worcesterwoman
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Hello
Not sure if there is any wisdom out there. I have developed a nasty allergy to Levimir, this is not the first time I have had problems with long acting insulins. At the moment I am getting by with Novorapid since May 23rd..
I have presumed type 2, but now the I am asking for blood tests to check for antibodies etc so that a type 1 diagnosis would follow and then the option of a pump. I do have a complex history of conditions and currently under neuro geneticists for diagnosis of two or three rare geentic conditions. So, othing straightforward.
Atthe moment I am havig to wake every 3 hours to test and inject Novorapid as necessary to keep within target range. I am so tired! As things stand I am taking more or less half the total amount of insulin that I was and have got glucose levels to an average 7.6 and 95% in target using the Libre 2 sensor. I have been struggling since January with a reaction to Levimir which has seen glucose levels steadily rise and time in target drop to 56% at the lowest point when the allergic reaction got to crisis point.
As things stand the diabetic GP may make a decision once blood test results are available possibly tomorrow, am not holding my breath though. The hospital nurse I did speak with changed my short acting insulin for a 'better' one which also caused an allergic reaction... so back toNovorapid. She can't help further and certainly not with a pump, I have to wait until the GP sees the test results and then she says he will refer to the hospital doctor. As we only have locums I am not too sure when or if I will get the help I need, I was removed from the patient list in 2019 pre cvoid. Needless to say trying to get in touch with the surgery is a nightmare and the last time I tried to explain everything I was told to use dipsticks.
Anyone elsein this kind of situation?
Not sure if there is any wisdom out there. I have developed a nasty allergy to Levimir, this is not the first time I have had problems with long acting insulins. At the moment I am getting by with Novorapid since May 23rd..
I have presumed type 2, but now the I am asking for blood tests to check for antibodies etc so that a type 1 diagnosis would follow and then the option of a pump. I do have a complex history of conditions and currently under neuro geneticists for diagnosis of two or three rare geentic conditions. So, othing straightforward.
Atthe moment I am havig to wake every 3 hours to test and inject Novorapid as necessary to keep within target range. I am so tired! As things stand I am taking more or less half the total amount of insulin that I was and have got glucose levels to an average 7.6 and 95% in target using the Libre 2 sensor. I have been struggling since January with a reaction to Levimir which has seen glucose levels steadily rise and time in target drop to 56% at the lowest point when the allergic reaction got to crisis point.
As things stand the diabetic GP may make a decision once blood test results are available possibly tomorrow, am not holding my breath though. The hospital nurse I did speak with changed my short acting insulin for a 'better' one which also caused an allergic reaction... so back toNovorapid. She can't help further and certainly not with a pump, I have to wait until the GP sees the test results and then she says he will refer to the hospital doctor. As we only have locums I am not too sure when or if I will get the help I need, I was removed from the patient list in 2019 pre cvoid. Needless to say trying to get in touch with the surgery is a nightmare and the last time I tried to explain everything I was told to use dipsticks.
Anyone elsein this kind of situation?