Hi guys, im 21 years old and im being told that im not taking proper care of my diabetes. Is there such thing as taking too much insulin even though you never go low ?
First of all I take 21 lantus a day. and my humalog amount varies depending when/what I eat.
I dont have a "sliding scale", or follow a meal plan. I simply check my sugar, if its below 12 I will eat first then inject a good amount of humalog usually between 6-11 units depending on how many carbs i ate.
If Im above 12, ill inject after eating around 8-16 units also depending on what im eating. My goal is simple, try to get the lowest blood sugars as possible to eliminate my risk of complications.
I never have low sugars after meals, usually im always above 10! This means to take more units with that meal, but im scared of going low in sugar...soo...
What ive started is, after 2-3 hours having injected humalog, if my blood sugar is still high I will inject another small dose ( around 2-6 ) to attempt to correct my sugar. They say taking insulin and not eating is dangerous, but ive never gotten a low blood sugar because of this reason.
I take over 6 needles sometimes within 24h, is it generally bad to take so much insulin ? Should my attempt be to eat less carbs ?
Since humalog came out, paired with lantus, so many possibilitys opened up to me, and im basically not a diabetic anymore because I eat whatever/whenever i just take extra needles.
Lets be clear on things though, I know the time humalog takes to work, and im aware of over-lapping insulins. Doctor told me not to do another insulin until 4-6 hours after the first, but Im well expierienced that after 2 hours my sugar just heads uphill from all those starches breaking down.
MY 7 day average of sugar is 14.1!!! I should take more lantus but im not comfortable doing such large doses into my injection sites because they get ruined from it. I always inject into a fresh site where the plunger empties with ease, and id like to keep it that way.
First of all I take 21 lantus a day. and my humalog amount varies depending when/what I eat.
I dont have a "sliding scale", or follow a meal plan. I simply check my sugar, if its below 12 I will eat first then inject a good amount of humalog usually between 6-11 units depending on how many carbs i ate.
If Im above 12, ill inject after eating around 8-16 units also depending on what im eating. My goal is simple, try to get the lowest blood sugars as possible to eliminate my risk of complications.
I never have low sugars after meals, usually im always above 10! This means to take more units with that meal, but im scared of going low in sugar...soo...
What ive started is, after 2-3 hours having injected humalog, if my blood sugar is still high I will inject another small dose ( around 2-6 ) to attempt to correct my sugar. They say taking insulin and not eating is dangerous, but ive never gotten a low blood sugar because of this reason.
I take over 6 needles sometimes within 24h, is it generally bad to take so much insulin ? Should my attempt be to eat less carbs ?
Since humalog came out, paired with lantus, so many possibilitys opened up to me, and im basically not a diabetic anymore because I eat whatever/whenever i just take extra needles.
Lets be clear on things though, I know the time humalog takes to work, and im aware of over-lapping insulins. Doctor told me not to do another insulin until 4-6 hours after the first, but Im well expierienced that after 2 hours my sugar just heads uphill from all those starches breaking down.
MY 7 day average of sugar is 14.1!!! I should take more lantus but im not comfortable doing such large doses into my injection sites because they get ruined from it. I always inject into a fresh site where the plunger empties with ease, and id like to keep it that way.