First I will say that I was relieved to find out that the malaria medication doesn't affect my blood sugar level anymore. Only the first day it was a bit higher because my body needed to adapt to the medicin, but since then I haven't had the problem.
Keeping my insulin cold is not very easy since we only have 3 hours of electricity a day and the freezer usually is not very cold. I keep it in my thermos and hope it helps. In case the insulin won't work when I need it, I know where I can get more in both Lima and Cusco where I will go in the beginning of January.
After a few days I was suprised to see that I needed less and less insulin. In Quito I saw the opposite happen. I needed more and more insulin, the longer I stayed there. In Quito I took around 3-5 units of NovoRapid for my bigger meals. Now I take none. I only take the long term insulin and I don't use any NovoRapid for my meals. Last monday I ate a big portion of pasta followed by three big scoops of ice cream. I was sure that I needed a lot of insulin. I measured my blood sugar level a several times with half an hour in between and every time it was perfectly fine without taking any insulin. The food here is a lot of rice and pasta and therefore a lot of carbs. I can't really believe that my body is back to not needing insulin for a while.
When I was in New York I started to take some insulin after the honeymoon phase, even thought I almost didn't eat carbs. Back in Denmark I needed a bit more and ate a bit more carbs and now, with a bad diet - loads of carbs and sweet fruits, I suddenly don't need any. It might be the heat and altitude, and maybe also the stressfactor. I don't worry about anything and I don't have to rush anywhere.
This is great and easy. I only measure my blood sugar level about 3 times a day most days. The only bad thing is that I will have to travel with all of my test strips and my cannulas - I was hoping to "get rid" of many while spending a month here in Padre Cocha. But I am definetely just happy that it is so easy right now.
Keeping my insulin cold is not very easy since we only have 3 hours of electricity a day and the freezer usually is not very cold. I keep it in my thermos and hope it helps. In case the insulin won't work when I need it, I know where I can get more in both Lima and Cusco where I will go in the beginning of January.
After a few days I was suprised to see that I needed less and less insulin. In Quito I saw the opposite happen. I needed more and more insulin, the longer I stayed there. In Quito I took around 3-5 units of NovoRapid for my bigger meals. Now I take none. I only take the long term insulin and I don't use any NovoRapid for my meals. Last monday I ate a big portion of pasta followed by three big scoops of ice cream. I was sure that I needed a lot of insulin. I measured my blood sugar level a several times with half an hour in between and every time it was perfectly fine without taking any insulin. The food here is a lot of rice and pasta and therefore a lot of carbs. I can't really believe that my body is back to not needing insulin for a while.
When I was in New York I started to take some insulin after the honeymoon phase, even thought I almost didn't eat carbs. Back in Denmark I needed a bit more and ate a bit more carbs and now, with a bad diet - loads of carbs and sweet fruits, I suddenly don't need any. It might be the heat and altitude, and maybe also the stressfactor. I don't worry about anything and I don't have to rush anywhere.
This is great and easy. I only measure my blood sugar level about 3 times a day most days. The only bad thing is that I will have to travel with all of my test strips and my cannulas - I was hoping to "get rid" of many while spending a month here in Padre Cocha. But I am definetely just happy that it is so easy right now.
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