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Group 7-day waking average?

Oliver1992 said:
Pretty happy with mine best reading ever had waking up with6.5
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Top man, I like the 6s, Id say its my favourite number! I feel hypos coming very early, so waking in the 4s & low 5s make me feel a little like im on the edge even though im ok (Although I may have dipped into the 3s in the night). 6s I wake up feeling great! Maybe thats just me though..!

5.2 for me today (but secretly I did a mini correction after going to bed on an 8... Dont tell anyone though)!
 
Good morning all 🙂

3.1 - bedtime
10.0 - this morning

- 19.21pm - tea & QA
- 22.57pm - bedtime test was done - 3.1 - had 4 jelly babies - no idea where this hypo came from
- 23.14pm - 3.2 - had 2 jelly babies
- 23.27pm - 3.8 - bit fed up at this stage so had supper - sandwich 1 slice with corned beef/pkt skips/mini asda choc biscuit
 
sacol4940 said:
Ordered the book yesterday 🙂

I might drop my DSN an email later to let her know how I'm getting and see when i can start the basal tests

22 this morning for me.... 😱 I gave a correction as per what my pump suggested - 6.4u

Went to bed at 1.15am this morning at 13.5...didnt know whether to correct before bed or not??

Just got to work and checked it again and it's come down to 10.3 🙂
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yep, I'd drop your DSN a note. When I was first put on my pump, I was correcting straight away (as the calculator was set up for me using correctional rates I'd been working out manually whilst on MDIs) so I can't see why you couldn't correct - but if you are tempted, I'd go under the suggested dose to start off with - after all you don't want to risk going too low in the night.

Well done on getting it down to 10.3! Great stuff! work checking an hour or so after and see what's happening.
 
whiskysmum said:
Good morning all 🙂

3.1 - bedtime
10.0 - this morning

- 19.21pm - tea & QA
- 22.57pm - bedtime test was done - 3.1 - had 4 jelly babies - no idea where this hypo came from
- 23.14pm - 3.2 - had 2 jelly babies
- 23.27pm - 3.8 - bit fed up at this stage so had supper - sandwich 1 slice with corned beef/pkt skips/mini asda choc biscuit
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Looks like you might have had a bit too much QA with your tea - what was your level before eating? What times are you taking your lantus now?
 
whiskysmum said:
Good morning all 🙂

3.1 - bedtime
10.0 - this morning

- 19.21pm - tea & QA
- 22.57pm - bedtime test was done - 3.1 - had 4 jelly babies - no idea where this hypo came from
- 23.14pm - 3.2 - had 2 jelly babies
- 23.27pm - 3.8 - bit fed up at this stage so had supper - sandwich 1 slice with corned beef/pkt skips/mini asda choc biscuit
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I know we are all different, but if I ate that before bed with no QA Id expect my sugars to rocket up by 12mmol (Therefore waking up at 16 mark)... Im still convinced that Lantus is too much. Hence the hypos and hence not such a massive rise over night?? Just a thought...
 
Northerner said:
Looks like you might have had a bit too much QA with your tea - what was your level before eating? What times are you taking your lantus now?
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I sort of wondered this re the QA with my tea. My level before tea was 4.0. I'm taking lantus at 10am & 10pm give or take a few mins either side.
 
bennyg70 said:
I know we are all different, but if I ate that before bed with no QA Id expect my sugars to rocket up by 12mmol (Therefore waking up at 16 mark)... Im still convinced that Lantus is too much. Hence the hypos and hence not such a massive rise over night?? Just a thought...
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Thanks Benny. re the lantus being too much I also/maybe think this but quite clearly no expert as you can see.
For my current body weight I should be on 14u of lantus and I currently take 20u that's 10u am & 10u pm. I reduced it 4 days ago from 12u am & pm to 10u am & pm.
 
whiskysmum said:
I sort of wondered this re the QA with my tea. My level before tea was 4.0. I'm taking lantus at 10am & 10pm give or take a few mins either side.
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I think I would probably have reduced my QA slightly given the low pre-meal reading, just as I might give slightly more if my pre-meal was a bit on the high side e.g. 7 or 8.

I think you are probably on too high a ratio for your tea, and part of the bolus you are giving is 'covering' your supper. I also think you may be on too much lantus still, although much closer than you were now. I think this because, as Benny says, I would expect your supper to raise your levels further and leave you higher in the mornings if the lantus was only covering your liver output through the night. The alternative would be to reduce your teatime ratio and your lantus, but bolus for your supper, but personally I'm not comfortable giving QA before bed.
 
Dory said:
yep, I'd drop your DSN a note. When I was first put on my pump, I was correcting straight away (as the calculator was set up for me using correctional rates I'd been working out manually whilst on MDIs) so I can't see why you couldn't correct - but if you are tempted, I'd go under the suggested dose to start off with - after all you don't want to risk going too low in the night.

Well done on getting it down to 10.3! Great stuff! work checking an hour or so after and see what's happening.
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It's all gone a bit wrong since the 10.3....

9.32 4.4 (Tested because I started feeling low)
9.49 4.9
10.11 5.2
10.26 3.8 (Had 7 dextro tablets)
10.39 3.8 (Had another 7 dextro tablets)
10.55 6.2

I'm sat at my desk feeling rubbish. I've done no work since half 9 because I've felt hypo since then - even tho I wasnt officially hypo until half 10

I don't get why they creeped up and then dropped so quickly?

7.30am 22 - Took correction of 6.4u
8.47am 10.3 Took 4.1u to cover my breakfast - I used the bolus calc so IB was taken into account....

Confused.....
 
whiskysmum said:
Thanks Benny. re the lantus being too much I also/maybe think this but quite clearly no expert as you can see.
For my current body weight I should be on 14u of lantus and I currently take 20u that's 10u am & 10u pm. I reduced it 4 days ago from 12u am & pm to 10u am & pm.
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Yes - Your situation absolutley 100% mimics what mine was! Id maybe knock another unit off each 9 & 9, and see how that goes?

You really need to do a series of basal tests too and we'll see where you are then and whether the basals doing its job correctly. I think when It gets to a level where it is, youll have to tweak a few things, Ie youd have to inject QA for those suppers if you want supper. I work as a rule now that anything over 5g of carb I need to consider injecting for. Obviously there are other factors with this, such as how comfortable you are with injecting. I dont mind at all so dont worry about it. However If you really hate injecting and only want to do the bare minimum to get by it could throw in some complications... I think this is where a pump helps along with all the other wonderful features it has to offer.

Just too add, As ALan rightly points out - giving QA right before bed has to be done with caution...
 
sacol4940 said:
It's all gone a bit wrong since the 10.3....

9.32 4.4 (Tested because I started feeling low)
9.49 4.9
10.11 5.2
10.26 3.8 (Had 7 dextro tablets)
10.39 3.8 (Had another 7 dextro tablets)
10.55 6.2

I'm sat at my desk feeling rubbish. I've done no work since half 9 because I've felt hypo since then - even tho I wasnt officially hypo until half 10

I don't get why they creeped up and then dropped so quickly?

7.30am 22 - Took correction of 6.4u
8.47am 10.3 Took 4.1u to cover my breakfast - I used the bolus calc so IB was taken into account....

Confused.....
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the reason for the creeping up at 10am may have been your body kicking out some glycogen to get glucose int oyour system. only a certai namount is stored though, which would account for the drop again at 10.30. Once your liver uses it's store of glycogen, it then goes on the hunt to replenish its stock. So don't be surprised if it drops again aftre the 6.2 'normalisation'.

It sounds as though the combination of correctional + food bolus may have been too much - but you'll need to work out with the DSN's help (and the book!) which one may need changing.
 
Thanks Dory 🙂

My blood was 9.8 when i've just tested before my lunch

I've just dropped my DSN an email with my results so far, so I'll see what she suggests before I change anything 🙂
 
no probs. PS just noticed - we were diagnosed in the same year! 🙂
 
In the zone at 5.3.
 
11.4 for me today
 
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