Hello, following on from my earlier thread https://forum.diabetes.org.uk/boards/threads/pump-panel-say-no.66767/ about wanting a pump because I was only taking 1.5 u levemir at night and that wasn't enough but 2u was too much, I have been keeping meticulous diaries, libre senor and basal testing like mad ahead of my next consultant appointment in 2 weeks.
Then the hot weather hit and my insulin requirements went up massively! I had a week of waking to levels of 16 which had crep up gradually through the night, so I increased my nighttime basal in 0.5u increments and am now steady overnight taking 5u levemir! So on the one hand I'm happy that I can wake to a good level and my graphs looks loads better. However, this gets rid of my argument for a pump, but I think my insulin sensitivity will come back when the cold weather returns- I always have a seasonal shift every autumn and then back again early summer. My annual review is always May/June by which time I'm doing ok again! Grr. So I don't think I'll get anywhere saying "these are my lovely graphs but honestly, it's not always this good!".
I do still have the graphs from my libre sensor in February which was when I went to talk to the nurse about what she would take to the pump panel, and she didn't think nightly hypos were a problem. So I can waft them by the consultant, but I'm not holding out much hope, and my diaries are a lot more detailed now because of getting turned down by the pump panel in April. Don't think I'll get anywhere this time either!
Then the hot weather hit and my insulin requirements went up massively! I had a week of waking to levels of 16 which had crep up gradually through the night, so I increased my nighttime basal in 0.5u increments and am now steady overnight taking 5u levemir! So on the one hand I'm happy that I can wake to a good level and my graphs looks loads better. However, this gets rid of my argument for a pump, but I think my insulin sensitivity will come back when the cold weather returns- I always have a seasonal shift every autumn and then back again early summer. My annual review is always May/June by which time I'm doing ok again! Grr. So I don't think I'll get anywhere saying "these are my lovely graphs but honestly, it's not always this good!".
I do still have the graphs from my libre sensor in February which was when I went to talk to the nurse about what she would take to the pump panel, and she didn't think nightly hypos were a problem. So I can waft them by the consultant, but I'm not holding out much hope, and my diaries are a lot more detailed now because of getting turned down by the pump panel in April. Don't think I'll get anywhere this time either!
