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Very high postprandial readings

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LizzieP

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Hi everyone,
I'm new to this site (but have lurked quite bit) and was only diagnosed with Type 1 in May 08. I have today plucked up the courage to join the forum. My first HBa1c was 11.2, second one 5.8, t theree months later. Not sure I can get that low again right now as I'm having a few problems and feel very frustrated. I think I was honeymooning before, hence the 5.8 but no longer...

I am taking 11 units of Lantus at 18.30 each evening and covering carbs with Novorapid. Over the last 2 weeks I have noticed a new trend in that my 2 hour post prandial readings are very high. An example would be today. Before lunch I was 5.4, took 4 units of Novorapid to cover 34 grams of carb (I used to be a 1:10 but since things have crept up, I've changed to 1:9 which hasn't worked). and my 2 hours post prandial reading was 14.7!!! This keeps happening (but never as bad as this)! My readings always go back to normal about 1.5 hours later, and sometimes I even go to 3.3ish 3 hours later. My fasting levels are good at between 4 and 6 and I walk for 1 hour each morning and 1 hour each evening. My morning pp levels are fine but my evening pp levels have gone up a bit too. I am quite low carb at about 100 grams per day. I rotate my injection sites and am not stressed (apart from by this!). As I say, I had good control previously and now it's out of the window during the day. I have no idea what to do. Sorry for the long post. Any advice very, very welcome. :cry:
 
Hi there,
Not, I've not been checked for that. Oh no. Could it be that? I don't have any other symptoms (just looked it up on Google). I will have to go and see the doc, then, if it continues. Is it a condition that can right itself once you regain good control? Thanks for this reply.
 
I don't know how fast complications may occur. Sometimes they are VERRRYYYY SSSLLOOWW and some are occasionally quite quick. Sue Townsend, who wrote the Adrian Mole books, was diagnosed T2 in 1999 and is now almost totally blind.
 
hanadr said:
I don't know how fast complications may occur. Sometimes they are VERRRYYYY SSSLLOOWW and some are occasionally quite quick. Sue Townsend, who wrote the Adrian Mole books, was diagnosed T2 in 1999 and is now almost totally blind.
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That's ironic: mole, blind . . . I'll get me coat

It would be interesting to know what diet she followed, as if I couldn't guess . . .
 
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