Well, I've been an ultra-lurker on here for some 6 years or so - around about my first acute pancreatitis episode. Fantastic advice, measures and methods that I genuinely utilised to drop my sugar for a couple of years using low carb and keto, but on and off. As soon as I'd see pre-diabetic levels off I'd go on a binge. I would say carbs are an addiction for me and not in a light way - I can easily sit and eat a six pack of skips in five minutes without even realising I've binged it and smash 5 fillet-o-fish in one sitting. This is NOT some achievement but just to give an idea on how difficult I find it to stop.
From 2009 I had raised triglycerides and cholesterol. This peaked last year to cholesterol being 14 and my triglycerides going all the way to 33.
So, I guess the inevitable happened. Second acute pancreatitis attack 14 days ago. Hospitalised, have a fatty pancreas aswell as liver and put on 3 metformin a day, lantus 8 units a day, benzofibrate for the triglycerides and 2 statins.
Now, I'm unsure of what I can do with regards to the 2 or 3 day fast I usedto do before Lantus. Is it viable? Luckily the senior doctor who admitted me was also an endocrinologist - her directions and the consultant's was an immediate zero fat ultra low carb diet. That's a killer for me, I love fat and meat but that's another road to pancreatitis.
With Lantus and the meds my sugars are in a kinda normal range (I think) -7's before eating and 9 to 10 after a meal. My Triglycerides have gone down to 7.2 and my cholesterol is at 6.8.But I know that Lantus is just brute forcing the the sugar and fats into my cells and I cannot reduce my fatty pancreas, liver or weight this way. Especially with the fatty pancreas - I can see this triggering either acute or chronic pancreatits again.
So how do user of Lantus, manage to fast with causing hypos or risking keto acidosis?
Cheers for reading and any advice
From 2009 I had raised triglycerides and cholesterol. This peaked last year to cholesterol being 14 and my triglycerides going all the way to 33.
So, I guess the inevitable happened. Second acute pancreatitis attack 14 days ago. Hospitalised, have a fatty pancreas aswell as liver and put on 3 metformin a day, lantus 8 units a day, benzofibrate for the triglycerides and 2 statins.
Now, I'm unsure of what I can do with regards to the 2 or 3 day fast I usedto do before Lantus. Is it viable? Luckily the senior doctor who admitted me was also an endocrinologist - her directions and the consultant's was an immediate zero fat ultra low carb diet. That's a killer for me, I love fat and meat but that's another road to pancreatitis.
With Lantus and the meds my sugars are in a kinda normal range (I think) -7's before eating and 9 to 10 after a meal. My Triglycerides have gone down to 7.2 and my cholesterol is at 6.8.But I know that Lantus is just brute forcing the the sugar and fats into my cells and I cannot reduce my fatty pancreas, liver or weight this way. Especially with the fatty pancreas - I can see this triggering either acute or chronic pancreatits again.
So how do user of Lantus, manage to fast with causing hypos or risking keto acidosis?
Cheers for reading and any advice
