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How ridiculous 😡
You must be sick of this :(
 
Understandably so Lisa - easier said than done but do try not to be overly anxious untiL your get back your blood results. Anxiety will not be helping your bgls - this will only serve to impact them and keep them high. If your GP won't or can't help you in respect of your insulin then I would suggest you make an appointment with your DSN ASAP - and make sure she sees you ASAP. Tell her it's urgent and let her know your high bgl numbers.

Are you on Metformin as well and if so what dose have you been prescribed? Also are you currently on any other medications and what diet are you following please. The more you tell us about yourself, the more we can advise you.

In the meantime should you have any further worries or concerns then do please message us and we shall endeavour to help you as best we can. Stay in touch and take care Lisa x
WL
 
I have my blood test nxt Friday so a wholeweek without nothing being done for me so looks like I'll be sleeping most of the week !!! I'm not on metformin plays havoc with my ibs.. on abasaglar 50 units and low carb diet and I have between 6 and 20 units hour before I eat of fast acting insulin depends what I'm eating x
 
For me I'd be asking for a referral to hospital after the blood tests though.

Do you count the carbs for the insulin

Now please keep eating and jnjecting too because if you don't it can get worse.
Do keep popping in so we know your ok too
Others should be along too to see if they can help
 
sorry to hear that you have problems with being high cannot help much as i am on insulin .
but can you not go to a clinic in the hospital .our in west suffolk have drop in clinic only probs with our is the parking
see your clinic needs gp appoint all wrong try and walk..
never no worth a try vic
 
Lisa glass said:
I have my blood test nxt Friday so a wholeweek without nothing being done for me so looks like I'll be sleeping most of the week !!! I'm not on metformin plays havoc with my ibs.. on abasaglar 50 units and low carb diet and I have between 6 and 20 units hour before I eat of fast acting insulin depends what I'm eating x
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Why can't you increase your own insulin? If you are not getting any help from the so called health professionals then help yourself by increasing your insulin it's not rocket science.
 
.......and also try doing some exercise to help lower your blood glucose even if it's a short walk.
WL
 
I am walking !! And I have also upped my own insulin as I know it's not rocket science but nothing is still happening... so any other ideas ????
 
Dollypolly said:
For me I'd be asking for a referral to hospital after the blood tests though.

Do you count the carbs for the insulin

Now please keep eating and jnjecting too because if you don't it can get worse.
Do keep popping in so we know your ok too
Others should be along too to see if they can help
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I'm actually worried bout eating as it shoots it up more feel like the insulin isn't working at all ! And yes I do count the carbs x
 
have you been keeping an eye on your ketones? I know you say your nurse is useless but thats really who you need to talk maybe about a switch in insulin even, have you done the normal change the insulin etc routine, keep up with fluid intake, I think you may be better giving the NHS a phone too as this has been going on far too long hun xx
 
Lisa glass said:
I am walking !! And I have also upped my own insulin as I know it's not rocket science but nothing is still happening... so any other ideas ????
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Have you double checked the insulin is coming out of the pen? Have you tried a different batch of insulin? What insulin are you on?
 
Pumper_Sue said:
Have you double checked the insulin is coming out of the pen? Have you tried a different batch of insulin? What insulin are you on?
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Says abasaglar further up hun, I have no idea about it x
 
Kaylz said:
Says abasaglar further up hun, I have no idea about it x
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Just looked it up, it's lantus. 🙂
I've also been looking at previous posts by Lisa and this running high seem to be an ongoing thing with forgetting insulin as well. One of her threads stated she had cut her Lantus in half as gaining weight! So no idea if she has gone back to her normal amounts now.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
Just looked it up, it's lantus. 🙂
I've also been looking at previous posts by Lisa and this running high seem to be an ongoing thing with forgetting insulin as well. One of her threads stated she had cut her Lantus in half as gaining weight! So no idea if she has gone back to her normal amounts now.
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AH right ok, wouldn't have made the link myself as I thought lantus was only used as a basal and didn't realise it could be used any other way?, and yes ongoing for at least the past couple of months I think x
 
Kaylz said:
AH right ok, wouldn't have made the link myself as I thought lantus was only used as a basal and didn't realise it could be used any other way?, and yes ongoing for at least the past couple of months I think x
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Lantus is basal only 🙂
 
Lisa glass said:
I have my blood test nxt Friday so a wholeweek without nothing being done for me so looks like I'll be sleeping most of the week !!! I'm not on metformin plays havoc with my ibs.. on abasaglar 50 units and low carb diet and I have between 6 and 20 units hour before I eat of fast acting insulin depends what I'm eating x
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Looking back on your previous posts you were on 60 units Lantus (abasagler) so do you think the fact you cut your insulin because it was making you gain weight could be the cause of all your problems?
 
Kaylz said:
My fault I never noticed Lisa said that she was on QA as well sorry 😳 haha x
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No worries I hadn't notice the post at all 🙂
 
Forgot about ketones have you checked at all and you'll have to eat or you'll get worse.
 
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