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Type 1 Honeymoon hypos and advice

Spockraptor

Spockraptor

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Location
Cumbria
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi, I was diagnosed type 1 in October this year and I am aware of the honeymoon period and such and I am definitely there at the moment. Yesterday after 3 crumpets for breakfast and my usual 3 units of Novorapid my bloods were 7.1 which I was happy with. Half an hour later they were 2.6. I rushed to greggs and had a bottle of coke and pizza slice and an hour later was only 5.6. The rest of yesterday was spent preventing hypos so I refrained from using any Novorapid and took my 5 units lantus as normal at tea time. Bloods were fine even after tea and woke up to 6.0 this morning. My bloods were again fine today without any Novorapid but was heading to hypo land around lunchtime. Anyway this afternoon I have felt a bit off colour feeling sick etc and had Xmas dinner and took just 2 units of Novorapid to be on the safe side and they are 4.9 now so heading to hypo land again.

I suppose my questions are:

1) why are my sugars low when I am ill? I thought they were supposed to go up.
2) should I still take my lantus as I am concerned I may go too low as I can't face eating at the moment?
3) I have read that you should always take your insulin as it gives your pancreas a rest while honeymooning but is this true when it's gonna make you hypo?
4) are there any sick day rules for when your sugars are low and you can't keep them up while ill?

Any advice greatly appreciated. Thanks.
 
Honeymoon period can be a real pain, just when you think you have things sorted your pancreas decides to have another go at the old insulin production and drops your BG levels! Are you carb counting and matching your insulin to your carb intake or are you still on a fixed dose of Novorapid?
 
DN said it's too early to cartb count although I kind if was but found no pattern. Fixed on 3 rapid each meal and 4 lantus on an evening at the moment although today I have only had 2 rapid with Xmas dinner and no lantus. 4.8 at the minute.
 
I was diagnosed in May this year and was in honeymoon period for 5 months without any insulin. I had the same problem, very often hypos but my endo was always telling me to don't stop using Lantus. But one morning I just did it, and from that day I was fully 5 months without insuline. It maybe reduced duration of honeymooning, but I hadn't seen other solution. And hypos in your case have nothing to do with your illness, they are just coming because your pancreas started to produce some insuline again. I think that you shouldn't been afraid to stop using insuline if your BG would be normal. If that happens you just need to be disciplined with your food, and have exercise as much as possible. I was just talking from my case and I hope you will get other answers from the people who have more experience.
 
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