Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
Well, not quite yet! 
Some people may know that I stopped needing basal insulin 4 years after diagnosis - that was 8 years ago now, and despite the consultant at the time telling me it was temporary, it apparently wasn't A recent C-peptide test showed I was producing a 'reasonable' amount of my own insulin, which accounted for the lack of a basal requirement. I remain in an indeterminate category, since I'm definitely not Type 2, but designated Type 1 for the purposes of my treatment
Just over the past week or so I have had to significantly reduce the novorapid I take with meals - started the week needing a TDD of around 20 units. That became dialled down and down because I was having to stuff my face with far too many jelly babies, crisps, biscuits, cakes etc. to try and keep my levels up. On Friday I took just 3 units for my evening meal, down from 10 units a week previously, and still ended up feeding the lows So, on Saturday I decided to try without any for the evening meal - same meal as the previous day, and numbers remained acceptable. I'd intended to correct if levels went too high, but they didn't, peaking below double figures. Yesterday I again went without - same result Apart from the odd Diaversary where I have intentionally gone extra-low carb and used zero insulin this is the first time I've eaten a not inconsiderable amount of carbs with no insulin - sausage, mash and mixed veg followed by strawberries and blueberries with cream for dessert.
I wonder if this is also 'temporary' or, in the famous words of Halle Berry, I have 'weaned myself off insulin'?
Note: This is just about me. I have known about half a dozen other people out of the thousands I have encountered here on the forum who have had a similar experience - I'm certainly not trying to sell anyone my 'method' because I don't have one!
Some people may know that I stopped needing basal insulin 4 years after diagnosis - that was 8 years ago now, and despite the consultant at the time telling me it was temporary, it apparently wasn't A recent C-peptide test showed I was producing a 'reasonable' amount of my own insulin, which accounted for the lack of a basal requirement. I remain in an indeterminate category, since I'm definitely not Type 2, but designated Type 1 for the purposes of my treatment Just over the past week or so I have had to significantly reduce the novorapid I take with meals - started the week needing a TDD of around 20 units. That became dialled down and down because I was having to stuff my face with far too many jelly babies, crisps, biscuits, cakes etc. to try and keep my levels up. On Friday I took just 3 units for my evening meal, down from 10 units a week previously, and still ended up feeding the lows
So, on Saturday I decided to try without any for the evening meal - same meal as the previous day, and numbers remained acceptable. I'd intended to correct if levels went too high, but they didn't, peaking below double figures. Yesterday I again went without - same result Apart from the odd Diaversary where I have intentionally gone extra-low carb and used zero insulin this is the first time I've eaten a not inconsiderable amount of carbs with no insulin - sausage, mash and mixed veg followed by strawberries and blueberries with cream for dessert. I wonder if this is also 'temporary' or, in the famous words of Halle Berry, I have 'weaned myself off insulin'?
Note: This is just about me. I have known about half a dozen other people out of the thousands I have encountered here on the forum who have had a similar experience - I'm certainly not trying to sell anyone my 'method' because I don't have one!
