Recent Content by MissTam

Thanks for your support, I’m not sure I’ve got much battle left in me

That’s a good point. I’m dealing with the public health system here & the hospital Drs couldn’t give me any advice. I had a great diabetes nurse educator but I don’t have any care plan visits left. I might try contact her anyway

Thanks. I managed today to find a T1 sick day protocol pamphlet online with instructions for adjusting insulin according to ketone levels. The only thing is it's made for BGs being over 11. So I'll need to be a bit more careful but I'm relieved to have some specific info

Thanks for that. Yea I used to think you had to be insulin dependent with very high BG & skipped insulin for dka.. now I know none of that applies in certain cases. I’m testing for ketones (still a bit high) but I wasn’t given any instructions by Drs of what to do when ketones are rising. All...

Thanks for the welcome! Yea it’s been pretty rough. I’m on insulin only now (as far as diabetes meds go). I was on metformin as well as Trulicity & stopped both when starting insulin

Thanks for replying. The swing from higher to lower (not hypos) only happens when starting a new med, Trulicity was the most dramatic drop. I’ve only had 1 hypo overnight when I started using insulin, adjusted basal dose & it’s been ok since. The last few weeks on insulin have been really...

I had euglycemic dka earlier this year with these meds. I was only on it for 4 days. While it might be a rare adverse reaction , and it seems to work great for many, I would suggest having ketone test strips on hand in case you don’t feel well if taking it. Also I know someone who had to stop...

Hi, I'm new here & in need of a chat to wrap my head around this and hopefully connect with others who've experienced this or can lend some clarity. A bit of context: Diagnosed T2 4 years ago. Was diet controlled + metformin for under a year before BG suddenly went out of control. Have since...