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Hello I was diagnosed with diabetes in 2012. I was not given much information and began treatment with a range of tablets eventually moving to insulin last year. So my Doc says that my condition is not type 2 and resembles type 1. I take fast acting insulin before every meal and long acting...

If you read around carefully you will probably notice that certain people are quick to identify themselves as Type 1's. It's as if they are really saying 'this condition is as a result of bad luck and has nothing to do with me'. I get the impression that certain people with Type 1 diabetes seem...

I did jump from 12 units up to 20 just the other week my dr told me to increase it by 2 units a day until I saw it reducing my sugar. Maybe you are right the quick jump is the cause. But I hope sweats will go away quickly.

I don't get shakes but sometimes have tremor due to anxiety. I know it's not a huge dose of insulin but my point is it is reduced my levels to what I'm not used to for first time in months or possibly years. I can't see another explanation for this.

I will test more from now on

I take 20 units a day.

Someone said that because my body is used to high numbers as the insulin is bringing me down it gives a false hypo even at 12 or 9. Once I stabilise it should go away. This explanation makes sense because I definitely am not in low range but am much lower than I'm used to. For years I have been...

Do you know if insulin has this as a side effect because over the last week I noticed I get really hot and my face starts sweating heavily. Is it just me who gets this as a side effect? Is there any way to stop it naturally

Obviously both are unpleasant conditions but which would you say is most dangerous? I appreciate that people here might not know a lot about epilepsy so I might not get much answers