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I have been diabetic for about 8 years, but only insulin dependant for just one year I had better explain that I am a inactive spinal injury person.

I was quite proud of myself for the first 6 months of taking the insulin, my weight had dropped, my sugar levels were consistent and under control, Then it started to all fall apart, this last two months have been difficult to the least, then when I went to the clinic everything changed, My insulin was changed, to a slow release insulin once a day and fast acting insulin was introduced prior to meals and increases in Met****n Tablet.

The difference was almost instant................ in a negative way, The sugar levels are all over the place, the clinic have been great and phoned me every other day for my logbook readings and during a few days the fast acting insulin has been increase to double the dose and yet.. I feel less in control than ever.

Has anyone else experienced this?
 
Hi redcap, welcome to the forum 🙂 Has anyone mentioned carb-counting to you? From what you say, you are now on a basal/bolus regime, also known as MDI (Multiple Daily Injections) and with this it is normal to make initial fixed changes to the doses, but then to learn how to match the insulin doses to your carbohydrate intake at mealtimes (and snacks!). Ask about carb counting courses if this is something new to you - once you have learned how to do it your control should improve and you will have much greater flexibility with food and mealtimes. You will also feel much more in command of your diabetes rather than having it do its own thing!

Please feel free to ask anything here and we will endeavour to help! 🙂
 
Hi redcap and a warmm welcome to the forum, sorry i cant help with your particular question, but please have a good brwose around and ask anything you want anytime , we are a great bunch of people so stick around x
 
redcap said:
Hi,
I have been diabetic for about 8 years, but only insulin dependant for just one year I had better explain that I am a inactive spinal injury person.

I was quite proud of myself for the first 6 months of taking the insulin, my weight had dropped, my sugar levels were consistent and under control, Then it started to all fall apart, this last two months have been difficult to the least, then when I went to the clinic everything changed, My insulin was changed, to a slow release insulin once a day and fast acting insulin was introduced prior to meals and increases in Met****n Tablet.

The difference was almost instant................ in a negative way, The sugar levels are all over the place, the clinic have been great and phoned me every other day for my logbook readings and during a few days the fast acting insulin has been increase to double the dose and yet.. I feel less in control than ever.

Has anyone else experienced this?
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This is quite odd...I have been having the same problems for some time now. My fasting readings still are, generally, in the high 9's and 10's...My DSN said to increase my Insulin, which in turn, for some reason....seems to make my readings even higher???

This is mainly the case with regards to my Levimer increase...Then, when I reduce the Levimer back to my usual dose, I get a reading in the morning of 8.4!!! (which is excellent for me!) This reduced reading lasts for a few days, then, back to sqaure one again...It is all so confusing? Also, When I do increase Levimer, I wake up feeling awful!! I have just reduced back to my usual dose 3 days ago...This morning reading, back in the 10's!?!? I just can't work out waht is happeneing?
 
Hi & Welcome Redcap.
As well as seconding advice to get more information on carb counting, I'd also suggest considering physical activity. Without knowing the level of your spinal injury, I'm not assuming anything, but if you have some arm function, then self propelling your wheelchair, using a hand cranked bike, swimming etc may all be possible. In general, physical activity helps to reduce insulin resistance, which results in needing lower doses overall, while adjusting for food / carbohydrate intake, weather / temperature (body temperature control is often a particular problem for people with immobile legs / trunks / arms), stress, illness etc
 
Thanks for all the advise, and I can report that I took onboard all the good advice and so far, since counting carps and adjusting isulin doses, I am now back on track, I am now controling IT and IT is not controling me, when I explained to staff at the unit how really rubbish I was feeling and the advise from this site, a plan was put in action and every morning the staff teleponed me for my reading and they chaged the doses accordingly, now I do it on my own and whats more I am losing weight with the carb counting...... Thanks to everyone
 
Thats great news Redcap - sounds like your keeping on top of it all - well done.🙂Bev
 
redcap said:
Thanks for all the advise, and I can report that I took onboard all the good advice and so far, since counting carps and adjusting isulin doses, I am now back on track, I am now controling IT and IT is not controling me, when I explained to staff at the unit how really rubbish I was feeling and the advise from this site, a plan was put in action and every morning the staff teleponed me for my reading and they chaged the doses accordingly, now I do it on my own and whats more I am losing weight with the carb counting...... Thanks to everyone
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That's excellent news redcap! It's so encouraging to read about successes people have once they have the right information to manage their diabetes properly, really pleased for you! 🙂
 
Great news redcap thanks for updating us. so chuffed for you
 
Great news Redcap and thanks for the update 🙂
 
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