Hi guys, looking for a bit of advice here. If I've double dosed 30 units of Lantus how bad of hypos am I gonna have? I'm 90% sure I DIDN'T take it, because I changed my cartridge on Sunday, and I remember taking 9 units on Sunday (there were 21 left in the empty one), and yesterday I had 30 units, and today there was about 260 units in there meaning I haven't had any today. But I'm still panicking and second guessing myself! I'm so scared of hypos since having a horrendous one in January that I've been running my sugars too high. I've also had stomach problems and anxiety and I'm not well at all. I am on the mend, as I've been feeling much better the last few days since I stopped Metformin and started taking Omeprazole again. (I had GERD symptoms, don't know if Metformin is a coincidence), but my diabetes is still out of control. I've gone from running it semi normal occasional 12-14mmol to seeing 10-20 every day and just bolusing to correct it after meals because my ratios keep changing and I'm terrified of hypos now...
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I don't know if I took my Lantus today or not and I'm scared I've double dosed.
- Thread starter Catsymoo
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Numbers on the cartridge suggests I hadn't taken it today yet.
Hi @Catsymoo We've all done this, I think, I have a few times.
Always err on the side of caution and avoid taking it, set your alarm for 2am and test, if you're going high then take a half dose of your lantus then and a bolus correction.
It's harder when you panic so try and stay cool, deep breaths, but in future write your dose down and the time you took in so you can keep a record, if you do this then you won't come unstuck again.
Keep us updated ?
Always err on the side of caution and avoid taking it, set your alarm for 2am and test, if you're going high then take a half dose of your lantus then and a bolus correction.
It's harder when you panic so try and stay cool, deep breaths, but in future write your dose down and the time you took in so you can keep a record, if you do this then you won't come unstuck again.
Keep us updated ?
I will do. I think everything is okay as I looked at the vial and it adds up correctly, I just have so much anxiety with my diabetes these days I constantly second guess myself and my doses. Not sure where it went wrong.
Update: I've had no hypos so I'm guessing everything is OK.
My anxiety over hypos has gotten really bad in recent months as I have been suffering with unknown stomach problems (possibly GERD or gastroparesis). I had some really bad hypos in December/January, one being at work when I was an hour's drive from home and there was no one to take me home. I dropped to 2.1 and drank about 300g of sugar to the point where I was vomiting and had the runs. It was so embarrassing. I couldn't go back to working the rest of my shift, I had to sit in the training room with a first aid person to make sure I didn't faint. The sugar wasn't doing anything!
I get full and nauseous really easily now so a hypo is the worst possible scenario of being low and unable to eat.
My anxiety over hypos has gotten really bad in recent months as I have been suffering with unknown stomach problems (possibly GERD or gastroparesis). I had some really bad hypos in December/January, one being at work when I was an hour's drive from home and there was no one to take me home. I dropped to 2.1 and drank about 300g of sugar to the point where I was vomiting and had the runs. It was so embarrassing. I couldn't go back to working the rest of my shift, I had to sit in the training room with a first aid person to make sure I didn't faint. The sugar wasn't doing anything!
I get full and nauseous really easily now so a hypo is the worst possible scenario of being low and unable to eat.
lizdeluz
Well-Known Member
Sorry to hear that you've got this problem. Would Hypostop or Glucogel help? ( I think they still can be bought or can be prescribed) . If big quantities of sugary drinks aren't dealing with your hypos, and they are making you feel nauseous, maybe it would be worth trying Glucogel which is in a tube and can just be rubbed on the inside of your cheek. I've never used it, but I do have it in the car in a Hypokit.
If I'm honest, I haven't had a hypo in months. But that's not good because I've been SO scared with my insulin being unpredictable that I run my sugars too high and I'm starting to see levels in the 20s which never happens to me in 6 years of type 1. (apart from once when I was horribly ill with allergy and put on steroids)
I've just rung my DSN finally.. first time in YEARS I found the courage to do it. I have an appointment next week. My blood sugar was 23.7 this morning which is the highest I have seen it since diagnosis - and I didn't even eat enough carbs for it to even BE that high unless my Novorapid was just.. not working. I took 12 units to correct it and after 2 hours it only dropped to 20. I changed vial and new packet and took 5 more units, an hour later I'm at 10. Bad batch maybe??? Still doesn't explain why some weeks I'm overly sensitive to insulin and other times I'm so resistant it's ridiculous.
I've just rung my DSN finally.. first time in YEARS I found the courage to do it. I have an appointment next week. My blood sugar was 23.7 this morning which is the highest I have seen it since diagnosis - and I didn't even eat enough carbs for it to even BE that high unless my Novorapid was just.. not working. I took 12 units to correct it and after 2 hours it only dropped to 20. I changed vial and new packet and took 5 more units, an hour later I'm at 10. Bad batch maybe??? Still doesn't explain why some weeks I'm overly sensitive to insulin and other times I'm so resistant it's ridiculous.
lizdeluz
Well-Known Member
It could have been a bad batch, I've heard that insulin can be damaged by being overheated in a hot car in the sun for example, but, with your current high blood sugars, it was a good idea to ring your DSN to get a second opinion and a plan of action. Well done to you for making that appointment!
