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needed no insulin for 4 days

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Last week i kept having hypos so reduced my dose of rapid with my meals so much that i needed no insulin with my meals, and my bg levvels would be between 5-7. This carried on for 4 days then i had a bg reading of 10.2 2 hours after eating a sandwich so took some insulin, since then i have been taking insulin with every meal again.
Has this happened to anyone else or does this seem strange been type 1 for 6 months hab1c 6.2
 
I believe newly-diagnosed Type 1s can have a "honeymoon period", when the pancreas keeps pushing out a bit of insulin before giving up completely. Maybe this is what happened to you? A last spurt of the beta cells?

I'm Type 2; a Type 1 would know more.

Viv 8)
 
Yes, that would be consistent with the honeymoon period.

Alternatively, your basal insulin might be too high (does BG drop if you don't eat?).
 
yes my bg drops when i dont eat and when i exercise. i have droppped my background insulin from 14 to 12 and i am taking smaller doses with meals this seems to be ok as im having no hypos. Still getting my head round this, after 4 days taking no rapid you almost think you have cracked it and dont have to worry about everything you do.
 
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