I am definitely not going near that butty box - am having enough highs as it is! Lol
Itching to get started on my meds but the electronic prescription wasn’t ready yesterday so it will be Tuesday now
I am definitely not going near that butty box - am having enough highs as it is! Lol
The right dose of insulin is determined by trial and error.Okay, so results are in FBG was 6.8 and then I took insulin, two glic and my steroid as advised. No food, just water to drink then 3 hours later BG 12.9 (clean hands, tested twice, second reading was 12.3)
Hmmm.. maybe the insulin isn’t high enough. It’s Novomix 30, 8 units or maybe it might take some days to build up?
And yes, your insulin is a mixed long and short acting insulin. So the quick acting part likely had started working after 3 hours but the long acting not yet really.It’s Novomix 30, 8 units or maybe it might take some days to build up?
Makes perfect sense. I saw them last Friday and they said I’d get an appt for two weeks from them so it should be Friday next week.The right dose of insulin is determined by trial and error.
This is why you start on a relatively low dose and titrate up usually once a week or every couple of days.
If it turns out that someone needs 100 units, it'll take a while to find the right dose by carefully titrating up, but imagine getting started on 50 units and it turns out you only need 5, that would be pretty disastrous!
When are you having contact with your doctor/nurse again to discuss your numbers?
You'll get it to work out, just a little patience.
Can you contact them by phone should you have urgent questions? (Like if you go low regularly, or if you don't drop below 12 ever in the next couple of days?)I saw them last Friday and they said I’d get an appt for two weeks from them so it should be Friday next week.
I can, I have a number for them - they’re not open until Tuesday now (weekend and bank holiday)Can you contact them by phone should you have urgent questions? (Like if you go low regularly, or if you don't drop below 12 ever in the next couple of days?)
I would, but I'm quite impatient with stuff like this.If I’m still double digits by Tuesday, would you give them a call?
Thank you so much, this is great advice and I really appreciate it.I would, but I'm quite impatient with stuff like this.
Being in double digits at the lower end isn't immediately dangerous, so choosing to simply wait until your next appointment is perfectly fine.
But if it was me, I'd give them a call to ask how they feel about upping the dose a little.
Two situations to call 111 before tuesday would be seeing numbers in the high teens or above without dropping again, or experiencing hypos.
And keep your meter and something to treat a hypo with on you all the time: you do not want to have to navigate stairs while having a nighttime low, or having to walk back from your evening stroll before you're able to treat.
For me, hypos are easily solved, not much a problem, but it could be a problem if I didn't have a means to do something about it no matter where I am.
Thank you. It really meant so much to me, I haven’t seen a single digit day in a long while.It could well be a fluke, BUT it proves to you that it will work. There is no need to stress about it as you now know. The better sleep will have helped a lot more than you could ever realise.
From now it's onwards, and upwards, eventually when the steroids reduce and hopefully go altogether, things will get even better. CONGRATULATIONS, keep it up, all the best.
Thank you. I’m all new to the insulin thing so I’m not really sure how much of a tight control they expect.I personally would give it a few days, keeping an eye on things, then you will be in a better position to know.
Thank you so much. I am working on itWell done you!
And not a mention of anxiety or regret!
Keep up the good work!