Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Ask A Question
Can one stop being diabetic?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="hankn" data-source="post: 189327" data-attributes="member: 33923"><p>My father, 83 years old, is a Type II diabetic, who has managed with insulin (Humalog Mix) for the past 40 years. He injects himself after testing his glucose levels before every meal. Generally he takes 40 units before every meal. The past 2 weeks he was hospitalized twice with hypoglycemia, where his glucose level was below 40 (2.2 mmol/l) </p><p></p><p>I now have him not taking any insulin when he glucose is below 120 (6.6 mmol/l) and he is fine. Today his glucose was 149 (8.2 mmol/l) and he took only 15U and had a big meal yet his glucose level after sleeping was 40 (2.2 mmol/l)(he immediately ate ice cream and sweets). It is as if he no longer needs any insulin and he has the opposite of diabetes.</p><p></p><p>He has numerous other medical issues (congestive heart failure, hypothyroidism, hypertension and prostatic hypertrophy) and is medicated with a battery of pills which he has been taking for years. The only change in the past half year is that his congestive heart failure is getting worse and he has started taking Verapress to slow his heart rate down.</p><p></p><p>Any clues as to why this might be happening?</p><p></p><p>Thanks!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="hankn, post: 189327, member: 33923"] My father, 83 years old, is a Type II diabetic, who has managed with insulin (Humalog Mix) for the past 40 years. He injects himself after testing his glucose levels before every meal. Generally he takes 40 units before every meal. The past 2 weeks he was hospitalized twice with hypoglycemia, where his glucose level was below 40 (2.2 mmol/l) I now have him not taking any insulin when he glucose is below 120 (6.6 mmol/l) and he is fine. Today his glucose was 149 (8.2 mmol/l) and he took only 15U and had a big meal yet his glucose level after sleeping was 40 (2.2 mmol/l)(he immediately ate ice cream and sweets). It is as if he no longer needs any insulin and he has the opposite of diabetes. He has numerous other medical issues (congestive heart failure, hypothyroidism, hypertension and prostatic hypertrophy) and is medicated with a battery of pills which he has been taking for years. The only change in the past half year is that his congestive heart failure is getting worse and he has started taking Verapress to slow his heart rate down. Any clues as to why this might be happening? Thanks! [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Ask A Question
Can one stop being diabetic?
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…