Jeff_uk
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
evening guys,
I've been thinking I've been using less insulin all week but today I have found it perticularly difficult and looking for some advise.
I was diagnosed 8 weeks ago and controlling type 1 diabetes with around 8 units of levemir and 1 unit of novorapid for over 30g of carbs which has worked well. I've been away this week but noticed early in the week that my need was reducing.
Today I woke up at 7am @ 5.8mmol reduced my levemir to 6 units knowing I needed to do something different and had my clusters (as usual) around 60g carbs but only had 1 unit of novorapid knowing I was for some reason becoming sensitive to the insulin. By 9am I was 3.2 so had some lucozade and a cerial bar, by 10:30 I was 11.5mmol, thought I would wait until lunch to make a correction, by 13:00 and before having a sandwich and crisps I was down to 3.9mmol. Didn't have any insulin with lunch and by 15:00 I was 5.6mmol and just tested at 3.7 and feeling dreadful.
I've had a chest infection over the last week but thought that might drive my blood glucose levels to increase?
Would you consider dropping the levemir to 4 units on a night and in a morning and not bothering with Novorapid until it's clear what your blood glucose were looking like after meals and start re-introducing once I've a better understanding. Just seem to be correcting by eating all the time and really not taking anymore insulin than usual, infact I've dramatically reduced my insulin.
Thanks
Jeff
I've been thinking I've been using less insulin all week but today I have found it perticularly difficult and looking for some advise.
I was diagnosed 8 weeks ago and controlling type 1 diabetes with around 8 units of levemir and 1 unit of novorapid for over 30g of carbs which has worked well. I've been away this week but noticed early in the week that my need was reducing.
Today I woke up at 7am @ 5.8mmol reduced my levemir to 6 units knowing I needed to do something different and had my clusters (as usual) around 60g carbs but only had 1 unit of novorapid knowing I was for some reason becoming sensitive to the insulin. By 9am I was 3.2 so had some lucozade and a cerial bar, by 10:30 I was 11.5mmol, thought I would wait until lunch to make a correction, by 13:00 and before having a sandwich and crisps I was down to 3.9mmol. Didn't have any insulin with lunch and by 15:00 I was 5.6mmol and just tested at 3.7 and feeling dreadful.
I've had a chest infection over the last week but thought that might drive my blood glucose levels to increase?
Would you consider dropping the levemir to 4 units on a night and in a morning and not bothering with Novorapid until it's clear what your blood glucose were looking like after meals and start re-introducing once I've a better understanding. Just seem to be correcting by eating all the time and really not taking anymore insulin than usual, infact I've dramatically reduced my insulin.
Thanks
Jeff