LucySW
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Gawd. Well thank goodness you survived.
Gawd. Well thank goodness you survived.Yes eventually.
I swigged Lucozade like it was going out of fashion & force fed myself food.
I asked a friend to come round, thinking that if I lost consciousness he would dial 999.
He was very nervous though & persuaded me to call NHS 111. They were pretty useless & said I should go to A&E, which we did.
By the time I got there my BGs were beginning to pick up & we just sat & chatted for an hour or so. It was somewhat embarrassing but everyone was very understanding. In the end I had sorted it out myself - the Dexcom was invaluable!
Needless to say I check & double check my pen cartridges now..
40 units for having sweets at the cinema ( there was a lot of fizzy sugary stuff in there)....... Didn't go hypo
40! I wouldn't dare take that much!
Shows how much sugar was in it when I was still 13mmol a few hours later...... Never again40! I wouldn't dare take that much!
Just out of curiosity why wouldn't you? I'm just curious as If you'd carb counted accurately and had no bolus-on-board then there is no risk in taking 40u of insulin I'm aware of, so just wondering why lots of people seem to be up in arms regarding large amounts? Not just on here mind, I trained a diabetic at work recently who was really flabbergasted that I sometimes inject 9/10 times a day for bolusing like that was a really bad thing, I've yet to be given any advice to say that it's detrimental so just wondering? =) Thanks!!
Shows how much sugar was in it when I was still 13mmol a few hours later...... Never again
40! I wouldn't dare take that much!
For goodness sake if you read my post properly, it was one time. And it'd be worse to eat that much sugar without injecting anything. I stick diligently to lchf most of the time, but surely even diabetics are allowed to treat themselves every now and then without getting their parade rained on by the diabetic policeI don't think I have ever injected more than 7 units in a single shot, And I am shocked that some need 40 units in one dose, without appearing hypocyrical, is that behaving in a manner that is bad for your own health, and believe me I aint no saint, but I do want to live long
Ahh right, I see. That makes total sense =) I've just heard a lot of people being very concerned with large doses/high amounts of MDI recently so I was wondering what bit of info I was missing on it being a 'bad' thing to do!
Think it's just one of those preference things, a lot of the things I actually enjoy eating, both sweet and savoury are ridiculously high in carb values, so I'd rather inject lots of insulin than go without food I enjoy...if either of us is 'right' it's probably you to be honest though! Sounds like a much more sensible way to live! =)
No my body couldn't cope with that, I think I would end up in hospital, I feel ill just thinking about it tbh
Ahh right, I see. That makes total sense =) I've just heard a lot of people being very concerned with large doses/high amounts of MDI recently so I was wondering what bit of info I was missing on it being a 'bad' thing to do!
Think it's just one of those preference things, a lot of the things I actually enjoy eating, both sweet and savoury are ridiculously high in carb values, so I'd rather inject lots of insulin than go without food I enjoy...if either of us is 'right' it's probably you to be honest though! Sounds like a much more sensible way to live! =)
@Robinredbreast again as a curiosity why do you think you'd end up in hospital from a either a carb intake/insulin dose that size? Where does that belief/thinking come from? Same for yourself @coco44 ? I'm really intrigued by this now! =)
I'm in a similar position to you, Aged 50 diagnosed t1, not overweight, healthy lifestyle choices pre T1, would consider double figures irresponsibleHi Andy-85 and welcome. I have never come to terms with having Type 1 diabetes. I was diagnosed nearly 4 years ago at age 55. I did not know what was happening to me because it all seemed to happen overnight. One minute I was going about my daily life working full time suddenly I was a changed person. Thirstier, thinner, confused, tired and finally ending up in hospital with DKA and nearly dying. There are no DAFNE courses in my area so everything I've learned about carb counting etc is by way of books and the wonderful people on this forum. I feel by eating too many carbs and consequently having to inject more and more insulin will do me lots of harm physically and psychologically. Daft I know but I'd feel I would be over dosing if I took high doses.
Hi Andy-85 and welcome. I have never come to terms with having Type 1 diabetes. I was diagnosed nearly 4 years ago at age 55. I did not know what was happening to me because it all seemed to happen overnight. One minute I was going about my daily life working full time suddenly I was a changed person. Thirstier, thinner, confused, tired and finally ending up in hospital with DKA and nearly dying. There are no DAFNE courses in my area so everything I've learned about carb counting etc is by way of books and the wonderful people on this forum. I feel by eating too many carbs and consequently having to inject more and more insulin will do me lots of harm physically and psychologically. Daft I know but I'd feel I would be over dosing if I took high doses.
I'm in a similar position to you, Aged 50 diagnosed t1, not overweight, healthy lifestyle choices pre T1, would consider double figures irresponsible
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