It was 6.4 for me much earlier this morning but my Libre low alarm went off 4 times during the night and my graph shows a lot of naughty red
😱, despite zero Levemir last night and no significant exercise in the last 2 days. I also ate nice and early (a rarity for me) and had a substantial meal with a conventional ie not low carb, home made blackberry and apple crumble for dessert, so I felt like I did all the right things and still got it wrong.
🙄 Better luck next time I guess!
I am also championing my Libre sensor which is just 3 days old... Levels have been steady for the last hour....6.7 finger prick and 6.4 on the Libre. Very happy with that.
@MikeyBikey that spike during the night is likely caused by the phantom pain triggering your liver to release glucose due to the stress on your body, although it looks like it is also possible that your basal dose may not be quite holding you level overnight. Basal dose adjustment is something to consider but only if you see a pattern over a period of several days though, so don't increase it until you have more data to make a decision from.
Something that occurs to me ... I wonder if high BG levels may trigger the phantom pain or if the phantom pain triggers high BG. We know that high BG affects nerves and blood vessels and I know that I get hot and restless when my levels are above 8 at night, so even moderate levels can have a noticeable impact on our bodies. Wouldn't it be wonderful if Libre allowed you to manage your levels better to reduce the phantom pain, particularly during the night. It is probably worth making a note on your Libre app when you get phantom pain so that you can see if there is any correlation to BG..... just a thought...