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<blockquote data-quote="Muneeb" data-source="post: 2118896" data-attributes="member: 491635"><p>Don't worry it will only get better. Aches and pains can be as a result of what you have experienced, but these will hopefully go away as better control is achieved.</p><p></p><p>Novorapid (bolus) insulin and Toujeou (basal) insulin are common insulin's which a lot of people use. Generally novorapid is used based on carbohydrate counting for meals, so you take x amount of units for y amount of carbs (this is different for most people so its a bit of trial and error). Whereas basal is used to basically overcome the general glucose release by the liver. But before you can carb count you need to ensure the basal insulin is correct by doing a fasting basal test (it should remain relatively constant over a period of time without food or other influences).</p><p></p><p>Once you have the basal right, the bolus is just adjusted depending on what you eat, but if you are still in your honeymoon period (i.e still producing some insulin) its best to talk to your DSN as they may have other ways of controlling it at the moment.</p><p></p><p>In regards to soarness, I overused my stomach for many years and failed to change needles and ended up with lipohypertrophy (fat deposists) that is very hard to get rid of, if at all. This can lead to erratic insulin absorption as well as not looking great. The best thing is to make sure you are rotating injection sites with a new needle every time, you can use your legs, buttocks and arms as well as your stomach for injections (just bare in mind that insulin is absorbed at different rates depending on injection site - but this shouldn't be a major concern for you at this stage).</p><p></p><p>Remember its a marathon not a sprint, the more time you put in now to understand and improve control, the easier it becomes over time. Even after 20 years I'm still hit with stuff that gets me down, we can't control diabetes perfectly because the means we have aren't perfect, we can only aim to be the best we can.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Muneeb, post: 2118896, member: 491635"] Don't worry it will only get better. Aches and pains can be as a result of what you have experienced, but these will hopefully go away as better control is achieved. Novorapid (bolus) insulin and Toujeou (basal) insulin are common insulin's which a lot of people use. Generally novorapid is used based on carbohydrate counting for meals, so you take x amount of units for y amount of carbs (this is different for most people so its a bit of trial and error). Whereas basal is used to basically overcome the general glucose release by the liver. But before you can carb count you need to ensure the basal insulin is correct by doing a fasting basal test (it should remain relatively constant over a period of time without food or other influences). Once you have the basal right, the bolus is just adjusted depending on what you eat, but if you are still in your honeymoon period (i.e still producing some insulin) its best to talk to your DSN as they may have other ways of controlling it at the moment. In regards to soarness, I overused my stomach for many years and failed to change needles and ended up with lipohypertrophy (fat deposists) that is very hard to get rid of, if at all. This can lead to erratic insulin absorption as well as not looking great. The best thing is to make sure you are rotating injection sites with a new needle every time, you can use your legs, buttocks and arms as well as your stomach for injections (just bare in mind that insulin is absorbed at different rates depending on injection site - but this shouldn't be a major concern for you at this stage). Remember its a marathon not a sprint, the more time you put in now to understand and improve control, the easier it becomes over time. Even after 20 years I'm still hit with stuff that gets me down, we can't control diabetes perfectly because the means we have aren't perfect, we can only aim to be the best we can. [/QUOTE]
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