Diagnosed 2 days ago

[Bikergirl1983]

Hi, I was hospitalised three days ago for having high blood sugars and diagnosed with T1 despite having no symptoms or family history.
Since returning home 48hrs ago my blood sugars are sky high again and showing ketones despite following all instructions given to me by doctors and being too scared to eat- only managed 600 calories yesterday. I'm petrified of needles and hospital was a very traumatic experience, I don't know what to do to get everything under control
I'm on fixed 4 units of novorapid after meals and 10 units of Lantus at night.

 

[khskel]

Much dosage adjustment required in the early day but you will get there.
Don't forget to ask the Dr/nurse for help with the amount of insulin you are taking. That's what they are there for.

Good luck and welcome.

 

[KARNAK]

Hi @Bikergirl1983 welcome to the forum 🙂. As @khskel says early days yet, it took over a week with constant adjusting before my meter would even register below HI. Daily contact with my Diabetic Specialist Nurse (DSN) increasing my insulin until my Blood Sugars finally got into single figures after about a month. Carbohydrate control of food is essential as this eventually turns to glucose/sugar, I`m sure more experienced members will be along to give you advice about controlling your Diabetes, most of all read as much as you can on the forum and take one step at a time. Ask any question you like as often as you like, take care.

 

[trophywench]

Hi, @Bikergirl1983 - welcome to the club none of us wanted to join! You'll find that 99.99% of us are very nice people though, once you've taken the plunge and said Hello.

Yes indeed - ring the hospital diabetes clinic to get advice about adjusting doses in the very early stages - when we're all terrified we'll get it wrong - but normally to begin with we never get it wrong (cos we're too scared not to get it right) except if someone else hasn't explained it properly. Even at this stage after 46 years - I make mistakes and make a hash of stuff (usually cos I wasn't concentrating what I was doing properly) and it then takes me ALL my concentration to work out how sort myself out again.

Do you know what my diabetes nurse said to me, when I told her what I'd done? She said 'Ooops! Well that probably wasn't the best plan, was it?' and looked at me quizzically - when we both burst out laughing!

Nobody criticises us when we are struggling or lash it up - the diabetes specialists are only employed in the first place because we all exist, aren't they? They always try to help us - so just ring whoever your contact is - and TELL them, please.

The important thing to remember is - there are NO stupid questions to ever ask about our diabetes - simply things we just don't know, yet. Personally I'd far rather answer the same Q from the same person multiple times, and try and explain it in a different way, than them carry on not understanding whatever it is - and we're all the same whether we're medically qualified or just other people with diabetes.

 

[KARNAK]

Thanks Jenny, couldn't quite put it the you have.

 

[Wirrallass]

Hi Bikergirl and a warm welcome to the forum ~ I'm sorry I can't help but just want to wish you all the best with your current struggles. Take care & good luck hun x
WL