shakinstevens
01-31-2004, 09:53 PM
About 6 months ago i was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes, These are the amounts of insulin i was injecting approx:
Breakfast - 8 units Novorapid
lunch - 10 units Novorapid
dinner - 16 units Novorapid
Bed - 20 units Lantus
Just recently i have been getting low blood sugar everytime i eat and has been dropping to 2.4 mmol so now i have altered my insulin intake to:
Breakfast - 0 units novorapid (i am still eating the same and getting 6 on my BM results after eating)
Lunch - dont really eat lunch that often
dinner - 6 to 8 units of novorapid and i eat a BIG dinner and its still below 7
Bed - sometimes 10 units sometimes dont take the lantus and i wake up with a reading of 5 BM
My doctor phoned me up the other day and said my overall control is excellent but she thinks i am cutting it too fine and having too many lows.
Whats happening why am i getting all these low Blood levels all the time yet i'm eating a good breakfast, dinner and a snack here and there.
Is it possible that a type one diabetic could change into a type 2 because i can't handle these lows anymore and the insulin seems too strong for me.
Breakfast - 8 units Novorapid
lunch - 10 units Novorapid
dinner - 16 units Novorapid
Bed - 20 units Lantus
Just recently i have been getting low blood sugar everytime i eat and has been dropping to 2.4 mmol so now i have altered my insulin intake to:
Breakfast - 0 units novorapid (i am still eating the same and getting 6 on my BM results after eating)
Lunch - dont really eat lunch that often
dinner - 6 to 8 units of novorapid and i eat a BIG dinner and its still below 7
Bed - sometimes 10 units sometimes dont take the lantus and i wake up with a reading of 5 BM
My doctor phoned me up the other day and said my overall control is excellent but she thinks i am cutting it too fine and having too many lows.
Whats happening why am i getting all these low Blood levels all the time yet i'm eating a good breakfast, dinner and a snack here and there.
Is it possible that a type one diabetic could change into a type 2 because i can't handle these lows anymore and the insulin seems too strong for me.

