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Type 1 Need advice and help

andydry100

Member
Messages
9
Location
Northern Ireland
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I am type 1 sometimes I having problems when I inject , say for example lunchtime I take my insulin maybe 10 units of fast acting insulin and have my lunch straight after maybe my blood sugars are around 7 I’m about 10 minutes after my injection and eating my lunch next thing I feel very anxious and feel I’m going low I check my blood and it’s 3 and I’m starting to go hypo I can’t understand why thy is happening as it only happens sometimes I don’t no if I’m hitting mussel when I’m injecting or what’s doing it or how can I stop it happening as it freaks me out when it happens
Any help would be appreciated
Andrew.
 
Hi Andy, how long have you had T1 and do you rotate your sites? What you describe could be linked to lipoatrophy from not rotating sites enough.
 
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Hi Andrew, do you carb count ? because it could be you are having too much Insulin and therefore going low. Also, there could be an underlying medical condition that is making your body absorb the Insulin so quickly.
Lately, I have found I have to take much less Insulin for lunch and if I am busy, active, then my ratio is now about 12/ 14 to 10 carbs !
Have a chat with your DSN or with your hospital diabetes nurses, for help and advice.
Good luck.
 
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tim2000s said:
Hi Andy, how long have you had T1 and do you rotate your sites? What you describe could be linked to lipoatrophy from not rotating sites enough.
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I’m 27 years type 1 I do rotate but I do have some lumpy areas on my side and tummy and that’s where it seems to happen at I have since started on my legs again as I wanted to give them a break but I would say your not far wrong in what your saying
 

I don’t carb count as I haven’t got a clue how to do it I’m waiting to go on a daffne course or whatever it’s called as for DSN I don’t no what that is
 
andydry100 said:
I don’t carb count as I haven’t got a clue how to do it I’m waiting to go on a daffne course or whatever it’s called as for DSN I don’t no what that is
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DSN, Diabetes Specialist Nurse. I would definitely try and carb count, if 10 units is possibly too much, try 7 or 8. I am along timer but still get things wrong, so, always learning.
 

You could try your arms or your bottom. I had a fatty build ups in my stomach a few years ago and started using other sites, it's rotating the site area's.
 

You have type 1 for 27 years, but you don't carb count and don't know what a DSN is.............. surely you must see a diabetes specialist of some sort, either at your surgery or at the hospital ?
 
@andydry100 - If you're keen to carb count, but waiting a while for your course, you could have a look at the BERTIE course, which is, as I understand it a sort of self-service DAFNE.

To e clear, I'm not T1, so haven't experienced DAFNE or BERTIE.

https://www.bertieonline.org.uk/

It's free to do.
 
The App Carbs and Cals is really helpful too - far more so than the book because the App updates regularly and is also a lot cheaper. It has pictures of food on 7" plates so you can work out your carb intake relatively easily.
 
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