WhitbyJet
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Hello everyone, I am trying to help someone, not computer savvy.
The problem is, female type 2 diabetic for 16yrs, initially prescribed Metformin, last she learnt about counting carbs and was prescribed Insulatard, twice daily, Metformin was withdrawn due to renal problems.
She seemed to float along just fine with carefully controlled diet and injected 35 units Insulatard twice a day, morning and evening. Never experienced a hypo, however 3 weeks ago she experienced hypos during the night, around 3pm. Her DN advised to inject less on the evening, she followed advice, however she started to hypo during the day, not eating different, not using more insulin, less actually as she is afraid of these hypo attacks.
At the same time as this started she felt as if she had a cold coming along, it never manifested itself just slighly bunged up nose and ears popping, she is left with ears ringing, she has been back and forth to the doctors and DN, all her blood tests, etc are fine, so is her BP, kidney function and medics are beginning to wonder if she is nothing but a hypochondriac.
So what we would like to know, does anyone know if insulin can suddenly cause hypos bearing in mind that neither diet nor injected amounts have changed for over a year?
Can insulin cause this stuffy head and ringing in the ears symptoms, she says its almost as if it is an allergty to insulin. She has been off her food now for 2 weeks and only needed to inject once a day, she now thinks that she is feeling better sas the day goes on, as the insulin becomes less in her body and worse once she injects?
She discussed this theory with her DN on Friday who just dismissed the idea, its not possible to be allergic or have side to insulin and even less so after injecting for over a year?
However in the patient leaflet is says for example that insulin can make neuropathy symptoms worth, so that would be a side effect wouldnt it?
Thank you for reading, hoping for answers/advice.
The problem is, female type 2 diabetic for 16yrs, initially prescribed Metformin, last she learnt about counting carbs and was prescribed Insulatard, twice daily, Metformin was withdrawn due to renal problems.
She seemed to float along just fine with carefully controlled diet and injected 35 units Insulatard twice a day, morning and evening. Never experienced a hypo, however 3 weeks ago she experienced hypos during the night, around 3pm. Her DN advised to inject less on the evening, she followed advice, however she started to hypo during the day, not eating different, not using more insulin, less actually as she is afraid of these hypo attacks.
At the same time as this started she felt as if she had a cold coming along, it never manifested itself just slighly bunged up nose and ears popping, she is left with ears ringing, she has been back and forth to the doctors and DN, all her blood tests, etc are fine, so is her BP, kidney function and medics are beginning to wonder if she is nothing but a hypochondriac.
So what we would like to know, does anyone know if insulin can suddenly cause hypos bearing in mind that neither diet nor injected amounts have changed for over a year?
Can insulin cause this stuffy head and ringing in the ears symptoms, she says its almost as if it is an allergty to insulin. She has been off her food now for 2 weeks and only needed to inject once a day, she now thinks that she is feeling better sas the day goes on, as the insulin becomes less in her body and worse once she injects?
She discussed this theory with her DN on Friday who just dismissed the idea, its not possible to be allergic or have side to insulin and even less so after injecting for over a year?
However in the patient leaflet is says for example that insulin can make neuropathy symptoms worth, so that would be a side effect wouldnt it?
Thank you for reading, hoping for answers/advice.
