I cannot seem to get my blood sugar down to a normal level. I eat a proper diet- think The Mediterranean Diet or The South Beach Diet, with concentrations on fresh vegetables and grilled fish. I don't do dairy- just Almond Milk. My calorie intake is 850 to 1300 a day. I take a walk most days although that is less and less as my health seems to be tanking lately & it causes great pain, but I can sometimes ride a bike instead. My insulin intake is 26 units of Lantus once a day (I have tried night and morning) and 10 units of Humalog before each meal, in the middle of the afternoon and sometimes before bed (50 a day). I was put on Actos by one doctor (not an endo) but the first day my blood sugar dropped to 50 (US units) and then from then on it appeared to make it go higher, not lower, so that only lasted about 3 weeks. I was put on Metformin before that but it caused SERIOUS diarrhea and apparently did little for my blood sugar as it didn't change once I stopped taking it (after about 5 months of barely being able to leave the house). My blood sugars are generally 250 in the mornings, and drop to about 120 after my morning insulin and breakfast. By just before lunch they are usually back up to 160, they drop after some insulin and a low carb meal to the 120s. By 3 or 4 in the afternoon it is back to the 160-180 range, so I usually take insulin without food to get it back in line. I take more insulin with dinner & then by bedtime my blood sugar is back at 180 ish. If it is over 140, I take 10 units of H before going to bed & then I wake up with it back up to the 250s. I have tried checking my blood sugar every hour as I sleep & it just sort of creeps up. No huge jumps and no dips... Even with high blood sugars and low levels of food intake, I am still gaining weight like a mad-woman. 10 lbs last year and 12 so far this year just since January. I'm afraid if I take any more insulin I will look like a blimp by Christmas!!!
Any one else have this happen, & what did you do about it?
Any one else have this happen, & what did you do about it?