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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Pump
So it looks like I'm starting an earlyish menopause and it's starting to cause me some BG issues. For at least a year I have been finding that in the middle of the month (not during my period but a few weeks before) I suddenly get very insulin resistant and have high BG. When it first happened I thought it was the pump or bad sets etc but then I realised the pattern. Every month my BG would suddenly rocket for no reason and at that point I have been using a temp basal of 30-40% for the days until it passes.
As time has gone on it did increase to 50% sometimes and my boluses needing increasing as well.
Yesterday I did a set change and then in the evening the BG rise started. This time it was much more severe and I had to put 100% increase on. Overnight I had terrible BG and struggled to keep it below 10-12 (very high for me). I thought maybe it's the site not being great so just to rule it out I've changed that. On removing the old cannula it wasn't kinked or in a vein or anything.
The worst part is my boluses don't appear to be working at all. I should be having terrible hypos with the amount of IOB. I'm on 100% extra and have only been able to eat a lump of cheese and a grapefruit so as not to make the high BG higher.
Has anyone else experienced such insulin resistance from their hormones? Any tips on the best way to manage it? I am quite worried that my insulin needs will increase beyond what the pump can deliver.
As time has gone on it did increase to 50% sometimes and my boluses needing increasing as well.
Yesterday I did a set change and then in the evening the BG rise started. This time it was much more severe and I had to put 100% increase on. Overnight I had terrible BG and struggled to keep it below 10-12 (very high for me). I thought maybe it's the site not being great so just to rule it out I've changed that. On removing the old cannula it wasn't kinked or in a vein or anything.
The worst part is my boluses don't appear to be working at all. I should be having terrible hypos with the amount of IOB. I'm on 100% extra and have only been able to eat a lump of cheese and a grapefruit so as not to make the high BG higher.
Has anyone else experienced such insulin resistance from their hormones? Any tips on the best way to manage it? I am quite worried that my insulin needs will increase beyond what the pump can deliver.