Bear in mind that meters aren't always that accurate, and you can very occasionally get one that seems higher than you would normally expect. I would always wait a couple more days to see if that higher level was consistently higher before increasing lantus 🙂
. The only time I get down to reasonable numbers (nearing the 7s) is when I barely eat at all which is not a good thing to do 'cos it makes me feel like carp (anag) and I have no energy for anything. Mind you, without it I'd be sky high in a few hours . Back to Nursie in the New Year methinks.
Do you get a significant rise after eating @Jonsi? If so, I would definitely be considering asking for a fast-acting insulin with meals. Possibly also benefit from an increase in the background insulin if you rarely hit the 7s or below, and ditch the empagliflozin. You shouldn't have to feel deprived or struggling to eat properly when you are on medication that's supposed to be allowing you to achieve near-normal levelsBore da pawb ...an 8.5 for me this morning which could be better but has been much worse of late. I'm beginning to think that my body doesn't like Insulin much 'cos it doesn't seem to be hitting the spot
Hope the nurse can come up with a better combination for you 🙂
Sorry to hear thisMorning all, a 5.8 today, although I've got the dreaded winter lurgy that Mr Marten has had on and off for about two weeks
I hope that it doesn't hang around that long for you - get well soon! 🙂
My Humulin is split at 06:00 and 18:00 (ish) - Nursie said to split it 20u/20u but I'm actually using 26u/26u as the 20/20 was having little effect on curbing rising numbers. The 26/26 is at least keeping things steadier. In answer to your question, I most certainly do get a rise in numbers after eating. I've just had two baps with nothing but roast chicken on for lunch ...I'll probably be somewhere around 14+ in about an hour. I'm certainly not eating 'properly' - 1 oz of rice will double my numbers, a single piece of bread with Bacon & Egg will add 3 or 4.Do you get a significant rise after eating @Jonsi? If so, I would definitely be considering asking for a fast-acting insulin with meals. Possibly also benefit from an increase in the background insulin if you rarely hit the 7s or below, and ditch the empagliflozin. You shouldn't have to feel deprived or struggling to eat properly when you are on medication that's supposed to be allowing you to achieve near-normal levels
In that case I'd certainly be asking for a change to basal/bolus, as it is both affecting your quality of life and day-to-day health, but also increasing your longer-term risks. If they are reluctant, then I'd need a pretty convincing argument why not!My Humulin is split at 06:00 and 18:00 (ish) - Nursie said to split it 20u/20u but I'm actually using 26u/26u as the 20/20 was having little effect on curbing rising numbers. The 26/26 is at least keeping things steadier. In answer to your question, I most certainly do get a rise in numbers after eating. I've just had two baps with nothing but roast chicken on for lunch ...I'll probably be somewhere around 14+ in about an hour. I'm certainly not eating 'properly' - 1 oz of rice will double my numbers, a single piece of bread with Bacon & Egg will add 3 or 4.
My Humulin is split at 06:00 and 18:00 (ish) - Nursie said to split it 20u/20u but I'm actually using 26u/26u as the 20/20 was having little effect on curbing rising numbers. The 26/26 is at least keeping things steadier. In answer to your question, I most certainly do get a rise in numbers after eating. I've just had two baps with nothing but roast chicken on for lunch ...I'll probably be somewhere around 14+ in about an hour. I'm certainly not eating 'properly' - 1 oz of rice will double my numbers, a single piece of bread with Bacon & Egg will add 3 or 4.
Diet Fizz is pure poison imho. Plus the baps are a nono and you need the butter...the stuffing and the salt aren't great either. I wonder if a very large chicken salad would have raised your BG so much? Please don't be offended. Pot/kettle here.
Thank you Linda.
