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Group 7-day waking average?

Well, what an exciting night. I had my site fail. Went to bed at 7.4 but woke up at 2am at 13.3 Thought it was another pasta experiment fail so corrected and set my alarm for 4am and was 14.4. Changed site and saw a little puddle of insulin and some blood. Corrected again and was 12.1 at 5am, 9.4 at 7am and just woke to 4.3! Lazy day for me today.
 
4.8 today... 🙂
 
10.0 this am after probably over compensating at 1am for a 3.4. Had 2 glucose and 2 jelly babies. After 15 minutes 4.7, 2 slices burgen plus smear of raspbery jam (there is some benefit of getting hypo!!). After 45 minutes 6.7. 2 rich tea biscuits before settling down to sleep happy won't go low overnight. So the biscuits probably pushed me too far but it gave me peace of mind. Reason for low - less exercise in pm than usual , very little to eat midday due to new dental plate hurting and cut down too much on potato with evening meal. I hate having to feed the insulin when I don't want it!!! Still early days.
 
pippaandben said:
10.0 this am after probably over compensating at 1am for a 3.4. Had 2 glucose and 2 jelly babies. After 15 minutes 4.7, 2 slices burgen plus smear of raspbery jam (there is some benefit of getting hypo!!). After 45 minutes 6.7. 2 rich tea biscuits before settling down to sleep happy won't go low overnight. So the biscuits probably pushed me too far but it gave me peace of mind. Reason for low - less exercise in pm than usual , very little to eat midday due to new dental plate hurting and cut down too much on potato with evening meal. I hate having to feed the insulin when I don't want it!!! Still early days.
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I think I would have left it at that once I saw the rise to 4.7, although I do understand the desire to feel safe from overnight hypos and you are on an insulin I've never had to use. I do think you are right about the biscuits - the burgen would still be digesting at 45 minutes, so would have raised you above the 6.7 on its own. Still, I think if I had eaten all those carbs I would have been about 25 when I woke up, just shows how different we all are, and it is better to be safe than sorry - the peace of mind probably outweighed any deleterious effect of a slightly raised BG on your health! 🙂
 
6.9 - that's better after yesterday!! Went to bed on 8.0.
 
Northerner said:
Good to see 🙂
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Thanks for always being there and being so supportive - you have no idea how great it is to know here is someone "out there" with a kind and helpful word
 
10.6 the worst since starting MDI!

Dont think the flu jab helped on Friday! My sugars were in their 20's after that jab!
 
astbury1 said:
10.6 the worst since starting MDI!

Dont think the flu jab helped on Friday! My sugars were in their 20's after that jab!
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Don't worry, it may be a one off - can you think of any explanation? Anything you ate/did differently? What was your level before bed?
 
10.2 ....damn! :(
 
To be honest I fell asleep after tea and woke up 3 hours later and it was about 12. I am constantly tired. I really dont do anything to be tired. I really hope this gets better soon.


Northerner said:
Don't worry, it may be a one off - can you think of any explanation? Anything you ate/did differently? What was your level before bed?
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