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New to insulin

gusher

gusher

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Hi Guys, im new to insulin and have been a user for 3 weeks and boy am i struggling.
Levels are between 14 and 25.Tried with diet but getting nowhere fast.Help any suggestions.
 
I'm not a type 2, but have you spoken with your diabetes team about your bg levels and have they not advised you on adjusting your insulin doses to bring your levels down?
 
gusher said:
Hi Guys, im new to insulin and have been a user for 3 weeks and boy am i struggling.
Levels are between 14 and 25.Tried with diet but getting nowhere fast.Help any suggestions.
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@gusher
What type of insulin you using ?
How many units you titrate and use ?

More info to help us help you .
Are you seeing a DSN (diabetic specialist nurse)
GP or a DSN can guide and help you to find your needs of
units of insulin needed .
What regime or routine are you currently using ?
Basal / Bolus insulin's ?
Be helpful to know .
 
gusher said:
Hi Guys, im new to insulin and have been a user for 3 weeks and boy am i struggling.
Levels are between 14 and 25.Tried with diet but getting nowhere fast.Help any suggestions.
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noblehead said:
I'm not a type 2, but have you spoken with your diabetes team about your bg levels and have they not advised you on adjusting your insulin doses to bring your levels down?
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Started on 10units basal and now have increased to 25 on advise of my diabetic nurse.Yesterday my sugars were 25 all day.Cant function properly any ideas?
 
gusher said:
Started on 10units basal and now have increased to 25 on advise of my diabetic nurse.Yesterday my sugars were 25 all day.Cant function properly any ideas?
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Okay - what insulin (name of it) you using ?

How often in a day - you have to inject the insulin ?

What you eating/meals yesterday ?
 
am using basal insulin and 25 units.Will be raising it to 30 on Monday on nurses advise.Tried not eating bread and potatoes but no change in blood sugars.Today though have been 14 to 15 all day so far.Need advise on diet.
 
anna29 said:
Okay - what insulin (name of it) you using ?

How often in a day - you have to inject the insulin ?

What you eating/meals yesterday ?
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Injecting once a day at 5.00pm.
Mushroom,egg and tomatoes yesterday for breakfast,Lunch was cheese sandwich and eve vegeburger and mixed veg and a small potato.I am vegetarian and my main stay is cheese.
 
Basal background insulin just once a day ?
Here is some diet info to help you along .
http://www.diabetes.co.uk/forum/threads/basic-information-for-newly-diagnosed-diabetics.17088/

The bread with your cheese sandwich and potato with lunch/tea are heavier carb sourced foods .
These will transfer into glucose and can spike the blood sugar's upwards .

Try to test yourself before eating then couple hours after eating ?
This will reflect and show you the food spikes .
You will start to see a pattern with certain foods that they will spike you
greater than other foods .

Write down two list's of the foods that don't spike you and one that does spike you .
Keep going with all meals doing the do/don't spike lists .
These will help you get your BG levels down alongside your insulin units needs .
Plus you will end up with a food list to shop with - this way .

It takes time - but you will get there .
Alway's seek your HCP'S advice with your insulin titrate needs .
 
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