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Hi,
I am a 38 yr old type 1 diabetic, diagnosed 1.5 years ago. My insulin 'honeymoon' phase is clearly over. Just a year ago, 4 units of Novorapid was more than enough for breakfast. I'd need a snack within an hour or two, and would round up nicely. Now for some reason, I need 14-16 units of Novorapid for the same breakfast, but I still go way too high after about 2 hours (11-13ish), and then drop like a canon ball. I then seem to spend the rest of the morning fighting terrible lows. I take Levemir (the long acting stuff) twice a day, 16 at night and 13 in the morning. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can correct this? It's making my life rather difficult as I work a pretty intense, busy job and can't be guzzling juice and day to try and stay afloat!
thanks,
Steve
I am a 38 yr old type 1 diabetic, diagnosed 1.5 years ago. My insulin 'honeymoon' phase is clearly over. Just a year ago, 4 units of Novorapid was more than enough for breakfast. I'd need a snack within an hour or two, and would round up nicely. Now for some reason, I need 14-16 units of Novorapid for the same breakfast, but I still go way too high after about 2 hours (11-13ish), and then drop like a canon ball. I then seem to spend the rest of the morning fighting terrible lows. I take Levemir (the long acting stuff) twice a day, 16 at night and 13 in the morning. Does anyone have any suggestions for how I can correct this? It's making my life rather difficult as I work a pretty intense, busy job and can't be guzzling juice and day to try and stay afloat!
thanks,
Steve