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<blockquote data-quote="phoenix" data-source="post: 601789" data-attributes="member: 12578"><p>Presumably the reason why your mother needed insulin was that her glucose levels were too high. That could have been part of the problem. The body needs insulin for glucose to get into the cells and also to stop the liver from releasing too much glucose. </p><p> If there isn't enough to do this hen glucose levels rise but the body still isn't getting enough energy . It then breaks up body fat and muscle because it 'think's it's starving but glucose levels still don't fall because there still isn't enough insulin. (That's why the T1s who have replied mention that on diagnosis they have often lost weight and why if they don't take their insulin they will lose weight)</p><p>Glad to hear that the doctor is helping her, it's really important to get diet and insulin balanced . It's a huge learning curve and lots of people report that they don't get enough help.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="phoenix, post: 601789, member: 12578"] Presumably the reason why your mother needed insulin was that her glucose levels were too high. That could have been part of the problem. The body needs insulin for glucose to get into the cells and also to stop the liver from releasing too much glucose. If there isn't enough to do this hen glucose levels rise but the body still isn't getting enough energy . It then breaks up body fat and muscle because it 'think's it's starving but glucose levels still don't fall because there still isn't enough insulin. (That's why the T1s who have replied mention that on diagnosis they have often lost weight and why if they don't take their insulin they will lose weight) Glad to hear that the doctor is helping her, it's really important to get diet and insulin balanced . It's a huge learning curve and lots of people report that they don't get enough help. [/QUOTE]
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