Advice needed asap

[Sammi5374]

Hi everyone.
Just been diagnosed with diabetes not sure which type yet.
Came out of hospital last night..and this morning I've gone to bits.
I have 2 pens levemir twice away and novorapid.
I woke up this morning and did a pick test and it was 19
What do I do?
Take both pens.

 

[Kaylz]

This is something that you should have been told about before being discharged, did they not tell you what and when to take?

If not then you'll need to get in contact with them ASAP and if there isn't an out of hours number specifically for them then I'd phone 111 and ask them for advice

They are 2 different kinds of insulin and perfectly safe to take at the same time as they do seperate jobs but that's as far as we can go as dosing advice etc is against the rules for good reason
xx

 

[DaveB]

Hi. It sounds like you have not been given the advice you need. Contact the hospital or the diabetes nurse/GP at your surgery. The Levemir is a long-acting insulin normally taken once or twice a day and the NovoRapid is a rapid-acting insulin used at mealtimes

 

[Kaylz]

NovoRapid is a rapid-acting insulin used at mealtimes

worth noting that it is not only used at mealtimes if corrections are in fact needed in someone with knowledge which poster will need to be aware of

 

[Sammi5374]

Hi. It sounds like you have not been given the advice you need. Contact the hospital or the diabetes nurse/GP at your surgery. The Levemir is a long-acting insulin normally taken once or twice a day and the NovoRapid is a rapid-acting insulin used at mealtimes

Hi David
I've left a tearful message with the the Diabetic team hopefully they will ring back.
In the meantime I've taken both pens.
I'm OK taking the levimer twice a day i know about the novorapid that if my blood is over 18 I need to give myself a shot.
But not clear if I take my leveimer and novorapid together

 

[Kaylz]

@Sammi5374 as I said they are perfectly fine to take at the same time as they are doing different jobs xx

 

[Sammi5374]

Thankyou kaylz
I feel a touch better knowing I've not totally got it all wrong.
Too much information to take in...my head is whirling

 

[Kaylz]

Thankyou kaylz
I feel a touch better knowing I've not totally got it all wrong.
Too much information to take in...my head is whirling

Is is a lot to take in and deal with but you will get used to it, we're always here if you have any questions that you'd like to ask but as I mentioned we aren't allowed to give dosing advice but anything else you are welcome to ask

Have you got a way to test for ketones? As I'd be checking them with levels that high
xx

 

[Inka]

Thankyou kaylz
I feel a touch better knowing I've not totally got it all wrong.
Too much information to take in...my head is whirling

It’s overwhelming at first, but it does gradually get easier. There’s no such thing as a silly or trivial question so ask away 🙂

 

[Deleted member 25429]

Did you manage to get hold of anyone ? Trouble is when you’re diagnosed it is difficult to take everything in . If you can try and get hold of the diabetic specialist nurse they are so supportive and give you confidence to make the decisions you need to make about how much to inject and when. I’m 2 years in now and still make mistakes occasionally but don’t panic anymore just take it in my stride

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Sorry to hear you’ve been left a bit ‘in the lurch’ and without much information to go on @Sammi5374

Hopefully you’ve had some contact with your clinic now, and they have given you some pointers.

As you have both Levemir and Novorapid, it seems likely they are treating you as a form of T1 (possibly LADA). So a book like ‘think like a pancreas’ might give you some helpful background information on insulin therapy?