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<blockquote data-quote="fletchweb" data-source="post: 1513196" data-attributes="member: 318202"><p>\</p><p></p><p>Fascinating situation you find yourself in only because I have a similar story - I too was diagnosed at 4 and I'm 55 yrs old now. The time where my diabetes was most "out of control" was when I changed insulins. I went to Humualog and Lantus and it was obvious to me that my doctor was basically telling me what the marketing material said about those insulins.</p><p></p><p>My whole diet and insulin regime had to change with no help from the mis-informed health experts. It took quite sometime to adjust to a point where my sugars were stable and normal most of the time and I had to increase the number of shots to do it although my daily amount of insulin dropped by 20 units which was quite significant.</p><p></p><p>I've learned to eat much less and to fast with much more frequency and this has had a significant positive impact on my life. The interesting thing - my weight has remained constant for the last 15 years and it's right where I want it to be so it's not like I'm starving myself. That profile shot of me was taken last weekend and as you can see I'm not fat and I'm not skinny. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> It can be incredibly frustrating when ones control goes from good to bad because circumstances dictate you have to use different insulin therapies. I'm convinced most non diabetics including health professionals have no comprehension of what I'm saying.</p><p></p><p>Anyway, I just take 1 shot of Lantus in the evenings before I go to bed, my sister who is also Type 1 splits her Lantus in half - one shot in the morning and one in the evening, she likes that approach better while I'm satisfied with one shot per night - whatever works eh!</p><p></p><p>When I fast I completely skip shots as I don;t need them so there have been days where I have gone from 4 or 5 shots a day to 2 shots a day because of fasting.</p><p></p><p>So don't give up hope, you may want to re-evaluate your dietary needs and potentially take less insulin with better BG control by simply taking a different approach on what and how you eat.</p><p></p><p>All the best!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="fletchweb, post: 1513196, member: 318202"] \ Fascinating situation you find yourself in only because I have a similar story - I too was diagnosed at 4 and I'm 55 yrs old now. The time where my diabetes was most "out of control" was when I changed insulins. I went to Humualog and Lantus and it was obvious to me that my doctor was basically telling me what the marketing material said about those insulins. My whole diet and insulin regime had to change with no help from the mis-informed health experts. It took quite sometime to adjust to a point where my sugars were stable and normal most of the time and I had to increase the number of shots to do it although my daily amount of insulin dropped by 20 units which was quite significant. I've learned to eat much less and to fast with much more frequency and this has had a significant positive impact on my life. The interesting thing - my weight has remained constant for the last 15 years and it's right where I want it to be so it's not like I'm starving myself. That profile shot of me was taken last weekend and as you can see I'm not fat and I'm not skinny. :) It can be incredibly frustrating when ones control goes from good to bad because circumstances dictate you have to use different insulin therapies. I'm convinced most non diabetics including health professionals have no comprehension of what I'm saying. Anyway, I just take 1 shot of Lantus in the evenings before I go to bed, my sister who is also Type 1 splits her Lantus in half - one shot in the morning and one in the evening, she likes that approach better while I'm satisfied with one shot per night - whatever works eh! When I fast I completely skip shots as I don;t need them so there have been days where I have gone from 4 or 5 shots a day to 2 shots a day because of fasting. So don't give up hope, you may want to re-evaluate your dietary needs and potentially take less insulin with better BG control by simply taking a different approach on what and how you eat. All the best! [/QUOTE]
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