Stupid question

[Lolilou]

Hi

Newly diagnosed Type 1. I’m on Lantus 2 x a day (16 units am, 12 units pm) & Novorapid 3 x a day (6 units each). I normally take them at 7am, 1pm & 7pm with my meals but we’re eating early today. So my question is, when should I be taking my insulin? Should I take it early with my food but then there’s not as big of a gap between lunch & dinner. Aargh so confusing!! Sorry if this sounds stupid but I’ve been given literally no information from the hospital!

 

[mikeyB]

Hi Lolilou.

If you take your novorapid just before you eat, or during eating or shortly after, there should be no problem. Most of the Novorapid will be out of your system 3 hours after injection. There is a bit of a tail off, but that won’t affect you significantly.

I assume you are on fixed doses because you are newly diagnosed. When you next go to the clinic you should begin your education on carb counting and dose adjustment. There’s a lot to learn, but you’ve got years to do it. I’m still learning after 22 years!

By the way, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. If you need to know anything, just ask. No one on this forum will call any question stupid, because we’ve all been there and asked them🙂

 

[Grannylorraine]

I am type 2 so can't help but wanted say no such thing as a stupid question here

 

[Graham Follett]

Hi Lolilou. Like Grannie above I'm type 2 so can't directly help but in my short time on this thread it's clear that no one is the same but everyone really wants to help so do ask away whatever it is as all the help is so supportive. I've never come across such a great bunch of guys.
Graham

 

[Lolilou]

Hi Lolilou.

If you take your novorapid just before you eat, or during eating or shortly after, there should be no problem. Most of the Novorapid will be out of your system 3 hours after injection. There is a bit of a tail off, but that won’t affect you significantly.

I assume you are on fixed doses because you are newly diagnosed. When you next go to the clinic you should begin your education on carb counting and dose adjustment. There’s a lot to learn, but you’ve got years to do it. I’m still learning after 22 years!

By the way, there’s no such thing as a stupid question. If you need to know anything, just ask. No one on this forum will call any question stupid, because we’ve all been there and asked them🙂

Thanks Mike, again! I dread to think what I’d be doing to myself if I hadn’t found this forum 🙂

 

[SB2015]

Hi lolilou

No questions are silly on here. If in doubt just ask. Someone will come along with help.

Your Lantus is the background insulin, which is designed to match the glucose that the liver produces to keep you ticking over. Your Novorapid is a quick acting insulin, which is designed to match the foods that you eat, when you eat them. So that goes with the meals you have. At present they have asked you to stick to fixed amounts whilst your body settles down to having some insulin again (your beta cells which were making the insulin you needed have been wiped out by some pesky antibodies)

Thee is a lot to learn at the start but as others have said lots of time to fine tune things. You will be working with your specialist team and they will help you to get things sorted step by step. Be patient with yourself, as things will be a bit wobbly st the start.

An excellent book is Type 1 in Children, adolescents and Young Adults, by Ragnar Hanas. Get the latest edition as it is regularly updated with the recent technologies (and thee have been plenty over the recent years) to help us. Ignore the age reference I was 53 when diagnosed and I find it a valuable reference book (a good job as it is a tad expensive)

As I said before just keep asking on here, and of your team. They are there to help.