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First Hypo?

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Thebearcametoo said:
Hi, you’ll be feeling rough with those numbers. Did they talk to you about how to adjust your insulin to your carbs? When you’re newly diagnosed they often don’t want to bring your glucose levels down too quickly into the 4-7 target range as your body has been used to running higher but you will feel better if you can stay around 10. Anything over 16 should be treated to bring you down into that 4-10 range. Novorapid peaks around an hour after injecting and whilst there will still be some effect for a couple of hours after that you’re still not having enough insulin for your carbs & starting glucose level to correct it down to a good level. Do you have a diabetic nurse who you can call? Being over 16 for any length of time may be a sign that your insulin levels aren’t right or it may be a sign of impending illness. Either way you need a little more support to get those numbers down so you feel better. If you can call your nurse then do so.
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Thank you
 
I know that it can be frustrating, but I am glad that the nurse is working with you to gradually find the basal rate that you need. Once that is settled they will work with you on finding the right carb ratio for your meals. It is such a learning curve. Their advice of splitting your carbs throughout the day is good at present and by having fixed(ish) amounts whilst they help you sort your basal insulin, it is one less variable.

You could talk to the DSN about reducing your carbs at each meal if you wanted to, as that would make the rise smaller after each meal, and may also help you with some of the symptoms that you are experiencing.
 
SB2015 said:
I know that it can be frustrating, but I am glad that the nurse is working with you to gradually find the basal rate that you need. Once that is settled they will work with you on finding the right carb ratio for your meals. It is such a learning curve. Their advice of splitting your carbs throughout the day is good at present and by having fixed(ish) amounts whilst they help you sort your basal insulin, it is one less variable.

You could talk to the DSN about reducing your carbs at each meal if you wanted to, as that would make the rise smaller after each meal, and may also help you with some of the symptoms that you are experiencing.
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Thank you v much.
 
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