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Group 7-day waking average?

Thanks Northe. Hope I can maintain it. Up and down ladders all day so extra test mid morning/afternoon best way forward I've found
 
Quick question. As a Newby to the site I've been looking back at older postings and several people seem to use jelly babies to bring levels up when hypo. Do they act as quickly as dextrose tablets. I thought they were the fastest as they were pure glucose. Could I have been enjoying a few Jb's all these years for a change. ?
 
Mossey said:
Quick question. As a Newby to the site I've been looking back at older postings and several people seem to use jelly babies to bring levels up when hypo. Do they act as quickly as dextrose tablets. I thought they were the fastest as they were pure glucose. Could I have been enjoying a few Jb's all these years for a change. ?
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I think people land on whatever works for them best. I prefer jelly babies because I find them easier to chew on than glucose tablets (and tastier!), plus they almost always work well for me. Some people insist on a drink like lucozade of full-sugar coke, which is probably the fastest acting stuff, but I don't feel I've had anything if I just drink. Jelly babies are also a lot cheaper than coke or lucozade!

Only one or two hypos have been dropping so fast for me that I've needed to drink something as opposed to just having a couple of JBs 🙂
 
13.2 - bedtime
3.3 - this morning
 
whiskysmum said:
13.2 - bedtime
3.3 - this morning
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Gill - do you take correction doses with that 13.2 at bedtime? Or do you leave them and they fall the way they do?

And what time do you eat dinner - then go to bed - therefore how long after eating do you read 13.2mmol.
 
Northerner said:
Oh dear, still struggling Gill :( Have you spoken to your nurse lately?
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Yes still struggling. The last time I should've spoken to my nurse was 10th Feb but that was when she passed her appointment onto the GP due to abnormal results with my HbA1c. Re that I've got my appointment for my US abdomen scan on Friday late afternoon eeeeeek!
 
bennyg70 said:
Gill - do you take correction doses with that 13.2 at bedtime? Or do you leave them and they fall the way they do?

And what time do you eat dinner - then go to bed - therefore how long after eating do you read 13.2mmol.
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- do I take correction doses with that level at bedtime = no
- what time do I eat dinner = between 6pm and 7pm
- go to bed - and test once I'm in bed = between 11pm and 12pm

but_______during the evening i snack on crisps, don't eat things like nuts or salad.....because I seem to think it affects my ulcerative colitis.... but that's another story
- supper = usually something like butter puffs 4 x with a bit of cheese on or a sandwich 2 slices - warburtons medium sliced 17.7g carbs I think.
 
A lowish 4.2 today.
 
whiskysmum said:
- do I take correction doses with that level at bedtime = no
- what time do I eat dinner = between 6pm and 7pm
- go to bed - and test once I'm in bed = between 11pm and 12pm

but_______during the evening i snack on crisps, don't eat things like nuts or salad.....because I seem to think it affects my ulcerative colitis.... but that's another story
- supper = usually something like butter puffs 4 x with a bit of cheese on or a sandwich 2 slices - warburtons medium sliced 17.7g carbs I think.
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Do you bolus for the snacking and suppers?
 
bennyg70 said:
Do you bolus for the snacking and suppers?
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No because I've already bolused 1:10 (1u for every 10g carbs) before tea. If I've had 40g/50g carbs for tea then 4u/5u QA.

😱! I'm taking over this thread now with my problems 😱.com
 
5.3 this morning
 
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