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novorapidboi26
DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts |
so your eating carbs with no bolus yet your still dropping.......? |
Vickyp
DAFNE Graduate
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 137 posts |
Novorapidboi....I am heading into hospital next week for tests as I have no basal from midnight until 5pm and still dip! I dip everyday between 10am and 11am, and usually between 4pm and 5pm regardless of what have had for breakfast or lunch. I do bolus at lunch, with another recent increase of ratio to 60g:1U, which has helped a bit, but take no bolus at anytime before midday!!! |
novorapidboi26
DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts |
So you cant be a normal type 1, you must be MODY maybe, still producing your own insulin...? |
Vickyp
DAFNE Graduate
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 137 posts |
im sure I explained it somewhere. I am on the pump as need insulin in such small amounts and am insulin sensitive. On MDI I was having major hypos (1.7 etc) and that was with tiny ratios and a half-unit pen. I now average 4 units of insulin a day! They think I may produce small amount of insulin over night but as they day wears on I need more and more insulin from the pump! |
Vickyp
DAFNE Graduate
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 137 posts |
I also went straight on insulin die to cholesterol and triglyceride levels (18 and 39 respectively at diagnosis!!) |
novorapidboi26
DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts |
So the pump is down to your insulin sensitivity........? |
Vickyp
DAFNE Graduate
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 137 posts |
insulin sensitivity, and the fact am trying for a family and they prefer pregnant/preconceptive females to be on the pump! |
youone
DAFNE Graduate
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust 102 posts |
the omnipod has a built in meter, which works along side the PDM, yes your correct the success of the pump is down to how the user uses it, I've adapted very quickly and use all the omnipod options to control my condition over a very varying day. with good results. the question I asked was the pump technology out of sync with present BG testing, since the omnipod can survive and work to a very accurate level in a very demanding real world. I understand what many say about dirty hands and other elements that send readings out of spec, I don't want to argue over points that I Recognize people on here know and have a better understanding. The omnipod has given me freedom to do things that I couldn't do before so it 's put me in situations where although the pod can handle it with ease the meter or the present way of testing for your BG is out of sync ( ie its off putting), so where you gained freedom to do things with the pump your held back with the present setup for BG testing. I like you re test if I aren't happy with a reading I said that in the original question, in this case I used a 2nd meter which gave a different reading by far, I re tested on the omnipod with a similar result, both the omnipod PDM and the strips where replaced in a space of days. I found both companies very understanding and helpful, I may be asking for to much but unless we ask things don't happen or change, its time in my opinion the a better method was used to test BG levels In a very demanding world we type 1's are always put under stress to cope with normal day life, I expect many of us have seen the expression on Dafne students when the nurse askes them to test 4 to 6 times a day. you know its a body blow to them, the 1 thing that can help you control your condition is the most off putting, hence weather its faulty strips or dirty hands a better friendly way of testing is needed. |
novorapidboi26
DAFNE Graduate
NHS Lanarkshire 1,819 posts |
I think there have been some attempts at non invasive blood glucose measurement. |
Vickyp
DAFNE Graduate
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust 137 posts |
The omnipod has relatively recently been updated...with the new smaller pod! |