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Tailbone2910

Tailbone2910

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I’m 25 years old and had type 1 diabetes for 8 years now, lately my blood sugars havnt been the best controlled due to an illness I’m battening against but last I checked my bloods after I had been out for a meal and they were at 32.4 so I took my fiasp insulin the right dose and when I woke up this morning I felt I’ll like I had no energy lifeless couldn’t breath properly and severally dry mouth I checked my bloods and they sitting at 33.3 so it’s like the insulin I took hasn’t worked properly this has happened a few time lately I took another correct dose of insulin went back to sleep woke up feeling like I was in a hypo so checked my bloods but they were sitting at 12.5 can anyone help me why this is happening?? X
 
There seems to be a couple of things at play here:
- your insulin does not seem to be as "powerful" as usual. As you suggest, this is not uncommon when you are battling against an illness. In addition, when our BG gets high, it is common to become insulin resistant and need more insulin. As our BG comes down, we can go back to our usual correction doses.
- you feel hypo at non hypo levels. Our bodies are incredibly clever at retraining. If they are at a high level for some time, they become familiar with this and start feeling "off" at anything lower. Therefore, it needs to be retrained to get used to the lower levels.

I would also be very concerned about ketones at the levels you are talking about. Are you able to test your ketones?
Ketones can make us feel very ill.

Could you talk to your diabetes team? They may be able to assist with some suggestions.
 
There could be many things that could be contributing......... but lets assume your basal insulin dose is right....

the correction you gave probably wasn't enough......at those high levels, you are a lot more resistant to insulin than normal.....

how much did you take to correct....?

have you had any dose adjustment training...?
 
Hello @Tailbone2910 Sorry to hear you're feeling unwell, it's a pain to deal with and getting insulin doses right. You would feel hypo when your levels come down as your body would of got used to running high but once you get your control back this feeling will pass.

Do you have any information about sick day rules and what to do ? Illness will push your BG levels high, so taking the right correction dose and testing for ketones too is really important, particularly if your running at 17mmol/l + I've just done a quick google search and found this which is really useful:

http://www.nhslanarkshire.org.uk/Se...Sick Day Rules for Type 1 Diabetes Oct 16.pdf
 
Hi @Tailbone2910,
With readings like 33 mmol/l YOU NEED TO get to your doctor PRONTO!
And at that level have you measured ketones ?
Have you altered your insulin dose to allow for the stress of this illness on your body and hence your BSLS.?
Speak to GP/Nurse/Clinic etc NOW and get advice and appointments.
No point in wasting time discussing the whys and wherefores. That can come later.
Let us know how you fare and Good luck !
 
Hey everyone thanks for replying and helping out, my bloods have always been at a pretty high level for some time it’s a nightmare I try so hard to keep them under control, I know how to do adjustments and corrections, I’ve been trying to get an appointment with my diabetes doctor to see if I could maybe get the pump or something to help get them under control but can’t get one until August, I’m feeling a lot better now thanks everyone
 
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