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Just vomited

RosieDred

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289
Location
South Wales
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Hi everyone, just looking for some advice.

I vomited about 45 minutes ago and I'm not sure what the protocol is as I'm fairly newly diagnosed

Do I have anything to eat and if so, do I inject for it? Will it do me any harm to skip tea?


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Have you checked your sugar levels and checked for ketones?
 
As long as your basal is correct, you can skip a meal. Keep testing though and maybe try and have a small snack prior to bed. If you start to drop, have a drink instead if you don't feel like eating. Hope you feel better soon.


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Did you have any QA insulin before vomiting? if so then you'll have to test regularly to make sure your BS doesn't drop and have a sugary drink or glucose tablets handy, if you can manage them.
 
As a newly diagnosed type 1 it's very important to check blood glucose and ketone levels after vomiting as vomiting can be just one sign of DKA-hopefully not but really needs to be checked.
 
Hi thank you all for your help. My sugars are in 6 and my ketone levels are at 0.6. Really don't feel like eating or drinking anything but I am pushing water down my neck

Oh and I haven't injected any novorapid since 12:30pm


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Just make sure you keep testing, especially before bed.
 
Keep yourself hydrated and keep a check on the levels and hopefully all will be well soon
 
At what point do I need to be concerned about ketone levels? It feels like I'm vomiting just water now so I'm
Concerned about becoming dehydrated


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If your ketones go above 1.5 and your blood sugar above 16.7 you should call out-of-hours or 111 for advice as you would be at risk of DKA.

As Paul says, try to keep hydrated - sipping water is best.
 
Thanks for everyone's help last night. Ketones are back down to 0.2 and I haven't vomited since 1am.

I just spoke to my dsn and she said if u can't eat I can drink fruit juice. When I asked if I should inject for it she said it depends how much carbohydrate and sugar is in it ... So do I need to inject? Or is it best just to stick to proper foods?


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Glad you've stopped being sick now-do you feel like you could manage some light foods?
 
Orange juice needs to be injected for, same as any food. It's quick acting though so I would inject before drinking it. Glad you're feeling a bit better. Keep testing an take care !


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