Type 1 Tresiba

Antje77 said:

The amount of insulin we need is highly personal, and whatever works is the right dose.
Some people only need 10 units of basal insulin, others need a couple of 100.

I use 100 to 130 units of Tresiba (plus mealtime insulin) and it works well for me. My endo is happy with this and so am I.

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Antje77 said:

Am I correct in thinking you were diagnosed with T1 some 4 years ago?
It takes time for your immune system to kill off most of your insulin producing cells. So it's very normal to see an increase in your dose over time for years.

I'm almost 7 years in and my dose seems to have more or less settled during the past year and a half or so, sometimes I need a little more, sometimes a little less. But before, it was a slow and steady increase over the years.

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peromingoj said:

Tresiba is a fantastic basal insulin for me. However, I understand that we need to adjust it to keep us in a safe zone. My brother and I are both type 1 and we used to compare but quickly learned that both our bodies responded completely differently. Good luck

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peromingoj said:

Be kind to yourself! It takes a long time to get our heads around the condition but you'll get there with time and doing what you're doing now

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