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BG levels and recently prescribed medication

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AllanK 2

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Location
Shropshire
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi everyone and hope you are all staying safe. It’s been a long while since I posted anything here on the Forum.
I have been on insulin treatment (Novorapid and Lantus) for a few years. Three years ago I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer and underwent radiotherapy and hormone treatment. The hormone treatment (Zoladex) caused me to have numerous hot flushes. I finished the hormone treatment in June this year and declared cancer free. Unfortunately, I am still having the hot flushes. I had managed to keep my blood glucose under control throughout the whole treatment and since up until now.
I recently talked to my GP and she prescribed a course of tablets (Cyproterone) to help reduce the hot flushes. My blood glucose levels have since gone haywire. I stopped taking the tablet after four days. My morning levels continue to rise even though I increased my Lantus. My levels before meals are very erratic and it is difficult to gauge the amount of Novorapid I need to take. I am trying to speak to my GP again but nigh impossible to get an appointment!
I take four BG readings a day before meals and bedtime. My Lantus has increased by six units to twenty four but BG still going up!
Question: Do you think I should start having BG test after meals to see if I need to take adjustment dose to bring the levels back in line?
Any help or comment would be gratefully received
Thanks
 
Hi. I would certainly test 2 hours after a meal and see if you need a correction dose but be careful not to 'stack' the insulin. Testing after 3 to 4 hours would be safer.
 
AllanK 2 said:
Hi everyone and hope you are all staying safe. It’s been a long while since I posted anything here on the Forum.
I have been on insulin treatment (Novorapid and Lantus) for a few years. Three years ago I was diagnosed with Prostate cancer and underwent radiotherapy and hormone treatment. The hormone treatment (Zoladex) caused me to have numerous hot flushes. I finished the hormone treatment in June this year and declared cancer free. Unfortunately, I am still having the hot flushes. I had managed to keep my blood glucose under control throughout the whole treatment and since up until now.
I recently talked to my GP and she prescribed a course of tablets (Cyproterone) to help reduce the hot flushes. My blood glucose levels have since gone haywire. I stopped taking the tablet after four days. My morning levels continue to rise even though I increased my Lantus. My levels before meals are very erratic and it is difficult to gauge the amount of Novorapid I need to take. I am trying to speak to my GP again but nigh impossible to get an appointment!
I take four BG readings a day before meals and bedtime. My Lantus has increased by six units to twenty four but BG still going up!
Question: Do you think I should start having BG test after meals to see if I need to take adjustment dose to bring the levels back in line?
Any help or comment would be gratefully received
Thanks
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Hi,

Welcome back.

I would advocate testing after meals to work out what is happening.
However, my first line of enquiry would be a basal test to see what the Lantus is doing, before throwing possible correction doses of Novorapid into the mix.
 
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