Roller Coaster

**Posts:** 57 **Joined:** Sat Jan 31, 2009 12:02 pm

Hi all,

I was diagnosed with T2 in December and thought things were fishy right away. I was diagnosed as T1.5 later that spring, although my endo just calls it Type 1.

I started insulin today and have been on a roller coaster of a day. I took 10 units of Lantus this morning with a bg of 116. Two hours later I was over 363. I was going about my day when at 12:00 (5 hours after a meal, 2 hours after 363, I was at 68).

I'm in contact with my endo's office nurse and they're keeping an eye on me. The nurse on the phone says 10 units wouldn't have sent me that low, it must be that my pancreas kicked out a little extra insulin.

Has anyone here been through this experience when starting insulin? I honestly feel like a human yo-yo.

**Posts:** 4522 **Joined:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:07 pm

Hi meagher6 yes this for me isnt abnormal. I think what happened was your body saw all that sugar and said now whoa boy thats to high. It shot in a bunch of insulin, it doesnt know how much you need only that you need it. I have to ask you what was your breakfast today and are you under stress this morning.

Re: Roller Coaster **by coravh1** Sun Nov 08, 2009 11:00 am

While I don't remember mine (I was two) sometimes (from what I've read) the honeymoon phase can be more trouble than it's worth. I think sometimes it's just easier if you don't have the unpredictability of sporadic insulin production.

Hopefully, things will smooth out for you. I hope so. Best of luck.

Cora

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