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<blockquote data-quote="learntopogo" data-source="post: 346972" data-attributes="member: 51389"><p>Hi Mrs Mac, hi all.</p><p></p><p>Just wanted to add my own experiences to this thread.</p><p></p><p>I was diagnosed T1 8 months ago at the age of 24 and, similarly to yourself Mrs Mac, was put on rigid doses of insulin to combat my high blood sugars - 10 units Novo Rapid before each meal, 16 units Lantus before bed. </p><p></p><p>Things settled down after the first month / six weeks but soon after I found I was hypoing 2 to 3 times a day, specifically after meals that I thought were supposed to be great for those of us with T1. Your brown rice story rings very true Mrs Mac, the same thing happened to me, had a really bad hypo after a heathy meal and then find myself gorging on sugar to try and balance things out. This was one of my lowest moments as a diabetic as I was just so confused. </p><p></p><p>I called my nurse and she suggested dropping to 8 units of Novo Rapid, 14 of Lantus and, if things persisted, drop an additional 2 units which I did almost immediately. I even got to a stage where I became afraid of injecting as it felt like I was giving myself a hypo every time I ate, sometimes as low as 2.3; and weirdly, as a few people have mentioned, I've had some really low hypos, but sometimes the hypos at 4.1/4.0/3.9 feel the worst! </p><p></p><p>I've come to find over the past months that I'm actually really sensitive to insulin and have to put quite a lot of thought into carb counting to get my doses right. It's quite common for me to inject no more than 2 units of NR before breakfast (this being porridge, muesli, toast etc), 3 or 4 units at lunch and then dinner can be anywhere from 4 units to 12 units depending on what I'm eating. Hypos are always a worry and in the back of my mind, so I find carrying a pack of Glucotabs around in my pocket the most reassuring thing to do. </p><p></p><p>I suppose the point of this post is to say try not to worry too much - there are others like you out there and if you need to talk this wonderful community is here to help. I see a lot of similarities in our experiences Mrs Mac so my advise to you would be to try and stay positive, take control and don't be afraid to experiment with your doses in these early weeks and months. Yes you might inject a dose that's too low and end up with a BS of 20, but hopefully that will be a one off and all part of the learning curve we each have to go through. </p><p></p><p>Good luck!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="learntopogo, post: 346972, member: 51389"] Hi Mrs Mac, hi all. Just wanted to add my own experiences to this thread. I was diagnosed T1 8 months ago at the age of 24 and, similarly to yourself Mrs Mac, was put on rigid doses of insulin to combat my high blood sugars - 10 units Novo Rapid before each meal, 16 units Lantus before bed. Things settled down after the first month / six weeks but soon after I found I was hypoing 2 to 3 times a day, specifically after meals that I thought were supposed to be great for those of us with T1. Your brown rice story rings very true Mrs Mac, the same thing happened to me, had a really bad hypo after a heathy meal and then find myself gorging on sugar to try and balance things out. This was one of my lowest moments as a diabetic as I was just so confused. I called my nurse and she suggested dropping to 8 units of Novo Rapid, 14 of Lantus and, if things persisted, drop an additional 2 units which I did almost immediately. I even got to a stage where I became afraid of injecting as it felt like I was giving myself a hypo every time I ate, sometimes as low as 2.3; and weirdly, as a few people have mentioned, I've had some really low hypos, but sometimes the hypos at 4.1/4.0/3.9 feel the worst! I've come to find over the past months that I'm actually really sensitive to insulin and have to put quite a lot of thought into carb counting to get my doses right. It's quite common for me to inject no more than 2 units of NR before breakfast (this being porridge, muesli, toast etc), 3 or 4 units at lunch and then dinner can be anywhere from 4 units to 12 units depending on what I'm eating. Hypos are always a worry and in the back of my mind, so I find carrying a pack of Glucotabs around in my pocket the most reassuring thing to do. I suppose the point of this post is to say try not to worry too much - there are others like you out there and if you need to talk this wonderful community is here to help. I see a lot of similarities in our experiences Mrs Mac so my advise to you would be to try and stay positive, take control and don't be afraid to experiment with your doses in these early weeks and months. Yes you might inject a dose that's too low and end up with a BS of 20, but hopefully that will be a one off and all part of the learning curve we each have to go through. Good luck! [/QUOTE]
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