Julia is a type 1diabetic
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
I don't like being diabetic it's scary and hard work to mentain
Keeping my blood sugar downWhat do you find the hardest @Julia is a type 1diabetic Can we help you in any way?
It's when I have lots of naughty thingsHow are you struggling with that, @Julia is a type 1diabetic ?
What is your usual day like?
I'm sure you'll get loads of people supporting you and reflecting on what you're doing, how it's going, your feelings about it will help direct their comments and likely give you additional insights.
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I don't think there are naughty things, just foods difficult to dose for.It's when I have lots of naughty things
No I'm not carb counting but I only do insulin in evening before dinner and I'm on 5 unitsAre you on fixed doses of insulin, or do you carb count and adjust your insulin depending on what you eat?
There's a wealth of knowledge on this forum, but we can't really help unless you're willing to give us a bit more information. It's entirely up to you, but no one's going to judge you for eating something.
What type of insulin are you on?No I'm not carb counting but I only do insulin in evening before dinner and I'm on 5 units
HumlinWhat type of insulin are you on?
Which type of Humulin? Humulin comes in different types, thre are mixed insulins and intermediate acting insulins.Humlin
Humlin M3 and I was told to take one a day but I used to take it twice a dayWhich type of Humulin? Humulin comes in different types, thre are mixed insulins and intermediate acting insulins.
Neither of them are usually taken only once a day.
Are you treated by your GP or are you seeing an endocrinologist and diabetes specialist nurse for your diabetes?
This is a mixed insulin, which means you'd need to eat pretty much at set times and eat set amounts of carbs for each meal.Humlin M3 and I was told to take one a day but I used to take it twice a day
I have not been told to bolgus insulinThis is a mixed insulin, which means you'd need to eat pretty much at set times and eat set amounts of carbs for each meal.
It has a long acting insulin which is meant to keep you stable without eating, and a quicker acting insulin to deal with the carbs in your food, So it's not easy to adjust doses depending on what or when you eat.
For instance, if you want to skip a meal, you don't need the quick acting insulin. But you'd still need the longer acting one so you can't skip the injection. Which will make you go low without food because it also holds the quick acting stuff.
Likewise, you can't adjust the quick acting and take more if you have more carbs than usual, because that would increase the long acting as well.
Most of us use a basal and bolus regime, meaning we use two types of insulin in separate pens.
The long acting or basal is the same dose every day, and it should keep us more or less stable without food.
The quick acting dose changes from meal to meal, depending on the amount of carbs in the meal.
So basal/bolus is more work, because you need to find out how much insulin you need to how many carbs, and then you have to calculate the amount of carbs for everything you eat to work out your dose.
But it's also much more flexible, and the quick acting can be used for corrections as well if you're high.
Are you treated by your GP or by a specialist?
If you'd be interested in trying if a basal/bolus system would work better for you you can bring this up with your diabetes nurse to see how they feel about it.
That's because you are on a mixed insulin which has the bolus in it.I have not been told to bolgus insulin
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