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Group 7-day waking average?

KookyCat said:
Before, if I don't I usually have a hypo situation because I veer towards the low on waking. I also Lantus in the morning because if I so much as look at that stuff at night I'm hypo.
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I only ask cos I read somewhere (where?!) that you can exercise before breakfast if you want. I exercise after breakfast, but I'm often anxious about the (reduced dose of) insulin I've got on board. Something else to work on!

Anyway, 7.1 for me, and a lovely walk with hubby and Bloden.🙂
 
Bloden said:
I only ask cos I read somewhere (where?!) that you can exercise before breakfast if you want. I exercise after breakfast, but I'm often anxious about the (reduced dose of) insulin I've got on board. Something else to work on!

Anyway, 7.1 for me, and a lovely walk with hubby and Bloden.🙂
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I tried before breakfast a few times but at that point I was taking 12 more units of evil Lantus than I am now. Both times cracking hypos. That said the last two days I've had cracking hypos after I've eaten breakfast, and come back from the dog walk on my last legs. I just seem to be getting more sensitive to insulin, I'm taking a third of what I was taking when I started (total daily amount) and still can't keep out of the hypo zone. So basically who knows!
 
KookyCat said:
I tried before breakfast a few times but at that point I was taking 12 more units of evil Lantus than I am now. Both times cracking hypos. That said the last two days I've had cracking hypos after I've eaten breakfast, and come back from the dog walk on my last legs. I just seem to be getting more sensitive to insulin, I'm taking a third of what I was taking when I started (total daily amount) and still can't keep out of the hypo zone. So basically who knows!
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KookyCat, I started on a total daily dose of 65 units: 45 novorapid and 20 lantus. Within months the lantus was down to 10 units and the novorapid also reduced. Four years after diagnosis I was down to 2 units of lantus and waking in the low 4s, so I stopped it entirely - I haven't had any lantus now for over 2 years. I still need novorapid, but that is also much reduced, down to about 18-25 units a day, depending on weather, food, exercise blah blah blah!

This may not happen to you, of course, but what I am saying is that, in the World of Diabetes, anything is possible! 🙂
 
Northerner said:
KookyCat, I started on a total daily dose of 65 units: 45 novorapid and 20 lantus. Within months the lantus was down to 10 units and the novorapid also reduced. Four years after diagnosis I was down to 2 units of lantus and waking in the low 4s, so I stopped it entirely - I haven't had any lantus now for over 2 years. I still need novorapid, but that is also much reduced, down to about 18-25 units a day, depending on weather, food, exercise blah blah blah!

This may not happen to you, of course, but what I am saying is that, in the World of Diabetes, anything is possible! 🙂
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Thanks Northerner, I'm glad I'm not the only one! I expected some increase in my sensitivity because that whole recovery from DKA was pretty hellish, getting from walking frame to normal mobility was bound to have an impact, and I'm 90% back to whirling dervish but it's quite stunning at the moment. I even rang my consultant to check again they hadn't misdiagnosed me as type 1 but apparently there's no doubt given my antibody count (which was in the 95th percentile). He did say something interesting though, apparently you can also produce antibodies to insulin whilst in the active phase of the autoimmune reaction, and I noticed my sensitivity start to change when the parotitis started to subside. The human body is fascinating :D
 
Being away and forgetting my meter I missed a few days, yesterday 8.3 today 7.6 , I fell off the sugar bandwagon big style on Friday at my sisters wedding, so good excuse 😛 trying to get back on track by tomorrow
 
4.4 for me today x
 
Newtothis said:
4.4 for me today x
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Hi Amanda
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Great number 🙂
 
Morning 4.2 for me this morning.
 
Northerner said:
Wow! A bit low? 5.3 for me today 🙂
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Yep, getting a bit miffed with it now. Last night 5.2 two hours after dinner so I had a weetabix with milk for supper (I hate supper!) and still it drops. That Diabetes fairy has a lot to answer for 🙄
 
Morning! 9.0 here - post-dinner high left me high all night. Things always go to pot in the run up to seeing Dr. Boots. Gives us something to talk about, I suppose. 🙄
 
Morning 4.3 for me.
 
jalapino said:
Morning all!!! 🙂

Well I start on a 8.4 today!.....let the testing commence!!! :D
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Ooh I love an experiment, will there be graphs, and a full report later?
 
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