- Messages
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- Poison...., a bad attitude, pumpkin food (yuck), pictures of chocolate (such a tease)
Things to think about
Practical
Is your needle working - ie do you shoot some units first to make sure its coming out
Do you need to change needle size
Are there any problems with the site areas which might be preventing absorption
Insulin
Is the Novorapid spoiled, maybe change the cartridge and make sure(its only meant to last a month out of the fridge, though some find it lasts longer
What time do you inject - maybe you need to experiment with this so that your novorapid hits your bloodstream at the same time as your food. Some DNS say have it after youve started eating, some take it 15 mins before.
Is your basal (Levemir) set right? Do you split it. Sometimes if doesnt last the full day or its set wroing and then you are having to prop it up with novorapid. If you are going hypo during the night then is this because your basal is wrong, or because there is a delay in novorapid hitting your food, only you can tell this?
Try keeping very close watch and record it all. Maybe post a day or two here, or get to your Nurse - then you can show them that youre not being irresponsible! Thats a very high A1c and you are right to want to tackle it
If all else fails, Novorapid isnt the only rapid insulin around so ask about others
I'm having the same problem as the user who posted this blog.
2 nights ago, for dinner I only had a salad with chicken and a few chocolates thereafter (Christmas...). My blood sugars were 20 which I was really shocked by. I corrected etc and went to bed later. I woke up feeling really really sick, blood sugars were 22. I was worried n confused n knew I was going to vomit as a result but took insulin first to try and prevent this. I vomited quite violently and felt better. 4 hours later, Blood sugars were still 20 so I changed my insulin(from the fridge) and blood sugars went back down.
However, same thing is happening this morning. Blood sugars 20,took insulin, 45 mins later they're at 19! Is my kidney failing? Is there something really wrong with me? I'm not ill.