Insulin lispro onset
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s at max to almost hitting 600! So I finally decided to go on insulin. (yes i know its not a cure-all, but I knew it would help out while I try to get better.) I ended up getting humalog for fast-acting, and another for long lasting. This morning, I woke up with 470 as my number!!! So i took my dose of humalog and waited 45 minutes, checked again, and it was only down to 437. Took a BIGGER DOSE later, like a lot more units (25 I think?) waited 2 hours then checked again. and it went up to 457.
The modern short acting insulin that is considered safe for pregnancy is Humalog (insulin lispro). The modern long acting insulin that is considered safe for pregnancy is levemir (insulin detemir).
You will need to do basal-bolus testing to determine your correct insulin dosages for each type of insulin.
You should also look into low carb eating (paleo style), which will help with managing blood sugar as well.
isophane insulin starts working after one to two hours and lasts 10 to 14 hours. Examples are Humulin I and Insulatard.
* Long-acting insulin: these start working after one to two hours and last for up to 24 hours. Examples are insulin zinc suspension, protamine zinc insulin, and the insulin analogues insulin glargine and insulin detemir. The latter two insulins are now the most widely used long-acting insulins.
My son, age 23 was diagnosed at 16. He uses an insulin pump and has noticed skin changes on the lateral sides of his abdomen where he inserts his sites. The areas are small and slightly lighter in color than his skin, they are flat or slightly raised, don't hurt and are not necessarily around the area of his current site. Two college health center doctors said they do not know what it is but they said it looks like the cholesterol deposits that people get around their eyes.
I dont know whether to inject, i know her sugars will rise without insulin, but dont know how much to inject either (she has a morning and evening 10/90 mix).Should i give her a small amount of fast acting insulin when she eats or gets higher blood sugar, and then normal this evening?
The best combination of insulins is a long acting basal like lantus, combined with meal-time dosing of a shorter acting insulin like Lispro or even Regular insulin. It takes some finessing, but many folks can get much better control using this regimen. It does require several shots a day, atleast 4 actually because the Lantus is taken separately. But the control is worth it. If you then able to learn Carbohydrate counting and really get this down to a science, yo can get very good control.
tissue and destroys the islet cells ability to produce insulin. The lack of sufficient insulin thereby results in diabetes. It is unknown why this autoimmune diabetes develops. Most often it is a genetic tendency. Sometimes it follows a viral infection such as mumps, rubella, cytomegalovirus, measles, influenza, encephalitis, polio or Epstein-Barr virus. Certain people are more genetically prone to this happening although why this occurs is not know.
For example, my onset occurred very gradually over the course of a year. The insulin producing cells in the pancreas gave up producing insulin slowly, until eventually none were producing any insulin at all. In some people, the production of insulin can stop much faster. More often, the slow onset may only become really apparent towards the end, when more severe symptoms occur.
Sally is absolutely right, a Type 1, unlike a Type 2, no longer produces their own insulin, or produces a very small amount. We need insulin to live; a short time without insulin would drive numbers high enough to develop DKA which is a life threatening emergency. Insulin provision and monitoring has advanced greatly in the last years, including pumps and CGMs. Perhaps a child diagnosed with Type 1 today will live to see an actual cure.
As your pancreas is still producing insulin, but your body is not able to utilise it properly, you have Type 2 Diabetes. In Type 1 Diabetes, the pancreas does not produce any insulin or not enough.
Speak to your doctor and he/she will be able to confirm which type you have.
A reading of 98 mg/dl is 5.4 mmol/l
Blood glucose typically varies from 4 mmol/L to 6 mmol/L for people without diabetes.
What you experienced is what is called hypoglycaemia.
Type 1 is lack of insulin (and needs injected insulin), Type 2 is plenty of insulin, but there is insulin resistance and the insulin is not effective. For Type 2, oral meds may be appropriate.
If it is adult onset type 1, it may develop quickly. Therefore, I suggest your read up on syptoms of both type 1 and type 2 and if you develop symptoms then you must go to your Dr. or even the hospital.
Do you have a home meter? You should test fasting and then 2 hours after starting to eat.
LADA is another name for adult onset type 1 diabetes. It can have a fairly slow onset and is quite frequently misdiagnosed (people are first assumed to have type 2 diabetes). The correct treatment for LADA is the same as for type 1 diabetes. Ie. injected insulin once diet and exercise can not maintain sugar levels at normal range.
Did the MD tell you how to titrate your insulin? We cant tell you how much to take! For 1 thing you dont say what insulin your on (different insulin's have different onset times, duration and strength) Not to mention that everybody needs different amounts. What I take for insulin would Kill others.
You do say you eat oatmeal Oatmeal is a carbohydrate, carbs raise BG ALL carbs raise BG. eat less carbs have less BG rise need less insulin.
You are still fairly young. Please also have your dr test for adult onset type 1 - they can test for whether your insulin levels are high or low, and this will give some indication if it is type 1 or type 2. They can also test for antibodies.
Adult onset type 1 is more common in women who had gestational diabetes.
It the oral meds are not controlling blood sugars well, do not hesitate to ask your dr to let you go on insulin.
These include mody type diabetes (genetic and there are various types, with different management considerations), LADA (adult onset type 1 and can be very slow onset, with dietary control).
Your current numbers would appear to mean you don't have diabetes, or it is in remission. Of course, if you go back to your previous way of eating, then the diabetes will likely come back.
Your history may still exclude you from joining the navy.
s so I was doing quite well and, combined with still fairly high insulin production, hopefully I can delay the onset of full type 1 diabetes. I am also taking small doses of insulin my Hb1ac is over 8 though hopefully my next test will be lower. You seem to be doing really well - I would make sure you get your blood sugars tested regularly to keep on top of your progress.
I have found several sites and printed out one sample to discuss with my diabetes support group last night. The question that could not be answered was this: if our bodies are producing insulin but the meds are blocking its absorption, how is it that manufactured insulin CAN be absorbed or successfully used by the cells?
My endocrinologist believes me to be type 1, even though my antibody tests came back negative, based off majority of my symptoms along with my c-peptide and insulin levels. She believes I haven't started producing antibodies since it's only been about 5 weeks since this whole ordeal has started.
Here's my question...can somebody be type 1 with none of the antibodies?
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