I've been on oral meds, Metformin, avandia, glimipiride, actos, in various doses and combinations for about ten years. (I did enter a brief intro post. I'd post a link but since I haven't posted 5 times yet, it won't let me.)
So anyway, I was started on Lantus (12 units) on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I was taken off all oral meds at that time. They have been upping the dose in 4-6 unit increments so that I am currently taking 76 units as of yesterday. I don't thinnk that will be enough. A few weeks after starting on Lantus, I began taking Novolog at mealtime. They started me on a set dosage of 5/3/3 units at each meal, then upped to 8/5/5 and then, after meeting with the dietician, began on a carb:insulin ratio. That still is not getting the results.
So my question is this for someone who has transitioned from meds to insulin. Is this normal to take this long to get stabilized? (4 months so far) And what about no meds, like metformin? I see some of you are on it and insulin. My gut is registering a big vote-of-no-confidence for this endo. If this sounds off base to you guys, that would clinch my decision to get a new endo.
I've got more questions, but I'll stop for now. Thanks in advance for any help.
So anyway, I was started on Lantus (12 units) on the Friday after Thanksgiving. I was taken off all oral meds at that time. They have been upping the dose in 4-6 unit increments so that I am currently taking 76 units as of yesterday. I don't thinnk that will be enough. A few weeks after starting on Lantus, I began taking Novolog at mealtime. They started me on a set dosage of 5/3/3 units at each meal, then upped to 8/5/5 and then, after meeting with the dietician, began on a carb:insulin ratio. That still is not getting the results.
So my question is this for someone who has transitioned from meds to insulin. Is this normal to take this long to get stabilized? (4 months so far) And what about no meds, like metformin? I see some of you are on it and insulin. My gut is registering a big vote-of-no-confidence for this endo. If this sounds off base to you guys, that would clinch my decision to get a new endo.
I've got more questions, but I'll stop for now. Thanks in advance for any help.