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New insulin user, time for blood sugar improvement?

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woody52

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woody52 said:
Hi I am Noel
I was diabetic type 2 for 12 years and now being told I am level 1
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I was taking slow release Metformin now going on to injection insulin how long would it normally take to get the blood sugars under control like this
As soon as I can get them under control I can then have a hernia operation
It is quite worrying about it all

(Mod note/edit : this post has been moved from the Intro thread in the Greetings and Intro forum and the quoted text leads back there.)
 
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Hi @woody52 and welcome to the forums.

Can I just clarify a couple of things?

Are you know Type 1 (T1) diabetic on insulin, or are you a T2 diabetic who has moved to insulin ? (It's pretty unusual for a long term T2 to be rediagnosed T1 but not unheard of.) There are a lot of medications for T2s between metformin and insulin, but if you have been rediagnosed formally as T1 then insulin is pretty essential. (As a T1 myself I don't make any of my own insulin so I'd be dead pretty fast without my insulin pump or insulin pens.)

Also, what kind of insulin regime are you on?

Also, if you don't mind, do you know what your hba1c was before you moved to insulin and what it needs to be to have your hernia op?
 
Hi the insulin is Abasaglar Kwikpen 100units/ml Solution For Injection 3ml Pre-filled Pens (eli Lilly And Company Ltd) not sure yet how much to take as waiting for the prescription to be delivered
My blood sugars was at 18.9 and they need to be down to 6
Went through all my food etc and just a few changes to the diet might help but won't know untill I start taking it
 
Abasaglar is a long acting insulin similar to lantus (which I know a bit about because I was on it for more than a decade).

Presumably you now have a blood testing meter? Or have they given you a sensor to stick on your arm? Lots of T2s on here reduce their blood sugars significantly by reducing the carbs in their diets, and if you aren't yet on insulin then you don't need to fear going too low...

An issue with insulin dosing is that different people can need very different amounts so you generally have to start on a low dose and increase it gradually....
 
I have a blood testing meter now just waiting for more strip's to be delivered as it only comes with 5 strips
Myself and my wife found a bread with low sugar and fat so we are going to try that out I have cut the carbs by half over the past week
And no chocolate or cakes now we did not realise how much cakes we had over a week
 
If they put you on insulin then they are required to give you test strips on prescription.

Have they told you about hypoglycemia? (low blood sugar).
 
They warned me about hypoglycemia and to have a packet of jelly babies with me at all times
The test strips are on the pharmacy prescription waiting to get delivered
Unfortunately with my work the chemist is closed when I go to work and closed when I finish work
 
Your work should allow you to leave early or start a little later to allow for your medical needs of picking up your prescription
 
I am a head chef so my hours are critical for me I don't have the option to leave early or start late that's why we have them delivered
 
It's it possible to maybe call the pharmacy and have them pass your prescription to somewhere closer that can grab during one of your longer breaks? If not hopefully a friend or something could pick it up for you
 
As soon as this prescription is sent they are brilliant at sending out more before I even come close to running out
Just stressed with going on to insulin and everything else what is wrong with me but all will be good
It will all sort it self out
 
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