Group 7-day waking average?

[miguel81]

Good morning - a little late- 6.4
Went to the surgery this morning to ask for an appointmrnt for a Covid booster and a 'flu jab but avoided going to Peppa the recptionist as she can be rather tetchy at times so went to see Enriqe the nurse and he did both right away.

 

[sharp00782]

7 day morning average: 13.91
7 day before lunch average: 14.92
7 day before evening meal average: 20.96
7 day before bed average: 24.3

Any thoughts on these numbers? I my basal is 10 units of Levomer when I wake and before bed and my bolus is 6 units of Novorapid before breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Leadinglights]

7 day morning average: 13.91
7 day before lunch average: 14.92
7 day before evening meal average: 20.96
7 day before bed average: 24.3

Any thoughts on these numbers? I my basal is 10 units of Levomer when I wake and before bed and my bolus is 6 units of Novorapid before breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Thanks in advance.

Hopefully some of the Type 1 folk will be along to comment but those seem awfully high. Have you been given any advice by your DSN about what they should be and adjusting your insulin accordingly.
I have just seen in your other post you are newly diagnosed so maybe they are wanting to bring down your levels more slowly.

 

[sharp00782]

Hopefully some of the Type 1 folk will be along to comment but those seem awfully high. Have you been given any advice by your DSN about what they should be and adjusting your insulin accordingly.
I have just seen in your other post you are newly diagnosed so maybe they are wanting to bring down your levels more slowly.

Since I was diagnosed 3 weeks ago they have been slowly increasing my doses. Started out with 6 units of Levemir and 2 units of Novarapid but that has been slowly increasing.

They did say they need to taper me down as my levels were through the roof and my body was used to functioning at those levels so a huge reduction so quickly could make me quite ill.

I wouldn't want to estimate how many units to increase to or when to take an ad hoc Novorapid injection if my numbers were high. Perhaps someone can enlighten me?

 

[rebrascora]

8.3 for me this morning and that was after a 3u correction just before 1am for a 10.7 following a trend of corrections most of the afternoon yesterday. I did drop my morning basal back to 20u yesterday morning which was clearly a mistake but after that nocturnal hypo yesterday it seemed like a wise move. Kept it at 4u last night and still continued to rise so I have gone up to 24u this morning and will try just 3 tonight and see how that works out. Can't say the 24u are having much effect yet but will be Sod's Law that they drop me like a stone just as I am ready to leave the house tonight and need to drive.

At the theatre again tonight to see Strictly Ballroom - The Musical. Unfortunately my sister has come down with Covid this morning (so far just like a cold) and my friend has to head off to Manchester first thing tomorrow for work and will not get finished work tonight until late in preparation, so she has understandably called off too, so I have asked my lovely neighbour to come with me instead and my sister has found a friend at her livery yard to take her ticket, so at least there will be bums on seats, even if it isn't the usual suspects. Really disappointed for both of them as we have had these tickets since 2019.

Had a visit from my lovely farrier this morning so Rascal has a new set of shoes and he very kindly opened up an abscess in MeMe's hoof for me to poultice as it has been brewing for a couple of days but last night and this morning the poor poppet was absolutely hopping lame with it. Really fortuitous that it came to a head for his visit and he was able to locate it and release it. She has great feet during the summer and manages bare foot even on quite rough terrain without any problems but as soon as the ground gets soft at this time of year, she gets graveled and abscesses form. Fingers crossed she is sound after a few days of poulticing.

 

[gll]

I wouldn't want to estimate how many units to increase to or when to take an ad hoc Novorapid injection if my numbers were high. Perhaps someone can enlighten me?

I don't think anyone can advise on dosage here (for safety)
Your team are correct in saying a fast reduction can cause issues 🙂
Have your team advised you on adjusting yourself? Even your basal?
Do you have a follow up booked with them? If not or its a while away, a wee call to them might be an idea with some readings on hand (unless you have libre and share data with them then they can look at trends).

 

[Eternal422]

7 day morning average: 13.91
7 day before lunch average: 14.92
7 day before evening meal average: 20.96
7 day before bed average: 24.3

Any thoughts on these numbers? I my basal is 10 units of Levomer when I wake and before bed and my bolus is 6 units of Novorapid before breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Thanks in advance.

These do seem pretty high, but as @gll has said you need to get advice from your healthcare team and not from anyone on here. We are all different and they will have a plan of gradually getting you into better figures. Basal Levemir has to be increased in small increments until you get the level right for you.

You say that you bolus 6 units of Novorapid before each meal - are you eating the same amount of carbs for each? Have your team started you on counting carbs and matching your bolus against what you are eating? A typical starting dose for Novorapid is 1 unit per 10g carbs, but again, please take advice from your healthcare team as they will guide you safely into adjusting your insulin to suit how your body works.

As an example, I am now on 28 units of Levemir once a day at night (but a lot of people have a split dose taking half the total Levemir dose every 12 hours like you do - I think my healthcare team may implement for me in a month or so) and use 1 unit of Novorapid to 8g of carbs. But best not to compare against others as your insulin dosages may be totally different. Best to keep asking questions of them and I’m sure you’ll get things under control.

 

[Ditto]

Good evening all. Didn't measure today, routine disrupted as with a family member to have his camera down and he has to go back again so not best pleased. I'm quite bad with panic attacks lately, it's ridiculous, I was reading Joe Hill waiting for him and engrossed so why do these attacks come on? Horrible.

I must get in a frame of mind where I measure whatever is occurring that day. Have a nice evening y'all. 🙂 It's a good night for the idiot lantern, Chateau Canals Midsomer Maigret that's me sorted.

 

[rebrascora]

As an example, I am now on 28 units of Levemir once a day at night (but a lot of people have a split dose taking half the total Levemir dose every 12 hours like you do

Just to clarify that a little. Your team may start you on an even split twice a day ie half every 12 hours, but many people need more basal at different times of day and less at others. My Levemir split is nowhere near half and half. Today it was 24 units this morning at 6.30am but only 3 units tonight and that was a little later than usual at just after midnight because I have been out to the theatre. Usually it is about 11pm but if my evening levels start rising as sometimes happens I might take it at 6 or 7pm rather than later. The doses and timing of them can be adjusted to suit the individual and it is one of the things that makes Levemir so flexible as a basal insulin.... Love my Levemir for it's flexibility.!

 

[Lanny]

05:20 BS 7.7 🙂

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

Coming along a bit better after yesterday’s 88 Tresiba & a much more acceptable waking reading this morning!

Watched 7 episodes yesterday so, a bit faster but, still getting used to this almost hew, to me, genre! Already been up for about an hour around 04:20 ish & couldn’t drop off again so, up now & had breakfast already before testing just before eating & posting! 🙄

I’m a bit annoyed at Amazon Prime’s synopsis of this drama though as I realise now, by how far behind in the plot it started with, that the info was a spoiler recap of the ending! So, I already know how it ends: which is a bit annoying! It’s actually only available to BUY, at the outrageous price of £81:99 for HD & £61:99 for SD, as is Royal Feast, at the same prices so, not available to watch, without buying it, yet!😱

Will watch episode 8 of House of the Dragon that I forgot had aired yesterday & I see that there’s yet another gap of 6 years since the last one which is bound to be a bit disorienting at the start but, things are definitely drawing to a season finale as the battle lines were already established by the end of the last episode! It still depends on how the season ends before I, in italics, make up my mind about watching future seasons: that’s also, the crux of the matter in whether there WILL be future seasons; SO, many tv shows end up being one season wonders & it hasn’t been easy to keep up with the plot with all those big time gaps between the episodes!

 

[MikeyBikey]

Good moaning! Catching up for yesterday. Woke early around 4:00 for call of nature so did a quick BG. An awful 13.8 so shot up 7u. Before breakfast a more reasnoble 7.5! Today woke up at same time and BG 4.1 so had Rich Tea with cuppa. Breakfast 60 - 90 minutes away. Frustratingly Monday's delivery had neither raspberries nor strawberries to put atop my Weetbix! Don't get some of the shortages/missing items!

 

[MikeyBikey]

7 day morning average: 13.91
7 day before lunch average: 14.92
7 day before evening meal average: 20.96
7 day before bed average: 24.3

Any thoughts on these numbers? I my basal is 10 units of Levomer when I wake and before bed and my bolus is 6 units of Novorapid before breakfast, lunch and dinner.

Thanks in advance.

Sorry but they are awful particularly the evening ones. If you run at those levels for any period of time you will really run the risk of serious complications. You need to contact your DSN urgently as I am pretty sure your doses need increasing or maybe different insulins need to be tried. Are you under a hospital clinic? From experience many GP based ones are out of their depth when it gets beyond diet and Metformin. If you haven't done so call the DSN today and let is know how it goes. Sorry I cannot advise as I am on dinosaur insulin!

 

[gll]

Morning all 8.2
Properly loaded with the cold now. Not even mad at my waking as its not terrible and still in range. Done a temp basal increase to try and compensate a little and will keep a closer eye on numbers 🙂
Was going to go to Aldi and do the fresh shop but will just bung everything on tesco order for tomorrow and not pass it along to the unsuspecting public.

Called GP reception yesterday for some results from bloods done in surgery and bloods done at hospital.
Hospital ones were for cardio to try investigate the fluid retention in my legs. Last year had an echo, have had a chest xray and a BNP blood test and from the letter they read back to me that seems to be normal. BP still normal too.
Drs had asked for full blood count and foliate to be redone and while it is marked satisfactory they also want to speak to me about something (non urgent). I know some of my markers are a bit wonky on there but hasn't been a concern. Can only speculate what it is. Might even be foliate is still on the lower side. That's booked for Thursday.
They didn't do the kidney function test which was supposed to be on there after they doubled water tablets to see if it would shift the fluid (hasn't really) so back in again next week for that to get drawn. At least I can see that result online on mydiabetesmyway.
The biggest annoyance in all that is if I hadn't phoned, would they have even ask to see me to let me know any outcomes? Been worrying about the cardio bloods for a while now.
I would switch surgeries but they other one isn't taking transfers at the moment. I feel its so easy to fall through the cracks with them.

hope you all have a fabby day. I'm away to find lemisp and hopefully feel human again vs the snot monster that I feel like

 

[Bloden]

Morning good peeps. 🙂 4.5 here.

Cover your ears if you don’t want to hear me blowing my own trumpet. My lovely DSN phoned yesterday and is very happy with my Libre data, so that’s pretty much it now for the pump start training - I’ve been released into the wild! Next step: dodging activity-related lows. Any tips from fellow pumpers on TBRs and exercise are most welcome LOL.

Wow, all I achieved yesterday on the paint n deco front was cleaning and taping off. Hopefully I’ll get some painting done today!

 

[harbottle]

And another! Porting some software to a new chip (chip shortages!), so been a bit stressed recently. Last night got a 10 post tea (Daal, so more carbs than normal) and went into a panic, but remembered I’d been manhandling something with sugar in. Washed hands and got a 6.2.

 

[freesia]

Morning all. Woke to a 5.0 but quickly dropped, currently 4.9.

Congrats @Boden! Good luck in the wild.
@harbottle congrats on the HS.

Have a good day all.

 

[MikeyBikey]

Good moaning! Catching up for yesterday. Woke early around 4:00 for call of nature so did a quick BG. An awful 13.8 so shot up 7u. Before breakfast a more reasnoble 7.5! Today woke up at same time and BG 4.1 so had Rich Tea with cuppa. Breakfast 60 - 90 minutes away. Frustratingly Monday's delivery had neither raspberries nor strawberries to put atop my Weetbix! Don't get some of the shortages/missing items!

Update, now 6.5 before my tea and Weetbix without berries

 

[Eternal422]

Good morning everyone! 5.4 for me this morning. Struggling to get moving this morning with it being dark.

@harbottle congratulations on your HS - well done on your winning streak!

Hope everyone has a good day!

 

[Robin]

Morning all, 5.2 here,yay, a rare HS, I’ve been in the 4s or the 6s recently with nothing in between,

 

[Eternal422]

Just to clarify that a little. Your team may start you on an even split twice a day ie half every 12 hours, but many people need more basal at different times of day and less at others. My Levemir split is nowhere near half and half. Today it was 24 units this morning at 6.30am but only 3 units tonight and that was a little later than usual at just after midnight because I have been out to the theatre. Usually it is about 11pm but if my evening levels start rising as sometimes happens I might take it at 6 or 7pm rather than later. The doses and timing of them can be adjusted to suit the individual and it is one of the things that makes Levemir so flexible as a basal insulin.... Love my Levemir for it's flexibility.!

Thanks for the info on your Levemir - I was surprised at such an uneven split, but I can see how it works and can see how you can get such great flexibility. I tend to have higher BG in the evenings but often low overnight, so adjusting for a larger morning dose and smaller nighttime one may help there. Definitely something I need to talk about with my DSN at my next appointment!