Insulin not working as normal. Type 1 diabetic.
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So, ive been a T1D for 14 years. Im now 19 years old. I never really had good control of my diabetes over the years, and as a child my parents would more so react to blood sugars than control them. Through my teens i have been clueless about the dangers of having this disease, until about 2 years ago when i sh*t myself and started getting really bad anxiety because of my health. Thus i started taking much better care of myself. I am using novorapid for corrective doses and 1 bolus during work days for lunch, and novomix 30 twice a day. Since ive been checking my blood sugars loads i noticed and worked out how my insulin acted. I try to get my sugars between 5 and 9 for long acting injections. i would always get a spike to around 10 - 14 and then 2 and a half hours after my novomix by bloodsugars would be between 4 and 10 and i would snack very lightly to stop a hypo and keep them at a steady rate... however, in very recent times it seems that my insulin is being unpredictable. peaking sometimes at 3 and a half hours sometimes 4 or 5 then sometimes it would work as it normally would. But today for example i had a BGL of 9 before my tea and long acting dose. had some green tea and went for a walk.. after an hour my sugar spiked to 14(fair enough)... 2 hours (id expect it to be heading down; would usually be around 10 and heading down) still 14... 3 hours - 15!!.. usually by 3 hours id have had a snack to prevent a hypo! but its still high.. all this is making my life very difficult, and i cant exactly just go out with friends as i could be risking a hypo if it peaks all of a sudden. Any advice? im trying my best to get a cgm but up here my doctors are all cheap skates! i test 30 - 40 times a day as i must see where im heading, and also see fluctuations. i do 2 long acting doses of novomix30 and 1 dose of novorapid to cover my dinner at work(dont have dinner on weekend so dont bolus. My blood sugars tend to very good between 5 and 9 until the spike from eating, then after 2 and a half hours itd be around normal and id keep it stable by snacking lightly until my next dose. I dont eat supper as that cuases high blood sugars through the night but im in a bit of a predicament... i just want my insulin to work as it always has so i can get about as normal! Sorry for the length of this, and i bet it sounds like a jumbled mess but any advice and support would be greatly appreciated. Much love people.
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matt66 PeaceNLove35429
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I'm T2 so won't be able to help on some of the above, but do you carry anything with you for a hypo? I have glucogel in a small squeezy bottle. Try not to let it stop you doing what you want, like going out with friends. Carrying the right stuff with you can give you a lot of freedom and give you a normal life. Don't be scared of it....just recognise the symptoms & have a plan in your head to cover the what ifs. Do your friends know about your condition? It's worth educating them on how they can help if you have a really bad hypo, whether it's "get me a coke straight away" or "I keep glucogel in my pocket...If I crash, plus get some in me".
That's just my 2 cents on hypos as a T2 (and when I get them it's bad. ...I'm out of it)!! I'm sure other T1s will have more to add.
Good luck & don't let it get you down. You can have a normal social life with the right preparation.
PeaceNLove35429 matt66
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karlek PeaceNLove35429
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i am on Apidra and Lantus.
Maybe you can try to change your insulin?
stress also can affect your sugar level, do you haveore stress than before?
hope ur bg level would be perfect soon( sorry about my bad english, i am not a native speaker )
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