Hi,
I've been diagnosed T1 since last Christmas and have come out of the honeymoon period within the last few months. My BG control has been okay while at home, but has significantly worsened since I've returned to uni. I take Levemir and Novorapid.
Over the last few weeks, my BG has been untenably high for a good portion of the day (talking into the 20s post dinner!), and it's starting to become a very real concern for me. I really don't want to lose a leg or my eyesight or whatever. Although my diet's **** (too many carbs - though I'm working on it), I always appropriately account for it using carb counting (passed on from my Mum's DAFNE course knowledge). I usually take 1 unit per 10 grams, but have begun to increase that to 1 per 8g. I'm about 6'1", 12 and a bit stone. However, I always seem to find myself having to take corrective insulin after meals.
However, after a bit of panic googling after particularly high reading just now, it appears people seem to be taking way more Levemir than I'm accustomed to. I understand that everyone's different, but I've been taking a split dose of 7 units in the morning and 7 in the evening. Is this, as I suspect, a very small dose? My BG remains high overnight and throughout the day, unless I'm engaged in some high energy activity.
I'm just wondering if I should take this to my diabetic nurse/consultant, or if this is something that's more to do with my control? I'm in the dumps about this whole thing, and I'm wondering whether it's more to do with my lifestyle choice and lack of responsibility therein, or insulin levels. I'm also wondering if I'm somewhat insulin resistant, as Novorapid doesn't seem to be having the desired effect = surely, at 10/8g to 1 unit, even if that ratio is slightly off, my BG shouldn't be so outrageously high after meals?!
I suppose I just need some advice from someone more experience than I!
Cheers!
I've been diagnosed T1 since last Christmas and have come out of the honeymoon period within the last few months. My BG control has been okay while at home, but has significantly worsened since I've returned to uni. I take Levemir and Novorapid.
Over the last few weeks, my BG has been untenably high for a good portion of the day (talking into the 20s post dinner!), and it's starting to become a very real concern for me. I really don't want to lose a leg or my eyesight or whatever. Although my diet's **** (too many carbs - though I'm working on it), I always appropriately account for it using carb counting (passed on from my Mum's DAFNE course knowledge). I usually take 1 unit per 10 grams, but have begun to increase that to 1 per 8g. I'm about 6'1", 12 and a bit stone. However, I always seem to find myself having to take corrective insulin after meals.
However, after a bit of panic googling after particularly high reading just now, it appears people seem to be taking way more Levemir than I'm accustomed to. I understand that everyone's different, but I've been taking a split dose of 7 units in the morning and 7 in the evening. Is this, as I suspect, a very small dose? My BG remains high overnight and throughout the day, unless I'm engaged in some high energy activity.
I'm just wondering if I should take this to my diabetic nurse/consultant, or if this is something that's more to do with my control? I'm in the dumps about this whole thing, and I'm wondering whether it's more to do with my lifestyle choice and lack of responsibility therein, or insulin levels. I'm also wondering if I'm somewhat insulin resistant, as Novorapid doesn't seem to be having the desired effect = surely, at 10/8g to 1 unit, even if that ratio is slightly off, my BG shouldn't be so outrageously high after meals?!
I suppose I just need some advice from someone more experience than I!
Cheers!