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Went off the rails and now need to get back on track!

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fiona35

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So I’ve had lots of things to think about recently and decided to that maybe I wasn’t diabetic and didn’t need to take my insulin or be on a diet, so I stopped taking the insulin and ate what I wanted.
Not a good experiment, the stopping of insulin lasted about 24 hrs before I stupidly came back to my senses and saw that meter readings of hi were not actually saying hello! I also didn’t feel well either and know I only had myself to blame.
I’m taking my insulin now and am trying to get back on my diet track but I’m finding it so hard as it seems that the insulin I once injected, doesn’t seem to be working well, so I am now frequently waking up with readings of 14, and I can’t seem to get it below 10 all day.
Would you just keep increasing the Novorapid until it finally starts coming down?
I’m not eating any breakfast, lunch has been cold meats and a few cherry tomatoes, I’ve smacked on some nuts and dinner has been either a burger & salad or chicken salad.
I’m also going out for a walk each day for around an hour, is there anything else that might help get it back on track?
I do have an appt with the diabetic dietitian on the 22/11 to help me carb count so I guess I can ask them as well how to bring it back down.
Thanks
 
Hi @fiona35 - can you phone your diabetes nurse to ask about the insulin. I used to increase my Novorapid when my bg was high but we shouldn't recommend doses or adjusting insulin on a forum.

How long have you been back on track? It takes me a few days to get back to 'normal' after I go off track for a while. (Or a few weeks if I've been really bad :))
 
Guilty said:
Hi @fiona35 - can you phone your diabetes nurse to ask about the insulin. I used to increase my Novorapid when my bg was high but we shouldn't recommend doses or adjusting insulin on a forum.

How long have you been back on track? It takes me a few days to get back to 'normal' after I go off track for a while. (Or a few weeks if I've been really bad :))
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Thank you. I have phoned my DSN and she advised increasing Novorapid by 2 units each meal time until it’s back in range.
I’ve only been back on track for a few days now, so it might settle itself back down shortly.
 
fiona35 said:
Thank you. I have phoned my DSN and she advised increasing Novorapid by 2 units each meal time until it’s back in range.
I’ve only been back on track for a few days now, so it might settle itself back down shortly.
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Whilst you are adjusting your diet a bit and with increased insulin doses, please ensure you test plenty, and please make sure you have plenty hypo treatments to hand - just in case.

Better safe than sorry.
 
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