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Novorapid frustration

Rob110577 said:
Hi Tony,

Thanks for your reply. I hate it when it becomes a rollercoaster and for no definable reason. My levels were much better this morning, right back down to 7.4mmol/L, but that was after having to correct and then eat something at 5am this morning because I had a hypo. I'm just so worried at the moment about whether I've taken enough insulin for what I'm eating. I'm on a new vial of NovoRapid today, so I'll see if that makes a difference.

Best wishes

Rob
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Hi Rob
Do you have a CGM?
I have a libre which has alarms set below 3.2 (libre is always lower than a finger prick) and 9.0 (to see off a high)
and i have to confess to being obsessive in keeping my levels good.
My watch talks to my phone too so i know where i'm going with a quick glance.

I obviously see off a low by eating and a high by going for a walk or taking extra insulin.
My libre makes it easy for me and i rarely go above 10 and i've never flaked out either and can operate fine above 3.

I do have issues from time to time but 50 years a type 1 has taught me not to beat myself up when things do go west.

Again i have only given you what i do as that is all i'm qualified (lol lol) to do.

Insulin resistance is a curse to all diabetics.

Tony
 
Hi @Rob110577,

Have had similar fun. Was using Novorapid for 20+ years (might be longer) and developed resistance. Had over-injected the same sites which caused the fat to go lumpy and cause resistance.

Swap sites to uninjected bits - worked great again. Switching insulins to a different type probably wont help, Novorapid (in my experience) is quite stable most of the time.

The Ultrafasts (Lyumjev and Fiasp) can give different issues - I use Fiasp now for speed in my pump-loop and it needs a bit more understanding and experimentation than Novorapid, Lyumjev didn't like me at all.

I recommend trying different injection sites and go from there.

Cheers,

Rob.
 
Tony337 said:
Hi Rob
Do you have a CGM?
I have a libre which has alarms set below 3.2 (libre is always lower than a finger prick) and 9.0 (to see off a high)
and i have to confess to being obsessive in keeping my levels good.
My watch talks to my phone too so i know where i'm going with a quick glance.

I obviously see off a low by eating and a high by going for a walk or taking extra insulin.
My libre makes it easy for me and i rarely go above 10 and i've never flaked out either and can operate fine above 3.

I do have issues from time to time but 50 years a type 1 has taught me not to beat myself up when things do go west.

Again i have only given you what i do as that is all i'm qualified (lol lol) to do.

Insulin resistance is a curse to all diabetics.

Tony
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Hi again Tony,

Sorry for taking a while to reply back again. I don't have a CGM, I have been offered a senor, but I wasn't overly keen on the idea of having something attached to me constantly. I'm autistic, so I do find change extremely difficult and have very set ideas about things and what can unsettle me. Things are relatively back to normal for me now, well my normal at least, no high levels since last Thursday and not seemingly having to take any extra insulin anymore, so all good again.

Rob
 
CheeseSeaker said:
Hi @Rob110577,

Have had similar fun. Was using Novorapid for 20+ years (might be longer) and developed resistance. Had over-injected the same sites which caused the fat to go lumpy and cause resistance.

Swap sites to uninjected bits - worked great again. Switching insulins to a different type probably wont help, Novorapid (in my experience) is quite stable most of the time.

The Ultrafasts (Lyumjev and Fiasp) can give different issues - I use Fiasp now for speed in my pump-loop and it needs a bit more understanding and experimentation than Novorapid, Lyumjev didn't like me at all.

I recommend trying different injection sites and go from there.

Cheers,

Rob.
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Hi Rob,

Thanks for your reply. I've been using NovoRapid since I was diagnosed back in 2001, so for it to suddenly stop working or not be as affective was worrying. Thankfully everything has settled back down again now (new vial might have been the fix). I have a good visual map for injection sites on my body and thankfully I've never developed any hard spots or lumps - I know the risks of over using the same place, but also know it's very easy to get comfortable with somewhere you feel happy to inject.

I'm very grateful that for the majority of the time my levels are good and I don't have to worry, but it's difficult when things unexpectedly catch you off guard and you can't explain it.

Rob
 
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