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<blockquote data-quote="ert" data-source="post: 2118633" data-attributes="member: 504712"><p>Jim.</p></blockquote><p>Welcome, Jim. I've been on insulin for 7 weeks now and type 1 for two years. I certainly can relate to being in denial, and exercising at all hours of the day and night to control my blood sugars. You will be so good at managing your blood sugars on MDI insulin, as you've been doing so well without much insulin, so it will be a walk in the park when you move onto MDI. I was terrified of hypos, so purchased a CGM before starting insulin and then an MM alarm system. So I'm not bothered now about hypos and can detect them before they arrive. I still run twice a day, but now just to reduce my insulin requirement, rather than my blood sugars. It's an extraordinary thing, that injection 1 unit of fast-acting can lower my blood sugars 2-3 mmol/l without doing anything. I just think back to what I'd have to do to get this sort of result and laugh at myself.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="ert, post: 2118633, member: 504712"] Jim.[/QUOTE] Welcome, Jim. I've been on insulin for 7 weeks now and type 1 for two years. I certainly can relate to being in denial, and exercising at all hours of the day and night to control my blood sugars. You will be so good at managing your blood sugars on MDI insulin, as you've been doing so well without much insulin, so it will be a walk in the park when you move onto MDI. I was terrified of hypos, so purchased a CGM before starting insulin and then an MM alarm system. So I'm not bothered now about hypos and can detect them before they arrive. I still run twice a day, but now just to reduce my insulin requirement, rather than my blood sugars. It's an extraordinary thing, that injection 1 unit of fast-acting can lower my blood sugars 2-3 mmol/l without doing anything. I just think back to what I'd have to do to get this sort of result and laugh at myself. [/QUOTE]
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