Correction dose

[rossi_mac]

Hi
Wow what a day, busy at work head down blah blah blah. Had lunch so far usual. Suddenly 2 hrs after lunch I realised I hadn't injected for lunch! I tested & was twelves. So I injected usual amount for lunch.

Headed to car, got in car, road closed so had to turn around, started to feel a bit dizzy, so pulled over got out of car - wowzer- light headed and everything, got testing kit out of boot, tested, three.three! So I ate ate and drank. Had can of full fat coke, hand full of jelly beans, and packet ofglucose tablets, oh and a mars bar. After ten minutes I was four.four, so I drove on.

I get home, and I was sixteens. So I ate far too much. I then injected for dinner and am getting back down now nine.nine now.

Anyway real question, why did I get so low for usual meal and amount of insulin. Because I injected late should I have injected not for lunch but a correction dose? If so what do people out there use as there correction dose/ratio. Is it the same as a meal carb ratio dose?

Sorry for long thread but wanted to give you the full picture!


Cheers

Rossi

 

[randomange]

Don't you just love the rollercoasters? 😉

I remember being told that if it's two hours or more since you ate, you should only give a correction dose, as most of the food will have been digested by then. I think there are other rules for less time that that since you ate, but I can't remember the rest of them!

With regards to a correction dose, it varies from person to person. My DSN said most people find that one unit of insulin lowers their blood glucose by two to three mmol, and I find that works well for me. You have to find out for yourself what works for you though 🙂.

 

[rossi_mac]

Don't you just love the rollercoasters? 😉

I remember being told that if it's two hours or more since you ate, you should only give a correction dose, as most of the food will have been digested by then. I think there are other rules for less time that that since you ate, but I can't remember the rest of them!

With regards to a correction dose, it varies from person to person. My DSN said most people find that one unit of insulin lowers their blood glucose by two to three mmol, and I find that works well for me. You have to find out for yourself what works for you though 🙂.

Cheers, I injected for 2-3 moles to 1 unit! Something strange happened!
Up & down but a bit Diab Depressed earlier, better now though only friday till the weekend!!!

 

[randomange]

Ahh...maybe you're a bit more sensitive to insulin then and one unit actually lowers you by more than three mmol? Or it could always have been one of those random unexplainable diabetic things!

Up & down but a bit Diab Depressed earlier, better now though only friday till the weekend!!!

I know what you mean, I think we all get like that sometimes. Still,you're right, tomorrow's Friday!