Confused !!!!

[Paulbt68]

Yesterday i had a hypo. When the wife tested me (i was curled up in a ball and unresponsive) i had a reading of 4.8. After she gave me some glucose and came round i was at 4.9 Seems far to high for a hypo.
After checking my meter, it seems i had tested myself 1.5 hours earlier and was at 3.2. I had no memory of this. Nobody remembers me eating or drinking anything in between.
Had a Big dinner shortly after the hypo and had about half the insulin i would normally have. 14 units instead of 28 quick acting. After dinner i had the munchies and eat a bag of chilli peanuts, a large chocolate cookie, Jaffa cake bar, 2 large wholemeal rolls with butter and a large bag of peanut M and M's. 2 hours later i was only a 7.2. None of this makes sense. I have tested my meter and thats ok. Over the last few weeks i have had to almost double my quick acting insulin, and now it seems i don't need hardly any. What on earth is going on?

 

[janabelle]

Hi Paul
You could be going through what is called the "Honeymoon Period", has your doctor mentioned this to you. Most type-1s go through this a few months after diagnosis-mine was around 9 months after. It's said your pancreas is churning out the last of it's insulin and this is why your need for injected insulin is reduced. I remember being on none at all for a week or so.
If you are going through your "honeymoon period" you'll need to test and adjust your insulin accordingly as your needs may vary for a while yet. Remeber it doesn't last, you will need to up your insulin when this period is over- bummer
Hope that helps
Jus