rebrascora
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That is really useful to know. especially when backed up with Libre, because my nurse is adamant that any hypo I get in the afternoon can't be down to my breakfast NR because it only has a 2-3hr window and must be caused by my Levemir, which is tosh as far as I am concerned... I only take 8 units Levemir on a night and I only ever hypo on an afternoon if I take 3-4 units of NR for breakfast with an appropriate amount of carbs, but if I take 2 units NR with an omelette and salad I am stable all day, no problems... just find it hard work to prepare and eat a great plate of omelette and salad every morning, but most mornings I enjoy it 🙂.Same experience for me with novorapid, borne out by the Libre - takes around an hour to even get going, and usually lasts for 5-6 hours 😱 As the great Northern philosopher Jim Royle might say, 'Rapid, my a**e' 😱Absorbs more quickly from abdomen than derriere 🙂
It is interesting about the injection site too as I did wonder if using my thighs had delayed it. Do you know if injecting and then working that part of the body speeds it up? Normally I am fairly sedentary until after breakfast. Might have to experiment with a short run round the block incorporating a steep hill for 10 mins after injecting or is that risky? Wish I had a Libre!
Anyway in typical fashion, I wake up to a wonderful 5.4 fasting reading this morning (went to bed on a 9.0 with no evening meal) on the day that I manage to get an appt to see the nurse about my persistently high readings for the past 10 days! We have at least agreed a strategy for if/when it happens again and I can increase my Levemir by up to 2 units. Lets hope I can have another few weeks of reasonably steady normal readings now (my omelette pan will be back in daily use) before my next off piste expedition in the high Alps!