Hello

[Donna_2022/19]

Hi Diabetes with insulin is a new area for me. I have complex chronic health conditions I’m dependent on nurses all day everyday. Despite this I am at home and trying to make the most of my life. I am trying to navigate this minefield of becoming an insulin dependent diabetic and looking for support/friends

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Welcome to the forum @Donna_2022/19

Sounds like you have quite a lot on your plate, so you are to be commended for your can-do attitude.

Do you know which insulin(s) you will be using? And when is your start day?

Have you been living with diabetes for long?

 

[Donna_2022/19]

Hi thank you! So I’ve been on insulin for ten months we started on humalog mix 50 twice a day, this was then increased to three times a day. Just over a week ago I’ve been switched to Treseba 28 units once a day and fast acting Humalog on a sliding scale which I’m struggling with to be honest and blood sugars seem worse. I’ve been on and off diabetic for many years as I went through episodes of severe hypoglycaemia where all medications were stopped and I could be fine for a year or so. No insulin needed. But then I got Covid and my blood sugars went wild and we couldn’t gain any control so had to go on insulin.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

It can often take a while to settle into a new insulin regimen, and it sounds like your body sometimes likes to throw a spanner in the works too!

Have you had much guidance about matching insulin doses to the food you are eating? Although meant for T1, I wonder whether you could adapt the principles in BERTIE (www.bertieonline.org.uk) or Gary Scheiner’s book Think Like A Pancreas might have some helpful suggestions to offer?