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Group 7-day waking average?

Mossey said:
17.9 at bedtime ! ! Not too sure why. 2.9 at 4am, so tea and biscuits and 3 units to avoid morning spike, and 6.9 now
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That's quite a nasty swing Mossey :( Why the 3 units with the tea and biscuits after the hypo though? Seems it worked for you, but doesn't it suggest that you overtreated the hypo if you needed more insulin to avoid going high?
 
7.5 today - that's better!

I was advised not to use an adjustment dose, just match what you're eating at the next meal after having a hypo, to allow the liver to replenish it's store of glucose, if that helps.
 
Well I figure if I have to correct my level I may as well have a treat as well especially at that time in the morning ! So choccy bics and had the insulin for those Done it before and it normally works for me.
 
Mossey said:
Well I figure if I have to correct my level I may as well have a treat as well especially at that time in the morning ! So choccy bics and had the insulin for those Done it before and it normally works for me.
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Whatever works for you! 🙂 Can you find a reason why your levels dropped 15 mmol/l overnight? Did you still have some mealtime insulin circulating when you went to bed?
 
13.5 - bedtime - had sandwich 2 slices (30g carbs) (hubby surprised me with a prawn one) instead of butter puffs x4 with cheese.
17.9 - night/basal test
9.8 - this morning - eeeek! where's the hypo gone!

have decided to stick with BI at the usual time 10.00pm and do some basal testing but typical where's that hypo! Should I do another basal test tonight?
 
Northerner said:
Whatever works for you! 🙂 Can you find a reason why your levels dropped 15 mmol/l overnight? Did you still have some mealtime insulin circulating when you went to bed?
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Must have had and forgot that I had dinner bit later than normal. Took correction dose at bedtime as 17 but obviously bit too much Tiny bit less and would have woken 8 am fine. All a learning curve
 
Mossey said:
Must have had and forgot that I had dinner bit later than normal. Took correction dose at bedtime as 17 but obviously bit too much Tiny bit less and would have woken 8 am fine. All a learning curve
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Experience is the best teacher! 🙂
 
Minor oops last night with a 9.2 at bedtime, a few weeks ago I'd've been delighted to get that low! A perfect 5.0 this morning. I am so liking this. :D
 
7.0 before bed, had chicken fajitas for dinner followed by homemade rhubarb crumble and custard (so delicious but massive in carbs 😱)...woke up to 5.8! 🙂
 
What a lovely night
Before bed. 6.6
2.30am 6.5
Upon waking 6.3

I'm a very happy bunny🙂
 
Thanks Northener🙂. All the better because my consultant, who is lovely, thought that because of the gastroparesis that I would still need to bolus at 3am. I'm so glad that I've worked out what to do so that I can sleep through the night without the bolus.. Really pleased to see that your morning levels are back to normal🙂
 
AJLang said:
Thanks Northener🙂. All the better because my consultant, who is lovely, thought that because of the gastroparesis that I would still need to bolus at 3am. I'm so glad that I've worked out what to do so that I can sleep through the night without the bolus.. Really pleased to see that your morning levels are back to normal🙂
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Thanks Amanda 🙂 I still feel a bit under the weather and I've had to miss quite a bit of crucial training, so I'm not expecting a podium place in the half marathon...:(
 
You don't need a podium place to be our champion🙂
 
AJ is right Northe :D

10 this morning
 
6.8mmol today after going to bed on a 6.5mmol (With a snack plus insulin cus i is a pig. Also had lots of pancakes a couple of hours after dinner and a big dinner!) Hopefulyl things are going to be coming back on track..
 
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