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It's hard...

Rowgirl

Rowgirl

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Diagnosed in May with LADA, having struggled with an initial diagnosis of Type 2 for a year. I was on novomix from March until 2 weeks ago, now on Levemir and Fiasp. For some reason I had in my head it would get easier, but it hasn't really. The swings are just bigger, I have had a few more stable days, but i'm realizing that exercise has a big impact. But also quiet days have an impact. I'm sure i'll get used to it? I honestly didn't think it would be this hard.
 
Hi. Ref the insulins you normally need to split Levemir to get the best control. Fiasp is very fast acting insulin. Novorapid is an alternative slower one. Choose what suits you best. Keep the carbs down which you may already be doing as that will reduce the swings.
 
Daibell said:
Hi. Ref the insulins you normally need to split Levemir to get the best control. Fiasp is very fast acting insulin. Novorapid is an alternative slower one. Choose what suits you best. Keep the carbs down which you may already be doing as that will reduce the swings.
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Thank you. The Levemir is split into 2 doses, morning and evening. Can Fiasp cause nausea? About an hour after having the Fiasp I feel a bit nauseous and horrid hunger. Hunger without wanting to eat!
 
Rowgirl said:
Thank you. The Levemir is split into 2 doses, morning and evening. Can Fiasp cause nausea? About an hour after having the Fiasp I feel a bit nauseous and horrid hunger. Hunger without wanting to eat!
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I had nausea with larger doses of novorapid in the early days (large doses for me are about 3 units). I used to take it in 2 shots about 30 mins apart which helped. 5 years down the line I don't notice any nausea any longer so hopefully that means the body adjusts.

Yes it's hard. On a day where I'm sat in front of a laptop I can get BG rises even without food. My day is split with physical activity am and pm so I can't even always correct for those rises without horrendous hypos the minute I start to do anything vaguely physical!

I'm not sure if LADA makes BG control harder. A friends teenage son was diagnosed T1d last summer and has none of the issues I do. His carb counting actually works and all the increase / decrease instructions for exercise, illness etc the NHS suggest work for him whereas they are total nonsense for my body
 
Circuspony said:
I had nausea with larger doses of novorapid in the early days (large doses for me are about 3 units). I used to take it in 2 shots about 30 mins apart which helped. 5 years down the line I don't notice any nausea any longer so hopefully that means the body adjusts.

Yes it's hard. On a day where I'm sat in front of a laptop I can get BG rises even without food. My day is split with physical activity am and pm so I can't even always correct for those rises without horrendous hypos the minute I start to do anything vaguely physical!

I'm not sure if LADA makes BG control harder. A friends teenage son was diagnosed T1d last summer and has none of the issues I do. His carb counting actually works and all the increase / decrease instructions for exercise, illness etc the NHS suggest work for him whereas they are total nonsense for my body
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Thank you. The nausea is a bit intermittent now, that's 2 weeks. So hopefully i'll get used to it
I think I've just been naive to think the insulin would mean I could go back to being my non diabetic self! I've been sticking to lower carb, but not extreme like before I was on insulin, that was miserable. I roughly have 30-40g carb per meal. I do eat a bit of fruit in between.
The diabetic nurse did warm me about LADA and how my pancreas might splutter out insulin at times, making it all a bit more labile.
 
Daibell said:
Hi. Ref the insulins you normally need to split Levemir to get the best control. Fiasp is very fast acting insulin. Novorapid is an alternative slower one. Choose what suits you best. Keep the carbs down which you may already be doing as that will reduce the swings.
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Hey @Daibell. Really interested in this comment. Currently I am taking levemir once daily and find my sugars are tougher to manage around dinner time. I imagine this is a combination of a larger meal and the half life of the insulin tapering off. Mind sharing how you use it?

Thanks!
 
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