Early days with Type 1

[GoRachel1989]

To the guys above debating.. I love the ideas & posts from all angles. there are individual successes that i have no wish to undermine. (LOL, I don't live your lives.)

But, isn't the OP's partner in the "honeymoon period"?
Either way. with MDI bolusing for a "normal" diet.or on the carb counting set one a day/2 a day injection regime.?

keeping the carbs down (especially the spikey stuff.) & thus insulin dosage down would have less impact with the hypos in the random events of an unruly Pancreas splutter..? (At least during the Honeymoon?!!)

I dunno... I've only been diagnosed a few weeks ago myself and I might very well be in the "honeymoon period" as well, and from what I have experienced, if I don't have enough carbs in my meals (i.e. within the moderate range...) then I'm bound to end up getting hypos. That's how I know that low carb wouldn't work for me at this point. I went through a period of "trial and error" - still going through it, actually - and found that even on the lower end of a "moderate carb" diet, my bs was still dropping too low. The doctor ended up lowering my dosage because of that. (Note: I'm only speaking for myself... and I am definitely not saying that one should overload on carbs just because it's their "honeymoon". )

My guess is that for now, it's about finding that balance so that my bs won't go too low during those times that my pancreas decides to sporadically release small amounts of insulin, and also so that it won't go to high when it doesn't...

 

[Ledzeptt]

His doctor said his body is still learning how to respond to the insulin, but I was wondering how long it takes (roughly - like months? years?) to start regularly having "controlled" BG levels?
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Hi Semk,

To answer your original question, in my case the first month was awful (BG readings all over the shop and I felt half-dead and unbelievably tired, though I had other medical problems, so perhaps not all due to high BG). The second month was much improved, with maximum BGs in the low teens and no real hypos. By month 3, things had settled down and I was feeling much better.

I hope your partner soon feels better and I bet they're glad you care so much.

Take care.

 

[semk]

Hope things are looking up for you and your partner I'm sure they are!xxx

They are His Basal (lantus) was increased last week and it's made a big difference - and I think we're getting better and planning out more healthy meals and with the carb counting... Thanks so much for your and everyone's support - the reading is fascinating - and it's so, so good to know we're not alone!