Dreaded Lows

[shiftzor]

Right im posting because since my frieday shop i have eaten:

3 x 8 apples (bags)
1 bunch of bananas
1 1kg carrots

Approximatly an extra meal in 4 days.

Not to mention a few bad snacks along the way. I am suddenly going low, I don’t get it, and I’ve not changed anything and suddenly started to happen. Since then I’ve been dropping my dose not as rigorously as I should mainly because I can’t believe it, I should trust my gut instinct more. Can your pancreas start working for a short spell again? I know that as soon as it starts it will be over again.

[UpNorth]

Could be a late honeymoon maybe if you haven't already gone through that :s:

[russ621]

Your not alone, I've wondered at times over the last 20 years, if my pancreas has started working again, only to find my sugars suddenly shooting back up. Stress can cause unexplained lows, as can temperatures. In a hot enviroment my sugar falls rapidly and less insulin is required. As far as I know your pancreas won't start again, I was told when I was first diagnosed (20yrs ago) that once I started injecting insulin, that would kill off any remaining cells in my pancreas that were producing insulin. So if thats right and I've not been given any reason to believe otherwise, its not possible.

Take care & watch those sugars

Russell

[BlueSky]

.... I am suddenly going low, I don’t get it, and I’ve not changed anything and suddenly started to happen. Since then I’ve been dropping my dose not as rigorously as I should mainly because I can’t believe it, I should trust my gut instinct more. Can your pancreas start working for a short spell again? I know that as soon as it starts it will be over again.

I have had similar experiences, and I have heard lots of similar reports. It is now known that beta cells do in fact regenerate for many years after the initial T1 diagnosis. If these beta cells are not promptly killed off by antibodies, they produce some insulin for a while. This, IMO, is what causes the occasional drop in blood sugar, which can be quite dramatic.

[Gary_W]

A couple of months ago, my Apidra caused horrible hypos as it seemed to get in much faster than the food. Which was no fun.

Now, it is getting in much slower than the food. What has changed I couldn't honestly tell you. But change it has and does. I find it very frustrating when you know what to do for any given situation and then the rulebook seems to change. I'm guessing you find it frustrating too. It's pants when you can't quite understand why a particular problem is happening.

Not much I can say or do other than be flexible and try to keep up with its ever changing moods.... Good luck to you :)

Gary