Hi everyone,
My partner has Type 1 Diabetes. She has been complaining about feeling light headed for around 3 weeks now. It's there almost all the time. She also gets neck pain, headaches and has described a tingling in her lip. Her sugar readings have also been running a little high lately. They seem to remain level overnight. However, we're finding that she is having to have extra units of fast acting during the day for her food. For example, if she has a slice of toast, she is having to have more units than she would usually. She is sometimes having to have 2 or 3 units more that she would usually need for a meal. We can't increase her background insulin because her sugars will go low overnight. She eats a healthy diet, is a healthy weight and is in her early 30's. She also doesn't drink, smoke or take any medication. She has also been using the same insulin (Tresiba & Novorapid) for over a year now.
1. I guess my first question is - has anyone else experienced these symptoms recently? Her nurse has said that others had experienced these symptoms recently. Perhaps a virus? But after 3 weeks it's really getting her down. Her bloods etc are being tested at the doctors for vitamin/mineral deficiencies.
2. Whilst I'm on here. She also starting using the FreeStyle Libre sensor for a good few moths now. Every time she changes it there is always blood on the sensor and when she first started using it she complained of a tingling sensation in the arm, fingers etc of the arm it was placed in. She sometimes worries that her body is rejecting the sensors and this could be causing some of her symptoms.
If anyone has any comments or feedback on the questions above I would greatly appreciate it.
My partner has Type 1 Diabetes. She has been complaining about feeling light headed for around 3 weeks now. It's there almost all the time. She also gets neck pain, headaches and has described a tingling in her lip. Her sugar readings have also been running a little high lately. They seem to remain level overnight. However, we're finding that she is having to have extra units of fast acting during the day for her food. For example, if she has a slice of toast, she is having to have more units than she would usually. She is sometimes having to have 2 or 3 units more that she would usually need for a meal. We can't increase her background insulin because her sugars will go low overnight. She eats a healthy diet, is a healthy weight and is in her early 30's. She also doesn't drink, smoke or take any medication. She has also been using the same insulin (Tresiba & Novorapid) for over a year now.
1. I guess my first question is - has anyone else experienced these symptoms recently? Her nurse has said that others had experienced these symptoms recently. Perhaps a virus? But after 3 weeks it's really getting her down. Her bloods etc are being tested at the doctors for vitamin/mineral deficiencies.
2. Whilst I'm on here. She also starting using the FreeStyle Libre sensor for a good few moths now. Every time she changes it there is always blood on the sensor and when she first started using it she complained of a tingling sensation in the arm, fingers etc of the arm it was placed in. She sometimes worries that her body is rejecting the sensors and this could be causing some of her symptoms.
If anyone has any comments or feedback on the questions above I would greatly appreciate it.
