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Northerner said:
What number of units did you start on Doddy? Remind me. I would certainly have expected to see at least some improvement by now. :(
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Started on 6, then upped to 12, now upped to 18. Just done another test....up to 23.8. Porridge is obviously no good for me, even with 18u!
 
5.4 for me this morning
 
18.4.....urghhh! :( cannula problem....back in range now
 
Doddy said:
Started on 6, then upped to 12, now upped to 18. Just done another test....up to 23.8. Porridge is obviously no good for me, even with 18u!
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Well, it does look as though they started off very cautiously, but I am still a little surprised at how little (if any) improvement has been made. In terms of total dose though, it's not very high (although these things vary very much from person to person). When I was diagnosed my total daily dose of insulin was around 60 units. Do you know what your level was before the porridge? remember that it is the relative change that is important when assessing whether a particular meal is suitable. How soon after eating did you test?
 
Northerner said:
Well, it does look as though they started off very cautiously, but I am still a little surprised at how little (if any) improvement has been made. In terms of total dose though, it's not very high (although these things vary very much from person to person). When I was diagnosed my total daily dose of insulin was around 60 units. Do you know what your level was before the porridge? remember that it is the relative change that is important when assessing whether a particular meal is suitable. How soon after eating did you test?
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The GP called me this morning...has upped me to 24u twice a day! I was at 18.1 before I had breakfast, went up to 23.8. Just tested now, back down to 18.0

My husband keeps questioning it, as there has been no improvement...I guess I am just very insulin resistant and will hopefully find the dose that works for me.
Could it be that novomix 30 doesn't work, but another insulin regime might?
 
Doddy said:
The GP called me this morning...has upped me to 24u twice a day! I was at 18.1 before I had breakfast, went up to 23.8. Just tested now, back down to 18.0

My husband keeps questioning it, as there has been no improvement...I guess I am just very insulin resistant and will hopefully find the dose that works for me.
Could it be that novomix 30 doesn't work, but another insulin regime might?
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It's doubtful that the novomix doesn't work, just likely that the dose is currently not having much impact. There is a possibility that you are also insulin resistant - some people take metformin as well as insulin to help combat this. It does sound as though your GP is a little slow off the mark and has been extra cautious at the start - 6-unit increments would normally be very significant, after all it is an increase of 33% on your previous dose 😱 However, I am not a medic so can only comment on my own experiences which were under different circumstances. I was in hospital for the first week and have no idea what doses I was receiving, but the doses I was started on when I left hospital did bring my levels down into single figures within days.

I would give the new dose a try for a few days and hopefully this will now be at a level that starts to make a dent! 🙂
 
Oops, 9.1 this morning.
 
Northerner said:
It's doubtful that the novomix doesn't work, just likely that the dose is currently not having much impact. There is a possibility that you are also insulin resistant - some people take metformin as well as insulin to help combat this. It does sound as though your GP is a little slow off the mark and has been extra cautious at the start - 6-unit increments would normally be very significant, after all it is an increase of 33% on your previous dose 😱 However, I am not a medic so can only comment on my own experiences which were under different circumstances. I was in hospital for the first week and have no idea what doses I was receiving, but the doses I was started on when I left hospital did bring my levels down into single figures within days.

I would give the new dose a try for a few days and hopefully this will now be at a level that starts to make a dent! 🙂
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That's given me hope...saying that it's doubtful it won't work...means I just have to find the right dose!
My GP is calling me again on Monday, so hopefully I will have good news! I am also taking 2000mg metformin btw!
 
Hi Doddy. When they started me on insulin, it was one jab of 14u at night and there was little change, I'm now (about three months later) on that dose twice daily and in single figures most of the time. It's taken a while, but I'm getting there. Perhaps it will be the same for you.
 
AlisonM said:
Hi Doddy. When they started me on insulin, it was one jab of 14u at night and there was little change, I'm now (about three months later) on that dose twice daily and in single figures most of the time. It's taken a while, but I'm getting there. Perhaps it will be the same for you.
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fingers crossed it's just a case of finding the dose that works...I must be getting close!!
 
Thanx Northerner Will stay away from eatn after Dinner unless it 20carbs or below something very small
 
Marier said:
Thanx Northerner Will stay away from eatn after Dinner unless it 20carbs or below something very small
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Or you could have something non/low-carb like cheese 🙂 I often have a babybel cheese to stop the hunger pangs late evening 🙂
 
4.8 this morning...🙂
 
A 4.6 for me... xx 🙂
 
5.2 for me this morning
 
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