violentloser
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Right guys. I have a few questions that I wondered if anyone here could help with?!
I recently changed from Levemir/Novorapid to Porcine Hypurin (both neutral and ispohane).
I am having some difficulties with the switch over. I know this is probably fairly common. On the advice of someone very helpful (around here) I have temporarily gone back to Novorapid so as to get my slowacting insulin as about right as right can be.
I started off doing twice daily slow acting injections. Around 11pm and 9am. But then experimented with 3 times daily injections - i.e every 8 hours. I haven't had any major successes as yet overnight but my day time BS seem okish until early evening. I am naturally soemone who goes to bed at 12am and gets up anywhere between 8-10am so not sure if this would have a bearing on when my doses should be taken in comparison to others. Just wondering if any of this rings a tune with anyone else.
Typically what are the key times where we need the background basal insulin is really needed?! I awoke this morning with BS of 19. sheesh. If I take no insulin at all they would normally only rise to circa 15. I am fairly certain that they aren't going low as well b/c I have fairly sensitive symtpoms which are apparent even during sleep.
I really would like some help with this is anyone is able to share some of their pearls of personal wisdom.
On a side note I know that on switching to Levamir in the past, it seemed that my body was running with higher overnight sugars than without any basal at all and eventually things settled down!! Is there any known phenomenon of people taking a while to adjust to the basal insulins and perhaps it is a case of perservering with the same dose for a few days and seeing how this works out?! I have also read that the Analogue insulins can actually cause fluid retention and/or complications with infections. Another thought I've had is that during the immediacy of a switch over there are several situation changing within ones body - maybe akin to being slightly poorly?! Who knows. I am going to plod on with this though as mentally I feel like a hug eweight has been lifted from around my head - the thick fogginess, the feeling of irritability and depression, the feeling of paranoia and the inability to join in conversations/hold idle chit chat is all slowly dissappearing.
Thanks in advance
Dan
I recently changed from Levemir/Novorapid to Porcine Hypurin (both neutral and ispohane).
I am having some difficulties with the switch over. I know this is probably fairly common. On the advice of someone very helpful (around here) I have temporarily gone back to Novorapid so as to get my slowacting insulin as about right as right can be.
I started off doing twice daily slow acting injections. Around 11pm and 9am. But then experimented with 3 times daily injections - i.e every 8 hours. I haven't had any major successes as yet overnight but my day time BS seem okish until early evening. I am naturally soemone who goes to bed at 12am and gets up anywhere between 8-10am so not sure if this would have a bearing on when my doses should be taken in comparison to others. Just wondering if any of this rings a tune with anyone else.
Typically what are the key times where we need the background basal insulin is really needed?! I awoke this morning with BS of 19. sheesh. If I take no insulin at all they would normally only rise to circa 15. I am fairly certain that they aren't going low as well b/c I have fairly sensitive symtpoms which are apparent even during sleep.
I really would like some help with this is anyone is able to share some of their pearls of personal wisdom.
On a side note I know that on switching to Levamir in the past, it seemed that my body was running with higher overnight sugars than without any basal at all and eventually things settled down!! Is there any known phenomenon of people taking a while to adjust to the basal insulins and perhaps it is a case of perservering with the same dose for a few days and seeing how this works out?! I have also read that the Analogue insulins can actually cause fluid retention and/or complications with infections. Another thought I've had is that during the immediacy of a switch over there are several situation changing within ones body - maybe akin to being slightly poorly?! Who knows. I am going to plod on with this though as mentally I feel like a hug eweight has been lifted from around my head - the thick fogginess, the feeling of irritability and depression, the feeling of paranoia and the inability to join in conversations/hold idle chit chat is all slowly dissappearing.
Thanks in advance
Dan
