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Group 7-day waking average?

I had a pack of peanuts- 8g CHO after evening meal for which I did not bolus
6.6 pre bed, woke at 3 am and checked- 11.1. Small correction bolus brought me back to 6.7 pre breakfast.
I'm finding lately that although nuts alone would lead to a hypo if I bolused prior to eating them, adding a bit on to the meal bolus if I''m eating faster acting carbs such as bread, seems to work ok- but gets a bit more complicated if eating them between meals on their own
 
Phil65 said:
happy chappy... 5.5 after going out for dinner last night (chocolate brownie and ice cream for pudding!) 🙂
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Any special tactics involved ? Extended magical bolus's or the like?
 
5.1 for me this am. Blimey Northe, didn't realise you weren't on Basal - is it all that running? Whatever it is, keep it up 🙂
 
runner said:
5.1 for me this am. Blimey Northe, didn't realise you weren't on Basal - is it all that running? Whatever it is, keep it up 🙂
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I've had about 8 units of lantus since April 2012! 😱 Those were when I had slight illnesses and waking levels were creeping up. Running certainly makes a difference 🙂
 
I'm ashamed to post I was 17.0 when i woke up this morning. This was after a really rough night. went to my combat class for the first time in about 3 weeks last night. checked reading at 5pm, it was 6.0. By time i got to gym I was feeling low and so had a twix (thinking biscuit + caramel = quick boost and sustenance so i don't crash through the class). Also set a TBR of 50% to last through the class. got home and tested at 7.45pm and it was 12.2. had some dinner so had a bolus plus correctional bolus and re tested at 10.30pm and it was 8.4. had some fruit and yoghurt, so cue another bolus and small correctional bolus. checked again at bed (12.30am) and it was 4.6.

set my alarm for 3am, tested and it was 3.3 (worrying that I hadn't woken myself up by that point). ate 15g glucose tabs and did a TBR of 50% for 30 minutes. tested 20 minutes later and it was 3.2. got up, had a handful of grapes and some sharon fruit and changed the TBR to 20% for an hour.

all wrong i know! TBR during the night would have been fine to keep at 50% rather than dropping to 20% but by that point i was feeling really bad. Also, the TBR during the class would have better placed a few hours after the class, not during it (but I thought that if I did it during the class I definitely wouldn't go low). live and learn i guess.

checked reading an hour ago and it's 5.0 - can I use that as a waking reading instead? 😉

spoken to my DSN this morning - am seeing her next monday - who has suggested that for time being, i try not to correct the high bGs as otherwise my liver will never have a chance to top up with glycogen.
 
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There's no shame in readings Dory, we all have ups and downs and the big D often has a mind of it's own. The thing is you checked out what went wrong and spoke to DSN 🙂
 
Dory said:
I'm ashamed to post I was 17.0 when i woke up this morning. This was after a really rough night. went to my combat class for the first time in about 3 weeks last night. checked reading at 5pm, it was 6.0. By time i got to gym I was feeling low and so had a twix (thinking biscuit + caramel = quick boost and sustenance so i don't crash through the class). Also set a TBR of 50% to last through the class. got home and tested at 7.45pm and it was 12.2. had some dinner so had a bolus plus correctional bolus and re tested at 10.30pm and it was 8.4. had some fruit and yoghurt, so cue another bolus and small correctional bolus. checked again at bed (12.30am) and it was 4.6.

set my alarm for 3am, tested and it was 3.3 (worrying that I hadn't woken myself up by that point). ate 15g glucose tabs and did a TBR of 50% for 30 minutes. tested 20 minutes later and it was 3.2. got up, had a handful of grapes and some sharon fruit and changed the TBR to 20% for an hour.

all wrong i know! TBR during the night would have been fine to keep at 50% rather than dropping to 20% but by that point i was feeling really bad. Also, the TBR during the class would have better placed a few hours after the class, not during it (but I thought that if I did it during the class I definitely wouldn't go low). live and learn i guess.

checked reading an hour ago and it's 5.0 - can I use that as a waking reading instead? 😉

spoken to my DSN this morning - am seeing her next monday - who has suggested that for time being, i try not to correct the high bGs as otherwise my liver will never have a chance to top up with glycogen.
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...rough isn't it! you try and exercise to lose weight,get healthy etc and then have to eat more, blood sugars all over the place ahhhhh!

My thinking is ...sort your hypo out don't adjust your basal with TBRs, putting a TBR on as a result of hypo will only start to lower your BG an hour or two from the TBR. Looks like you also stacked your insulin so much that your body had no idea what was going on....hope you are back in range and feeling better. 🙂
 
bennyg70 said:
Any special tactics involved ? Extended magical bolus's or the like?
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......absolute fluke Ben! was 5.5 pre meal at 8.45, had skewered prawns followed by gammon,pineapple relish,egg and chips, half a choc brownie and ice cream washed down with half a bottle of red. 10.45pm I was 7.6, I was tempted to correct slightly and was worried I might have some insulin on board, so didn't. 7am I was 5.5 🙂 10am (cheerios at 7.30) 5.6 :D
 
Phil65 said:
......absolute fluke Ben! was 5.5 pre meal at 8.45, had skewered prawns followed by gammon,pineapple relish,egg and chips, half a choc brownie and ice cream washed down with half a bottle of red. 10.45pm I was 7.6, I was tempted to correct slightly and was worried I might have some insulin on board, so didn't. 7am I was 5.5 🙂 10am (cheerios at 7.30) 5.6 :D
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Lucky #~@!!!!
 
Hmm. 7.2 for me this morning. Lack of sleep maybe?
 
Dory said:
I'm ashamed to post I was 17.0 when i woke up this morning. This was after a really rough night. went to my combat class for the first time in about 3 weeks last night. checked reading at 5pm, it was 6.0. By time i got to gym I was feeling low and so had a twix (thinking biscuit + caramel = quick boost and sustenance so i don't crash through the class). Also set a TBR of 50% to last through the class. got home and tested at 7.45pm and it was 12.2. had some dinner so had a bolus plus correctional bolus and re tested at 10.30pm and it was 8.4. had some fruit and yoghurt, so cue another bolus and small correctional bolus. checked again at bed (12.30am) and it was 4.6.

set my alarm for 3am, tested and it was 3.3 (worrying that I hadn't woken myself up by that point). ate 15g glucose tabs and did a TBR of 50% for 30 minutes. tested 20 minutes later and it was 3.2. got up, had a handful of grapes and some sharon fruit and changed the TBR to 20% for an hour.

all wrong i know! TBR during the night would have been fine to keep at 50% rather than dropping to 20% but by that point i was feeling really bad. Also, the TBR during the class would have better placed a few hours after the class, not during it (but I thought that if I did it during the class I definitely wouldn't go low). live and learn i guess.

checked reading an hour ago and it's 5.0 - can I use that as a waking reading instead? 😉

spoken to my DSN this morning - am seeing her next monday - who has suggested that for time being, i try not to correct the high bGs as otherwise my liver will never have a chance to top up with glycogen.
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No need to feel ashamed. Everyone has bad times. You're doing all you can to help yourself and that's all anyone can do.
 
12.3 for me today - Brings an end too the long run of 25 days in single figures :( (I blame the celebratory curry last night - Rather dissapointed though as I thought id got the split injections spot on) boo
 
bennyg70 said:
12.3 for me today - Brings an end too the long run of 25 days in single figures :( (I blame the celebratory curry last night - Rather dissapointed though as I thought id got the split injections spot on) boo
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Aw, shame :( Still 25 days of single figures is pretty good going and you do have a possible explanation for it 🙂
 
14.4 for me this morning 😱

Although in my defense, I had a hypo at 2am..had bowl of cereal to boost sugars when I was asleep as I don't wake up during one. Ended up not sleeping all night, and i'm ill so off work, but now I just feel like I am making excuses for my bad reading!
 
8.3 which I'm very happy with🙂
 
Music&InsulinSavedMyLife said:
14.4 for me this morning 😱

Although in my defense, I had a hypo at 2am..had bowl of cereal to boost sugars when I was asleep as I don't wake up during one. Ended up not sleeping all night, and i'm ill so off work, but now I just feel like I am making excuses for my bad reading!
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Sounds like you may need to adjust your basal insulin - what was your level before bed?

Hope you start to feel better today 🙂
 
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