Questions about how long the body adjusts to insulin injections?
My husband was diagnosed with “pre” diabetes in 2005. Between then and now, we considered his BG low when it got to 87, and high when it reached 137. We followed a healthy diet and he was able to stop the Amaryl soon after it was prescribed. Recently, my husband was hospitalized for suspected Vasculitis and treatment was IV steroids. His BG levels were over 500 while in the hospital, so he was diagnosed as Type II diabetic and given insulin injections. He is off the steroids, but his BG levels are still not stable. I took him to his primary physician last week and he could not provide any answers. He said it would take some time before my husband would start to feel better. At present, my husband’s daily routine is this: 6 am — awaken and test fasting BG. Usually reads between 78 & 119 7 am — eat protein only breakfast 8 am — lie down because he feels rotten after eating 9 am — administer 30 units Levemir, then lie down, still feeling rotten 10 am — test BG, administer appropriate
