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Hello
my name is Nick.
I'm a 34 year old male in the U.K.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16 (about 18 years ago)
Currently taking humalog, Lantus and metformin.
Not too well controlled at the moment but I'm trying hard to gain control and also the reason I'm here to pick some of you're brains for advice.
 
Welcome Nick, glad you found us. Hopefully someone with experience if lantus and humalog will be along - I've not ever used either. This is a great place to pick up tips, have a laugh, chew the fat or have a moan on an off day, so welcome aboard 🙂
 
Hello Nick and a warm welcome to our helpful supportive forum ~ I echo stephknits words ~ ask as many questions as you want and as many times ~ there's plenty of us friendly folk on here who are willing to respond with their help & guidance so fire away! Take care and stay in touch x

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Dx Type2 April 2016
Diet control and exercise only
32 HbAa1c 2017
 
Hi. Am an infrequent participant but hope others have some ideas. Diagnosed T2 3 years ago, initially managed by diet/lifestyle but went onto Metformin, then started ramapril (blood pressure not too high but causing concern), then station (cholesterol not too high but ....) and then forxiga!. Decided to try a bit harder and have lost 12 kg over last 3 months so really pleased at today's blood results. Now blood sugar at pre-diabetes level and cholesterol 2.8... BUT now have high potassium level. Google (?) says that the station I'm on can impact potassium level. Should I stop taking the station of just give up my daily banana????
 
joy1959 said:
Hi. Am an infrequent participant but hope others have some ideas. Diagnosed T2 3 years ago, initially managed by diet/lifestyle but went onto Metformin, then started ramapril (blood pressure not too high but causing concern), then station (cholesterol not too high but ....) and then forxiga!. Decided to try a bit harder and have lost 12 kg over last 3 months so really pleased at today's blood results. Now blood sugar at pre-diabetes level and cholesterol 2.8... BUT now have high potassium level. Google (?) says that the station I'm on can impact potassium level. Should I stop taking the station of just give up my daily banana????
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Hi Joy, welcome ~ I'm sorry I'm not in a position to advise you apart from suggesting you speak with your team or GP~ good luck & btw, well done on the weight loss.x
 
Hi Nick
I am so glad that I found this forum. There are loads of helpful people on here, and with their help I have picked up loads of ideas about how to manage my T1 better. Just ask anything you like. Someone will come up with some suggestions.
 
Nick Searle said:
Hello
my name is Nick.
I'm a 34 year old male in the U.K.
I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at the age of 16 (about 18 years ago)
Currently taking humalog, Lantus and metformin.
Not too well controlled at the moment but I'm trying hard to gain control and also the reason I'm here to pick some of you're brains for advice.
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Pick as many brains as you wish Nick ~ thats what we do on here ~ the only way to go forward is to ask ~ we each share each others experiences and learn from them ~ diabetes is a learning curve for sure ~ to manage it is to watch the intake of carborhydrates ~ and to test our bgls (Blood glucose levels) to see what foods we can tolerate.

Do you have a glucose test meter kit ~ usually provided by our GP's if we're lucky! We usually test our waking bgls each morning BEFORE we get out of bed (Once we put our feet on the floor bgls will elevate) ~ pre meals ~ 2hours post meals and lastly at bedtime.

No doubt other members will come along to give you further advice and guidance. Take a look at the following link, you will find it useful.

://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/links.24/

Hope the above info is helpful ~ and good luck on your Diabetes journey x
 
wirralass said:
Pick as many brains as you wish Nick ~ thats what we do on here ~ the only way to go forward is to ask ~ we each share each others experiences and learn from them ~ diabetes is a learning curve for sure ~ to manage it is to watch the intake of carborhydrates ~ and to test our bgls (Blood glucose levels) to see what foods we can tolerate.

Do you have a glucose test meter kit ~ usually provided by our GP's if we're lucky! We usually test our waking bgls each morning BEFORE we get out of bed (Once we put our feet on the floor bgls will elevate) ~ pre meals ~ 2hours post meals and lastly at bedtime.

No doubt other members will come along to give you further advice and guidance. Take a look at the following link, you will find it useful.

://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/forums/links.24/

Hope the above info is helpful ~ and good luck on your Diabetes journey x
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Hi,
Yes I test regularly. I have a freestyle libre. In which I have been paying for myself. I keep testing and have been finding my Insulin takes too long to kick in. I have been taking my insulin about 30 mins before I eat. My blood glucose doesn't drop for 2 hours after taking humulog.
 
WL - Nick defo has a BG meter - he's T1 and it goes without question. However stupid the NHS has been with T2 patients, it's never ever been a problem for T1s getting one except in very isolated cases.

A question for you, Nick - have you done a DAFNE or other formal carb-counting course?

And could you be a bit more explicit about the problems, please? EG too many hypos or too many highs or too much stress or difficulties when you run a marathon - or whatever - we don't care and one thing's for sure - nobody here expects anyone to know everything cos we ALL have difficulties sometimes and don't know how to avoid them, else we'd have already solved it wouldn't we? And if anyone ever says they don't - or tells you nobody else has difficulties then it's easy to tell they haven't a clue - or they're liars!
 
Nick Searle said:
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Yes I test regularly. I have a freestyle libre. In which I have been paying for myself. I keep testing and have been finding my Insulin takes too long to kick in. I have been taking my insulin about 30 mins before I eat. My blood glucose doesn't drop for 2 hours after taking humulog.
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I'm awfully sorry Nick but we have now have reached a stage where I can't advise you any more ~ I am Type2 and hasten to add I'm absolutely clueless as to to T1's needs & requirements ~ freestyle libres ~ basal ~ corrections etc. I can advise on diet & exercise tho ~ but stay in touch anyway ~ will be interesting to see how your diabetes pans out x
 
The Libre can now be funded by the NHS Nick!

And there are faster acting insulins - Novorapid absorption varies, for me it starts within 10 minutes but it takes longer for others. Humalog carries on longer than Novo which is over and done between 4 and 4.5 hrs whereas Humalog can continue to about 5 hrs, but has a sting in its tail end, which Novo doesn't. Apidra kicks in quicker but only lasts about 3.5 and now one called FIASP has been brought out and various members here are giving that a go so if you do a 'Search' for it on here, you'll see how they are getting on.

Presumably they think you have Insulin Resistance hence the metformin? Why do they think that's the case and how much are you taking, cos some T1 people I know who need it find it doesn't help until they are on 2000mg?
 
Jenny ~ I realise this now and posted the above message to Nick whilst you were probably posting yours 🙄 Edit......but you beat me to it!!!:D
 
Hi Nick, welcome. Sorry I have no experience with Humalog. Is this something that has recently started happening with Humalog . If so I was wondering if the insulin you’re using may have been compromised probably before you received it.
Or has it always taken some time to work.

I love my Libre, it’s a shame the sensors are so expensive.
TW is correct about nhs funding the Libre but think it’s from 1st if November, though I strongly suspect it won’t be easy to get them prescribed.
I’ll see if I can find the link @Northerner provided
 
trophywench said:
The Libre can now be funded by the NHS Nick!

And there are faster acting insulins - Novorapid absorption varies, for me it starts within 10 minutes but it takes longer for others. Humalog carries on longer than Novo which is over and done between 4 and 4.5 hrs whereas Humalog can continue to about 5 hrs, but has a sting in its tail end, which Novo doesn't. Apidra kicks in quicker but only lasts about 3.5 and now one called FIASP has been brought out and various members here are giving that a go so if you do a 'Search' for it on here, you'll see how they are getting on.

Presumably they think you have Insulin Resistance hence the metformin? Why do they think that's the case and how much are you taking, cos some T1 people I know who need it find it doesn't help until they are on 2000mg?
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Yes I'm hoping I will be alowed to have the libre sensors on prescription these have certainly helped me in getting a better understanding in what is happening to my sugars throughout the day.
It was believed that I have a resistance to insulin because I started putting on weight fast. In the past year I have almost doubled my insulin doses to keep up with my rising sugars.

I take 1 metformin daily but I'm not sure if this is actually helping.

I have been using a new needle every injection and have also been rotating my injection sites.
 
Well why don't you ask to try a faster acting bolus insulin - it might help and it might not - but you'll never know unless you try em.

What size metformin tab, I mean are you anywhere near the daily dose your body actually needs to actually do anything for you? (again a completely unknown quantity until you get to the dose that helps)

And - what are you doing in terms of diet exercise or anything else, to address the weight other than the strictly diabetes oriented measures you are taking?
 
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