Dear Gerri.
Vitamin D deficiency was found at the end of last May. I am supplementing with 1200 units of D3. Will have Vit D measured again.
I could ask him for a prescription for R and do some testing to see if it is better that the rapid.
Have to ask if retinologists exist in our corner of Siberia? If they do it would be great. Safeway (yes the food stores) took pictures of my retina and an expert from Quebec called me to teel me they were fine 4 years ago. I should ask the diabetic care person there if they are doing this again.
I could also do with only rapid injected every hour in very small dosage. Like a pump. High dosage of Lantus is easier and does not seem to lead to any lows so far. May have to cut more if I loose weight. A 60/40 split Lantus/rapid would be less extreme. Again I am controlling on hunger and not BG directly. The choice of control variables does not seem to matter since less insulin=less hunger=less food=better BG anyway.
Nevertheless that is a good question: Is there an optimal Lantus/ rapid ratio?
I could ask him how to get to 5.5% but if he called 6.2% spectacular ( this in British means very good) he will probably say unnecessary and not to waste his time. But still worth asking, no ?
Dont seem to have a dawn phenomena I dont get up that early.
How could I justify a C-peptide test and anti-bodies at this late stage? Any ideas? They would have been precious 10 years ago.
GP and I will do something about blood pressure and possibly cholesterol.
TSH and free T4 will be checked.
Liver function and spot urine sample also. I like the 24 hour composite idea much better but not sure if allowable if spot one ok? I dont see that it is skin off any bodies nose except for the patient, the more so if female.
Symlin no available in Canada . Metformin my body does not like. Any other stuff that you can add to insulin to curb appetite?