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<blockquote data-quote="Old Man Jingles" data-source="post: 3968019" data-attributes="member: 18222">I&#039;ve been diabetic for 40 years and taking insulin for 25 years.&nbsp; You need to go see a diabetic doctor unless you just don&#039;t care (That&#039;s OK as well).I had control problems for&nbsp; about four years until a year ago. The doctor tried several different approaches that did not work. He finally put me on Humulin-R U-500 which is 5 times more concentrated than normal insulin.That worked and as to how and why, I was taking over 500 units per day with Humulin-R U-100 and my body was rejecting it because it was too much &#039;volume&#039;. The injected insulin forms a &#039;blip&#039; which the body tries to isolate and the larger the &#039;blip&#039; the easier it is for the body&nbsp; to isolate.I also started about 6 months ago of never injecting more than 50 units of U-500 in any injection spot and I started rotating the locations to other parts of my body that had a subcutaneous fat layer.Another point I would argue is that eating 6 smaller meals a day increases the ability of the body to &#039;recognize&#039; the insulin.Exercise really helps to increase the body&#039;s ability to recognize and use insulin. Walking is a good exercise for a diabetic.Don&#039;t give up Man ... my A1C readings were over 10 for several years and my last two A1Cs were 6.1 and 6.5!My kidney functions are at 85% which is actually better than normal persons my age ... I was concerned when my doctor told me it was 85% and then he told me that was a good reading for my age. I attribute that to drinking lots of liquids, mostly water and PowerAde Zero, ... up to 2 1/2 gallons per day.&nbsp; 2 gallons a day is a lot but keeping the kidneys flushed is something I have concentrated on ever since high school.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Old Man Jingles, post: 3968019, member: 18222"] I've been diabetic for 40 years and taking insulin for 25 years. You need to go see a diabetic doctor unless you just don't care (That's OK as well). I had control problems for about four years until a year ago. The doctor tried several different approaches that did not work. He finally put me on Humulin-R U-500 which is 5 times more concentrated than normal insulin. That worked and as to how and why, I was taking over 500 units per day with Humulin-R U-100 and my body was rejecting it because it was too much 'volume'. The injected insulin forms a 'blip' which the body tries to isolate and the larger the 'blip' the easier it is for the body to isolate. I also started about 6 months ago of never injecting more than 50 units of U-500 in any injection spot and I started rotating the locations to other parts of my body that had a subcutaneous fat layer. Another point I would argue is that eating 6 smaller meals a day increases the ability of the body to 'recognize' the insulin. Exercise really helps to increase the body's ability to recognize and use insulin. Walking is a good exercise for a diabetic. Don't give up Man ... my A1C readings were over 10 for several years and my last two A1Cs were 6.1 and 6.5! My kidney functions are at 85% which is actually better than normal persons my age ... I was concerned when my doctor told me it was 85% and then he told me that was a good reading for my age. I attribute that to drinking lots of liquids, mostly water and PowerAde Zero, ... up to 2 1/2 gallons per day. 2 gallons a day is a lot but keeping the kidneys flushed is something I have concentrated on ever since high school. [/QUOTE]

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