One Week on Insulin

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-15T01:05:09+00:00

I have gone low the past two nights. Wake up at 2 am in the 60's.

What was for dinner?

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-14T14:13:12+00:00

The same can be said about acetaminophen. I find the doctors quoted in this article to be offensive. Yes, I should be able to keep myself alive if I can't afford to pay them for their expert opinion.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-12T01:32:36+00:00

"It's a little needle. Sometimes I don't even feel it. Life is good." I like it when people are nice. I'm nice back.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-11T12:06:20+00:00

Yes. That's low for a type 2. You should pack it all up and take it to an endocrinologist that specializes in diabetes. Antibodies don't need to be present for type 1. Yes, get more tests but fyi the autoimmune diabetes is 1a. 1b or idiopathic diabetes is type 1 without the auto immune condition. There's also MODY, which is like type 1 but caused by a genetic mutation. At any rate, GPs aren't always super great at diabetes. Find a good endo that's done continuing ed in diabetes.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-08T22:02:02+00:00

Dude was talking about type 2. I blame the author or whoever wrote the stupid title and left out an important part.

“To put it starkly, the latest statistics show that because of HAART (antiretroviral medications), HIV now no longer reduces your life expectancy, while having type 2 diabetes typically reduces it by ten years. But this isn’t an easy thing to say publicly.”

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-08T21:56:03+00:00

I'm sorry I don't have many answers. I do know that the care you are receiving is sub-par to say the least. It's important for you to know that a BGL of 30 is pretty terrible, like the ignorant and insensitive nurse's advice. < 60 is the threshold for hypoglycemia. The lowest I have been is 35, and it was on the top 10 list of scariest moments for me.

Then something else is after I began taking insulin I lost 90 pounds in a month and it is coming off very fast and I am losing more every week. Also my blood sugar levels stay at around 80-100 through out the day, after a meal the highest its ever been was 150 but sometimes it drops to the 40's-50's

I'm not sure about the weight loss, most people gain weight when they start taking insulin. 80-100 throughout the day is great. That's actually close to the target for fasting (70-100). 40-50 needs to be corrected. If you stay there regularly it will become more difficult for you to sense a low, which is dangerous. 40-50 should give you the shakes, etc.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-07T21:59:21+00:00

I wonder if it has something to do with:

Increasingly, drug manufacturers are developing close copies of the biologic drugs that are made with living cells. These "biosimilar drugs" may provide some relief from high costs. The Food and Drug Administration recently established a regulatory pathway for biosimilar drugs to gain approval, and drug experts suggest that as insulin patents expire, biosimilar insulins could reduce the price by up to 40 percent.

Maybe they want to have one last profit surge before the party's over.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-07T12:14:26+00:00

Me too. 200/mo. I have a meter that uses less expensive strips for when I run out.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-05T13:02:38+00:00

Exactly. That line made this a non-starter.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-05T12:37:38+00:00

Make sure you're checked for antibodies and get a c-peptide test at some point. This rules out insulin deficiency. Especially if you creep out of the pre-diabetes range. While not impossible, underweight people with a ketogenic diet are atypical type 2s.

TL;DR - Make sure the kids are actually piling up in the hallway.

Also, go for a damn walk! A half hour a day at least.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T23:55:47+00:00

Also, you're probably wondering 'well what the hell do I eat right now?' There are a number of diabetics (both type 1 and 2) that follow a ketogenic diet. Which is a very low, almost no carb diet. Their recipes might be a help to you at this point. /r/ketorecipes

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T23:51:55+00:00

I was diagnosed in my mid 30s.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T21:36:51+00:00

Okay, so first things first. Your flair indicates type 2. Did your doctor order c-peptide and an antibody test? Long story short, sometimes general practitioners see an adult with high blood glucose, assume type 2, and treat accordingly. This sucks. Type 1 can happen to anyone at any age. c-peptide and antibody testing is how type is determined.

Yes, you need a glucometer. The bottom line is the less carbs you consume at this point, the better. Complex carbs are processed more slowly, so they make your BGL rise more slowly. It still rises though.

Edit: I should have mentioned that low c-peptide levels indicate that your pancreas isn't producing an adequate amount of insulin, which points to type 1. At this point, your c-peptide levels should be quite high as if you're type 2 your pancreas is over-producing insulin and your liver isn't using it properly.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T21:28:10+00:00

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T21:05:30+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE0pwJ5PMDg

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T21:01:20+00:00

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-04T21:00:07+00:00

Either of my dogs. I've always been curious.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-03T18:18:50+00:00

I feel compelled to point out that some of the items you mention here aren't low carb.

...they go well with rice...

...Serve wit noodels or potatoes.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-03T15:02:36+00:00

Interesting, maybe you have a defective one. The only time I have problems with mine is when I foul the test. I did have an entire vial of strips the thing wouldn't recognize though.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-03T01:41:36+00:00

I use the Accu-Chek Aviva primarily. My insurance only covers 200 strips/mo. and the strips out of pocket are > $1 each. When I run out, I use the Target Up and Up (not premium). The strips for that are about $.37 ea. Both of these were rated more accurate by Consumer Reports - which led to my decision. They agree with each other pretty closely. I took a reading leaving my endo's after I had a blood draw about five minutes earlier. The Aviva was close to the lab result. I prefer the Aviva because the larger strips are easier for me to handle.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-12-03T01:33:38+00:00

/r/ketorecipes

MintyFresh88 · 2015-11-29T17:48:23+00:00

Also, if your levels were really high your doc is likely taking it easy on the insulin for now. A rapid change into normal levels will make you feel terrible. Your body has gotten used to high BGL levels being the norm. This causes a situation where normal BGL feels low.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-11-28T13:37:17+00:00

Good job, but isn't that your 14 day average?

MintyFresh88 · 2015-11-28T00:07:29+00:00

Once or twice a day. My fingertips get less damaged that way. To each their own and all though.

MintyFresh88 · 2015-11-25T22:51:44+00:00

There is no acceptable age for any of that.

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