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Group 7-day waking average?

Kaylz said:
you are aware that basal insulin shouldn't bring you down too much right? its supposed to keep you steady and if it lowers your BG the chances are your dose is too high, of course 8.5-7 isn't that much of a concerning drop but say if you are a few mmol lower on waking than you were when you went to bed then adjustments would need made as long as it was 4 hours after your last bolus you went to bed xx
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I'll keep on eye on that.
Thanks.

I think the key is to make sure I'm testing after each bolus has worn off otherwise my results will be artificially high AND I won't get an accurate feel for whether the basal is keeping me steady overnight. I wonder if that's why I'm not getting a good feel for whether the basal is working or not.

At the moment I'm looking at around 4 hours between meals and preferably more than that. 5 hours would be ideal I think.

Getting a machine (Libre?) which constantly checks BG levels could give a very interesting insight into what my body is doing.
 
4.9 this morning. Rough night trying to stay above 5. Had 3 bad days at work with levels hard to sort, all change of routine and different breaks and lunches. Managed 3 weeks before issues so not too bad really.
 
Bexlee said:
4.9 this morning. Rough night trying to stay above 5. Had 3 bad days at work with levels hard to sort, all change of routine and different breaks and lunches. Managed 3 weeks before issues so not too bad really.
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@Bexlee, i know what you mean. Mine has been a bad couple of weeks. At least its the weekend. Hope you're spending all of it planning.
 
pm133 said:
I'll keep on eye on that.
Thanks.

I think the key is to make sure I'm testing after each bolus has worn off otherwise my results will be artificially high AND I won't get an accurate feel for whether the basal is keeping me steady overnight. I wonder if that's why I'm not getting a good feel for whether the basal is working or not.

At the moment I'm looking at around 4 hours between meals and preferably more than that. 5 hours would be ideal I think.

Getting a machine (Libre?) which constantly checks BG levels could give a very interesting insight into what my body is doing.
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Well as your relatively new you wouldn't have experienced basal testing yet but it would be worth having a read up about it now in preperation

What insulins is it that your on?

Yes but be wary, the Libre doesn't suit/work well for everyone, always confirm high or low readings with a finger prick, if you lie on it while sleeping it can produce what we call compression lows showing you as hypo when you haven't been, they can be innacurate if not well hydrated etc, I love mine and it's been a game changer for me in giving me the confidence to do more excerise again xx
 
Kaylz said:
Well as your relatively new you wouldn't have experienced basal testing yet but it would be worth having a read up about it now in preperation

What insulins is it that your on?

Yes but be wary, the Libre doesn't suit/work well for everyone, always confirm high or low readings with a finger prick, if you lie on it while sleeping it can produce what we call compression lows showing you as hypo when you haven't been, they can be innacurate if not well hydrated etc, I love mine and it's been a game changer for me in giving me the confidence to do more excerise again xx
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I'm on Humulog and Abasaglar.
Just had a look at basal testing and it seems relatively straight forwards in principle.
 
freesia said:
@Bexlee, i know what you mean. Mine has been a bad couple of weeks. At least its the weekend. Hope you're spending all of it planning.
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A bit to do but I planned a lot in the summer - feeling a pretty smug now as not having to work as hard as others are !!! So it keeps it easier now when I’m knackard ! Hope you have a good day with your class - I couldn’t do little ones !
 
Bexlee said:
Hope you have a good day with your class - I couldn’t do little ones !
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Long day but they were good, bless them. Shattered now though. How teachers do it all day is beyond me. A day every so often is enough. Just found out i have them again for an afternoon next week
 
Morning All, It's a 5.1 from me today
 
The weekend already! As Al Stewart sang, time passages.

A pleasing 5.1 this morning. Have great weekend tout le monde.
 
Morning

Well spoke to the chemist yesterday regarding the serial prescription, she said the health centre were putting most of the diabetics on it, she also mentioned that it hasn’t worked for many, understandable as things can play a part in needing more or less insulin etc, but we’ll give it a try and see how things go, if need be I can go back to ordering repeats, first one due in 4 weeks as I’ll be running out of Tresiba first so possibly my first overstock starting already seen as I got a repeat dispensed on Wednesday!

So as follows

5 boxes test strips

3 boxes of needles

1 box of lancets

2 boxes each of Tresiba and Novorapid cartridges

First problem – 1 box of cartridges last me about 10 weeks at the moment, second – That’s less strips than I’m entitled to, I can’t see this ending well at all!

Nae much sleep last night, lad downstairs had loud music on again, pretty sure he had his mates in as well which of course he shouldn’t have

Anyways, its a 5.6 for me on this VERY chilly day, away to get breakfast sorted and then I’ll get the heating on

Have a nice day folks
xx
 
Michael12421 said:
Good morning - 2.8
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Oh dear @Michael12421, you’re sailing too close to the wind again, poor you. Have you lowered your basal? Have some slow-release carb for dinner tonight! 🙂

Moooorning. 🙂 5.1 here.

It’s chilly out there. Even hubby commented on it, so it must be cold! Wrap up warm folks, or huddle together in a group (of no more than six) to keep warm.😉
 
4.2 this fine Saturday morn. 🙂

Dez
 
Morning all,
6.0 this morning..
Was on the upper end of my carb allowance yesterday so a quieter day today. @Michael12421 I don't know much, but that reading sounds pretty low!

Sadness in our town today with the news of the loss of the Police Sargeant Matt Ratana... He was a volunteer coach at our East Grinstead Rugby team. RIP sir.

Blessings Snowwy
 
Bloden said:
Oh dear @Michael12421, you’re sailing too close to the wind again, poor you. Have you lowered your basal? Have some slow-release carb for dinner tonight! 🙂

Thank you, and @Northerner. I have reduced my basal yet again. I also reduced my NR last night and ate more carbs - pasta with fish followed by 2 of my cakes with honey but still woke up low. This morning I reduced my Toujeo by yet amother unit.
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Morning all. 9.2 @ 5.26am. I'm going back to bed in a minute, been up since 2. Stupid sleeping hours, not good for a person.

RIP that poor man. :( All the news has been rotten lately, makes you not want to watch.
 
5.9 for me this morning.

Morning readings been creeping up over the last couple of weeks, now averaging 6 rather than five. Went to bed last night on 8.9, much higher than normal and just tested to see my breakfast has pushed me up to 10.3 against a normal of around 8. Something is going on, goodness knows what. Let's hope it is the diabetes fairy and will all go back to normal soon.
 
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