Low doses of insulin needed for Type 1-Acupuncture to thank?

[LainaJ0]

I am a 15 year old teen girl and was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes a year and 3 months ago and I am still in the "honeymoon" period(this is the time after diagnosage when the pancreas still produces some insulin). I have been told the average honeymoon period lasts 6 months to a year after being diagnosed. Right now I am not taking any Humalog (fast acting insulin) at all and I only take 4 units of Humalin(long acting) in the morning and 1 unit of Humalin at night. Most people usually end up taking as many units a day as half their body weight. I still end up low in the day sometimes and I do not understand how that is possible on this low amount of insulin. I do moderate weight training on a daily basis ( mostly ab workouts) but not alot of cardio or enough to make up for that much insulin. Plus sometimes I end up eating more than required and my weight fluxuates a few pounds although I am usually thin.

Also, about a month after diagnosage I went to acupunture and still to this day continue to go once a month and we hope to see if this prolongs the honeymoon period.

I wonder if this low dose of insulin is normal in the first year, if the acupunture helped, or if anyone else has tried acupunture to decrease insulin resistance.

[JDRF-Team-LRS]

Hello Laina,
For legal reasons relating to your age, we can't respond directly to your posting in this forum.  You're asking important questions, so *please* visit the JDRF Online Diabetes Support Team and ask your question there.  

You can reach the volunteers there at: http://www.jdrf.org & look for the link labeled “New to Diabetes? You’re Not Alone – We Can Help.”