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Hey guys,
i recently started experimenting with insulin, decided to go with Novolog/Novorapid and the 10iu pre workout protocol, so 2 days ago I shot 10iu, waited about 20mins, had a big shake (40g whey, skim milk, dextrose for a total of 60g carbs), went to the gym, had the same shake about 60min after the first one.
Pumps were good, strength was up a bit and i noticed increased sweating, however nothing of the "insane" pumps, veins etc people claim to get.
What made me wonder is that I didnt feel the slightest bit of hypo even though I went with relatively little carbs, even though my insulin sensitivity should be very high, since fasting blood sugar in the morning is usually very low, around 75 on average.
Ive read numerous times that people claim to go hypo within 10mins of a rapid acting slin shot etc, so I was wondering.
Today I decided to test how far insulin actually lowers my blood sugar.
When i woke up (8am) my fasting BS was 71 (this was 13 hours after my last meal).
At 9:15 i shot 5iu of Novolog, (i had a dextrose shake ready just in case hypo would onset too quickly. i didnt drink it) BS was 68.
At 10:00 (45mins post shot) BS was still 68. still fasting.
At 10:20 it went to 59, 10:35 it was 60 and 10:55 it was 59.
11:00 i ate a meal of 60g protein, 125g carbs, 10g fat (white and whole wheat toast with ketchup and ham)
It is 11:20 right now and my BS is 99 right now.
Ill continue testing for the next hour.
So 5iu Novolog actually only lowered my blood sugar by about 10 points over a 2 hour period.
Not exactly what I expected when people claim "youll instantly die if you dont pump yourself full of dextrose after a slin shot bro!"
Any explanations for that?
Im on Test, tren, adex, t3, nothing else. I know that t3 can cause slight insulin insensitivity, however since my fasting blood sugar is pretty low I wouldve guessed that my insulin sensitivity is good.
Btw, Diabetes runs in my family. My grandma uses 32iu human insulin 4 times A DAY plus 50iu lantus and her blood sugar is STILL above 250 at pretty much all times (her doctors dont seem to have a clue at all).
Maybe a genetic defect runs in my family that prevents insulin from lowering blood sugar drastically? Or did my body balance out blood sugar via gluconeogenesis before hypo symptons could occur? Maybe my insulin has just gone bad (I doubt that though, bought it a week ago and stored it in the fridge before using).
Anyone with a clue/ideas?
Im really baffled right now and dont know what the hell is going on to be honest.
I know that this experiment was "dangerous", but I was prepared for any possible hypo onset, buddy knew what I was doing, had sugary drinks ready etc. So no indoctrinations please.
i recently started experimenting with insulin, decided to go with Novolog/Novorapid and the 10iu pre workout protocol, so 2 days ago I shot 10iu, waited about 20mins, had a big shake (40g whey, skim milk, dextrose for a total of 60g carbs), went to the gym, had the same shake about 60min after the first one.
Pumps were good, strength was up a bit and i noticed increased sweating, however nothing of the "insane" pumps, veins etc people claim to get.
What made me wonder is that I didnt feel the slightest bit of hypo even though I went with relatively little carbs, even though my insulin sensitivity should be very high, since fasting blood sugar in the morning is usually very low, around 75 on average.
Ive read numerous times that people claim to go hypo within 10mins of a rapid acting slin shot etc, so I was wondering.
Today I decided to test how far insulin actually lowers my blood sugar.
When i woke up (8am) my fasting BS was 71 (this was 13 hours after my last meal).
At 9:15 i shot 5iu of Novolog, (i had a dextrose shake ready just in case hypo would onset too quickly. i didnt drink it) BS was 68.
At 10:00 (45mins post shot) BS was still 68. still fasting.
At 10:20 it went to 59, 10:35 it was 60 and 10:55 it was 59.
11:00 i ate a meal of 60g protein, 125g carbs, 10g fat (white and whole wheat toast with ketchup and ham)
It is 11:20 right now and my BS is 99 right now.
Ill continue testing for the next hour.
So 5iu Novolog actually only lowered my blood sugar by about 10 points over a 2 hour period.
Not exactly what I expected when people claim "youll instantly die if you dont pump yourself full of dextrose after a slin shot bro!"
Any explanations for that?
Im on Test, tren, adex, t3, nothing else. I know that t3 can cause slight insulin insensitivity, however since my fasting blood sugar is pretty low I wouldve guessed that my insulin sensitivity is good.
Btw, Diabetes runs in my family. My grandma uses 32iu human insulin 4 times A DAY plus 50iu lantus and her blood sugar is STILL above 250 at pretty much all times (her doctors dont seem to have a clue at all).
Maybe a genetic defect runs in my family that prevents insulin from lowering blood sugar drastically? Or did my body balance out blood sugar via gluconeogenesis before hypo symptons could occur? Maybe my insulin has just gone bad (I doubt that though, bought it a week ago and stored it in the fridge before using).
Anyone with a clue/ideas?
Im really baffled right now and dont know what the hell is going on to be honest.
I know that this experiment was "dangerous", but I was prepared for any possible hypo onset, buddy knew what I was doing, had sugary drinks ready etc. So no indoctrinations please.
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