Group 7-day waking average?

[Northerner]

a disappointing 8.0 for me this morning. I woke up at 3.00 with 2.6 so took 4 jelly babies - I only need 3 but find it so hard to hold back when I'm feeling hypo!

It's especially difficult when you wake up hypo Might be worth setting an alarm for 3 am to see whether you need to lower your basal.

 

[pav]

A rather disappointing 5.6 for me looks like my mid 4.0's are now history, just phoned up re HbA1c results and they have now gone up from 44 to 48 6.5% .

 

[Cleo]

It's especially difficult when you wake up hypo Might be worth setting an alarm for 3 am to see whether you need to lower your basal.

thanks for your feedback alan.
what happend was that I tested before bed and I was 10.4 - rather high when you have a little one growing inside you (not to mention feeling GUILTY etc etc)....so I took 2 units of NR plus my 11u Levemir - I think the 2u of NR is what sent me crashing ?? - in hindsight I think I could have done with 1u, esp. as dafne guidelines are 6.5 - 8.0 before bed.

I havent ever had night hypos on Levemir so I think this is what caused it ? what do you think? Usually I go to bed between 6 - 7.5 and wake up around 4.5 - 5.5.

 

[Cleo]

A rather disappointing 5.6 for me looks like my mid 4.0's are now history, just phoned up re HbA1c results and they have now gone up from 44 to 48 6.5% .

Pav - waking up at 5.6 is NOT BAD ! its actually more 'mid range' than being in the low 4's. And having an A1C of 6.5% is good ! I think you're doing great 🙂 the difference between your old result (44) and new result is not that big either which surely must be a good thing

 

[Northerner]

thanks for your feedback alan.
what happend was that I tested before bed and I was 10.4 - rather high when you have a little one growing inside you (not to mention feeling GUILTY etc etc)....so I took 2 units of NR plus my 11u Levemir - I think the 2u of NR is what sent me crashing ?? - in hindsight I think I could have done with 1u, esp. as dafne guidelines are 6.5 - 8.0 before bed.

I havent ever had night hypos on Levemir so I think this is what caused it ? what do you think? Usually I go to bed between 6 - 7.5 and wake up around 4.5 - 5.5.

It does look like the novorapid was probably responsible in that case. I always made it a rule not to have any fast-acting insulin before going to bed, as I live alone and was worried about the potential consequences, but can understand that you want to keep levels as tight as possible for the little one. It is possible to have night hypos on levemir if you have more of it than your body needs. I have no personal experience (obviously!), but from what I have read your requirements can change significantly as your pregnancy progresses - other mums will be able to help there better than me! 🙂

 

[Cleo]

thanks alan - and yes, one the 'perks' of pregnancy is that levels do certainly change as the pregnancy hormones affect insulin resistance and sensitivity.

But yes, I think you are right - it must have been the NR. I mustn't default to "panicking and over correcting" as it always backfires !.

Another day, another lesson learnt !, thanks for your help 😉

 

[AlisonM]

4.8 this morning. Nice.

 

[pav]

Pav - waking up at 5.6 is NOT BAD ! its actually more 'mid range' than being in the low 4's. And having an A1C of 6.5% is good ! I think you're doing great 🙂 the difference between your old result (44) and new result is not that big either which surely must be a good thing

I would agree that the results are still good, though my levels are swinging all over the place with the odd hypo then swinging to nearly 16. Just with the waking in the 4.0's the peak swings would occasionally hit the 12.0's with an odd one in the 13.0's.

Now regularly above 10.0, but having the same meals on separate days, will give wildly different results. To cap it all getting the constant hungry feeling and weight is starting to come back on. Don't seam to be in a winning situation at the moment.

 

[Northerner]

I would agree that the results are still good, though my levels are swinging all over the place with the odd hypo then swinging to nearly 16. Just with the waking in the 4.0's the peak swings would occasionally hit the 12.0's with an odd one in the 13.0's.

Now regularly above 10.0, but having the same meals on separate days, will give wildly different results. To cap it all getting the constant hungry feeling and weight is starting to come back on. Don't seam to be in a winning situation at the moment.

Would insulin be a possibility for you pav?

 

[Cat1964]

Morning all, hope you're feeling a lot better today Northie. However it's a terrible 9.9 for me this morning, climbing every morning.😱 Not good

 

[Cleo]

6.1 for me today

 

[jalapino]

Morning all....ermmmm!! 15.1 this morning 😱

Do not no where that came from!

 

[Cleo]

Morning all....ermmmm!! 15.1 this morning 😱

Do not no where that came from!

Hi ant
What was your BG before bed ? And did you have anything that was high on fat for dinner ? (Curry take away, pizza, etc) .

 

[jalapino]

Nope onion and mushroom omelette :0)

 

[Pumper_Sue]

Nope onion and mushroom omelette :0)

For some reason eggs have a terrible affect on my blood sugars as well

Mine was 4.1 this morning.

 

[pav]

Would insulin be a possibility for you pav?

Just booked a phone appointment with a good doc to see what options they will pursue. Blood test results also show I am anaemic. Been on this roundabout before and ended up on iron tablets, with the camera check options withdrawn.

Up earlier today and reading was 5.6.

 

[pav]

That went down like a damp squid, doc says don't worry about the 16's as my HbA1c was good and to stop testing and to only test when feeling hypo. 😡 😡 😡

 

[jalapino]

Oh dear pav :0(

 

[Steff]

Poorly on waken BS 7.7

 

[AlisonM]

6.2 this morning.