:? Hello to all on the site..i have recently signed up to the forum..my mum has type 2 and has problems with the amount of insulin she has been advised to take
A long story,along with the fact that i know very little about the subject,however,i will keep it as short as possible
My mum has type 2 but only diagnosed in the past year or so,she is aged 70,she was advised she might have had a problem over a decade ago,but didnt take any action,she already has the foot pain,(diabetic neuropathy i belive is the term?) the problem is whenever she is pescribed medication she suffers side effects to varying degrees,the tablets she tried initially caused various problems,chest pains,etc,etc,due to that problem she was put on insulin in late spring last year,initially she felt an improvement,(not sure what the dose was sorry?) and her sugar levels did drop,they are generally 15-20,they dropped i understand to around 10-12 still to high but a drop nonetheless
As time went on she started to feel worse on the higher dose,so has since dropped it down,again not sure what the exact figure is sorry?
She claims when she takes a lower dose she feels a lot better and can get out and about,but her sugar levels are too high..back to 15-20,when she takes a higher dose,she claims to feel sluggish,depressed with no go etc,so a classic ''catch 22'' it seems..can any of you make sense of this or experienced this yourselves i wonder?..its so fustrating we just want to get the levels down to an acceptable level without any side effects (if thats possible of course?) but dont know what to do next,the nurse at the diabetic clinic tells her thats its a case of 'finding the level that right for her' easier said than done sadly..for example are there different types of insulin,and how do we know which is which?
Sincere thanks in anticipation for your help and advice
A long story,along with the fact that i know very little about the subject,however,i will keep it as short as possible
My mum has type 2 but only diagnosed in the past year or so,she is aged 70,she was advised she might have had a problem over a decade ago,but didnt take any action,she already has the foot pain,(diabetic neuropathy i belive is the term?) the problem is whenever she is pescribed medication she suffers side effects to varying degrees,the tablets she tried initially caused various problems,chest pains,etc,etc,due to that problem she was put on insulin in late spring last year,initially she felt an improvement,(not sure what the dose was sorry?) and her sugar levels did drop,they are generally 15-20,they dropped i understand to around 10-12 still to high but a drop nonetheless
As time went on she started to feel worse on the higher dose,so has since dropped it down,again not sure what the exact figure is sorry?
She claims when she takes a lower dose she feels a lot better and can get out and about,but her sugar levels are too high..back to 15-20,when she takes a higher dose,she claims to feel sluggish,depressed with no go etc,so a classic ''catch 22'' it seems..can any of you make sense of this or experienced this yourselves i wonder?..its so fustrating we just want to get the levels down to an acceptable level without any side effects (if thats possible of course?) but dont know what to do next,the nurse at the diabetic clinic tells her thats its a case of 'finding the level that right for her' easier said than done sadly..for example are there different types of insulin,and how do we know which is which?
Sincere thanks in anticipation for your help and advice
Someone with type 2 using insulin will come in shortly and be able to advise you so you can help your mum. In the meantime have a good read around and use the search engine and you should be able to find some information that will be useful.