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Group 7-day waking average?

13.0 - 22:17pm - bedtime
- 4 slices of corned beef eaten after bedtime test
- not quite 3am but:
- 8.1 - 04:31am
- 6.0 - 06:33am
3.3 - 09:43am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

- am asking myself why do I clearly need less BI/lantus insulin
 
Northerner said:
Looking great! 🙂 Hope you're not becoming one of those exercise junkies! 😉
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You've met me, now, what do you think the chance of that is? :D

Slow cooked shin beef with shallots and tomato tonight with some couscous. I have too much of an appetite to get hooked on exercise.

Besides, who wants to die in the peak of condition? I just want to be fit enough to grow old disgracefully.
 
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whiskysmum said:
13.0 - 22:17pm - bedtime
- 4 slices of corned beef eaten after bedtime test
- not quite 3am but:
- 8.1 - 04:31am
- 6.0 - 06:33am
3.3 - 09:43am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u

- am asking myself why do I clearly need less BI/lantus insulin
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I think what is changing Gill, certainly over the past couple of nights, is that yu are not having extra carbs after your bedtime test, so you are getting a truer picture of your basal requirements. Also, things do change from time to time and for whatever reason (maybe the longer nights and colder days) your requirements are much less than you perhaps needed a few months ago. Based on last night's readings I would be inclined to reduce the lantus again to try and avoid the hypo. 🙂
 
11.2 which is certainly a lot better than it has been
 
5.2 this morning. Quite pleased because it was 5.4 when I did the last thing at night test. The basal is holding beautifully which I'm very pleased about because I did the full basal testing and re-jigging earlier this month 🙂
 
CoffeePot said:
5.2 this morning. Quite pleased because it was 5.4 when I did the last thing at night test. The basal is holding beautifully which I'm very pleased about because I did the full basal testing and re-jigging earlier this month 🙂
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Great result 🙂
 
5.5 for me this morning, before I went off to have my fasting blood test - postponed because of a hacking cough which is nearly gone...

And I've got an appointment with the diabetic nurse next Monday afternoon, so I shall go armed with my little book of daily readings 🙂
 
Pine Marten said:
5.5 for me this morning, before I went off to have my fasting blood test - postponed because of a hacking cough which is nearly gone...

And I've got an appointment with the diabetic nurse next Monday afternoon, so I shall go armed with my little book of daily readings 🙂
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Great number! Good luck with the appointment! 🙂
 
Thanks, Northerner :D
 
I got up an hour and a quarter later than normal and was 7.9 :(
 
Silly question: do most people test immediately after getting up, or before breakfast? (I tend to get up, washed & dressed and then test just before breakfast, and again two hours later.) Does any time lapse make a difference?
 
I do what you do - I shower, dress and then test - so on a weekday the test is usually about 6.20 - and this morning it was at 7.40, so I wondered if it was the dawn phenomenon just carrying on and thinking "we usually get fed at 6.35"...

I may be wrong though. It has happened in the past...
 
I test as soon as my 'feet hit the floor' (well, maybe five minutes after!). If I wait longer my levels will climb due to DP. I also inject straight after doing that first test. 🙂 With some people DP can start before they wake up, others may be only slightly affected, if at all.
 
Northerner said:
I think what is changing Gill, certainly over the past couple of nights, is that yu are not having extra carbs after your bedtime test, so you are getting a truer picture of your basal requirements. Also, things do change from time to time and for whatever reason (maybe the longer nights and colder days) your requirements are much less than you perhaps needed a few months ago. Based on last night's readings I would be inclined to reduce the lantus again to try and avoid the hypo. 🙂
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Thank you 🙂


13.8 - 22:52pm - bedtime
- stayed overnight in Chester last night & ate in a thai restaurant then also had carbs (a chocolate biscuit - 12.9g per biscuit) after bedtime test
- didn't reduce the lantus last night but will probably do it tonight
8.4 - 07:44am - fasting

lantus decreases:
Tue 29.10 from 24u to 22u
Sat 02.10 from 22u to 20u
Tue 6.11 from 20u to 18u
Wed 20.11 from 18u to 16u
 
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