For the past year, I have been taking Novolog Insulin in combination with Lantus. I have noticed the beginning stages of cellulite around the areas where I give the Novolog injection. I am a 27 year old, juvenile onset diabetic. I am thin for my height and have never had a problem with cellulite until the change in medication. Can this be linked to either of the new insulins that I am taking?
My Novolog shots don't seem to work when I take it with food resulting in a lot of high blood sugars. When I take a shot to counter the high blood sugars the shot almost always works. My endocronologist doesn't know why and has never heard of this happening unless it is do to sloww digestion. I am 35 years old and have had type 1 for 20 years. What I don't get is that if my food hasn't digested wouldn't my blood sugars crash? Instead they peak!
I take 40 units Lantus (long acting), and sliding scale Novolog (fast acting) insulins. My bg is always so high in the mornings, I have to take Novolog and wait for sugar to come down to eat. I've had diabetes for many years, but never knew for sure which one! My dr would switch my diagnosis all the time. But went to endo and they did a blood test, and said I'm type 1. I'm angry my dr. never did anything about this.
I think the problem centers on the fac that she is on Novolog and NPH in the morning and then she is on Novolog and Lantusin the evening. NPH lasts 12-18 hours and Lantus lasts 18-26 hours. I think those doses are overlapping. My question to the Dr. would be why is she on Lantus and NPH??!?!?!?!?
It is important to note that a diluted blood sample will produce a diluted reading.
And as for the sweats about a half hour after taking Lantus, there IS a slight peak action with Lantus, although this peak action for most people is several hours after taking the Lantus. In my case, I usually take my Lantus at about 6 am, and I notice a peak that causes my glucose levels to drop by about 8 am. This happens even if I have not taken any Novolog or eaten breakfast (sometimes I wait until I get to work to take Novolog and eat breakfast), so it has to be the Lantus peaking.
5 hours so at two hours would probably drop a little more. From the ADA website Humalog onset less than 15 minutes, peak .5 to 1.5 hours duration 2-4 hours and maximum duration 4-6 hours. And then throw the fat content of the food in the mix which slows digestion and we almost have to be a rocket scientist.
Also from the www.diabetes.org website: "Hypoglycemia unawareness tends to happen to people who have had diabetes for many years.
Good for you! Your symptoms should peak (be a the worst) and then each day after start getting better. It's amazing how something that makes you feel good can eventually turn on you physically and mentally. Learning to live each day without the pills is the hardest part, even if you don't want them. It's become such a part of us and our routines. Keep yourself busy and force yourself to do things and the time will pass more quickly.
The graph of the effectiveness starts low, rises fairly quickly after that 15-20 minutes to that 2 hour peak, then then gradually tails off. You may want to check on the 6 hour duration, many insulin experts will recommend you use 4 hours as the length of the insulin duration. So your blood sugar rises because of the immediate release into your system of the carbs in the ice cream, flooding your bloodstream with carbs, and the insulin takes a bit to get working.
if you did a slow taper you might not have a severe onset of withdrawal symptoms.some havent had any symptoms for up to 5 days.just take it if and as it comes.
the methadone detox is just a longer duration. sleep and energy issues take longer to return to normal then other opiates.
are you planning on counseling and/ or support groups to prevent relapse?
congrats on your decision to stop using.
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