Not saying it’s connected to his COVID vaccinations, it could just be a growth spurt, but below are the numbers from Nov - Dec 21 -vs- Mid Jan - Mid Feb 2022.
An increase (on average) of 7 units more per day now. And even with the additional 7 units more per day, on average, he’s STILL riding higher, for longer, than he used to be.
Interesting result. Of course not conclusive, but pretty persuasive. I wonder if there is some explanation for it. I can’t think of anything that would make sense.
I could honestly probably be closer to 25 units per day now and still have some issue with highs. Interesting, indeed. I’m just chalking it up to him growing…and I’m finding now that the POD requires more insulin than I usually put in it (minimum fill)…so now I’m going to like 110 or 120 on the syringe. Just don’t want to run out before the 3 days + 8 hours ends.
It could also be partly seasonal. It basically the month of November versus mid-January thru mid-February. People generally have higher insulin requirements in the winter months.
Not that it would account for all of it, but it might be a contributor.
Strangely, this rise in insulin was also around the same time he started having his eye issues (which still haven’t cleared up either, btw). He’s been on about 10 different eye drops and is now prescribed eye drops that he can use once per day (as needed) for the next year. He still has eye blurriness and watering of the eyes …which causes him to rub them too much and then they get really red and inflamed.
He hasn’t had an infection for a few weeks now. Best they can tell us is he may be having an allergic reaction to something but they and we have no idea what.
So many things can do it. Being sick, any type of inflammation, stress, lack of sleep, all kinds of things. If he has an allergic reaction, his body could be elevating his hormones to fight it off.
I had a cortisone injection last week and my insulin amounts went up about 40% for a few days. The result of a cortisone injection is very much like when your body is delivering a lot of cortisol. Big insulin resistance.
These are useful markers. Most people who get a cortisone injection don’t know when it has been depleted from their body. I knew exactly when it was gone.
You can use his insulin needs to gauge how he’s doing with being sick, if he’s getting better, all that stuff.
