Wondering & quot;if & quot;

 My head knows it ' s impossible..but on days like today and yesterday,my heart whispers " what if? What if you weren ' t type 1? What if pills were a possibility? What if everything you ever thought you knew about diabetes control is just another option? "I ate 200 carbs yesterday. 150 today. My sensitivity is through the roof.(Mostly that is because I was doing a grueling flea market prep,actual 7 hrs at flea market,& then carting the remainder home.) Hot weather,& exercise have serous effects on my bg. 14 units as a TDD is hardly a cure,but it is 10 fewer units then I ' d normally need for such a day. It ' s not the first time I ' ve needed much less insulin,I have these times when it ' s actually under 10 units. I think that if I tried something like Invokana,I ' d be even more sensitive to insulin.(I ' d consider that as a good thing..the more sensitive you are,the less you need,& the less you have to worry about extreme hypoglycemia.) As someone who had one such unpleasant event last month,and who barely avoided the ER I am a fan of the less IOB,the better. 6 units on board when you are as sensitive as I am is not a good scenario.(Never " double correct " for a 340. It was scary,as I couldn ' t eat enough to stop the drop.) I really want to discuss starting Invokana with my Endo.(Along with glucagon scenario plans. Mini Dosing in adults doesn ' t do enough. )Bottom line is,I want my D to become more easily controlled..it ' s not that I consider insulin ...
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