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<blockquote data-quote="TorqPenderloin" data-source="post: 1091185" data-attributes="member: 211504"><p>I'm 27, diagnosed last year, and in a very similar situation to yours.</p><p></p><p>You'll find that most people with T1 need to inject at least 10-15 minutes before a meal to avoid large spikes. I've found that I have to be careful with this as it can cause me to hypo and actually inject either just as I begin to eat or sometimes 10-15 minutes after. I also prefer to give myself multiple shots (if needed) rather than one big corrective dose to avoid hypos like the ones you're almost having.</p><p></p><p>The honeymoon period is ultimately a good thing, but it has its small drawbacks. The fact that my pancreas still makes some insulin means i have to follow much different rules in timing my injections.</p><p></p><p>Btw, am I right to assume you live in the US judging by your mg/dl blood sugar numbers? Here in the US we measure in mg/dl while in the UK they measure in mmol/l. The quick conversion is to divide by 18. So a reading of 90mg/dl would equal 5mmol/l</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TorqPenderloin, post: 1091185, member: 211504"] I'm 27, diagnosed last year, and in a very similar situation to yours. You'll find that most people with T1 need to inject at least 10-15 minutes before a meal to avoid large spikes. I've found that I have to be careful with this as it can cause me to hypo and actually inject either just as I begin to eat or sometimes 10-15 minutes after. I also prefer to give myself multiple shots (if needed) rather than one big corrective dose to avoid hypos like the ones you're almost having. The honeymoon period is ultimately a good thing, but it has its small drawbacks. The fact that my pancreas still makes some insulin means i have to follow much different rules in timing my injections. Btw, am I right to assume you live in the US judging by your mg/dl blood sugar numbers? Here in the US we measure in mg/dl while in the UK they measure in mmol/l. The quick conversion is to divide by 18. So a reading of 90mg/dl would equal 5mmol/l [/QUOTE]
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