Hi!
I am overwhelmed by the amount of support on this thread, I appreciate every single reply.
Yes I’m taking novarapid and levamir, I’m injecting and checking BG before every meal and then taking levamir (long acting) before bed.
I can’t get my head around carb counting! That is what I’m struggling with at the moment because I am afraid of putting weight on now that I’m injecting insulin. Is this a problem you have come across at all? Xx
Have a chat with your doctor about your Levemir - for about 8 years, I was only on one dose of Levemir at night-time. The problem is that Levemir has an action time of around 12-16 hours, so by the late-afternoon/early-evening of the next day, it will be running out.
Last year, I split my Levemir dose, taking half in the morning and half in the evening, and that means that I have a more steady source of background insulin. Perhaps talk to your diabetes nurse/consultant about trying this? Obviously, only do it with their go-ahead.
Carb-counting is tough. Have you been told about DAFNE? I'm still on the waiting list for it, but I've been able to carb-count with the advice of my diabetes nurse. Perhaps it's worth getting in touch with yours to have a chat about what it means? It involves a lot of tweaking and patience, unfortunately. People tend to start off taking 1 unit of insulin for every 10g of carbohydrate (i.e. 1:10), but that varies by person and even by time of day. It's really worthwhile having a chat with your specialists about how to go about doing it.
Re: putting on weight. The main priority is getting your BGs into a normal range; don't worry about putting weight on right now. When you eat a sensible diet and take the right amount of insulin to cover it, there's no reason why you should put weight on.
is this normal for your first few days? How long does it take for my sugars to level out? Help!
