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<blockquote data-quote="kitedoc" data-source="post: 1798678" data-attributes="member: 468714"><p>51 years on insulin in Oz.</p><p>It sounds like you need to talk with your doctor about what his reasons are for says your current HBA1C is OK. </p><p>For example there is a possibility if you bring your HBA1C lower that you will get more hypo's, and hypos are more immediately damaging to you than hypers.</p><p>If maybe that he has read research showing that tight control of BSLS in first 10 years of TID is most crucial and that after wards the general BSL control is not as crucial. </p><p>I also know from my experience of 51 years on insulin that it does get more difficult to control blood sugars the longer you are on insulin. So your doctor might be suggesting new insulins to see if they will provide some better control and perhaps reduce the risk of hypos. Please do not always think that he has run out of ideas.</p><p>For me at the 45 years on insulin mark, I was on 6 to 8 injections of Novorapid ( 4 to 6 inj) and Levemir (usually 2 inj) and still having problems with night hypos ( the most dangerous time for hypos !!). I would have given my eye teeth to have had Fiasp to try. Tresiba, maybe, maybe not. The Levemir gave me flexibility to alter doses 12 hourly, that was a bonus to me.</p><p>By changing to a pump at that 45 year mark I have been able to stop night hypo's and live a quieter and better life.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kitedoc, post: 1798678, member: 468714"] 51 years on insulin in Oz. It sounds like you need to talk with your doctor about what his reasons are for says your current HBA1C is OK. For example there is a possibility if you bring your HBA1C lower that you will get more hypo's, and hypos are more immediately damaging to you than hypers. If maybe that he has read research showing that tight control of BSLS in first 10 years of TID is most crucial and that after wards the general BSL control is not as crucial. I also know from my experience of 51 years on insulin that it does get more difficult to control blood sugars the longer you are on insulin. So your doctor might be suggesting new insulins to see if they will provide some better control and perhaps reduce the risk of hypos. Please do not always think that he has run out of ideas. For me at the 45 years on insulin mark, I was on 6 to 8 injections of Novorapid ( 4 to 6 inj) and Levemir (usually 2 inj) and still having problems with night hypos ( the most dangerous time for hypos !!). I would have given my eye teeth to have had Fiasp to try. Tresiba, maybe, maybe not. The Levemir gave me flexibility to alter doses 12 hourly, that was a bonus to me. By changing to a pump at that 45 year mark I have been able to stop night hypo's and live a quieter and better life. [/QUOTE]
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