Hi and welcome
@sharron59
Looks like you have got a few things going on, which are probably working together to make you feel pretty miserable!
Your insulin is Lantus. Did your doc explain that this is known as a basal insulin? That means you inject it once a day and it slowly works in the background to keep your blood glucose steady overnight and when you haven’t eaten. It is supposed to be effective for around 24 hours, which is why you only inject it once a day.
However, because it is a background (basal) insulin it won’t be dealing with the rise in blood glucose after each meal.
The doc has suggested that you very slowly increase your Lantus a little every day to reduce the risk of you using too much at a time and having a hypo. So while it is frustrating, it is for a very good reason
and you will feel better when you reach the correct dose
I know you are on metformin, but can you remind me of the name of the other tablet they just prescribed you? Some of them act in different ways.
You said you have a virus at the moment? Lots of us find that viruses drive our blood glucose up for a few days, as our body fights the infection. So you may be seeing higher levels than usual, which will be making you feel even grottier, on top of the symptoms of the virus. It will pass though, once the cold has gone.
Several people have asked you about what you are eating, and suggested that you lower your carb intake (carbs are bread, rice, potato, pasta, sugar and sweet fruit). That is generally very good advice for type 2 diabetics, since the more carbs we eat, the higher our blood glucose goes.
HOWEVER
If you start cutting carbs down, your blood glucose may drop quickly.
And when you recover from your virus, your blood glucose may drop quickly.
And since you are adding to your Lantus insulin injection every night, your blood glucose should also drop.
- and those 3 things together could give you hypos.
So first I want to ask if your doc or nurse have told you what to do in case of hypos? And that you are carrying your blood glucose meter and hypo treatment with you all the time?
And then I am going to suggest that you only change one thing at a time. Then you will know what effect that one thing is having. Please check with your doc or nurse about this, because they may want you to wait until you are over your virus before increasing your insulin.
And please don’t start cutting your carbs dramatically. There is plenty of time to do that later. But if you wait until you are over your virus, and you have a better understanding of how your insulin and other meds work together, then you will be able to reduce carbs safely and steadily.
In the meantime, concentrate on getting better, and please let us know how you are getting on?
Hope that helps.