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newly diagnosed - type 3c?

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It is normal if your levels are very high. Have you tested when you feel like that?
How long after eating do you feel tired?
 
Did you wash your hands and double check! A genuine reading like that which usually means your levels are in excess of 33 really should tell you to get urgent advice.... 111 or go to A&E. Do you have ketone strips to test for ketones?

What sort of readings are you getting today?

Have you started insulin yet?

You really need to call whoever is in charge of your diabetes care urgently and get advice/support. This is dangerous.
 
29.5 just now - finished eating about 15 minutes ago and did take my fast acting insulin as well

I take Levimir and truropi
 
What was your premeal reading and how soon before eating did you inject your insulin and what did you eat?
I am worried that that is going to go higher before it comes down a bit.

When I said in my post above that it was normal that you would feel tired when levels are high.... I didn't mean to suggest that going high and feeling tired is normal and OK, just that if your levels are high then they will make you feel tired.

Levels this high are dangerous and you need more adjustment of your insulin. Please speak to someone today about them and test for ketones.
 
Phew!!
 
angelaofthenorth said:
does the ketone result mean im not in so much danger now?
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It means not in immediate danger of Diabetic KetoAcidosis (DKA) but those levels can still be doing you harm and ketones can develop suddenly so do keep testing regularly when your BG levels are mid teens or above. If they are always 15 or more, test every time you go to the loo.
Your insuiin doses clearly need to be increased to bring those BG levels down slowly and steadily and leaving them so high puts a strain on your whole body but particularly your eyes and heart so please do not be tempted to do exertive exercise when your levels are so high.

You still need to speak to your nurse to tell her about how high your levels are and ask about adjusting your insulin and you should seek feedback about that today or tomorrow at the latest regardless of the lowish Ketone result. If your ketones go above 1 you need urgent medical help. ie 111 or 999 or go to A&E

Off the scale BG readings (ie your meter saying "HI") are dangerous and you need advice from your nurse on what to do when that happens. Those of us who are experienced with insulin, would be injecting correction doses, but without experience and knowledge that can also be dangerous, so you need advice. If you haven't been given any then you need urgent assistance.
 
Diabetes nurse has upped my Lev to 16 units from 12. No change on the fast
acting Trup. Feeling really drained, almost worse than before I started treatment
 
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