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Finally I have insulin!

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Madeline

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Took daughter with me (the one doing Medical Sciences, the sensible, no nonsense one). Usual not listening, bulldozing consult until I cried and she stepped in and calmly sorted everything. Absolute star she is, as well as terrifyingly logical. Anyway, he listened to her and I now have a prescription for Humulin.
 
Madeline said:
Took daughter with me (the one doing Medical Sciences, the sensible, no nonsense one). Usual not listening, bulldozing consult until I cried and she stepped in and calmly sorted everything. Absolute star she is, as well as terrifyingly logical. Anyway, he listened to her and I now have a prescription for Humulin.
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Finally! Good to hear.
 
Three cheers for you both.
A second person at an appointment can be very helpful.
Your consultant won’t want to mess with you again, or you will set your daughter on them again.
 
Fantastic news, A street party is order so we can fly the flags.
Hopefully you will soon start to feel so much better.
 
Well done to your daughter, just what you wanted but how sad he didn’t listen to you in the first place
 
Thanks guys, I’m really looking forward to it arriving! I can’t decide which carby treat I’m going to have :D
 
I'm the other way, I'm trying not to go on any meds at all, hoping to control it with diet and exercise, yeah right. How come you wanted to go on the insulin? My long time diabetic sister doesn't even take hers which is worrying. :(
 
I take fistfuls of meds daily, all of which put strain on the liver and kidneys, which are already struggling. So I particularly want to avoid adding more medication, and insulin, like my thyroxine replacement, just a natural hormone that I don’t make enough of. Plus the medications weren’t working, you can’t tell on my BG log where I’m taking them, there’s zero difference. The only difference that can be seen is when I’m on zero (and I mean zero) carbs, which isn’t sustainable for me as my body can’t cope with it - my last 2 blood tests were horrible, nothing was in range.

So for me insulin is the logical answer, means I can eat a normal and balanced healthy diet. I’m not even going to start on steroids, hypothyroidism, and the fact that my Dad was late onset type 1.
 
I’m sticking with the Metformin though, it’s an excellent appetite suppressant
 
Insulin at last!
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And three cheers for your daughter!
 
Well done your daughter. I am just so sorry you were put through all that #&%@ .
For me it would have to be some Black Forest gateau
 
That's bit hit and miss Lin cos of the cream potentially slowing the carbs down too much for the insulin and being out of sync with its timing.

Be a bit more modest but along the same lines to start off? One of those small supermarket choc eclairs - each only bout 12g carbs so the bolus will be smaller too - and if it doesn't work out quite right the first time you have 3 more in the box to try with a different dose?
 
Madeline said:
Thanks guys, I’m really looking forward to it arriving! I can’t decide which carby treat I’m going to have :D
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Go wild!

I'd suggest what I had for b'fast treat today after fasting visit to the vampire lair: toasted granola with soy milk panna cotta and loads of fruit. Total carbs approx equal to the weight of my head.
 
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Very glad to hear you’re on insulin now, @Madeline 🙂

Well done to your daughter! Clapping hands emoji!

I’d go with the box of chocolate eclairs of Jenny’s suggestion: very sensible & the 3 extras in the box to try & get the dose right, if you get it wrong, is SO funny!😛:D😎
 
trophywench said:
That's bit hit and miss Lin cos of the cream potentially slowing the carbs down too much for the insulin and being out of sync with its timing.

Be a bit more modest but along the same lines to start off? One of those small supermarket choc eclairs - each only bout 12g carbs so the bolus will be smaller too - and if it doesn't work out quite right the first time you have 3 more in the box to try with a different dose?
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The 3 extra really made me laugh. I’m definitely going with this :D:D:D

I only have the Humulin, which I think is basal? I’m to take it first thing and it’s supposed to last all day, to cover the effect of the steroids.
 
Humulin I (intermediate) is the longer acting one but it does have some peaks and troughs whereas Humulin S (soluble) is faster to get going and lasts less time.

The long lasting peak of the Hum.I was hellishly difficult for me to sort out when I landed up on these two - unpredictable hypos all over the place whilst driving even though I'd tested my BG actually sitting behind the steering wheel in the car before I set off for home and the meter said 7+. A T2 friend (a nurse who'd previously had GD with both children so prime T2 candidate) also on both alongside metformin, had no such problem.

There is also a Humulin M3 which is a bit like the I, but with an extra 'hump' on the profile graph - which I have no experience of whatsoever.

See https://www.diabetes-support.org.uk/info/?page_id=408 to see the graphs, the horizontal axis goes along with 2 hour slots.
 
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