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07-23-2008, 01:12 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 49
| | 15.2 (274)
I'm having a bad week!  |
07-23-2008, 01:16 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: California
Posts: 1,286
| | Hi Sammy,
The different types of insulin each have a profile established by tests before they are released. Google "compare types of insulin" and you will get several sources. The paperwork that comes with each bottle also explains how that particular type is expected to work.
That said, each person reacts a little differently because of various factors. Also, how high you are to begin with also affects insulin resistance. You tend to need more insulin if you are really high.
I use Novolog which is a quick acting insulin. It starts working for me in 10 or 15 minutes and goes for about 3-4 hours. Most of the action occurs within the first two hours. If I correct a high reading, I test at two hours, then again at three to see how it is going. If needed, I add more. When I first started Humalog, I tested every hour or even half hour to get an idea how it worked with me.
I don't eat if I am higher than 200 until I get my reading lower.
If I am lower than that, I correct right after the test, and eat with a pre-bolus for what I expect to eat, then might correct again if I went over my expected carbs. I do this now with a pump, but used to do it with injections
I think 100 was a good figure to aim for until I got good at judging how fast acting insulin worked for me. With that, I meandered between 80 and 120. But remember, I'm not a doctor nor have I ever played one on tv. 
Mich  |
07-23-2008, 01:18 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 1,008
| | You can give yourself a correction bolus if you know how much one unit will lower you, and also keep in mind how much active rapid insulin you have in your body at the time. If i need to correct, i will correct, if i go a bit low later, i'll just eat something then. It's quite individual how fast the rapid is gone for you. For me, Novorapid is almost completely gone at hour 4.
I'm currently at 6.2  Quote:
Originally Posted by -sammy-  i just checked mine and its 11.1. not long ago had dinner maybe an hour ago.
you know if your a little high are you supposed to give yourself some fast acting to lower it a bit.??
if yes can you give some fast acting without eating anything?
and around about how long does the fast acting last in the body?
im a bit confused on this one.
thanks |
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4 
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen |
07-23-2008, 01:54 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: South Rockwood MI
Posts: 15
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Originally Posted by Alene 15.2 (274)
I'm having a bad week! |  just a bad month for me 328 currently for me |
07-23-2008, 01:57 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: May 2008 Location: Staffordshire UK
Posts: 121
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Cloudedbrains aka Donna
Dx'd: T2 - 6th August 2006
New hba1c: 5.5%
Last hba1c: 5.3%
Regime: levemir & novorapid
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07-23-2008, 02:04 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: London UK
Posts: 262
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Originally Posted by Kat 239!!!!!!!!! =o I need to change my basal to be higher in the morning because I ALWAYS go to the 200's after breakfast! I don't know how much t change it to???help?I meet with my doc next week so I've been kinda waiting for her but if I could now that would be amazing...any ideas? GRRRR | i have a pronounced DP so i take lantus to last 24 hours but some isophane (aka NPH, insulatard) before bed; it lasts about 8 hours and covers my tricky phase.
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07-23-2008, 03:14 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ohio
Posts: 77
| | | 204 No food since 10:30AM (est) Not been doing well lately got my Navigator today. Hopefully I can get a handle on this using the CGMS.
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Type 2 DX 1998/ I think??
Started pump 11/06
Cozmo Ice Blue
Navigator CGMS 7/08
Oct '06 A1C 6.4
Jan '07 A1C 6.5
May '07 A1C 8.0 
May '08 A1C 10.0
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07-23-2008, 03:24 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 1,008
| | The "magical" 5.8
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen |
07-23-2008, 03:50 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio
Posts: 89
| | | 55 and feelin' it. 2 hours ago I was 72, had a plum and .75u of insulin to cover. Guess that was a mistake.
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JenNIFeR
Dx Type 2 12/20/05
Dx (correctly) Type 1 5/17/06
A1c: 6.7 (3/4/08)
Omnipod Pumper
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07-23-2008, 03:51 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Alabama
Posts: 892
| | | 119 2 hrs after a very low-carb lunch. Woke up at 126. I'm still recovering from the stress of Mama's surgery, I'm sure.
Current reading? 109 3.5 hrs after lunch. Not too bad. I'm sure things will continue to improve the next couple of days.
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Glycemic impact diet
exercise
Metformin 2000 mg
Byetta 5 mcg/2x daily
Enalapril 40 mg
A1C, 11-14-08: 5.2!! 
A1C, 8-7-08: 6.3 
A1C, 5-1-08: 5.6!!
A1C, 2-5-08: 7.4  |
07-23-2008, 04:13 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Universe, Planet Earth :P
Posts: 1,008
| | Currently 5.0, so i'd better eat something before sleep or i might go hypo through the night... I'm obviously trending downwards at the moment
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22 years old, diagnosed T1D on october 14th 2004.
On MDI, Novorapid and Levemir, using the NP4
Currently back to pumping with my IR1200, April 2008.
Been using D-tron and Animas IR1200 but prefer the pen |
07-23-2008, 05:12 PM
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I am a: Type 1 | | Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Francisco Bay Area
Posts: 292
| | | 135 at 4:11 p.m. Wednesday (7/23)-- I was 102 earlier, but ate a granola bar and didn't bolus for it.. |
07-23-2008, 06:16 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Dakota
Posts: 652
| | | 75 and feeling great!
-Lloyd
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If it is to be, it's up to me! -Lloyd
Average glucose 2008 92, 2007 97 2006 195
Pumping 20 months
10/6/08 A1c 5.1 8/11/08 A1c 5.2 5/12/08 A1c 4.92/18/08 A1c 4.911/2007 A1c 5.3
8/2007 A1c 5.5 6/2007 A1c 5.7 3/2007 A1c 6.9 12/2006, A1c 7.8 9/2006, A1c 8.5
6/2006 A1c 8.7 |
07-23-2008, 06:53 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cicero, IL
Posts: 199
| | | 107 two hours after eating hot dogs and cabbage cooked on the grill. Had two squares of dark chocolate for dessert.
It has been a little over a week since I stopped the metformin and even though the numbers climbed a little I am at 106 for a 14 day average.
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Protons have mass?
I didn't even know they were Catholic!
Diagnosed type 2 on 11-11-06. Wgt 251, A1C 6.1
Diet control only!
Currently 177 lbs, A1C 5.6, cholesterol 160, LDL 95,HDL
53, triglycerides 37. BP 110/70
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07-23-2008, 07:15 PM
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I am a: Type 2 | | Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Mt. Dandenong, Victoria, Australia
Posts: 885
| | | i just tested at 113 (6.3) as my fasting BGL on 24/7/08.
my last three days Fasting BGLs have all been around this mark. this is a little higher than normal.
-- Joel.
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"Infinity isn't such a big deal. After all, it is only a point in the Seventh Dimension..."
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Age: 54
Diagnosed: July, 2007
HbA1c's
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early July 2007: 16.2%
early Sept 2007: 8.0%
early Dec 2007: 5.9%
early Jun 2008: 6.4%
triglycerides: 71 (0.8)
HDL chol: 50 (1.2)
LDL chol: 15 (0.4)
Lantus 10 units in the AM (still tuning)
Novorapid Flexpen for meals
Low carb diet |
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