is it your POD? when did you start the Omnipod, has it been working OK, what fast acting are you using. Did you have OK numbers on MDI?
might this mean your basal is off? have you done basal testing?
also, what I do, if i have POD on and see ppl numbers won't come down, give a small manual shot of humalog, just did it, seems to work. we all go through this, unfortunately..who knows why it happens. it's so d@mn frustrating...going along good then bam, BG's haywire and nothing helps.
I have done that before when I thought it was something wrong with my pod. That was before I knew I was insulin resistant. Or officially knew, because if I had sat and thought about it, I would have come to that conclusion myself.
But usually taking more insulin just means more of a crash later. :(
And no, I haven't done basal testing. Not sure what you mean there in the context of this thread.
Thanks Nell.
I don't have another doctor appointment until July, so I'm going to give it until then to decide whether I want to start on met.
I read about two or three chapters of Dr. Bernstein's book (that's all I could make it through) and his small numbers rule is what I really try to use on a daily basis. Fewer carbs = less insulin = less room for mistakes.
I think combined with all my other symptoms, my doctor came to the conclusion that I was insulin resistant. I really can't use TDD because until about a year and a half ago, I wasn't bolusing at all, just would take my regular Lantus dose at night. So of course my TDD looks like it's been going up--I've actually been taking it!
I have taken Metformin since my initial T2 diagnosis. The only side effect I can say I notice is that very infrequently, I get an upset stomach (I tend to take it on an empty stomach so that's likely the reason). When I say 'very infrequently,' I mean about every 5-6 months.
I've never stopped taking Met to see if my resistance goes up.