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Well, I guess I'm on to a new doctor already.
I just started with this one in October.
After trying to communicate with this doctor for over a week,for different reasons, and last night's low (64) without any guidance or help or direction as what to do, I was told I would have to make a virtual appointment with her tomorrow.
Meanwhile if it goes down low tonight I still have no guidance.
I don't think the receptionist was supposed to say this, but she told me that a lot of people have this problem with this doctor.
I requested to see someone else.
I'll be seeing the nurse practitioner Monday until I can see my new doctor.
I have reached out to my diabetic educator to see if she could give me any advice in the meantime.

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Gibbon · 70-79, M

While you worked to get away from insulin I have been forced in the opposite direction. Thanks to Novo Nordisk stopped distribution of Levemir in the US I was switched to Lantus with 1 to 1 conversion prescription. Well for a week or so it worked that way then suddenly stopped. My morning numbers were suddenly the highest of the day. WTH?
I did some research and found a wealth of information about people in my same shoes.
Levemir is by far the superior of all slow acting insulin. My original prescription was 15 units/night and I had over time adjusted it to 9.
After reading about Lantus and understanding how it works differently I am now having to use 30 units a night to get the same Levemir numbers.
You've found your way to trying to work around none and I have double mine.
The disease and medications have their own annoying complications.

Good luck on your journey and stand your ground with the new doctor.

Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F

@Gibbon It can be a totally different journey for each person.
I've had a lot of ups and downs with medication .
I've started different ones and had to stop them.
The Jardiance they had me on was the worst, it helped put me in the hospital.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Justmeraeagain I refuse to be an experiment patient for all these new drugs like jardiance farxiga and ozempic. When you read about the effects these have had on some people it makes me wonder if the FDA is nothing more than a rubber stamp.
Years ago I did the herbal route with great success. But in time increasing dosage became necessary until it stopped working all together. In certainly didn't cure it as promised.
Metphormin same thing and it's been found to be bad long term
It seems there's no winning, just control as each individual can and survive.
Nutritionist would appalled with my diet. But hey folks this how my body has decided to work it's best. Leave me alone.

Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F

@Gibbon I took metformin for 10 years and it did help until it caused way too much GI distress.
I'm hoping to get off insulin and all medication, eventually.
I'm 58 so might be a vain hope.

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Justmeraeagain Maybe not in vain.
I believe we can improve at any age unless some unexpected illness kills us. I'm 71 and living on a mostly glucose diet that would probably give an obese diabetic a heart attack. All my bloodwork has been good for years. I lost control of my a1c for a bit. It went to 7.3 but the doc said I was still fine.
Before I lost my taste and Vickie was still here I was eating 3 REAL meals a day with insulin and my a1c was 5.7 constantly for 3 years. Now I'm keeping it 6.3 to 6.8 depending on the spike durations. If I could eat real food again I'd be better off.

Justmeraeagain · 56-60, F

@Gibbon 🫂

Gibbon · 70-79, M

@Justmeraeagain 🫂