Hello this is my first post-
so I’ve been type one since I was 5, I’m now 24 years old. My control was always very good and somewhat easy until 2 years ago.
currently I’m using nova rapid and Tresiba
my problem being is my ratios seem to change on a daily basis.
I’ve done basil rate tests so many times and I’ll finally get it down then it will change within a week.
The past week I’ve been taking 17u once a day and today for example I’ve gone low about 6 times. My carb ratio also changes daily. I’ve been eating the same three meals every single day for the past month and nothing else, every morcil is weight down to a mg and I have the full micro and macro nutrient information so there is no error in that area.
yesterday I had my usual 45g of carbs for breakfast, I did my 1/15 dose which is 3 units. My fasting blood sugar was 8.1 mmol and 2 hours later it was 13.5 mmol and 4 hours later it was 10.3mmol.
so today I ate the exact same meal and added an extra unit. 30 minutes after eating I was 4.1mmol, I ate my 15 extra carbs , waited 15 minutes and checked again and I had a 5.6mmol so I left it. An hour later I was 3.8 mmol, so again another 15 carbs, long story short this continued all day. I had my usual 50 carb lunch and didn’t even take my typical dose and still at 6pm today I’m still going low despite I’ve had nearly 150 carbs with zero dose.
this is a constant battle that happens every week or two and no matter how hard I try I can’t get a consistent Basil or bolus, it’s contantly changing no matter how structured my diet, activity and sleep is.
I’ve been to 3 endocrinologists and the hospital more times than I can count something isn’t right I feel horrible all the time, have no energy and constant brain fog and all of this started about two years ago, all the endocrinologists kinda just shrug their shoulders and say “try taking a little less or more insulin and we will see you in 3 months and check your hba1c”. Every other doctor thinks it’s in my head, prior to all of this my hba1c has always been below 7%. My last one was 8.9, I don’t know what to do. The constant lows from trying to have my control so strict is horrible and whenever I back off my doses even a little (10%) I end up with highs and the fear of long term damage is causing extreme anxiety and depression I’ve lost my passion for everything and am constantly in fear.
I don’t know what else to try I don’t eat processed foods or anything with a high glycemic index, my life is extremely structured, and there’s no other variable I can point to.
so I’ve been type one since I was 5, I’m now 24 years old. My control was always very good and somewhat easy until 2 years ago.
currently I’m using nova rapid and Tresiba
my problem being is my ratios seem to change on a daily basis.
I’ve done basil rate tests so many times and I’ll finally get it down then it will change within a week.
The past week I’ve been taking 17u once a day and today for example I’ve gone low about 6 times. My carb ratio also changes daily. I’ve been eating the same three meals every single day for the past month and nothing else, every morcil is weight down to a mg and I have the full micro and macro nutrient information so there is no error in that area.
yesterday I had my usual 45g of carbs for breakfast, I did my 1/15 dose which is 3 units. My fasting blood sugar was 8.1 mmol and 2 hours later it was 13.5 mmol and 4 hours later it was 10.3mmol.
so today I ate the exact same meal and added an extra unit. 30 minutes after eating I was 4.1mmol, I ate my 15 extra carbs , waited 15 minutes and checked again and I had a 5.6mmol so I left it. An hour later I was 3.8 mmol, so again another 15 carbs, long story short this continued all day. I had my usual 50 carb lunch and didn’t even take my typical dose and still at 6pm today I’m still going low despite I’ve had nearly 150 carbs with zero dose.
this is a constant battle that happens every week or two and no matter how hard I try I can’t get a consistent Basil or bolus, it’s contantly changing no matter how structured my diet, activity and sleep is.
I’ve been to 3 endocrinologists and the hospital more times than I can count something isn’t right I feel horrible all the time, have no energy and constant brain fog and all of this started about two years ago, all the endocrinologists kinda just shrug their shoulders and say “try taking a little less or more insulin and we will see you in 3 months and check your hba1c”. Every other doctor thinks it’s in my head, prior to all of this my hba1c has always been below 7%. My last one was 8.9, I don’t know what to do. The constant lows from trying to have my control so strict is horrible and whenever I back off my doses even a little (10%) I end up with highs and the fear of long term damage is causing extreme anxiety and depression I’ve lost my passion for everything and am constantly in fear.
I don’t know what else to try I don’t eat processed foods or anything with a high glycemic index, my life is extremely structured, and there’s no other variable I can point to.