So - long time lurker first time poster...
I was diagnosed with type 1 at the end of January ’21 (timing could have been better - I had recently become a father and was a few weeks away from finishing my employment) after a short 24hr stint in hospital due to DKA I was discharged and put on a Novorapid/Levemir program - life was...good... though filled with with serious change. Eventually I felt almost in the driving seat (at least after I got my Ketones down and got on the Libre 2) and for a few months things were tickedy-boo: I ate a relatively low carb diet and I kept my glucose levels on average week by week between 5-5.7. More importantly, i was able to keep fit ... I felt like I was ... almost... in control - and then suddenly I wasn’t.
A few days ago my BG started plummeting - no matter how many jelly babies or slices of cake I ate - now matter how much I lowered my dosage my levels refused to do anything but plummet - I freaked out - I have read about the honeymoon period and how the body (pancreas/beta cells) suddenly decides to play ball - but I hadn’t realised that the consequence would be me desperately trying to keep my sugars in the “safe” zone (made even harder at the time by a desire/need to drive - impossible!) - In the end the only solution I could see was to come off insulin ... and I was fine - for the short term at least my levels remained fairly low (is this normal?!) I was able to eat a pizza and my sugars shot up but also eventually lowered back to circa 5 - it’s weird... especially as before a couple of slices of bread (without Novorapid) would spike me...
A few days have passed, I contacted the Diabetic Nurse, who told me to dose as I thought necessary- which I have been doing throughout this journey - I have adjusted my dose based on my body; it’s needs and the carbs I consume ... but I still wonder if this is normal/ expected - especially as the DN seemed surprised that my levels were still low off insulin...
For more information: A couple of weeks ago I was jabbing circa 10[am] 6[pm] of levemir and a 1:20 ratio of Novorapid as required - and it was working... now I am on 1 [am] levemir, and having eaten a normal spread - I haven’t spiked. That said, my average sugar level for the last 24 is 7 - a little too high.... I will add a 1 Levemir dosage tonight pre bed - but I’m confused- is this a honeymoon period? And what is the best way forward - curious to hear your opinions.
I was diagnosed with type 1 at the end of January ’21 (timing could have been better - I had recently become a father and was a few weeks away from finishing my employment) after a short 24hr stint in hospital due to DKA I was discharged and put on a Novorapid/Levemir program - life was...good... though filled with with serious change. Eventually I felt almost in the driving seat (at least after I got my Ketones down and got on the Libre 2) and for a few months things were tickedy-boo: I ate a relatively low carb diet and I kept my glucose levels on average week by week between 5-5.7. More importantly, i was able to keep fit ... I felt like I was ... almost... in control - and then suddenly I wasn’t.
A few days ago my BG started plummeting - no matter how many jelly babies or slices of cake I ate - now matter how much I lowered my dosage my levels refused to do anything but plummet - I freaked out - I have read about the honeymoon period and how the body (pancreas/beta cells) suddenly decides to play ball - but I hadn’t realised that the consequence would be me desperately trying to keep my sugars in the “safe” zone (made even harder at the time by a desire/need to drive - impossible!) - In the end the only solution I could see was to come off insulin ... and I was fine - for the short term at least my levels remained fairly low (is this normal?!) I was able to eat a pizza and my sugars shot up but also eventually lowered back to circa 5 - it’s weird... especially as before a couple of slices of bread (without Novorapid) would spike me...
A few days have passed, I contacted the Diabetic Nurse, who told me to dose as I thought necessary- which I have been doing throughout this journey - I have adjusted my dose based on my body; it’s needs and the carbs I consume ... but I still wonder if this is normal/ expected - especially as the DN seemed surprised that my levels were still low off insulin...
For more information: A couple of weeks ago I was jabbing circa 10[am] 6[pm] of levemir and a 1:20 ratio of Novorapid as required - and it was working... now I am on 1 [am] levemir, and having eaten a normal spread - I haven’t spiked. That said, my average sugar level for the last 24 is 7 - a little too high.... I will add a 1 Levemir dosage tonight pre bed - but I’m confused- is this a honeymoon period? And what is the best way forward - curious to hear your opinions.
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