Paul is a diabetic, he is 76 yrs. ) his doctor just told him he'll need to go to 4 x's a day with shots...........is this usual. I thought shots were given only once or twice a day.
2007-04-04 13:10:19 · 9 answers · asked by kathryn h 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Diabetes
He apparently is having control issues.
There is a type of insulin that is a one day only for those who have control issues, but it is quite expensive. He may not be a candidate or be able to afford it.
2007-04-04 13:13:55 · answer #1 · answered by CarbonDated 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There are different types of insulin that last for longer or shorter times. With the longest acting insulins you only need to take one shot a day (a good thing), but..... if your insulin needs adjusting, you only have once chance a day to change things.
If you take 4 shots a day with insulin that is very short acting, that is 4 times a day you can test your sugars and make adjustments to the amount of insulin you take instead of once a day with longer acting insulin. What usually happens in this case is a person with diabetes will take both a long acting and short acting insulin.
Type 2 diabetics may be able to get good control with only 1-2 shots a day. Many diabetics need 3-4 shots a day.
What makes the insulin pump work so good is you can adjust your insulin 30 times a day (an exaggeration) if you had to, without taking 30 shots.
It sounds like Paul needs better control, so the doctor wants to attempt to double the number of times to adjust his insulin.
2007-04-04 16:01:53 · answer #2 · answered by Pahd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Is Paul a T1 or T2 diabetic? How long ago did Paul start on insulin? If he's T2 and he's just resently started on insulin, he was in what's know as the honeymoon phase. He was still producing some insulin but not enough to cover everything, hence the injections. Now, he's producing even less if any so he needs more insulin to bring down his BG. When I was diagnosed T1 three years ago I was able to get by on 1 shot a day. I'm up to 6+ a day now.
2007-04-04 14:30:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Paul's doctor seems to by trying to get him under closer control. I would bet that he was told to take a dose of long-acting insulin once a day and Regular or fast-acting insulin just before meals.
It sounds to me like it is a good call. Many insulin dependent diabetics are under simlilar regimens.
2007-04-04 17:33:56 · answer #4 · answered by WolverLini 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Living With Diabetes :
- "The Silent Killer"
- The Challenge of Treatment
- A Disease of the young?
- The Role of Glucose, the Pancreas, and Sugar
- Diabetes Simplified
http://watchtower.org/library/g/2003/5/8/article_01.htm
2007-04-05 01:31:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It appears that his sugars are out of control. My husband now gives himself shots three times a day. If the sugars are too high and they aren't kept under control with the diet and one or two shots a day they increase the shots.
2007-04-04 14:38:35 · answer #6 · answered by DONNA T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Each case is not the same and it depends on the medications I went from non insulin to insulin dependant and then more shots I hope this helps
2007-04-04 13:16:52 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my granny was diabetic and what i understand her body would get used to the shots and the docter had to adjust the shots acordingly
2007-04-04 13:20:37 · answer #8 · answered by loner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my pappy was a diabetic....he took his 4 times a day
2007-04-04 15:00:45 · answer #9 · answered by Sam Fisher 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋