Newly diagnosed T1 age 28 needing education?

[Bettis]

Hi I was diagnosed probable t1 on February 14th 2016 (happy valentines day) after falling ill with ketones and I am using lantus (6units at night)and novo rapid (1 unit per 20g of carb) and do not really have a family support network..so was wandering if anybody with any input and knowledge on helping with daily life and general dos and don't's would be appreciated bg average since diagnosis 7.3

 

[Ljc]

Hi Bettis, Welcome. You have come to the right place for info and cyber support. The people on here are helpful and knowledgeable. they have helped me a lot since I joined just over a year ago.
Feel free to ask questions we will do our best to help.
How are you managing with your Diabetes.

 

[grovesy]

Welcome.

 

[Steff]

Hi and welcome

 

[Kaylz]

Welcome to the forum 🙂 as Ljc says feel free to shoot questions we are a very friendly bunch here and everyone is helpful: ) x

 

[Greyhound Gal]

Hi Bettis and welcome to the gang 🙂.

 

[Ditto]

Hi Bettis, Welcome. Luv your icon.

 

[Stitch147]

Hi and welcome to the forum.

 

[Bettis]

Hi Bettis, Welcome. You have come to the right place for info and cyber support. The people on here are helpful and knowledgeable. they have helped me a lot since I joined just over a year ago.
Feel free to ask questions we will do our best to help.
How are you managing with your Diabetes.

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my message..I think I have steady control I'm usually running at about bg 6.2 my body seems to stay their a lot but was wandering why my bg goes so high after breakfast even tho I'm taken my usual insulin to carb dose then well controlled through the day and evening ?

 

[Kaylz]

Thank you for taking the time to reply to my message..I think I have steady control I'm usually running at about bg 6.2 my body seems to stay their a lot but was wandering why my bg goes so high after breakfast even tho I'm taken my usual insulin to carb dose then well controlled through the day and evening ?

Right you say you are on 1 unit for 20g carbs, so I take it you are carb counting? Let's try and build a picture to work on, what are your levels when you wake are they ok then and only go shooting up after breakfast?, what do you tend to have for breakfast, and how long before your breakfast do you inject? X

 

[Bettis]

Right you say you are on 1 unit for 20g carbs, so I take it you are carb counting? Let's try and build a picture to work on, what are your levels when you wake are they ok then and only go shooting up after breakfast?, what do you tend to have for breakfast, and how long before your breakfast do you inject? X

Hiya, yes I I'm carb counting, I am waking up at 5-7 I eat a bowl of shredded wheat containing 60g of carb so take 3 units of novo rapid injected just before I start eating,

 

[Kaylz]

Do you have milk or anything with it, oh how much do you up by, have you tried taking your novorapid a while before breakfast to see if that helps, some of us find that we can't tolerate cereal at all x

 

[Bettis]

Do you have milk or anything with it, oh how much do you up by, have you tried taking your novorapid a while before breakfast to see if that helps, some of us find that we can't tolerate cereal at all x

Yes I have about 200ml of milk with it but about hour after eating I go from say 6 to 16 m/mol.. how long before breakfast should I take my rapid? Ye maybe it is the cereal that's the only meal where it seems to go crazy X

 

[Kaylz]

So I take it your also including the milk in those 60g carbs, I can't say what will work for you as you have to experiment to see but I generally take my rapid about 10 minutes before meals but you would have to test to find out what timing works for you x

 

[trophywench]

You might also have a different carb to insulin ratio at brekkie time - none of these things are set in stone! Try less Weetabix (one and a half) or 1u to 15g on a couple of different mornings and compare the results.

You do have to treat yourself as a scientific experiment - it is the only way you can find out what your own body actually does - and no-one else except us, can do it! Like being at school again LOL

 

[Bettis]

Well som

So I take it your also including the milk in those 60g carbs, I can't say what will work for you as you have to experiment to see but I generally take my rapid about 10 minutes before meals but you would have to test to find out what timing works for you x

So I take it your also including the milk in those 60g carbs, I can't say what will work for you as you have to experiment to see but I generally take my rapid about 10 minutes before meals but you would have to test to find out what timing works for you x

yep I do count the carbs in milk, maybe your right and it's a timing issue, I will adjust my times slightly and hopefully that does the trick, thanks for the input it's appreciated X

 

[Bettis]

You might also have a different carb to insulin ratio at brekkie time - none of these things are set in stone! Try less Weetabix (one and a half) or 1u to 15g on a couple of different mornings and compare the results.

You do have to treat yourself as a scientific experiment - it is the only way you can find out what your own body actually does - and no-one else except us, can do it! Like being at school again LOL

Thanks for the advice I shall try to change ratio slightly aswell, it's all a bit of mad science isn't it!

 

[Kaylz]

if ten minutes before doesn't work try 15 and so on etc, if that doesn't work look at the ratios, if its the cereal in general well lol, I cant tolerate porridge but many of the guys on here can, good luck 🙂 x

 

[Kaylz]

Nice tats btw 🙂 x

 

[Bettis]

if ten minutes before doesn't work try 15 and so on etc, if that doesn't work look at the ratios, if its the cereal in general well lol, I cant tolerate porridge but many of the guys on here can, good luck 🙂 x

Yes think I'll tweak the timing issue first then hopefully that will resolve it, as it comes back in normal range after food it's just that initial spike ☺ thanks for the info x