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Group 7-day waking average?

Still only 3.9 this morning (although that is an improvement on yesterday) despite another reduction in night time insulin last night (down to 7 units)

Just feel like I’m still going wrong somewhere
 
Telemóveis said:
Still only 3.9 this morning (although that is an improvement on yesterday) despite another reduction in night time insulin last night (down to 7 units)

Just feel like I’m still going wrong somewhere
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Once you get your basal dose right, everything makes sense and the relief is immense ..... until your basal needs change again.
I am going in the opposite direction to you at the moment in that my basal needs are on the rise again and it is a bit like chasing the dragons tail.... you are always a bit behind the curve (cautiously increasing or decreasing basal) and then just when you catch up and have it right and think you have cracked it, the tail moves again and you are back to chasing it. I think some people have quite sleepy dragons and the tail stays still a lot of the time. Mine is like a happy puppy and wags way too much and I spend a lot of time chasing it and very little time basking in the bliss of getting it right. I need a sleeping potion for my dragon!!
 
Good morning/afternoon.

I have spent the last few days fighting my broken laptop. I had to swap to a PC in the end. Rebuilding stuff that I need took a long time and a lot of concentration. Pretty much sorted again now.

4.9 for me this morning.

Yesterday I had a piece of home cooked flapjack (30g) my blood glucose levels 2 Hrs later were 4.8 So no problems with flapjack.
 
Oh dear, dear, dear! o_O I’m getting QUITE frazzled today!😱 All of a sudden my insulin needs have changed overnight & I’m heading off my 2nd hypo today: woke on 4.9 & munched a JB before breakfast when it had risen to 5.7; reduced NR by -10 because of waking low & 2 hours after was 9.0. Before lunch was 6.1 & reduced NR by -20 again had decided -10 but, instinct told me to go lower, even then, 1 hour & 28 minutes after my racing heart alerted me to test & it’s 4.2!😱 Guzzled down a whole can of coke, 330ml, waited 5 minutes, had half an oatcake & tested again an hour later, 2 hours & 30 minutes after NR, & still only 6.3 so, another half oatcake to hopefully cover me for the next hour & 30 minutes of active insulin?🙄 Then, I’ll test again to see where I finish at BEFORE I even start to figure out how much to lower NR for dinner later today: maybe -26 or -30?o_O I HATE it when my insulin needs change SO suddenly like that: heading off 2 hypos today is NOT fun; I’m exhausted & may even snooze without dinner after all BUT, have to make sure my BS levels are ok before I do!o_O
 
@Lanny I'm on much smaller doses than you and hate it and struggle when my needs change so rapidly so I admire you for what you go through as it must be so much more difficult to judge xx
 
@Lanny
I won’t like your post as you seem to be having a horrific day.
Hope you get all the levels sorted out soon.
 
This afternoon just passed the D4 medical for large vehicles and Doctor said that he couldn’t see a reason why I can’t get Bus and Coach license back.
Now just got to get those folk in Wales to agree.
 
DuncanLord said:
This afternoon just passed the D4 medical for large vehicles and Doctor said that he couldn’t see a reason why I can’t get Bus and Coach license back.
Now just got to get those folk in Wales to agree.
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6.6 this morning, normally around 5.7 to 6 but I’ve had a few below 1.1 which the meter shows as Lo. Doctor, who isn’t supporting me in my Roy Taylor liquid diet (doesn’t seem to know about the Counterweight pgm), tells me I should keep taking Metformin. Comments welcome.
 
It’s the change in not being able to tolerate metaformin anymore! I thought the increase in LR while keeping NR the same was tough to figure out but, I’m kind of still learning the changes in NR doses as I’ve had to increase those recently too: no longer -4 incremental decrease for each meal but, -10 & doses have increased to 40, 30 & 20 now as I find that I CANNOT increase LR anymore, has to be 78 & 78, as even a +2 dose, when under the weather, swings me down too low & I rebound to being too high! 😱 The last couple of weeks or so, delayed reactions to 2nd vaccine, I had them up to 120, at the worst, & gradually got them down this past week to 90, 80, 70 until today; was 80, 60 & had 32 today so almost back to normal & I know I need to go lower again tomorrow, Just going off to bed now after testing after eating dinner: before dinner was 7.6 & maybe didn’t need the half oatcake but, then again may have been in the 4’s without it: 1 hour & 45 minutes after is 7.8 so, another half oatcake as I’m going to bed! I think I’ll try normal doses tomorrow of 40, 30 & 20 & see how it goes?🙄

A very Good Evening to you all! 😉

Little Miss Tuckered Out is going off to bed! A stream of z’s emoji!
 
I’m cream crackered but I finally finished the driveway. A couple of years ago I was quoted over £3,000 to refurb it and I’ve done it for around £200 of materials and a lot of hard work. However, I’ve not been for a long walk or listened to a podcast for a number of weeks.
 
14/07/21 23:31 BS 5.7 🙂 After 9 hours of sleep I woke up: sleep is off kilter now but, marathon watching The Open would most likely put it off kilter anyway!🙄 Tried normal dose of 40 NR for breakfast & it’s worked out 2 hours & 10 minutes after 02:14 BS 7.6 so, it’s back to normal service; just the suddenness of it that caught me on the hop!

An extremely early Very Good Morning to you all & have a Wonderful Day! 😉

This change to no metformin, in it’s own way, has been just as MASSIVE as going onto insulin was & I didn’t realise how much of an impact it is. But, it didn’t happen all at once, thank goodness, as it takes a while to build up in the system so, it also takes a while for it to disappear as well so, had time to change things slowly at first! It IS like a whole new ball game, though, in my diabetes management. The changes boil down to two fundamental things that have increased in insulin doses & appetite as my meals got pretty big until I’ve started to dial them back down again recently: works on decreasing insulin resistance & suppressing appetite; without that now I’m having to learn new correction factors for everything & need more self control to keep meals from getting bigger! And another thing I’ve found to be vital now is basal LR MUST keep me level, keeping BS the same without eating as this is especially important when ill & I don’t eat as much or as regularly! o_O THAT’S for the extra brain fuddling things I need to factor in now! A Stir Crazy emoji!o_O
 
Morning all. 8.5 for me this morning. I had to use my old meter as I seem to have misplaced my main one somewhere between carrying it out of the front room last night and getting into bed!
 
Good morning 7.2 today

Have a Great Thursday Everybody !
 
A 6.2 this morning. I’m always disappointed to be out of the 5’s. I had a bit of a carby lunch but very little for the rest of the day. A couple of Ryvita Thins with a bit of cheese at around 19:00.
 
Morning all. A very early 6.6. Woke at 4.50 feeling like I’d had a good sleep, for a change, and couldn’t drop off again. Decided to get up as it’s a glorious morning.

After making a quiche, the rest of the day will be spent in the garden. Not gardening, it’s too hot for that, but relaxing and reading my book. In the shade I hasten to add. We ended up,walking 8 miles yesterday, in three stints, boy was it hot and sticky! It’s not pleasant walking in the heat. 4.3 when I got home and then had the munchies all evening. No walks today.

Have a lovely day, and don’t forget the sunscreen. 😎
 
Morning all. Had a week off and been busy, as always it seems. Had a lovely break with my friend down the van, shopping, eating out and lessons in her new glucose meter, what and what not to eat, makes you realise you know more than you think. 6.7 today, all morning figures have bee around that.
Our area, Brighton, has the highest Covid infections in Sussex and Kent apparently which is not great, won’t be taking my mask off when shopping etc.
Hospital for me this afternoon but only for further photos so shouldn’t be there long.
Have a good day all x
 
Good morning everyone. An exhausting and very stressful few days.

5.6 for me this morning.
 
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