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Group 7-day waking average?

Good morning folks
5.1 with a nice flatfish
 
Northerner said:
Might be worth a slight reduction, we tend to be lower than our waking numbers in the middle of the night which might put you in the 3s. Have you tried testing around 3 am to see where your levels are? 🙂
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I haven’t no. Once I’m asleep I’m asleep! I’m just doing what the consultant has told me to do. Been on 9 units at night for weeks now. They’ve told me to keep taking that for now. They expect that around the 16-18 week pregnant mark to see my levels start to play havoc as insulin resistance will start to reduce.

They’ve been monitoring my levels for weeks. I take my meter in and my log book every week and they scrutinise it closely. They haven’t really talked about reducing insulin. Only ever talked about the necessity to increase it in future.
 
Morning, 6.7 today, woke up 2 to 2.9 so treated with 4 tabs, not had night hypo for ages, did correction at 9 before bed so don't have to look far for blame.

Feet check this afternoon at surgery, clinic always runs late for some reason, expect to be there hour plus.
 
Morning all.🙂 4.4 here.😛

Got a head full of snot and that overheated feeling you get with a cold - ooo, toasty🙄 - so hubby’s taking the dogs out this morning. Nearly the weekend!😛
 
Good morning 5.4 for me🙂

It’s Thursday so it must be retina clinic to see what my blood supply is doing. Please please have stabilised- it’s beyond frightening. I have my magnetic torch ready to serve as a headlight on my crutches as it will be dark when I leave the hospital. Watch out trees & lampposts I can (hopefully) see you this time!
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There’s snow on the hill out of my window! Raining on me at a lower level phew.

Have a stable bg day all🙂
 
Late on parade today. Had a lie in. Woke to a 6.8 and a even frostier morning than yesterday. As I never got the ironing board up on Tuesday as I’d hoped, I’ve hunted out my crampons and will tackle Mount Everest today! Promise! Otherwise doing nowt exciting. Have a great day whatever you’re doing, @Flower good luck at the eye clinic. 🙂
 
7.2 for me this morning, thought I was on a downward trend yesterday, but hey ho. Did find something surprising yesterday I bought a pack of ready made fresh meatballs, I usually make my own, I was shocked to find they had sugar in them, I expected to find more than just minced beef and herbs as I guessed they would add a bulking agent, but sugar. That will teach me to read the label in the supermarket in future as never in a million years did I expect to find sugar listed in meatballs.

Congrats on your HS for a second day Northerner.
 
Same as yesterday for me - 5.1
 
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Here’s a classic example of my nighttime pattern at its worst. I didn’t get my insulin in soon enough this morning, hence the high, because it hasn’t been rising so ferociously recently. A bit of consistency wouldn’t come amiss....

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merrymunky said:
I haven’t no. Once I’m asleep I’m asleep! I’m just doing what the consultant has told me to do. Been on 9 units at night for weeks now. They’ve told me to keep taking that for now. They expect that around the 16-18 week pregnant mark to see my levels start to play havoc as insulin resistance will start to reduce.

They’ve been monitoring my levels for weeks. I take my meter in and my log book every week and they scrutinise it closely. They haven’t really talked about reducing insulin. Only ever talked about the necessity to increase it in future.
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I'd get in touch with them and let them know if you're regularly waking in the low 4s. It is something that is difficult to predict, certainly, and I know they like you to have tight control. What levels do you generally go to bed on, is there much of a drop overnight? Do you have a half unit pen? 🙂
 
Flower said:
Good morning 5.4 for me🙂

It’s Thursday so it must be retina clinic to see what my blood supply is doing. Please please have stabilised- it’s beyond frightening. I have my magnetic torch ready to serve as a headlight on my crutches as it will be dark when I leave the hospital. Watch out trees & lampposts I can (hopefully) see you this time!
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There’s snow on the hill out of my window! Raining on me at a lower level phew.

Have a stable bg day all🙂
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Take care @Flower, hoping for a good outcome and a safe journey home {{{HUGS}}}
 
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