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<blockquote data-quote="Haidi" data-source="post: 2306270" data-attributes="member: 530280"><p>Hi, KK123 & rorydork, and thank you for your replies! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>Well, I'm a total newbie to all this and it is very likely that I have more than a few misconceptions about how insulin works and what to expect (realistically) in type 1. I was hoping to see an elevated BG that does not last for more than 2-3 hours after a meal, i.e. that it would go back to pre-meal levels if a bolus was appropriate for the kind of food he had had (that is exactly what I'm seeing after breakfast, so I simply assumed that was to expect after other meals as well...). </p><p>Now, I've also read that too much fat/protein can prolong this, but I was still thinking that having hyperglycaemia for 6 hours after meal was not normal, and that there had to be something to be done about it. I thought that the sooner he gets it under 7 the better. </p><p></p><p>Also, I thought that a short spike (going over 10 or even 12) and coming back quickly (e.g. in 2 hours) would be better than being around 9 for 5-6 hours... But maybe I got it all wrong... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite61" alt=":sorry:" title="Sorry :sorry:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":sorry:" /></p><p></p><p>My brother is probably still in denial that this has happened to him (he thinks he will be able to switch to medications after a while and/or that this will go away... And I don't have the heart to tell him it won't... <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" />). At the moment, he lives in a small town with no proper secondary care around, so we have started making arrangements for him to see an endocrinologist elsewhere (he will be going back to uni in a few weeks so we were hoping to arrange for him to be seen and then regularly followed up by someone there). I am just trying to help him get his BG levels under control, or at least close to, until he's able to get some more help from medical professionals. </p><p></p><p>Many thanks for all your help and advice, it is much appreciated! :x</p><p>(And I am sorry for my ignorance, I've just started learning about all this...)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Haidi, post: 2306270, member: 530280"] Hi, KK123 & rorydork, and thank you for your replies! :) Well, I'm a total newbie to all this and it is very likely that I have more than a few misconceptions about how insulin works and what to expect (realistically) in type 1. I was hoping to see an elevated BG that does not last for more than 2-3 hours after a meal, i.e. that it would go back to pre-meal levels if a bolus was appropriate for the kind of food he had had (that is exactly what I'm seeing after breakfast, so I simply assumed that was to expect after other meals as well...). Now, I've also read that too much fat/protein can prolong this, but I was still thinking that having hyperglycaemia for 6 hours after meal was not normal, and that there had to be something to be done about it. I thought that the sooner he gets it under 7 the better. Also, I thought that a short spike (going over 10 or even 12) and coming back quickly (e.g. in 2 hours) would be better than being around 9 for 5-6 hours... But maybe I got it all wrong... :sorry: My brother is probably still in denial that this has happened to him (he thinks he will be able to switch to medications after a while and/or that this will go away... And I don't have the heart to tell him it won't... :(). At the moment, he lives in a small town with no proper secondary care around, so we have started making arrangements for him to see an endocrinologist elsewhere (he will be going back to uni in a few weeks so we were hoping to arrange for him to be seen and then regularly followed up by someone there). I am just trying to help him get his BG levels under control, or at least close to, until he's able to get some more help from medical professionals. Many thanks for all your help and advice, it is much appreciated! :x (And I am sorry for my ignorance, I've just started learning about all this...) [/QUOTE]
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