Good luck Jim. You need to get some answers I mostly only tune in to the FBG thread with chat and I have noticed your high numbers. Let us know how you get on.
Try asking if she thinks two separate insulin rather than the mixed might help. Good luck.
You seemed to be getting much better numbers when you were low carbing?
I'm not quite sure I can remember why you stopped doing that?
Maybe time to give it another try?
If it is correct you are producing loads of your own insulin and injecting even more, there is something wrong somewhere. The insulin isn't working as it should, so my suggestion is you are most likely severely insulin resistant, which is what needs addressing. All that circulating insulin is making the insulin resistance worse. The more insulin circulating, the more resistant you become. Reducing your carbs to as low as you can and a little more exercise will help.
Since the blood tests seem to confirm that you are producing lots of your own insulin, then the suggestion to up the injections is actually counter productive. It will flood the body with insulin and force more cells to store glucose, thus making your condition worse in the long run. As a fellow T2D who had similar high blood sugars 4 years ago, I was not on insulin but was about to be put on it when I tried Low Carb diet. For me there was an almost instant reduction in blood sugars and weight, and I was able to drop most of my medications. I am still not on insulin, I still low carb but no longer use keto diets I still produce my own insulin and it now works almost as nature intended, I am not cured, but I am in control.
This Christmas I stepped off the diet wagon and had a very enjoyable unrestricted christmas fare. My daily average bgl readings did rise a little from 6.9 to 7.7 mmol/l. Now 4 years ago that same fare would have put me up into the 20's and 30's, but the highest this year was 10.1 at the 2hr reading after the main meal with Xmas pud, mince pies and brandy butter. So as you have the insulin yourself, then a serious look at some of the Low Carb diets here in the Forum are worth considering again. Stop feeding the fire, then you need less to put it out.
Personally I now use the Pioppi diet, which is an LC variant of the mediterranean diet. It is not keto, but is a lifestyle I can follow easily. There is alternatuvely the Paleo diet, the Atkins Diet, or the reduced calorie diets like Newcastle or the Blood Sugar diet. They all seem to be viable for T2D
Sad. I would find insulin therapy to be heavy, which is why I avoided it.I stopped because I could not handle it was very heavy for me
Hope you find a way of life you can tolerate. I feed my diet to all my family, and they all like it and prefer it in many ways (XMAS excepted) to 'normal fare' I have a simple check list pinned to the larder door that reminds me of things to avoid and things to use, and it makes life easier for me. Good luck which ever way you decide to venture forth into.Will look into this again to see what will work for me
Hope you find a way of life you can tolerate. I feed my diet to all my family, and they all like it and prefer it in many ways (XMAS excepted) to 'normal fare' I have a simple check list pinned to the larder door that reminds me of things to avoid and things to use, and it makes life easier for me. Good luck which ever way you decide to venture forth into.
I stopped because I could not handle it was very heavy for me
I hope the 2000 mg of Metformin is a lighter load. For many it is a burden I believe, I am on 2g.day myself and have few problems but it does tend to bloat me too and once a month I need an off day while I clear my .....throat.Just felt really bloated with it that’s all
Just did not feel right on it
Just felt really bloated with it that’s all
Just did not feel right on it
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?
We use cookies and similar technologies for the following purposes:
Do you accept cookies and these technologies?