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Low blood sugars and mood swings
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Inka
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Do you know the times (roughly) he takes each insulin? Is he only taking the Humalog with his evening meal?
Bruce Stephens
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If that was before April 2022, the guideline has changed. GPs can now prescribe Libre 2, Dexcom ONE, and a couple of others which I always forget. (Others may be available via a hospital.)
Bruce Stephens
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And about 80% of all people with type 1 (in England) are currently prescribed one or other of the CGMs. (Mostly Libre 2.)If that was before April 2022, the guideline has changed. GPs can now prescribe Libre 2, Dexcom ONE, and a couple of others which I always forget. (Others may be available via a hospital.)
marina winter
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Could you please tell me where you found the information on the CGM’s - I’ll do some homework as we’re told but the diabetic clinic at our hospital no funding.
marina winter
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Thank you very much for all your advice. Really useful and I’ll get back in touch with our GP to see if they can help.
Inka
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To be clear, the Lantus is a basal/background insulin that releases slowly over the course of the day/night, and it’s job is to keep the blood sugar steady in the absence of food.
Humalog is a fast/bolus insulin that works more quickly and lasts a shorter time, and it’s job is to deal with the carbs in meals and the subsequent blood sugar rise.
Humalog is a fast/bolus insulin that works more quickly and lasts a shorter time, and it’s job is to deal with the carbs in meals and the subsequent blood sugar rise.
Inka
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Here’s the basal test information:
https://www.mysugr.com/en/blog/basal-rate-testing/
The basal/background insulin (Lantus in his case) is the foundation of control. If that’s not right, it can throw everything off. Getting the basal dose right is the first step (the foundation) and then he can look at his mealtime insulin (Humalog) meal by meal to see if the amount he’s taking is correct.
Can he phone his hospital team again? Mine has a voicemail and they call back.
https://www.mysugr.com/en/blog/basal-rate-testing/
The basal/background insulin (Lantus in his case) is the foundation of control. If that’s not right, it can throw everything off. Getting the basal dose right is the first step (the foundation) and then he can look at his mealtime insulin (Humalog) meal by meal to see if the amount he’s taking is correct.
Can he phone his hospital team again? Mine has a voicemail and they call back.
marina winter
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Now I’m worrying, he was prescribed humalog at night and lantus during the day, sounds like that’s the wrong way round. I’ll check all his hospital letters
Bruce Stephens
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There used to be a funding issue (and still is for some CGMs like Dexcom G6).
Shouldn't be for Libre 2, now. That's standard care, and GPs not willing to prescribe it are providing substandard care.
(For England, that is. Other countries may have their own standards.)
Bruce Stephens
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It's worth asking about education. Another of the NICE recommendations is that everyone should be offered education:
Bruce Stephens
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Those aren't the right guidelines if he's still a child (or a young person). Having said that, they're pretty similar:It's worth asking about education. Another of the NICE recommendations is that everyone should be offered education:
Inka
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marina winter
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You’re right and I was wrong, just checked and humalog is his daytime injection. Thank god for that!!
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Hi
Just to go right back to basics first, as this thread is a little confusing....
How old is your son?
When was he diagnosed?
Is he Type 1 or Type 2?
Does he take the Humalog before each meal or just once a day and if so which meal?
Just to go right back to basics first, as this thread is a little confusing....
How old is your son?
When was he diagnosed?
Is he Type 1 or Type 2?
Does he take the Humalog before each meal or just once a day and if so which meal?
marina winter
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Sorry for the delayed reply.
He’s 24 was diagnosed in November last year, he takes 10-12 of humalog before every meal
He’s 24 was diagnosed in November last year, he takes 10-12 of humalog before every meal
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Has he been introduced to the idea of keeping track of the carbohydrate content in his meals, and matching the carb content of his meals to the doses he is taking?
It’s a bit more of an art than actual predictable maths, but it can really help to reduce the seeming randomness of diabetes.
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