High BG - Where did that come from?

[MikeyBikey]

This morning my BG was 6.7 (compared to yesterday's 7.1 but I was allowed to have the insulin dose I wanted and did not have 4u knocked off like.yesterday when I arrived at teatime at 12.9 (I think).

However, they tested just before lunch and it was to my horror 20.4. I was expecting between 5 and 7. The only unusual thing was it was very hot when I went to the gym and I set the exercise bike to Level 4 (highest ever) and did 3 km. I was soaked through with perspiration. I have heard of this rebound but never experienced it myself. Has anybody else if is it a myth?

As it is still up I asked to take a correction dose and was denied. I have even been accusing snacking! They really need a lesson in respect!

 

[rebrascora]

Yes, exercising in this heat can certainly push levels up and especially if you exercised whilst levels were already high from your breakfast peak. I assume you did retest when you got such a high result, just in case there was some residue of something on your finger.
Am I right in thinking you are not currently wearing a Libre?

Really shocking that they accused you of snacking! If you want to snack you should be able to so it should not be an accusation, but you should be allowed to inject insulin to cover whatever you want to eat, when you want to eat it. It is not their place to police your eating or restrict it. But they clearly do not know enough about diabetes management with insulin from what you have said in your other posts, so I really shouldn't be surprised by their attitude.
Well done on the great efforts you are making at regaining your fitness and so pleased the physios acknowledged that effort with a round of applause for you the other day. That was obviously a real achievement!

 

[MikeyBikey]

It shot up a level. After refusing to let me take a correction dose they involved the GP attached.to the unit. Her diabetes knowledge is sadly lacking and after pouring over the drug chart said "If your BG does not come down we will have to send you back to hospital." I slightly lost it at that stage but avoided the eff word! I pointed out that even if she called an ambulance I would refuse to go back to there as most of the staff were incompetent and my BGs were running far higher for weeks after admission than the days before. I also pointed out the incompetent ward doctors turned .my insulin doses on their head when the clinic doctors were happy! I have now taken my correction dose and normal dose, and lo and behold behold my BG has dropped from it's down from over 25 to 21.3.

After my premature discharge (the night of 5th March) I have learnt a lot and particularly as the care package was not in place I could have got the crew to take me back! I was only home 15 hours before I was back in A&E.

 

[MikeyBikey]

8.0 this morning! It dropped all evening and when it was about 14 s nurse brought a sandwich and I told her I would wait until it was below 10. The next thing I know s sister appeared and said I needed to eat the sandwich now or I would go hypo. I repeated that I would wait until it was below 10. She kept repeating the utter nonsense and in the end I agreed to eat half then. I cannot imsgi

 

[Proud to be erratic]

8.0 this morning! It dropped all evening and when it was about 14 s nurse brought a sandwich and I advised her I would

would .... ?

Sorry @MikeyBikey, so curious:

"would not eat it, without a further bolus insulin dose";​

"leave it for when you were actually hungry";​

"donate it to a food bank". ??​

It is so disconcerting how little is understood by HCPs about insulin dependency. I had 4 hospitalisations in 2022 and those brought home to me this challenge. Luckily, while I was not well, I was sufficiently coherent to retain my pens and insulin throughout each of those stays.