6.7 for me this morning and a success to report.... No overnight JBs required, although the alarm did go off at 4.1 but I didn't inject any Levemir last night, so I held my nerve (whilst I slept
😉) and it only dropped to 3.9 and then came back up. Still needed a couple of stacked corrections at bedtime but looks like the couple of spoons of peanut butter afterwards steadied the ship.
@MichelleF78 It is still very early days so try not to be too disheartened and don't worry about that target of 7. I never hit those targets and it used to really get me down. That is why I love Libre and the Time in Range targets, because they are much more realistic and achievable. If that overnight increase of 3 mmols is a regular occurrence then it suggests you may need a slight increase in your evening basal if you are on Levemir. My waking reading was 6.7 when I woke up and injected my insulin but 5 mins later when I swung my legs out of bed and stood up my high alarm went off and it was 9.3 with an upward sloping arrow. It is caused by our liver dumping glucose into our blood stream to give us energy for the day ahead, but as diabetics we need to inject insulin to deal with it, which is why I inject as soon as I wake up and before I get out of bed. Then I go to the loo, put the kettle on and make a coffee and my breakfast, get washed and dressed and sit down here to catch up whilst I wait for the insulin to kick in before I eat my breakfast. This routine works really well for me and I usually eat my breakfast when levels have come down to low 6s or mid 5s. Finding a routine that works for you is what is important though, but don't feel that you are doing something wrong if you don't hit your target. It is just that you haven't found what works for you yet and it is complicated. It is like a novice tennis player going out to play a Wimbledon champion every morning and getting discouraged because you repeatedly get beaten. Gradually you will get better though, but it takes years not weeks or months. You are doing great for the early stage you are at, so don't get discouraged, just learn from each situation and try to change one thing at a time to see what works and what doesn't.
@MikeyBikey.... You threw me into a panic there. I should have been on the road with your carriage (err... horse box) hours ago if I was still expected for that transport job. Hope all goes well. Keeping my fingers crossed for you. X
