Hi all....thanks for all of your input so far and i find the case against Lantus fascinating. After a whole week of feeling extremely ill, I went to the doctors yesterday. It seems I accumulated lots of symptoms all at the same time which may or not be related to each other....as mentioned already the aggressive, constant headache, in addition to this I have also been suffering from palpitations, dizziness and extreme nausea. I tested for ketones in my urine on monday night and nearly fell off my chair when i saw I had 3...even with all my hypos! Anyway....its turns out I had swollen lymph nodes which means I have an infection, so at least that explains the nausea and general feeling ******. We were also able to rule out anything serious regarding the headaches and the consultant believes these are related to stress (I am always skeptical of people blaming symptoms on stress but who knows!). He had also tested for iron levels and thyroid function, the results of which I will get this evening.
So, the point I wanted to make is that perhaps my blood sugars have been so erratic due to the infection I had. I dont actually believe this to be the case, but until I feel 100%, I wont look into the results so much at the moment. I will be back to bug you all in a week or so with daily results once i am better!
I am really sorry to hear about your experiences with Hypos Riri, I know that it only takes one bad experience to alter your way if thinking and I completely understand your fear.
I did express my concerns regarding lantus to my consultant. He kind of brushed me off saying that Lantus is the best and I will never get good control with Levimar. I really want to come off the Lantus and believe there is nothing wrong with experimenting with different insulins (i also read a few things about Lantus that worry me slightly). But I basically got a big, fat no from my consultant. The fact that I am not really able to justify logically why I should come off it didnt help my case. He reasoned that my hypos were due to illness and has told me to reduce my lantus by 2 units. Anyway until I am better, I wont stress too much about it at the moment.
I did want to ask you all one question though....I dont have much experience with ketones. When I tested on monday, I got 3 as I said. However 6 hours later and many litres of water later, I tested again and was negative. I dont really understand this. Is it normal for diabetics to get ketones often? Can we treat ourselves without going to hospital? Can you get ketones with very low blood sugars?