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<blockquote data-quote="Antje77" data-source="post: 2286911" data-attributes="member: 372207"><p>Hi [USER=523920]@Glass_half_full[/USER] ,</p><p>In the early days of T1 our pancreases still produce some insulin. As more and more insulin producing cells die, the amount of insulin produced by your body gets less and less. This means it's expected you'll need more insulin over time.</p><p>This process seems a bit unpredictable in many of us, sometimes we can suddenly produce more insulin than expected, giving us surprise lows, sometimes we stay stable for a while and sometimes our insulin needs suddenly increase.</p><p></p><p>Your ratio of 1:15 or 1:20 means you're on relatively low doses of insulin, which may mean your beta cells still have quite a bit of life left. Many diabetics start out on a 1:10 ratio or even more.</p><p></p><p>Have you contacted your consultant on how to tweak your ratio? I'd give them a call about it tomorrow.</p><p>It can also mean your basal dose needs to be changed, I'd ask about that as well.</p><p></p><p>Wish you all the best!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Antje77, post: 2286911, member: 372207"] Hi [USER=523920]@Glass_half_full[/USER] , In the early days of T1 our pancreases still produce some insulin. As more and more insulin producing cells die, the amount of insulin produced by your body gets less and less. This means it's expected you'll need more insulin over time. This process seems a bit unpredictable in many of us, sometimes we can suddenly produce more insulin than expected, giving us surprise lows, sometimes we stay stable for a while and sometimes our insulin needs suddenly increase. Your ratio of 1:15 or 1:20 means you're on relatively low doses of insulin, which may mean your beta cells still have quite a bit of life left. Many diabetics start out on a 1:10 ratio or even more. Have you contacted your consultant on how to tweak your ratio? I'd give them a call about it tomorrow. It can also mean your basal dose needs to be changed, I'd ask about that as well. Wish you all the best! [/QUOTE]
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