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Type 1'stars R Us

becca59 said:
@marie yes I am beginning to wish I was on a pump. It’s five am and I’m up yet again. Injected at three am and went back to sleep but still needed more. Hence the getting up. It is so much easier to get up, eat and start my day. The trouble is being unable to keep awake in the evenings. Starting to feel thoroughly cheesed off.
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One of the many reasons I was suggested for a pump, no matter what dosage I did I’d always go into the high 20’s around 8-10 in the morning and I couldn’t split dose because it’d send me low all night. I’m forever grateful for the pump and dawn phenomenon is a thing of my past now!
 
becca59 said:
Re a pump chance would be a fine thing. Too well controlled apparently. Errr! Probably because I haul myself out of bed each morning and eat sensibly with very little fun deviation.
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I get it...
I graze and stay active all day all week and have more insulin and less food at weekends....
Whilst its no fun i do take solice in the fact i have taken responsibility for my condition.

6.5 this morning a bit higher than i would like but i can live with it and i'm just about to get my big ladder out so that job will bring the 6.5 down a bit.......

Have a fantastic Friday everyone

Tony
 
Tony337 said:
Your post sort of links to mine as i have always found levemir suits my body where i can tinker without too much effect.
In years gone by reducing your background was a major thing as it took days to catch up!

You have my sympathy @becca59 and out of curiosity what back ground insulin are you on?

I'm due to change and am considering my options.

Thanks

Tony
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You may be interested in my set up.
My main basal is Tresiba, I absolutely love it for its stability and forgiveness in timing (doesn't matter if I take it at 10 pm or 6 AM, it just keeps doing its thing).

Which means tinkering doesn't work, so I use Tresiba in the lowest basal dose I need, and top up with Levemir for daily tinkering.
Once my Levemir runs out I'll ask for NPH, which has a shorter action time than Levemir. I expect it will work even better than Levemir as a top up on days I need a little more basal.

The only problem with this set up is getting your endo to agree with this unusual approach of using two basals.
 
Pumps?

I personally need dosage less than 0.5u.
& more concentration on delivering correction dosage in the morning after I get up. Then dialing it all back to virtually nothing come the evening or active nights till the small hours?

I’ve seriously considered the personal financial outlay on a pump & funding consumables, myself..
 
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Jaylee said:
Pumps?

I personally need dosage less than [emoji[emoji6][emoji6]].[emoji6]u.
& more concentration on delivering correction dosage in the morning after I get up. Then dialing it all back to virtually nothing come the evening or active nights till the small hours?

I’ve seriously considered the personal financial outlay on a pump & funding consumables, myself..
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This sounds identical to me.
 
@ANTJE[emoji[emoji6]][emoji[emoji6]] No way would my Gp prescribe three different insulins. I take so little basal that there would be a lot of wastage. NPH I’m just about to Google!
 

What are the Action Times for Common Insulins?​

Per Diabetesnet.com
Insulin TypeStarts (Onset)PeaksEnds (Duration)Low Most Likely AtPrimary Use
Humalog, Novolog, Apidra, Fiasp, Admelog, Lyumjev10–20 min1.5–2.5 h4.5–6 h2–5 hMeals & high blood sugar corrections
Regular30–45 min2–3.5 h5–7 h3–7 hMeals, delayed digestion, or use with Symlin
NPH1–3 h4–9 h14–20 h4–12 hIntermediate background or nighttime insulin
Lantus1–2 h~6 h18–26 h6–10 hLong-acting basal insulin
Levemir1–3 h8–10 h18–26 h8–14 hLong-acting basal insulin
Toujeo~2 hNone~36 hVariesFlat, extended basal insulin
Tresiba~2 hNone~42 hVariesUltra-flat, ultra-long basal insulin

NPH is considered an intermediate acting insulin. It's over the counter here (no script needed) at Walmart and sells for $25-30 a bottle. It's what used to be commonly used before the newer insulins came out. It's trickier.
 
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becca59 said:
No way would my Gp prescribe three different insulins. I take so little basal that there would be a lot of wastage. NPH I’m just about to Google!
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My own GP is in awe of me as i do everything myself and try not to bother the NHS so just gives me what i want.

I have never heard of NPH either...

Tony
 
Thanks all for the interesting views on insulins and pumps and i do find it fascinating how different we all are.

Such is my own obsession with my libre i reckon i can make anything work for me and forgive my dark sense of humour but in 50 years of jabbing away one day i shall be proved wrong and end up hospitalized or even dead.
The thought of this makes me giggle a bit so please don't anyone be offended it just the way i am...

Tony
 
Tony337 said:
My own GP is in awe of me as i do everything myself and try not to bother the NHS so just gives me what i want.

I have never heard of NPH either...

Tony
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I had one decades ago, (Protophane?) then got changed ( without consent) to Lantus.(or “glargine.”)
From memory I had to mix the cloudy substance in the cartridge by gently rolling the cloud till it mixed more consistent, before injecting..
There was a little glass ball in the cartridge? (Think a spray can of paint? Only rolled not shaken.)
 
The NPH I know of here still have to be rolled to gently mix. They just aren't as bad as the previous generation ones. It's interesting to note that the new insulins like Lantus, Humalog, Novalog should not be mixed/rolled/shaken as any kind of shaking can degrade them faster. And Humalog degrades faster in plastic than Novalog. (pump cartridges).
 
What a day yesterday was!
Woke on a 6 got to work and a member of staff didn't turn in.
I then had to do the work of 2 and at speed!
Grazed all day and stayed in the 4s and 5s and finished on 23000 steps.
I was so pleased with myself and even finished by making 2 reindeers like you do.

Woke with an 8 this morning which didn't please me but its back down into the 4s now.
Bit worn out today but hey ho

Have a top Thursday everyone

Tony
 
Just cleared the hall after lunch swept up at the speed of a deer then set out 145 chairs for a christmas play.
I am on my **** with a 2.7 and the insulin is beating the jelly babies for control lol
Sat at my desk thinking dark and evil thoughts.....

Tony
 
It's so frustrating, isn't it @Tony337 when that happens - you've got my sympathy. Have you tried Lift glucose drink at all? With it being a liquid it works quicker than jelly babies, for me at least.
 
Tony337 said:
Just cleared the hall after lunch swept up at the speed of a deer then set out 145 chairs for a christmas play.
I am on my **** with a 2.7 and the insulin is beating the jelly babies for control lol
Sat at my desk thinking dark and evil thoughts.....

Tony
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That sucks, but you still made me spit out my drink at the thought of you thinking dark and evil thoughts in preparation for the Christmas play! :hilarious:
 
Antje77 said:
That sucks, but you still made me spit out my drink at the thought of you thinking dark and evil thoughts in preparation for the Christmas play! :hilarious:
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Lets call it a humbug moment.......thinking about it i havent had a humbug in years...
 
Hopeful34 said:
It's so frustrating, isn't it @Tony337 when that happens - you've got my sympathy. Have you tried Lift glucose drink at all? With it being a liquid it works quicker than jelly babies, for me at least.
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No i haven't and to be honest i've been using jelly babies for years and know the effect of 3 or 5 so once i've eaten them it calms that feeling where i need to eat a cow between 2 bread vans...

Tony
 
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