I was put on an insulin pump a little over three years ago and things were working out great at first. My A1Cs were dropping, I went from around a 10 to below 7. I was using between 40-50 units a day. Most all of my tests were right where I wanted to be and I really felt good about where I stood.
Lately I have been up to 80 or 90 units of insulin on my pump per day. My A1C has gone back up to 10.2 last month and I just can’t seem to dose enough insulin. It’s crazy! I admit I have gotten into some bad habits with diet and a little weight gain, and have gone from checking my blood sugar 6 or 7 times a day to sometimes only twice or three times in a day. But It’s almost because I just don’t want to know how bad I’m doing.
Is this normal? has anyone else had a similar experience? I swear sometimes I could dose 20+ units for a meal and it still isn’t enough. 2 years ago 10 or 12 units would’ve given me enough for half a pizza or something. My endo says my c-peptide shows a reduction in insulin production. but it still is showing a very small amount of insulin being produced. It’s just hard for me to accept dosing 100 units a day. it seems like an insane amount and I keep feeling like I’m overdosing when in reality I guess I am under dosing. Does anyone else use this much insulin? Am I becoming resistant? I have put on a little bit of weight but no more than 15 pounds or so from when I was doing so well.
Life has been stressful and distracting the past couple of years, got married, bought a house, moved accross the country. I know this has resulted in me not giving my diabetes the attention I should, but I still feel like it doesn’t explain why I am having to dose twice as much for everything. Before it felt like I could do no wrong…every dose was right on the money and two hours after food was close to 100…now I can do no right, everytime I dose, two hours later I am ridiculously high…..any thoughts? I know this is may sound like a rambling mess, I am just at my wits end with this thing right now. I can’t seem for the life of me to get things under control. :confused:
Any help is greatly appreciated