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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
- Dislikes
- Rude people, smoking and drugs.
I'm a type 1 diabetic on humalog, tresiba and prolonged release metformin.
Going through a period of self-diagnosed altered insulin sensitivity.
For the past few weeks I've had pretty consistently, very sharp and unexplained night-time hypos.
Very sharp equates to a warning at c. 5 mmol/L, then 10 minutes later after hypo treatment glucose dropping to c. 2 mmol/L.
I believe that my basal dose is accurate and stable, tested multiple times.
I have been up until fairly recently on high insulin to carbohydrate ratios, these were:
Breakfast 2.75u / 10g
Lunch 1.5u / 10g
Dinner 1.75u / 10g
These ratios up until fairly recently have been stable.
The sudden unexplained propensity for hypos has increased, so I have taken it upon myself to reduce my ratios. My current ratios are:
Breakfast 2.25u / 10g
Lunch 1.5u / 10g
Dinner 1.25u / 10g
Tresiba (Basal) 26u
I must admit I do find my insulin sensitivity very volatile and complicated to manage, but must biggest concern is the unexplained sudden night-time hypos.
My hospital diabetologist is not very helpful and I'm more knowledgeable than the GPs with diabetes at my practice.
Any ideas and suggestions kindly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Philip
Going through a period of self-diagnosed altered insulin sensitivity.
For the past few weeks I've had pretty consistently, very sharp and unexplained night-time hypos.
Very sharp equates to a warning at c. 5 mmol/L, then 10 minutes later after hypo treatment glucose dropping to c. 2 mmol/L.
I believe that my basal dose is accurate and stable, tested multiple times.
I have been up until fairly recently on high insulin to carbohydrate ratios, these were:
Breakfast 2.75u / 10g
Lunch 1.5u / 10g
Dinner 1.75u / 10g
These ratios up until fairly recently have been stable.
The sudden unexplained propensity for hypos has increased, so I have taken it upon myself to reduce my ratios. My current ratios are:
Breakfast 2.25u / 10g
Lunch 1.5u / 10g
Dinner 1.25u / 10g
Tresiba (Basal) 26u
I must admit I do find my insulin sensitivity very volatile and complicated to manage, but must biggest concern is the unexplained sudden night-time hypos.
My hospital diabetologist is not very helpful and I'm more knowledgeable than the GPs with diabetes at my practice.
Any ideas and suggestions kindly appreciated.
Many thanks,
Philip