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[sheehanmike]

I sure hope I am doing this right, first of all my friends call me mike , I am a 55 year old overweight , highblood preasure and newly diagnoised diabetic, I am curently on Novolog 70/30 and shot 60 units three times a day and really don't think it's working my numbers still stay around 245-350, need advice from people who know...

[DCaplinger]

Mike:

From one Investigator to another (technically not an Investigator yet, still in training), welcome to the forums. I'm a type 2 as well, however I don't take injections. I can tell you that most medicines take time to build up in the bloodstream to reach maximum efficacy (effectiveness).

Don't be a stranger, and please ask away!

Regards,

Darian

[Evermont]

You're doing just fine with the forum Mike - welcome to DF!

So, what do you think about this whole diabetes thing? Is it all new to you?

[CaptainMike]

You have come to the right place. I highly recommend you see an Endocrinologist as early as you possibly can. There is absolutely no reason why someone taking insulin should be seeing averages that high UNLESS your numbers have been very high for a long time and your Dr. wants to see you come down slowly. People who have been running chronically high blood glucose can feel 'Hypo' symptoms at relatively high BG numbers.
Please post often, there is a wealth of experience and information here.

[mho357]

Hello Mike and welcome to the forum.

Mark

[caswellhb]

I use Novomix as well. Most of the time it seems to work ok for me.
Are you counting carbs? What are your ratios?
Welcome to the forum, post often.

Heather.

[xMenace]

Welcome Mike,

You have two sources of sugar entering your bloodstream. One is food, mostly carbohydrates. The other is background or basal sugars released by your body. Your evil liver is mostly responsible for this.

There's no delay with insulin. That mix can be awful stuff. NovoLog® Mix 70/30: One simple way to Independence (http://www.novologmix70-30.com/) I believe the 70 is the long term part and the 30 the short term. The one rule we have here is that we're all different. Many of us have bigger carb insulin needs than basal needs. I take about 33% basal insulin and 67% for food. If I was on a mix, a 30/70 would make more sense. Basically what I'm saying is that it only fits a very small percentage of us. You don't sound like one of them.

You also have no flexibility. When you shoot the stuff, you have to eat or go hypo. And you have to eat the same amount of food. Its ****ing hard to lose weight when you've been prescribed food! Don't shoot? Then your basals aren't covered. Pfft. It's evil stuff.

The answer is obvious. Treat basal and food sugars with seperate doses. This regimine is caled MDI or Intensive Insulin Therapy. You can match much better.

Now throw in the individual curves: those times of the day when we tend to go high and low such as the dawn phenomenon and dusk phenomenon. According to insulin manufacturers, these don't exists. They make flat acting insulins to 'suit our needs' or they make short acting ones and don't teach us how to match to our humps and valleys. The answer to a roller coaster diabetic is to pump. You can match very closely pumping.

I recommend you get on an MDI regimine then investigate getting a pump. Learn to count carbs and adjust your own rates. I also recommend you get out and exercise daily and lose that weight. There are no fat old people.

[Cyborg]

Hi Mike and welcome aboard. Out of curiousity, have you had your endocrinologist run some blood test, such as the GAD Antibody and C-Peptide tests, to help confirm that you really are type 2? That's a lot of insulin for a type 2 to be taking and still have such high numbers. Also, are you eating lower carb now that you have joined our club? It can help greatly, at least to get those numbers down to the normal range.

[princesslinda]

Hi Mike, welcome to the forum. You've found a great site for information and support. Post often, ask lots of questions. Its a lot to deal with when first diagnosed, but as time passes, diabetes just becomes another part of your life.

Many of us watch our carbs and try and get regular exercise...this is very helpful in keeping things under control. Also, regular testing of your blood sugar is very important, esp. 2 hrs after meals, as this will help you see how different foods affect blood sugar and allow you to make smarter food choices.

Again, welcome to the family!