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nannoo

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My doctor has today prescribed Novomix 30 for me to take mornings. Does anyone have any experience of this, and is there anything I should know about it (I have a horror of having a hypo)?
 
Hi nannoo
I am also on novamix30 I started injecting in march this year 14 units before breakfast and 15 units before dinner so far no hypos or side effects.
Like your self I was scared of having a hypo as I live on my own and was not sure of the symptoms of hypos, I got very good advice from ( ASK THE EXPERTS ) they explained thier symptoms and put my mind at ease. I am sure that others who have been using novamix30 for longer than myself will give you better information.

Regards
George
 
Thanks George. I'll be starting next week, so I'll see how I go, although I am injecting 36 units before breakfast only. A little scared, but I'll have a Coke ready just in case!!!
 
I am no expert in this - in fact I am a complete novice - but 36 units seems a high starting point. Even my son whose BS readings were in the 20's was only started on 2 X 6 units per day and then gradually built up. I was started on 2 X 6 units per day and because of a fairly low carb diet have stuck around that but can go low a few hours after food.
 
My BS are usually quite high - around 14-18, and my last A1C was 8.5. I have been injecting slow acting insulin for the past six months - 35 units in the morning and 45 at night, and to date no side effects.
 
Hi

Novomix is fine as long as you 'graze' and eat to the action of the insulin on your bg levels. Because Novomix will release its action over a 10-12hr period eating little and often is the best way to get decent control of bg levels. Also make sure that you test yr bg level in the middle of the night as the insulin can cause people to hypo roughley between 2am and 6am. If yr bg levels are below 10 when you go to bed do eat some kind of snack like small piece of toast with some peanut butter on it.
 
I've been on Novomix 30 for almost a year now and it can take a while to get good control, but it's certainly not impossible. Unfortunately hypos are a part of that and as iHs says, you need to really think about how it's going to affect you in 1 hour, 3 hours etc... For instance, I found myself taking larger doses of insulin (~18 before breakfast, ~14 before dinner) and then snacking a little bit because to take enough to deal with the peak also means I'll be topped up with basal for a long time! Thus is the curse of premix - but I only have to inject twice a day :)

An example of my average day is:

18 units before a slightly carby ( :? ) breakfast - cereal and toast.
Usually have a snack at around 11am - roughly 15 carbs.
A salad for lunch.
14 units before a restricted carb, low GI evening meal.
Slice of toast and/or a bit of cheese before bed (11pm).

This is pretty much my routine and BGs are under control. Very few hypos and, more importantly for me, very few peaks.
 
Thank you all for your replies, but I am really nervous now about taking the Novomix because I am scared that a hypo will make me really ill. I am so scared of having one, as I've never experienced one before. Are they dangerous? How do you know what's happening? Can you go into a coma?
 
Hypo's. Hypoglycaemia.
Hypoglycaemic episodes are categorised as:
Mild – you can manage these episodes alone.
Serious – you'll need help from others, such as a family member or doctor.


Here is a link to all you need to know about the subject. Take a read.

http://www.netdoctor.co.uk/diseases/fac ... garlow.htm

Ken.
 
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