Frustrated
It's been 2 months since my Type 1 diagnosis and I think it's really finally sinking in. I'm starting to realize that it's not just going to go away, despite the changes I've made, and I feel depressed at times. This morning I had less than 15 carbs, gave myself 1 unit (I am on a 1:15 ratio) and 2 hours later I was at 222! But a few days ago I ate the same thing at the same time, and gave myself the same amount of insulin and it was significantly lower, 150 or so. So frustrating!! Does this happen to anyone else? Also, just this past Friday I woke up and weighed myself, 133 pounds, but last night, just 2 days later, I was 138.8 pounds! How is it possible to gain almost 6 pounds over a weekend? I didn't eat an insane amount of calories or carbs... grrrrrrrr!!!
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Comment by Dianne on January 8, 2013 at 7:47am -
Thanks everyone for your support and adivce. It helps a lot! Yesterday I went to swim practice for the first time since diagnosis (I'm on a Masters team and have swam competitvely for over 20 years) and was intersted to see how it would affect my BG.. started practice at 122 and finished at 146. Usually when I run 1-2 miles (on non-swimming days) my BG drops down about 20-30 points.. so I thought it was strange that it went up when I swam. The last couple days my weight has been more stable (fluctuating between 134-136 - a more "normal" range for me prediagnosis).. so I feel better about that. Too bad I bought a new wardrobe this summer when I was about 8-10 pounds less and nothing really fits anymore (but at least now I'm not starving my body unknowingly..)
It's hard to listen to what the doctors and nutritionists tell me I should do when I see what more carbs do to my BG and what more calories do to my weight.. I don't want to have to continuously increase my insulin just to eat more and as a result weigh more.. just doesn't make sense to me.
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Comment by Lorraine on January 8, 2013 at 10:32am -
Mornings are the most precarious for Caleb too, and in the beginning things seemed even more unpredictable - as if his body was spurting out bursts of its own insulin without rhyme or reason. I remember something his CDE told me in those early weeks that I often think back to - having a 200 show up once a day isn't unusual when you are living with diabetes. It can sure be frustrating, but not completely unexpected when you are your own pancreas. Hugs to you.
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Comment by renka on January 8, 2013 at 5:13pm
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I agree sista, you shouldnt be adjusting carbs to meet insulin needs you should be ajpdjusting insulin to carb needs!
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Comment by mpfuchs on January 8, 2013 at 6:45pm -
The reason I adjust carbs to meet insulin is that I can't take 1.75 units of insulin.
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Sorry mpfuchs my comment about the adjusting the insulin to the carbs was to sista not you, I hadn't read your posts. I'm on the pump and for me it's easier and better for me to adjust my insulin to the carbs I eat instead of the other way around especially when it comes to not wanting to gain weight but if youre not on the pump I see how that would be difficult! Sorry if ou thought I was criticizing you. I wasn't.
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Comment by mpfuchs on January 8, 2013 at 7:34pm
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No problem at all.
I just wanted to bring it up since diabeetusista is also using relatively small amounts of insulin.
Makes a lot of sense when on the pump though!
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