Insulin, WTF??

[PsychoSkitz]

I did as George's article did and I shot 3 IU's at 8pm.

2 IU's at 10pm.

2 IUs at 12pm.

It's almost 2am now and my reading on the glucometer is only 90mg/ml. It was 109 right after my final high carb meal at 7:30.

Why the hell arent my levels at 50-60 yet? I can't shoot up again because there's no way in hell I'm staying up till 4.

Should I be in ketogenesis when I wake up? Did I do something wrong?

Thanks.

 

[MR. BMJ]

What kind of Insulin are you using?

MR. BMJ

 

[PsychoSkitz]

Humulin R by Lilly.

 

[Mr.X]

Bro, you must have had a little TOO many carbs I assume. But, usually I would reccomend starting you Insulin no later then 3:00-4:00pm. Also, you can use up to 3 IU's if 2IU's don't do the job; as long as you can feel an onset of Hypo. comma (if you feel shakes, or sweating --more than usual-->have carbs).

You also have to remember that Humulin R peaks in about 2 1/2 hours. So, that might be a problem too.

 

[east coast muscle]

My problem was just the opposite of Psycho skitz, my reading was 55 at 10:00pm last night so i stopped using the insulin, I woke up at 9:00 am this morning did 40 minutes of cardio & when I went to take a leak I used the strip & nothing not even a trace of ketones, wtf happened?

 

[Mr.X]

You can be in Ketosis without a reading on the Ketosix strip. Remember, your blood can contain the Ketones while your urine will not show a reading. Also, some people can be in Ketosis a whole 5 days without showing a reading on the Ketosix strip. Why? well, because some people use up their ketones very efficiently and, as a result, do not show readings on the strip. Plus, some people do not enter Ketosis until 12 hours after last shot, in turn, if your last shot was at 9 pm then you might not enter Ketosis until 9-11am next morning.

 

[PsychoSkitz]

Un-fucking-believable!!

I must have very high natural blood glucose levels.

3 IUs at 8pm.

2 IUs at 10pm.

2 IUs at 12pm.

Woke and still had a high level, so....

3 IUs at 730am.

3 IUs at 10am.

I did another reading at 12 noon..87 mg/dl !!! I used ketostix too to make sure the meter isnt broke and nothing.

I just shot another 3 IUs.

Is this possible? Can my body be immune to insulin?

 

[Mr.X]

Bro, you cannot be immune to insulin. Just relax, you'll get it down. A problem might be that your insulin is bad...when did you buy the bottle? are you keeping it cool? and in the dark?

 

[PsychoSkitz]

Picked it up on Saturday from CVS and it's been in the fridge ever since. Expiration of 2003.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks.

 

[sankofa]

it takes me about 24h to get a positive reading on the ketostix. i would start out at 4iu humulin r, 2h later 3, another 2h later 2. last shot would be at 9 pm. at 11 pm right before going to bed i would take 850mg metformin. upon waking up another metformin. early afternoon i would do 1h of intensive aerobics which will put me right into ketosis.