapid can cause weight gain, but my issues is both gaining 3 stones (19kg) and the insane levels of blood sugar levels, no matter what I do.
I'm concerned about my health, as this yo-yoing of my blood sugar levels seems to be wreaking havoc on my body, and it's horrible.
Should I ask to have my insulin changed, or should I just carry on with tweaking insulin levels/portion control/carb counting/exercise/types of food I eat?
Please could you advise me and thank you for reading this.