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Denis Šabić

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Hi, I am Dennis, I am 23 years old, and I am gonna go right to the topic. (Sorry for any grammar errors)

I am a newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patient. I was hospitalized for 7 days, and yesterday was my first night at home since then. My therapy is 6-12 Humalog before every meal, and 22 Lantus units at 22:00 at night. During my stay at the hospital, the reaction of my body to Humalog was a subtle feeling of pressure on some of the organs that "walked" across the body every other day, and then it disappeared. It was a feeling like someone was applying pressure with a finger to a body part and then slowly moving it across for a minute or two. I figured it was my body adjusting to the dosage and so on, and also to the new diet. Btw, I do not have any damage on any nerves, organs, nothing...my whole body is healthy.

However, my experience with Lantus was not unpleasant till last night.
The dosage holds the sugar in check pretty good, I wake up with a sugar level between 6.0 and 7.5 tops each morning. I went to bed around midnight, and what happened around 2:00 or 3:00 was, a feeling of a fast rising blood pressure across the body. It wasn't blood pressure, but it was more similar to a sensation of sleep paralysis, if You are familiar with that kind of thing, only this time, I was able to move. It lasted only a few seconds, just like sleep paralysis, only it is a bit more chaotic energy. It was accompanied with a subtle temperature change, and It teared me off from sleep. I was sitting on the bed before I even regained consciousness from sleep, I guess, fear plays a big role in it.
My question is, can it be that it is my body adjusting to it, just like it was the case with Humalog?
Can it cause some kind of damage if I ignore it too much and so on?
I am new to this, and that sensation was pretty scary, so any input would be much appreciated.
Share your experience with me please, and calm my hearth :)

I thank you in advance.
 
Hello welcome to the forum....I can't answer all your questions but the one about strange feeling on trying to awake....I can.....I have experienced this too,like you I am on lantus 22 units.......do you take a finger reading on awaking or when you get this feeling? I only ask as when it's happened to me I've found iv a below 3 reading....hypo.....
Speak with your Diabetic nurse sometimes they suggest lantus in split dose....
Hope you get help/answers regarding other questions...good luck.
I take lantus in the morning rather than night but go by your medical advice...
 
Thank you for the reply axle.
I didn't take the reading last night, I went back to bed immediately and fell asleep again in a minute or two. Also, it was the first time I experienced it. My doctor said I have to take it every night.
But it was my first use too you know, and the motor was spinning wildly for a split second when I tried to inject it, probably because it was never used before. I didn't hear any clicks on the pen when that happened, so I don't know if any of the insulin came out at that moment, I finished it anyway. (sorry, I forgot to mention that). The dosage was probably right because at the hospital I experienced a mild form of the same sensation. And I woke up full of fear for a couple of seconds, until I realized I was awake. I will repeat 22 units this night too, and then I will see. Or 20 sounds more right at this moment, just to be safe.

Not much difference but I will be more comfortable.
 
Thank you for the reply axle.
I didn't take the reading last night, I went back to bed immediately and fell asleep again in a minute or two. Also, it was the first time I experienced it. My doctor said I have to take it every night.
But it was my first use too you know, and the motor was spinning wildly for a split second when I tried to inject it, probably because it was never used before. I didn't hear any clicks on the pen when that happened, so I don't know if any of the insulin came out at that moment, I finished it anyway. (sorry, I forgot to mention that). The dosage was probably right because at the hospital I experienced a mild form of the same sensation. And I woke up full of fear for a couple of seconds, until I realized I was awake. I will repeat 22 units this night too, and then I will see. Or 20 sounds more right at this moment, just to be safe.

Not much difference but I will be more comfortable.
Make sure you do your 2 unit test before priming to 22 units,then count to 10 to allow insulin to go in.......sorry you are having problems....try putting a post on newly diagnosed you will get lots of help from that forum....wishing you well...
 
Make sure you do your 2 unit test before priming to 22 units,then count to 10 to allow insulin to go in.......sorry you are having problems....try putting a post on newly diagnosed you will get lots of help from that forum....wishing you well...
I will :) Thank you for everything, and I wish you well too.
 
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