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Group 7-day waking average?

Very very behind on this so will start by just putting this mornings reading 6.5 for me.
 
Northerner said:
OK, will try not to be excited for you 😉 Woohoo!!! :D
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LOL...bless ya! You understand how these things work far more than me, so you know whether to be optimistic or not! I have increased to 30u now, so hopefully this is it 🙂
Yesterday my numbers were in the middle teens all day...don't know why :(
 
Doing better than me Doddy!! 🙂 So glad your numbers are finally shifting!!! I was 11.1 this morning :confused:. Thats on 16u of Lantus which is supposed to be my max! Doctor is due to ring in a couple of weeks to see how i'm getting on, so will see what she suggests then.

Booo!! Roll on seeing DSN again at end July! 🙂
 
Emmaathome said:
Doing better than me Doddy!! 🙂 So glad your numbers are finally shifting!!! I was 11.1 this morning :confused:. Thats on 16u of Lantus which is supposed to be my max! Doctor is due to ring in a couple of weeks to see how i'm getting on, so will see what she suggests then.

Booo!! Roll on seeing DSN again at end July! 🙂
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Aww hun, this morning was the lowest I have woken up to...but I think it was due to the fact I had a very small supper last night, and had it early. I am normally waking up around 13.
Yesterday, all day, I didn't go below 13, and mostly sat at 15...
I can't get over how much things can change...2 days ago, I spent most of the day at 9! Shocked!

I don't know if insulins work better or suit different people differently, but maybe the lantus isn't right for you?
Maybe there is something within your diet that isn't helping? I really don't know enough to suggest anything to you, but I am in the boat with you !
 
Am trying to sort my diet but do struggle a bit due to lifestyle / busy days. Yesterday was company bbq so had meat, salad, no bread. Diet coke was the only drink I had.

Got a mackerel salad for lunch today with a yoghurt (fat free low cal).

Finally managed to get my hands on a copy of the GL diet for dummies book last week (on holiday), after checking 2 local Waterstones, and a further 3 when in Cornwall!! Only managed first couple of chapters so far, but hope to finish book by end of week so will be on with that once I know what i'm doing.

I defo need to up my exercise, but am struggling time wise (rubbish excuse i know). I do park further away from work so get a little walk here and back, and walk quite a lot at weekends but struggle to fit any more in. I was hoping I'd feel more up to exercise when the numbers came down, and i was less tired etc but still not quite feeling anything other than exhausted after a day at work! :confused: Not sure the high blood pressure is helping, although I know exercise would help that too!!! 😱

Hope you aren't offended, and I wouldnt wish this on anyone really, but I'm glad someone else is in this boat with me!!! 🙂
 
I am not offended hun...it's nice to have company!

How are you finding the book? I have looked at it many times on amazon and wondered if I should.
Exercise make my numbers worse, spoke to a DSN about it, and she said it can happen if you do too much..you can't win!
At least are you trying..having a burger at a bbq with no bread is a good move...and it's the little things that can make the difference 🙂 Mackeral Salad...not sure I could do that one! I am fussy when it comes to fish...!

A few times I have skipped a meal and have achieved lower numbers, but then I end up starving, and the numbers go up again. It certainly is taking time to get these numbers lower, but as long as we do what we can to help ourselves, I think is all we can do.
 
Doddy said:
...Exercise make my numbers worse, spoke to a DSN about it, and she said it can happen if you do too much..you can't win!
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This is nonsense. The reason why exercise is currently making your numbers higher is because you don't yet have the right dose of insulin. Exercise, depending on type and your level of fitness, requires 'circulating' insulin so that it can utilise the glucose in your blood properly as you exercise. When you get the doses better then you should be able to exercise according to your wishes and capabilities. There's a group of American cyclists called 'Team Type 1' who are one of the top cycling teams in the world - one of the most demanding of sports, yet they manage OK. And not forgetting Sir Steve Redgrave, who won his fifth rowing gold medal 3 years after being diagnosed Type 2 on insulin 🙂 Once you get the balance right you will be little different to a person without diabetes 🙂
 
A very pleasing 4.9 after a run of teens and twenties when waking. It was good today because I didn't eat very much all day yesterday
 
Emmaathome said:
Doing better than me Doddy!! 🙂 So glad your numbers are finally shifting!!! I was 11.1 this morning :confused:. Thats on 16u of Lantus which is supposed to be my max! Doctor is due to ring in a couple of weeks to see how i'm getting on, so will see what she suggests then.

Booo!! Roll on seeing DSN again at end July! 🙂
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Emma, what's all this about 16 units being your maximum? If you need more, you should be having more - you have whatever you need, not some mythical/formulaic limit! How was this maximum calculated? I would not wait another couple of weeks, get the doctor or DSN to call you now and discuss raising the dose again - no point in waiting! 🙂
 
5.6 this morning
 
According to the magical internet type thing, calculated based on weight my max dose is 16u. Doc is due to ring me in a couple of weeks to see how I'm getting on with 16u daily, and whether its having an effect, so will see how I'm doing at that point, and ask her for further assistance at that stage.

I still feel new to all this, but it does also feel like its been dragging on for months trying to get this sorted - it is only just over 3 months, but with the concern over complications I do want to reduce my BG levels as soon as i can!!!
 
Emmaathome said:
According to the magical internet type thing, calculated based on weight my max dose is 16u. Doc is due to ring me in a couple of weeks to see how I'm getting on with 16u daily, and whether its having an effect, so will see how I'm doing at that point, and ask her for further assistance at that stage.

I still feel new to all this, but it does also feel like its been dragging on for months trying to get this sorted - it is only just over 3 months, but with the concern over complications I do want to reduce my BG levels as soon as i can!!!
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The weight/dose thing is just a guideline really. When I was diagnosed I was on 20 units of lantus even though my BMI was 17 😱 When I had put a bit of weight back on my lantus dose actually had to come down to around 10 units. Some of the members here who are very insulin resistant can be having as much as 180 units or more of lantus so the weight/dose thing is really only a starting point. I don't see any harm in contacting your GP earlier to discuss increasing it, I'm pretty sure that is what they'll be saying in two weeks anyway 🙂

Three months in you are still very new to it all, as there is so much to take in and think about, so don't worry, your confidence and knowledge will grow in leaps and bounds over the coming months! 🙂
 
Good morning everyone!! :D 5.2.....well chuffed!!! spain here i come....well 2.00am tmr😉
 
emmerdale said:
Good Morning 6.3 Try as I might cant seem to get below mid 6:confused:s
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Isnt 6.3 good??? I know it could be a bit lower but I thought between 4 and 7 were OK? 🙂

I got an 11 again this morning, I'd love a 6.3!! :D
 
Good morning everyone hope you're all well 8.3 for me 😱
 
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