Insulin Advice please

[Deleted member 19555]

Jusst begyn insulin last week as figures high and drugs no longer helping. Can I ask how long it takes for the insulin to have a significan effect on figures, did anyone have any problems when they first began?

 

[grovesy]

It might be helpful to say what insulin you are on and what your levels were and what they are now, and what problems you are experiencing.

 

[Deleted member 19555]

It might be helpful to say what insulin you are on and what your levels were and what they are now, and what problems you are experiencing.

I just wanted to know, generally speaking, if others had experienced problems of any sort when they began and how long before people felt better, as has been promised by medics and other Type 2

 

[grovesy]

They will still want to know what type of Insulin as some are put on Mixed Insulin and some Basal /Boulus regime.

 

[Deleted member 19555]

They will still want to know what type of Insulin as some are put on Mixed Insulin and some Basal /Boulus regime.

Insuman Basal

 

[Inka]

Insuman Basal

That’s a basal/background insulin. No doubt you’ll have been started on a conservative dose(s) and the amount you take will gradually be increased as needed until it reaches an optimum level for you.

So, the answer to when you’ll feel better is when your insulin dose is around the right level for you as an individual, and when your blood sugar is within a more normal range 🙂