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Group 7-day waking average?

Ooo 4.1BG today.
 
4.8 today....
 
10.5BG this morning.
 
18.5 for me - at 230am it was 9.9
 
Thank you Alan🙂
 
Hi, haven't posted on this before.

3.3 for me earlier, probably need to look at my correction ratio as I had a correction last night before bed (10.5).

Just tested again and it's 6.8 - don't think I over-corrected, probably dawn phenomenon as I didn't eat straight after getting up - I have to wait 30 minutes for the thyroid tablets to work.
 
MaryPlain said:
Hi, haven't posted on this before.

3.3 for me earlier, probably need to look at my correction ratio as I had a correction last night before bed (10.5).

Just tested again and it's 6.8 - don't think I over-corrected, probably dawn phenomenon as I didn't eat straight after getting up - I have to wait 30 minutes for the thyroid tablets to work.
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Hi Mary, I rarely correct before bed unless I'm in the teens I usually find that the level has dropped by the morning anyway. I don't eat as soon as I get up, but I do inject then eat around 30 minutes later - this overcomes the DP for me 🙂
 
Hi Northerner, when I did MDI I was similar to you, but now I'm on a pump, my overnight basal doesn't lower me so I tend to correct for anything over 8. I also used to inject on waking but find that the bolus from a pump works more rapidly for me than it did from MDI.

I do suffer from dawn phenomenon but as I'm on holiday at the moment and getting up at all different times, I can't really adjust my basal to compensate for it! I could try to be a bit more disciplined I suppose, but for me being able to sleep until I wake up naturally is one of the big benefits of being on holiday so I'd rather correct.

I'd be interested to know whether others always get up at the same time?
 
Yet again, 8.5
 
5.2 today... 🙂
 
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