Hi. I am a new member and have been diagnosed last week with type 1. I have looked for the answers in the forum, however I can’t find what I’m looking for.
I’m a 32 year old male. And was recently self admitted to hospital with bloods in the 30s.
Since then I have been given lantus (10 units in the morning) and novarapid (6 units for each meal) if my bloods are above 15.
I have been logging my levels over the last four days and I can not get my bloods below 15. On average they sit between 15 and 25. Is this doing damage? Do I need to adjust my insulin levels? I’m still very new to this and it seems weird that I can’t get anywhere near the target of between 4-8.
Should I contact my gp or endo and up my dosage?
Thanks.
Sorry for the newbie questions.
Hi Leigh,
I was in almost exactly the same position as you just over a month ago. 34, admitted to hospital with borderline DKA with blood sugars at 43.
I was put onto apidra (12 units with meals) and toujeo (30 units before bed). My first couple of weeks at home saw my bgs in the high teens, and like you, I wasn't happy about it.
However, your levels will come down eventually. You may have to adjust your doses like I did, but don't do anything until your diabetes team has told you. Not sure what the process is down under, but you should have an insulin review pretty soon.
Keep your chin up mate. I know the first few weeks can be a struggle, but I promise you, your sugars will come down soon enough!
In the meantime, there are an awful lot of great people on here who are more than happy to help!