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Group 7-day waking average?

AlisonM said:
10.4 this morning and feeling really bad. Coughing and wheezing, and I ache all over. My head has a herd of elephants dancing in it. Still in the high 9s now.
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Oh dear :( Sounds like all those 5.6s were the calm before the storm, I hope the clouds pass over quickly and you are feeling much better soon! 🙂
 
whiskysmum said:
7.7 - 22:33pm - bedtime
- no snacking during the evening
- 2.8 - 03:10am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.4 - 03:26am
5.8 - 7:24am - fasting - then 3.4 - 8:50am - then 6.3 - 9:06

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
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Northerner said:
Still too much lantus, it appears!
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Yes but I guess i'll just have to grin and bear the hypos for a few days now because it was only on Saturday when I changed my lantus.
 
Evening all....sorry for late post 🙂

Woke to a 16.1 then had a oh so not nice 2.6 by midday!! was not a nice hypo at all....especially when your hanging of a boat!! 😱

Now back up to 12.5!!...seeing nurse next week so will have to have a chat...am getting over this horrid chest infection...SLOWLY!! 🙂
 
whiskysmum said:
Yes but I guess i'll just have to grin and bear the hypos for a few days now because it was only on Saturday when I changed my lantus.
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I wouldn't wait, to be honest Gill. The changes you made on Saturday will be stable by now and you need to start getting rid of those hypos. Lowering your lantus now can only help reduce your hypos, not increase them.
 
Northerner said:
I wouldn't wait, to be honest Gill. The changes you made on Saturday will be stable by now and you need to start getting rid of those hypos. Lowering your lantus now can only help reduce your hypos, not increase them.
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Yes I think I will decrease it tonight.

One thing we were taught on the Insulin X-Pert course was that you're always welcome to ask your DSNs for their advice but at the end of the day they will always say "what do you think you should do?" "what would you be happiest doing?" Bit of a ramble here but the other week when I phoned the DSN (re my latest problems) from the drop in clinic who also works at the hospital (where I have a contact number for) & who also did my X-Pert course she reminded me of this.
 
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whiskysmum said:
Yes I think I will decrease it tonight.

One thing we were taught on the Insulin X-Pert course was that you're always welcome to ask your DSNs for their advice but at the end of the day they will always say "what do you think you should do?" "what would you be happiest doing?" Bit of a ramble here but the other week when I phoned the DSN (re my latest problems) from the drop in clinic who also works at the hospital (where I have a contact number for) & who also did my X-Pert course she reminded me of this.
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I agree - you are the one with all the experience, and if it makes sense to you, based on your own experience, then do it 🙂 I hope it helps and that you start getting some good, stable levels 🙂
 
Haven't been on for a while due to getting to grips with epilepsy diagnosis. Average 5.2 - 6.4 not bad considering dropped lantus from 24 to 16 over the past few weeks.
 
jalapino said:
Evening all....sorry for late post 🙂

Woke to a 16.1 then had a oh so not nice 2.6 by midday!! was not a nice hypo at all....especially when your hanging of a boat!! 😱

Now back up to 12.5!!...seeing nurse next week so will have to have a chat...am getting over this horrid chest infection...SLOWLY!! 🙂
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That's not a good swing, when you do things you don't do it by halves :D.
Hope you manage to get yourself sorted out.

4.7 for me this morning after a lie in until 10 am. After yesterdays hypos, today I reduced the gliclazide to one tablet, had 1 slice of wholemeal bread and ham ended up with a mild 3.9 hypo at 2:30. had another snack and 2 wine gums and by 3:20 was back up to 6.9.
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Still fairly low this afternoon staying in the 6.0's.
 
pav said:
That's not a good swing, when you do things you don't do it by halves :D.
Hope you manage to get yourself sorted out.

4.7 for me this morning after a lie in until 10 am. After yesterdays hypos, today I reduced the gliclazide to one tablet, had 1 slice of wholemeal bread and ham ended up with a mild 3.9 hypo at 2:30. had another snack and 2 wine gums and by 3:20 was back up to 6.9.
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Still fairly low this afternoon staying in the 6.0's.
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Those are good numbers pav 🙂
 
Glo said:
Haven't been on for a while due to getting to grips with epilepsy diagnosis. Average 5.2 - 6.4 not bad considering dropped lantus from 24 to 16 over the past few weeks.
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Hi Glo, good to hear from you again, I hope that things are improving for you. Your numbers look very good, especially as you have been making significant changes to your lantus 🙂
 
11.7 - 22:49pm - bedtime
- decreased lantus from 20u to 18u
- rich tea biscuits x 2 (5.6g carbs each = 11.2g total)
- 3.2 - 03.45am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.6 - 04:00am
5.5 - 08:01am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
 
whiskysmum said:
11.7 - 22:49pm - bedtime
- decreased lantus from 20u to 18u
- rich tea biscuits x 2 (5.6g carbs each = 11.2g total)
- 3.2 - 03.45am - the hypo woke me up - then 5.6 - 04:00am
5.5 - 08:01am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
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I think you are getting there Gill, I would see how it goes for another couple of days and then maybe consider another decrease in lantus. Do your lantus pens only go in 2 unit increments? Might be worth asking your DSN or GP for a 1-unit pen as you might find you need to fine tune things a bit more closely as you get closer to your goals 🙂
 
Northerner said:
I think you are getting there Gill, I would see how it goes for another couple of days and then maybe consider another decrease in lantus.
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Thank you. Yes I will leave it for a few days now then see if I need to make another tweak.



Northerner said:
Do your lantus pens only go in 2 unit increments? Might be worth asking your DSN or GP for a 1-unit pen as you might find you need to fine tune things a bit more closely as you get closer to your goals 🙂
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It's this one & goes in 1 unit increments
http://www.diabetesdepot.ca/media/c...5/9/4/940d8ffe4982de3b919f81c9008b708f_12.jpg
 
Urgh! Woke at 12.7 this morning. Feel like death warmed up and just want to sleep, but I can't settle. I ache all over and my ribs hurt from coughing.
 
Another late lie in until 10 am, was 4.7 on getting up.
 
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