Helping out PLEASE join in - full day test results

[Robin]

So, what's your plan of action for squashing that post-granola spike, Robin? I always get a post-brekkie spike, but if I up my insulin I crash (bang wallop) mid-morning. It'd be interesting to hear what you do.

At the moment, I think the best option is slinging the rest of the packet in the bin!
More insulin isn't the answer, because I'm back to normal by lunchtime. Bolusing (up to an hour) earlier helps, but I still went slightly into double figures last time I tried it.
And if I'm going out, I can't wait for an hour before eating. It's my pesky dawn phenom that causes most of the problem, if I didn't eat and didn't inject, I'd still be up to 10-11 an hour after I'd got up. You can see from the Libre trace how steeply I start to rise once I've got out of bed! I waited as long a I dared after injecting before I ate, once I saw the trace on the downward path.
It's probably back to scrambled egg for brekkie!

 

[Northerner]

At the moment, I think the best option is slinging the rest of the packet in the bin!
More insulin isn't the answer, because I'm back to normal by lunchtime. Bolusing (up to an hour) earlier helps, but I still went slightly into double figures last time I tried it.
And if I'm going out, I can't wait for an hour before eating. It's my pesky dawn phenom that causes most of the problem, if I didn't eat and didn't inject, I'd still be up to 10-11 an hour after I'd got up. You can see from the Libre trace how steeply I start to rise once I've got out of bed! I waited as long a I dared after injecting before I ate, once I saw the trace on the downward path.
It's probably back to scrambled egg for brekkie!
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Wow, that really is a jump! 😱 Pesky DP! 😡

 

[Bloden]

At the moment, I think the best option is slinging the rest of the packet in the bin!
More insulin isn't the answer, because I'm back to normal by lunchtime. Bolusing (up to an hour) earlier helps, but I still went slightly into double figures last time I tried it.
And if I'm going out, I can't wait for an hour before eating. It's my pesky dawn phenom that causes most of the problem, if I didn't eat and didn't inject, I'd still be up to 10-11 an hour after I'd got up. You can see from the Libre trace how steeply I start to rise once I've got out of bed! I waited as long a I dared after injecting before I ate, once I saw the trace on the downward path.
It's probably back to scrambled egg for brekkie!
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Thanks, Robin. 🙂 Yep, I'd drop that granola in the bin too.🙄
I do all sorts to deal with my (at the mo) mega-spike at 1 hour after breakfast: a low-GL breakfast with some fat and lotsa fibre, 15 mins on my ex bike, inject 15 mins before eating...but still, I spike! My endo'd say "more insulin!" but then, like I said, if I do that I crash 2 hours later. There IS one more thing I could try to flatten the spike (according to Gary Scheiner) - add vinegar to my meal...😱😱😱

 

[Robin]

Thanks, Robin. 🙂 Yep, I'd drop that granola in the bin too.🙄
I do all sorts to deal with my (at the mo) mega-spike at 1 hour after breakfast: a low-GL breakfast with some fat and lotsa fibre, 15 mins on my ex bike, inject 15 mins before eating...but still, I spike! My endo'd say "more insulin!" but then, like I said, if I do that I crash 2 hours later. There IS one more thing I could try, according to Gary Scheiner - add vinegar to my meal...😱😱😱

Yuk! There's last resorts and last resorts! I sprinkle an omega 3 seed mix over mine, In the hopes of slowing everything down.
I just shot out of bed because I remembered the plumber was coming, and from 5.1 on waking, I'm already 8.4 an hour later, and all I've had is a cup of tea with a dash of milk. I sometimes think I should take my insulin up to bed with me and whack some bolus in the minute I wake up. Increasing basal to cope with the morning spike hasn't worked, I just crash into hypo land at 3am.

 

[Amberzak]

Yuk! There's last resorts and last resorts! I sprinkle an omega 3 seed mix over mine, In the hopes of slowing everything down.
I just shot out of bed because I remembered the plumber was coming, and from 5.1 on waking, I'm already 8.4 an hour later, and all I've had is a cup of tea with a dash of milk. I sometimes think I should take my insulin up to bed with me and whack some bolus in the minute I wake up. Increasing basal to cope with the morning spike hasn't worked, I just crash into hypo land at 3am.

Robin how do you show those photos? I want to put a photo of my libre up.

Yes totally agree with what others are saying, I sometimes think I'm the only one with rollercoaster sugars, that I'm the only one that will have a reading of 18. But seeing this shows I am not alone.

 

[Robin]

Robin how do you show those photos? I want to put a photo of my libre up.

Yes totally agree with what others are saying, I sometimes think I'm the only one with rollercoaster sugars, that I'm the only one that will have a reading of 18. But seeing this shows I am not alone.

I'm using an iPad, so I take the photo on the iPad, then click on 'upload a file' below, and it gives me options to choose a picture from the camera roll and click to upload it.
Agree about roller coaster sugars, sometime I think everyone else is managing theirs except me!

 

[Amberzak]

Thanks. Makes sense. I kept clicking on photo. I'm on my iPhone.

Anyway, this is me this morning. 🙂

 

[Kaylz]

Yay @Amberzak can see this one 🙂 well done, hope it stays steady throughout the day 🙂 x

 

[Robin]

Thanks, Robin. 🙂 Yep, I'd drop that granola in the bin too.🙄
I do all sorts to deal with my (at the mo) mega-spike at 1 hour after breakfast: a low-GL breakfast with some fat and lotsa fibre, 15 mins on my ex bike, inject 15 mins before eating...but still, I spike! My endo'd say "more insulin!" but then, like I said, if I do that I crash 2 hours later. There IS one more thing I could try to flatten the spike (according to Gary Scheiner) - add vinegar to my meal...😱😱😱

Update, a bit more successful today, 'Twin Peaks' effect. I waited a whole hour before eating after injecting bolus. I wouldn't have done that without a Libre on, nor if I'd been going out. Could maybe get away with the granola occasionally when I get bored of other breakfast standbys.

 

[Dollypolly]

Bedtime one on the 22/5 was a 6.3
23/5
8.30 8.1????
10.30 6.5
12noon 6.5
2pm 9.1 that would be the mocha I had and no moment as I sat on my bum to watch training videos
7.30pm 5.1
9.30 7.5
Midnight 7.0
Not sure what's going on with my morning one of late as it's all over the shop.

 

[Kaylz]

Ok guys only updating with last nights bed time reading will continue tomorrow with full day of todays so
23rd May
9:50pm - 5.3 (bedtime biscuit, unfortunately not so enjoyable as they have started to go soft, must eat them more often rather than only having when too low to go to bed haha) x

 

[Bloden]

Update, a bit more successful today, 'Twin Peaks' effect.View attachment 3404 I waited a whole hour before eating after injecting bolus. I wouldn't have done that without a Libre on, nor if I'd been going out. Could maybe get away with the granola occasionally when I get bored of other breakfast standbys.

That's the spirit! An occasional treat before a long walk...a whole hour?!😱😛

 

[Bloden]

Nice straight line, Amberzak. This was my best day recently (there's no straight lines around here). This thread turning into a show and tell.😛

 

[Kaylz]

Nice straight line, Amberzak. This was my best day recently (there's no straight lines around here).View attachment 3407 This thread turning into a show and tell.😛

Your line reminds me of Bart Simpsons hair haha, I feel so odd having no libre and all you guys posting pics, no doubt after northy puts his sensor on he'll maybe do the same lol x

 

[Robin]

Your line reminds me of Bart Simpsons hair haha, I feel so odd having no libre and all you guys posting pics, no doubt after northy puts his sensor on he'll maybe do the same lol x

Not sure I want to see Northerner's, it'll be annoyingly perfect, won't it!

 

[Kaylz]

Not sure I want to see Northerner's, it'll be annoyingly perfect, won't it!

Very true!! anyone wondered if he is actually diabetic? LOL (jokes of course) x

 

[grainger]

Today:

07:53 - 7.9
09:03 - 7.0
10.24 - 8.2
14.43 - 9.4
15.33 - 7.7
17.26 - 3.9
20.18 - 7.3
21.21 - 8.8

Sitting higher than ideal but to be honest I'm pretty happy with this. Any day when I stay in single figures is a result for me 🙂

 

[pav]

I was all the 6s yesterday! 😱

05:00 - 6.4
11:00 - 6.3
14:00 - 6.4
16:45 - 6.1
21:30 - 6.4! 😱 🙂

Careful Alan, you might be getting someone telling you that your not a diabetic at this rate , great levels though 🙂

 

[Ljc]

I've had an upsie Downsie day today
Fasting 5.3
Brekkie 4.6 - 7.1
Lunch didn't eat anything
Snack 4.7 - forgot to test
Dinner 4.2 - 3.2
Treated 3.2 - 4.1 15 mins later.
Will do bedtime reading later.

 

[Wirrallass]

I've had an upsie Downsie day today
Fasting 5.3
Brekkie 4.6 - 7.1
Lunch didn't eat anything
Snack 4.7 - forgot to test
Dinner 4.2 - 3.2
Treated 3.2 - 4.1 15 mins later.
Will do bedtime reading later.

Hi Lin - looks like you've had a roller coaster of a day - poor you - hope you have a more settled day tomorrow x
WL