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Was it a coincidence that I started Tresiba yesterday morning and felt like death all day? Eyes light sensitive, continuous stonking headache, nausea, lack of appetite, fell asleep in the chair while a friend was visiting, gave up and went to bed at 7.30
Has anyone else experienced this with Tresiba? I've read, reread the leaflet and the only warning they give is hypos.

Also the leaflet said NO Alcohol................. this can't be right can it?

The sun's out and the forecast is good for tackling weeds. Have a lovely Saturday
 
I’m on Tresiba @SueJB and have had no issues like you are describing plus I regularly have a glass of red wine. Have to say I haven’t seen that advice must dig out the info sheet and read.
 
Drama with my sensors last night. I have to say I very rarely have a problem, but yesterday the one due up for renewal in three days just kept losing signal even when right next to me. After it didn’t warn me about an impending low I decided its days were numbered and proceeded to apply a new one. Pressed the applicator down on my arm and the whole thing got stuck. It was just hanging there. Very painful too. After much wrangling it suddenly activated and came off. Ouch! Luckily it appears very accurate. Never had an application problem before.
 
becca59 said:
I’m on Tresiba @SueJB and have had no issues like you are describing plus I regularly have a glass of red wine. Have to say I haven’t seen that advice must dig out the info sheet and read.
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Hi @becca59, I just think it was weird. I feel drained this morning despite having slept like a brick, not like me at all
AND I'm definitely no tgiving up my wine, it also said.....don't drive or operate machinery!!!
 
@SueJB You can be allergic to a particular insulin or the ingredients used with it. I know a couple of people allergic to Humalog. And one allergic to Humalog and Novalog. I know it used to be more common with the older insulins than now. I think the only way you would know is if you stopped it and symptoms went away and then started it and they came back. Or it could be something else !
 
Hi all
I'm managing my levels rather well just grazing on back ground insulin.
I'm dropping alot and assume its my body working overtime trying to keep me cool.
I had a choc ice yesterday and i stayed in the 5s.
Good management or good luck?
Bit of both with the libre keeping me on the right side.

Hows everyone else doing?

Tony

ps
Please don't think i'm being smug...
 
Not doing brilliant @Tony337 Have dropped my TIR and upped my well above TIR although I have been on my feet two days finishing the clearing of parents house and getting on the market. The insulin has behaved like water so just treated myself to a new vial of Fiasp.
 
My TIR dropped too about ten percentage points. I had a PRP treatment and wasn't allowed any exercise including my recumbent bike for 2 months. Nothing to potentially stress my back. It was hard to start up again. Remembering and feeling like getting on my bike when needed. Especially since I could only do 1-3 miles at first. How quickly we can lose muscle and gain some weight! But I am finally back up to my 8-10 miles as long as I skip about every third day. I think it will help me immensely and am hoping that I up back my TIR to what I am used too!! And the PRP in my case didn't really reap any long term benefits unfortunately. But I feel like the non exercise, just like when I was having issues sleeping would do me in faster than anything!!!
 
@becca59 I remember clearing my parents house. I had just closed my store so me and hubby went over there 2-3 times every week for 2-3 months going through stuff, tossing stuff, finding things my family had told me to look for. My mom was a packrat, she filled each room of a 5 bedroom house as we moved out. Way too much stuff!
 
@Marie 2 Yes there was far too much stuff in their large four bedroom house. Dad died in February and mum is in a care home near me with Alzheimer’s. Their home is an hour and twenty mins from me. My brother is an hour and a half away. We have been meeting up for a couple of days every couple of weeks. Or going on our own. Him to sort garage me some serious cleaning. We thought we had just about done. Had the estate agent and signed to get it on the market. Then my brother discovered another glory hole in a second loft above the garage. Ahhh! Oh well another job.
When there last week I couldn’t keep my levels up. This week in the excessive heat I couldn’t keep them down. Oh the joys!
 
I seem to be luckier than most as my insulin behaves predictably most of the time as long as i do my 18000 ish steps monday to friday.
I have just recalled last saturday where i normally have a lie in and play online scrabble in bed and for this i take 1 to 2 units of novorapid to keep me level.
I was taking delivery of paving slabs so i was up early and showered before 8am.
Not thinking i took 2 units and crikey i suffered as every time i moved i needed a jelly baby!!

How just 1 small change in routine can affect the day is beyond me but it happens.

Happy friday everyone and just so you know i'm in work wet through as thundering and lightning have hit the pennines but its still warn so look out @becca59 its on its way to yorkshire....

Tony
 
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