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Havnt had insulin for 24 hours , but also havnt eaten much , is that ok

Grumpy Porridge

Grumpy Porridge

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I had my breakfast insulin of 8 units ( at about 3 yesterday , I know, late breakfast !

I then about 6 had a McDonald’s wrap ( 50g of carbs ) no insulin before as it hadn’t been 4 hours since last dose .

I didn’t eat anything else yesterday . And also didn’t take my lantas ( that I usually have at 11)

havnt eaten anything yet today either .

thank you
 
Grumpy Porridge said:
I had my breakfast insulin of 8 units ( at about 3 yesterday , I know, late breakfast !

I then about 6 had a McDonald’s wrap ( 50g of carbs ) no insulin before as it hadn’t been 4 hours since last dose .

I didn’t eat anything else yesterday . And also didn’t take my lantas ( that I usually have at 11)

havnt eaten anything yet today either .

thank you
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ive also had breakfast a few hours ago and didn’t take any insulin .
 
Grumpy Porridge said:
ive also had breakfast a few hours ago and didn’t take any insulin .
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Have you tested your blood glucose today? If so, what sort of numbers have you seen?

For those with Type 1, missing insulin can go very wrong, pretty quickly.
 
Hi

sorry I have been stressed and unfortunately self harm seems to come to my mind easily .
I finished eating maybe an hour and a half ago .. I usually have 12 nova rapid units for dinner but just done a correctional dose of 10 units

I checked my blood before dinner which was 15 .

And will have my lantas of 32 units which I didn’t have last night .
 
Grumpy Porridge said:
Hi

sorry I have been stressed and unfortunately self harm seems to come to my mind easily .
I finished eating maybe an hour and a half ago .. I usually have 12 nova rapid units for dinner but just done a correctional dose of 10 units

I checked my blood before dinner which was 15 .

And will have my lantas of 32 units which I didn’t have last night .
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Hi,

Did you know that not keeping your D management & BGs as steady as you can, could affect your emotional state. Thus causing ongoing negative feelings? Regardless of when you choose to eat.

Take good care of yourself.
 
Grumpy Porridge said:
Hi

sorry I have been stressed and unfortunately self harm seems to come to my mind easily .
I finished eating maybe an hour and a half ago .. I usually have 12 nova rapid units for dinner but just done a correctional dose of 10 units

I checked my blood before dinner which was 15 .

And will have my lantas of 32 units which I didn’t have last night .
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I don't use insulin, so don't have personal experience of your issues, but, please, please do take your insulin. It really is important to your short and longer term health.
 
Hi @Grumpy Porridge,

I think you should get in touch with your diabetes team as soon as possible and discuss your whole regime with them. I am worried that you are approaching your insulin taking & management as something that can be done as and when and if you remember. Insulin usage is not something that can be done when you remember or if you feel like it (especially given you have mentioned self harm which, when you have access to a life saving drug adds another worrying dimension to it). You do seem to be trying to get on top of things but your posts make me think you **may** be at risk from a haphazard approach which may stem from a lack of understanding how it all works (we were all in that situation at the start of diagnosis!). You will get lots of responses to your insulin questions on here but I suspect more input is needed from your medical team/GP. Please stay well. x
 
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