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HoneyMoon period.....

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becky_boo

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Hey guys,

Ive just come back from seeing my diabetic nurse at the hospital because I am still having so many hypos. Last week they dropped both my pens by a few units to try and combat this but it only worked for one day.
But I keep having hypos and yesterday it went down to 1.4 so they asked me to come in with all my things this morning so they can look over it all.

Got a bit confused because I was told in hospital (for those that dont know was only diagnosed last month on the 27th June) that I was type one, and I have been treated like a type 1. But she started saying that my blood work saying what type I was still hadnt come back yet so they didnt know!!!
But she did say that my hba1c test come back as being over 140 which she says is high. So I asked does that go with saying I am more type one or two an she said she didnt wanna say yet. So i felt a bit like great all this worry and I might not even be type one!

She went and spoke to the consultant and they agreed to drop my long lasting insulin some more. But then the consultant come and spoke to me and was asking questions, and he said that he thinks I am 100% type one because of how it came on and how ill I was with DKA when I came in. Also my because there is no patterns to my hypos they are all over the place and any time. So he says this is just because of the honeymoon period!!!

But its a brilliantly hot day outside (which we havent had in sooooo long) and I have been told not to be outside because the heat burns off the insulin quicker.

Dont mind to much, dont really like heat, prefer the winter really haha.
Me and my dad was laughing because I can never do anything by halfs!

I guess this gives me time to work on some uni stuff and get a start on my youtube videos!

How is everyone else? xx
 
Hi Bekki, they tend to be very non-committal at the start whilst they see how things go. Like you I was admitted with DKA (BG 37 mmol/l, HbA1c 11.8%/105 mmol/mol) but they wouldn't say what type I was for definite, probably because of my age (I was 49). I've always been treated as Type 1 though.

Hopefully, the reductions in insulin will prevent you having too many more hypos - my insulin, especially my novorapid, was reduced significantly in the first month or so as I too was having a lot of hypos (including a 1.7, my lowest ever, but beaten by your 1.4 😱) Just make sure you always have some sugar to hand and test whenever you feel any symptoms. I found it useful to test at 2 hours post-meal to see where my levels were at, and if they were below 6 then I'd have a little snack as I would have quite a lot of insulin circulating still - this would keep a lot of the hypos at bay.

Hot weather affects people differently, but I think most people find that they are more likely to go low than high. When you are able to adjust your doses yourself then you will be able to factor this into your calculations (along with lots of other things!). I don't see why you shouldn't enjoy the sunshine as long as you have lots of jelly babies to hand! Take care and stay positive! 🙂
 
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