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Group 7-day waking average?

@Michael12421. I am wondering if perhaps you don't carry your testing kit with you when you go out. If not you should and for the next few weeks at least use it at a half way point whilst you are out, as well as before you set off, even if you feel OK during your walk, then you can eat carbs (JBs) if and when you need to rather than having something before you go just in case, which of course will send your levels higher.
2 digestives on top of an already high BG of 10 would push me up to at least 16 and it would take a very brisk walk/run of a couple of hours or so to bring me back down 10.
I know you will have lost confidence after your experience the other day but you have to counter act that with testing more frequently and then taking the right action when you need to, rather than "just in case" based on a guess or when you don't know what your levels are. Knowledge is power so use your BG meter to gain more knowledge. If you test regularly before you go out, half way round and when you get back, you will start to see what effect that walk has on your BG levels and that will give you the confidence to know what level you need to be on when you leave the house to be safe for the walk. Test, test, test is your best strategy.
 
Michael12421 said:
No I didn't. As the walk was shortly after the 10.6 reading and having the biscuits I felt that it was unnecessary.
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I'm not sure I understand, you didn't see it as necessary to bolus for around 20g carbs on a BG of 10.6? Yes you were going for a walk but you don't test enough to know the effect the walk would have had on you, whether it would lower you or not, you really need to start testing far more often and learning more about adjusting your insulin or its just not going to work and you'll end up with more incidents in the future xx
 
No I don't carry testing .kit with me. There is nowhere to carry it unless of course a mans handbag comes back into fashion!
Just tested and I am 7.2 so. I am so very, very tired and it is too late for me to cook so I will have a glass of juice without the bolus and go to bed

Thank you all
 
Michael12421 said:
No I don't carry testing .kit with me. There is nowhere to carry it unless of course a mans handbag comes back into fashion!
Just tested and I am 7.2 so I will have a glass of juice without my bolus. I am so very, very tired and it is too late for me to cook so I will have a glass of juice and go to bed
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Jeans pocket, small cross body bag, if you need it (which you do) you find a way, I wouldn't take any fruit juice on board without bolus when on a 7.2 personally but then again you aren't certain of your own needs so we can't tell if you can't, you must start being more organised and taking your meter and strips everywhere you go, even pop it in a plastic carrier bag, its VERY important to have it on you at ALL times xx
 
Michael12421 said:
No I don't carry testing .kit with me. There is nowhere to carry it unless of course a mans handbag comes back into fashion!
Just tested and I am 7.2 so. I am so very, very tired and it is too late for me to cook so I will have a glass of juice withot the bolus and go to bed

Thank you all
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You need to think about a bolus for that juice.
How many carbs will that be?
 
Michael12421 said:
No I didn't. As the walk was shortly after the 10.6 reading and having the biscuits I felt that it was unnecessary.
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Whilst 10.6 is out of immediate danger territory, it is still very high. I would have absolutely bolused for that snack. For 30g I would have personally taken about 4 units because my ratios are 1:7 at most meals. The only exception would be if I was at about 6.0 and I was taking on 5 to 10g carbs of nuts or something slow releasing max before going for a walk, in which case I would eat and go. Anything like fruit juice which is almost all sugar I would always bolus for that.
 
@Michael12421
I use a little back pack for all my gear and everything goes everywhere with me and leaves both my hands free to work... Phone, some money, ID, insulin and testing gear, LIbre scanner, Glucose chews, jelly babies, contact details, dosage details and a face mask as well now. It would probably serve you well to carry some water in an insulated container too in a hot country like Spain. I also have a Medic Alert necklace around my neck.

High BG levels will make you feel shattered. Make it just a small glass of juice. You are aiming to stay about 10-12mmol for a few more days at least I would say.
 
@pm133
Michael has lost his Hypo awareness and has had two unconscious hypo episodes recently so he needs to run his BG levels higher than normal for a while to try to improve his hypo awareness and also keep him well out of danger of another hypo. He has had unpredictable levels for a while now so aiming for 10-12 is safer than going to bed on a 7 and potentially risking another hypo.
His basal insulin may be a big part of the problem in that it may not suit his body's requirements so going to bed on a 7 will not guarantee him waking up in range
 
I would have 100 mls without bolus and that should take you up to about 10-12 @Michael12421
 
Goodness, just reading these posts is frightening. I’m so sorry @Michael12421 and @rebrascora, sounds really horrible and shows what terrible side effects there are for T1s. @Michael12421 i hope you are seriously taking note of all the advice you are being given. You are literally going to kill yourself if you don’t get your levels under control. I can’t imagine how difficult that is but you are a real worry to a lot of people here, please write down all that has been suggested re the ratios etc so that you can easily refer to it and test, test, test. We don’t want to be in a situation where we don’t hear from you x
 
@SueEK its not just Type 1's, these things happen in any insulin dependant but the key is to be prepared for any event xx
 
Kaylz said:
@SueEK its not just Type 1's, these things happen in any insulin dependant but the key is to be prepared for any event xx
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.... and be open minded..... and test!
I was absolutely convinced that I could not possibly be going low last night and would even consider something as dramatic and outlandish as a stroke because in my mind I was so certain it couldn't be a hypo. Of course part of the problem of a hypo is that your brain doesn't function properly so it can easily get stuck in a frame of thought or an activity and just go around in circles, rather than being logical. I kept thinking I feel drunk, but I haven't had anything to drink.... am I sure I haven't had alcohol, yes, but I feel drunk. I have to say the symptoms were much more like being drunk than my usual hypo symptoms, but those can change depending upon how fast you are dropping and probably other factors. That is why it is important to form habits of testing when you don't feel well, because once it is a habit, you are more likely to do it even if your mind isn't working properly. I very nearly left it too late last night. My LIbre said 3.8 with a downward arrow but my actual BG levels would be 10 mins ahead of that and therefore considerably lower. The Libre went down to 2.8 and my sight was starting to black out before it came back up, but I had carbs on board by then so knew I was on my way back up again. Seeing that 3.8 together with a vertical downward arrow on my Libre was scary and really sobers you up even when you haven't had anything to drink!
 
SueEK said:
Doh!! I’m such a twerp, it was @Bexlee 😳 😳
If I had a brain at the weekends I’d be dangerous lol xxx
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All good today thanks A steady 6 ish all day. Had a quiet weekend. Needed it after a mad few weeks at school almost 1/2 term already
 
Kaylz said:
@SueEK its not just Type 1's, these things happen in any insulin dependant but the key is to be prepared for any event xx
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Yes of course, I temporarily forgot the T2 in insulin, it all very scary to be frank. I really hope I never become insulin dependent x
 
rebrascora said:
@pm133
Michael has lost his Hypo awareness and has had two unconscious hypo episodes recently so he needs to run his BG levels higher than normal for a while to try to improve his hypo awareness and also keep him well out of danger of another hypo. He has had unpredictable levels for a while now so aiming for 10-12 is safer than going to bed on a 7 and potentially risking another hypo.
His basal insulin may be a big part of the problem in that it may not suit his body's requirements so going to bed on a 7 will not guarantee him waking up in range
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There's a number of things which are causing concern on top of what you've said. Only eating one meal a day, not testing before taking on more carbs, not bolus-ing for carbs and blood glucose levels which are swinging from 2.3 to 30.1 within hours or a day or so.

It's a real worry to watch this happening and I hope he finds a way through it.
 
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Morning all, 7.5 this morning. 2 hours after eating last night I was 6.4 and not another thing has passed my lips - DP?
Have a good one everyone xx
 
Despite a homemade beef curry with 70g of rice last night it’s a creditable 5.3 for me on this Monday morning.

Have a good week.
 
03:23 BS 5.7 🙂 Even earlier today but, waited until now to post!🙄 Good thing I reduced doses back down yesterday as it was 9.1 to start with after breakfast & had gone down to 7.7 after dinner; that was fast as I’ve finished the AB’s!🙂 Just in time for my flu vaccine on Wednesday!

A Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day!😉

I’m a bit distracted as I’m in full sci fi binge mode watching Star Trek Discovery on Netflix, thanks very much @ColinUK & it’s quite surprisingly unpredictable: not usually the case as the whole Star Trek ethos, Prime Directive & all that, has always been like a religion almost; things rarely surprise me despite the moral drama! I remember once as a teen watching an episode of The Next Generation on TV with my younger nephew, not a fan, & I worked out things, blurting them out long before he’d gotten the plot & he said “You’re GOOD!” but, I wasn’t really; just watched it enough to know the Star Fleet code of ethics, as it were! So, I was kind of feeling around there at the start as it didn’t seem like Star Trek & some things really surprised me! But, I like that; something new & not so predictable!😎
 
Morning all,
6.2 for me today.
It was good to meet some folk on the Zoom call yesterday, thanks to everyone who joined and especially Mike @everydayupsanddowns who hosted.
You are right, 40 mins is too short!
Diabetic eye test today, got the sunglasses!
Blessings Snowwy
 
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