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Our daughter is Type one Diabetic and has episodes of high sugar levels. that have come down only with high doses of insulin. She is on the pump. We increased the bolus to 150 percent of normal and we give her 35 to 40 units every 3 hours. Her sugar levels have been up to 400 to 500 range and ketones above 3 with vomiting. The doctor wants us to cut the bolus we have been giving in half and corrections almost in half. They think this is too much insulin. That doesn't work she is bad again this morning and they told us if the vomiting starts to take her too the hospital which we are ready to do.
When we get sick we often become less sensitive to insulin. When I have the flu I often need 200% more basal (I also need about 150% more basel during certain times of the month as hormones can play havoc on insulin sensitivity too) and I consume way less carbs but need more insulin for the carbs I do consume.
I've always been taught if your numbers are high you need more insulin, or to exercise more, or to eat less so I am highly confused as to the doctor's advice that he gave you. I would definitely question them and ask for clarification on how they think decreasing her insulin will bring her sugar levels down.
Good luck and thanks for watching out for one of us!
Drs don't seem to like giving large doses of insulin though. My normal ratio is quite high and they have always been twitchy about it.