Hello everyone!
I am a newly diagnosed diabetes patient -21 years old ( found out on Friday- so been out 4 days) but the doctors are still unsure what type I could be but analysing the blood results I have obtained and other symptoms they believe it to be Type1. Therefore, they have put me on insulin and they are Novorapid (between meal times) and lantus (once a day). I have only been prescribed these on Monday since I was under the monitoring of the hospital due to the weekends etc. The diabetes nurse gave me whole load of information regarding the diabetes and how it is manageable. They also gave me some advice regarding the diet and that I should watch my carbs. I have been told to take 3 units each time of novorapid and 6 units of lantus. However, since I have been back home from Monday and started taking the insulin watching the carbs I do not see much difference with the blood glucose levels when I monitor them. I am always between the range of 11.6 (mmol) to 26 which really scares me so much since I am cutting down on everything i used to eat and the end result is not what I want. However, I do find that lantus which I am taking as the last thing before bed tend to reduce it as the results are lower in the morning when I check. With Novorapid I am not quite sure if it is working or if I am doing something wrong with it. I take it literally right before I eat and I would like to if that's the right way to do it or is it better to take it few mins before I have my meal. I also find that the glucose levels spike up particularly after Lunch and remains high till the next morning.
I am so new to this whole diabetes thing and since I have been feeling so low after knowing this! I would really appreciate if you any of you guys could provide me with any information you know regarding my issue before I call my diabetes nurse.
Thank you!
I am a newly diagnosed diabetes patient -21 years old ( found out on Friday- so been out 4 days) but the doctors are still unsure what type I could be but analysing the blood results I have obtained and other symptoms they believe it to be Type1. Therefore, they have put me on insulin and they are Novorapid (between meal times) and lantus (once a day). I have only been prescribed these on Monday since I was under the monitoring of the hospital due to the weekends etc. The diabetes nurse gave me whole load of information regarding the diabetes and how it is manageable. They also gave me some advice regarding the diet and that I should watch my carbs. I have been told to take 3 units each time of novorapid and 6 units of lantus. However, since I have been back home from Monday and started taking the insulin watching the carbs I do not see much difference with the blood glucose levels when I monitor them. I am always between the range of 11.6 (mmol) to 26 which really scares me so much since I am cutting down on everything i used to eat and the end result is not what I want. However, I do find that lantus which I am taking as the last thing before bed tend to reduce it as the results are lower in the morning when I check. With Novorapid I am not quite sure if it is working or if I am doing something wrong with it. I take it literally right before I eat and I would like to if that's the right way to do it or is it better to take it few mins before I have my meal. I also find that the glucose levels spike up particularly after Lunch and remains high till the next morning.
I am so new to this whole diabetes thing and since I have been feeling so low after knowing this! I would really appreciate if you any of you guys could provide me with any information you know regarding my issue before I call my diabetes nurse.
Thank you!