insulin

What I am reading is that the body will lower or stop producing ketones when insulin is in the blood stream. This seems logical since insulin is an important tool in the body to store excess energy. So if there is plenty of glucose in the blood, there is no need to use our adipose fat for...

Hello guys i have a stupid phobia but i cant rationalize it. I am afraid to inject insulin(especially the basal) when i go out but when i am at home i dont have that fear. Does it make sense?

Hello :) Im trying out the Keto diet thing. Basically cutting back on carbs to take less insulin so I can manage my blood levels better. Problem is im struggling at breakfast. For my breakfast I either have 2 slices of toast with a bit of nutella (Works out at 45g altogher) so I would take 5...

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https://news.weill.cornell.edu/news/2019/03/sickeningly-sweet?fbclid=IwAR2-ft6KuAZTy3zRmKDK6MLx73cYWFOi-OPiDMAKcBJrO43VzxqHdpN6YO0 Good that this is being studied...the insulin connection...

Has anyone tried either Metformin or Insulin in isolation and can explain the side effects and how it is to come off them? I suspect I may be asked to take one or the other for Gestational Diabetes and am wondering how the body adjusts postnatally. How do these medications affect your body's...

Hi I was diagnosed LADA in June 2018, started Levemir twice daily in September 2018 and Novarapid in December 2018. I ate a relatively low carb diet until recently when I was advised to introduce more to my diet. I have been having a sandwich at lunch time (granary seeded bread) and having...

Hi - I wonder if anyone can throw some light for me please. Have been diagnosed diabetic since 1999, so not new to the disease, but don't fly very often and have only flown once before since being on insulin (a BA Flight to Schipol and back on business a couple of years ago, where everything...

Do you eat whatever you want, not restricting any food groups, and then match the amount of insulin you take to cover the carbs in whatever you are going to eat? Or, have you cut your carbs and maybe do keto, so that you can inject as little insulin as possible? I’m also wondering what your...

I have recently stopped taking Gliclazide as guided by my GP. The result has been extremely high blood sugar readings, mornings tend to be 13 and during the day are 17 - 19. I'm Type II, I am taking Metformin morning and night, Simvistatin at night and my current insulin is Levemir 25 units at...

I've lost 35 lbs since September. my fasting has gone down from 83 to 78 but my postprandial continues to spike hard, to the point even 20g carb will take me from 78 to 130 @ 1hr. Yet my blood sugar generally doesn't go above 165-170, even if I eat 100g carb, is that normal? until recently, I...

This last summer with the higher temperatures I really struggled with persistent high blood sugars and eventually managed to narrow it down to the insulin itself (Novorapid) not working well. I changed from having my insulin delivered by post in a chilled pack, back to my local pharmacy because...

Great podcast with Benjamin Bikman (bit of an expert ono insulin and its twin glucagon but an excellent communicator too plus intelligent interviewer) Also covers why the vegan idea that aniamal fat causes insulin resistance is WRONG. Keep seing the WFPB ideas popping up on this forum so this...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-india-46354989

I've been using novorapid for over 2 years now but in the last month or so I have noticed it has a disgusting smell that wasn't there before. When I first started novorapid I noticed it had a chemically smell but it wasn't anything terrible and not too noticeable, in fact I quite liked it...

how long do you guys wait until after youve injected to eat?

I was diagnosed with Diabetes 2 three years ago and have been stable with daily insulin injections. Suddenly, I have been experiencing hypoglycemic reactions periodically within an hour of my daily injection. The symptoms include a severe diminution in my ability to communicate, sweats...

this is going to be long winded sorry! Type 1 diabetic, on Humalog short acting for years but put on tresiba earlier this year. Also been using libre with miao miao for a few months. So....... I’ve recently drastically needed to reduce my basal rate I was having 18 then dropped to 14 recently...

Hi guys, I am becoming extremely worried I have been working in a new job (personal trainer and fitness instructor) foe the last few months. I don't get home until 10 ish so am eating my dinner around 10.30pm. I take tresiba 16 u at 8 am km the morning do fasted cardio and don't have breakfast...

Just came back from an intermediate HBa1C review as my last test was 58 mmol; not good. This one 3 months later was 57 and still not good. We discussed insulin shots, carb counting and diet. To my surprise my DN suggested reducing carbs at all meals e.g. stopping the already small breakfast...