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Levels help please

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Vicky19

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Hi I was wondering if anyone can help or have experience this before.

I’ve been type 1 for over 8 years now and the last month my blood levels keep dropping every time I inject. I’ve been waking up most morning on 2 or through the night I’ve woke up and checked my levels and they are low, Sonia I’ve a juice or banana then on the morning I’m on 2 again. I’ve been injecting 20 units at night for years and I’ve now lowered it to 18 and I’m still waking to really low.

I have even lowered my carb ratio for my insulin and find about 2 hours after and food my levels are about 2/3 again.

Currently wasn’t for a appointment from my nurse but was wondering if anyone can help till
Then.

I even went a whole morning with not injecting which I know I shouldn’t do by my levels actually stayed normal all day between 5-7 with no insulin.
 
I think you have done the correct thing by reducing basal and bolus insulins. If a pattern of hypos continues you are still receiving too much insulin, so a further reduction is necessary. Perhaps a call to your DSN is necessary. If you can eat normally without a bolus, something strange is happening. Good luck!
 
Hi @Vicky19
You probably won't get too many replies at this time of night because the majority of our forumites are in the UK.

I have to be careful what I say as we're not allowed to advise on specific dosing but my suggestion would be that if you are getting hypos you need to reduce your insulin until they stop.... (With the proviso that your levels stay in range.)

People's insulin needs do change with time. Maybe ask for a cpeptide test to see whether you've still got any insulin production?

When are you seeing your nurse?
 
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