Well, my fasting readings for the past week are:-
Mon 24th ..... 8.7
Tue 25th ...... 7.0
Wed 26th ..... 3.9
Thu 27th ...... 6.1
Fri 28 th ....... 3.8
Sat 29th ....... 5.6
Sun 1st ........ 5.1
Today .......... 11.6
As you can see, consistency is not my strong suit!!
I have changed back over to Fiasp to finish off the vials I had left but can't really blame that, although interestingly I am seeing an improvement in the time it takes to kick in on a morning now.... about 45 mins instead of 60mins for NR.... I am also doing squats every morning after I inject to try to get it working quicker.
Not sure why I ended up so high this morning (I had minimal carbs last night but I did have 2 pork chops so maybe it was the protein or perhaps my steroid inhaler since I decided to start using it again with the Corona virus becoming more of a risk) but I am really quite proud of how well I managed to bring it down and I am definitely getting more confident with using my insulin for corrections.
Since my appt with the consultant on Tues (in anticipation of getting Libre) I have been testing much more frequently (as many as 14 tests a day, some days) and that has given me the knowledge I needed to keep my daytime readings much more in range and I have had several days of almost all tests in range.
The odd low fasting reading hasn't concerned me as I went to bed with food on board, so quite confident I didn't dip low through the night.
I think my basal needs are changing again as I am grazing a little on fruit through the day whilst doing manual work to keep me in range, but that is easier and pleasanter than injecting insulin and I am mostly not eating lunch, so the odd piece of fruit without bolus is a treat for working hard and I can have half an apple or banana when I drop to around 4 and the other half later if I go low again. I had planned to decrease my basal dose today but that high reading this morning made me delay it till another day.
The past few days I have gone much lower carb and even without lunch I haven't felt hungry.... it really feels like something has changed.... and I feel better physically and mentally.... maybe this is ketosis.
Anyway, congrats to
@Kaylz for your HS yesterday.
@Michael12421.... really impressed with how well you managed your high reading yesterday. Sorry that you were feeling so ill but hopefully you are more yourself today and will manage to eat something tonight. I made a mistake and will not be passing the post office until tomorrow so will put that book in the post for you then.
@Grannylorraine .... really sorry to hear that you are still under the weather. It seems like you have been off colour since the start of the year what with cold/flu and tummy upsets and that rogue Metformin. I wonder if a Vitamin C supplement might help to give your immune system a boost, particularly when, as diabetics, we tend to eat less fruit. Hope you are feeling better soon.
@Snowwy Congrats on your HS last week..... at least I think it was you that I saw had got one, but for some reason no one seemed to acknowledge it at the time and if it was your first, it should have been a big deal!
