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just an update

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brett

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hello everyone - not been posting for a while been all over the place. Just to say i had some bloods taken a little while ago, for which i get results when i see my consultant on Tue. Had these tests as my sugars were very unpredictable. However, recently they have settled down considerably🙂. Morning readings being a steady 6-8 and 2 hour post readings of 6-9 and pre meal 4.5-7. I do have 20 carb snacks between meals which is helping me keep my sugars more stable as without i will go under 4 and if i use less Quick acting im too high. Also my afternoon and evening ratios are both the same (1/15) which is a first since diagnosis. My breakfast is still more (1/10). Also im waking full of energy and feel like iv'e slept which is the biggest difference i have noticed, and doing more during the day diy/gardening/excercise without having a hypo. Have had the odd high/low which is prob normal but very few. Will update on tuesday when i get the results not that i think there will be anything to worry about now unlike before. Im nearly 1 year since diagnosis so it might be that i had been and still am producing some insulin, will discuss with consultant. Generally very happy with things and much more positive at the mo 🙂
 
Thanks for the update brett - sounds really good and positive! 🙂 Good luck for the results!
 
test results.

Had a consultant appointment toady but as most times he was unavailable so seen a dsn at the hospoital instead. However it did go very well. All my test results came back clear for anything else🙂. However, after some talking and review of my results i have been given levimir to try instead of lantus as my backround insulin, will be trying tonight. This is mainly because if i do any moderate excercise such as a brisk walk, and have quite a large snack with no quick acting i usually hypo. Also my morning levels are slightly higher than usual between 7-8, occasionally 5.5-6. So doing the usual fasting tests in the day i found that my base was too high which i combated with frequent snacks i.e feeding the insulin. But if i reduced my lantus at night i would be too high am and if i increased it for better morning levels i would have too many hypos during the day. Hoping levemir will help but have been told it may take some time to get right as the lantus may have an effect for upto 3 days after stopping it. I did notice the levimir was the same pen as my novorapid just a different colour both made by novo nordisk.

I was also told if this doesnt help i may be better off with a pump and that would be looked into as a next step.

My hba1c was 7.0 today which is a slight increse from my last 6.7 but was happy with that.
Will let you know how i go over the next few days
 
Good luck with the levemir brett. It's my understanding that it is easier to split into two injections if you need an uneven coverage than lantus, so this may be the logic behind it. And if that doesn't work, then maybe a pump? Sounds like you ave a good, proactive team 🙂
 
Yes i think thats right from what i have read/been told. From testing i think my basal requirements are totally different at night to day and the levimir will hopefully sort it out rather than having one large injection of lantus to cover the night and then having too much working during the day.
 
So far so good with the change to levemir. last night put 8 units levemir and went to bed at 6.2. Woke up this morning 6.2🙂. Did a fast for breakfast and tested around 11am and rose slightly to 6.5, before lunch 2 hours later back to 6.2🙂1/15 for lunch of nova rapid 2 hours later 7.2. Before tea down to 5.4. All this with no snacks - amazing🙂. Did have a little blip at tea. Did 1/15 but was 11.2 2 hours after. Maybe levemir wearing off slightly as i was due it only 1 hour after that reading, maybe i will try 1/12 for tea tomorrow to combat that as i dont want extra levemir in day just to cover that 1 hour.

Overall really happy so far and hope it continues.
 
Sounds like the Levemir is suiting you much better, hope it continues!
 
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