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Honeymoon Period. Insulin free???

Petewright

Petewright

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi I was just wondering if anyone has had the same experience as me. I was recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and at first panicked a bit. I was told that I was in this honeymoon period and my insulin needs would fluctuate for an unknown amount of time before I would lose all insulin in my body. So at first this was the case and i had to change my insulin needs almost daily. However after about a month of using insulin i noticed i was hypoing nearly every time i injected it. So i decided to stop using my short acting and noticed my sugars were perfect. I then decided to stop using long acting as well and noticed the same thing. My sugars were always in range. I have been completely insulin free for over 3 weeks now and have not once been high. Sometimes a bit low but think it was due to a lack of food/ too much exercise. If anyone has had the same experience I would love to know.
 
Well first off how were you diagnosed? Did they search for the WBCs/immune response to your Beta cells? Also, did you have the classical symptoms.
Did they also test for other conditions? For example overactive adrenal glands (Cushings) can increase blood sugars to appear like diabetes?
 
Very unusual to stop insulin completely, I would check with your diabetes team for further guidance Pete.
 
noblehead said:
Very unusual to stop insulin completely, I would check with your diabetes team for further guidance Pete.
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Really ? I've known a few that stopped completely for a while. If OP is reporting normal BG levels without insulin, why risk hypo's by injecting ? Keep testing. Noblehead is quite right to suggest discussing with your diabetes team though. Progressively, your insulin needs will increase, assuming correct diagnosis originally.
 
Micky25 said:
Really ? I've known a few that stopped completely for a while. If OP is reporting normal BG levels without insulin, why risk hypo's by injecting ? Keep testing. Noblehead is quite right to suggest discussing with your diabetes team though. Progressively, your insulin needs will increase, assuming correct diagnosis originally.
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Just said it was very unusual to stop insulin completely, some do stop their basal insulin and take minute doses of QA with their meals but very few (from readings diabetes forums) stop insulin completely. It's always best to run these things by the diabetes teams, especially for someone who is newly diagnosed as the OP.
 
I agree. I wouldn't adjust insulin without talking to diabetic team but I know of a few who stopped completely, short term, for exact reasons as OP. Why put up with hypo's unnecessarily.
 
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