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Proud to be erratic
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And don't let it 'stress' you, gracefully accept the mistake, learn a lesson if relevant and move on. 🙂
rebrascora
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Could be worse, you could have taken a massive amount of bolus insulin! Many of us have injected our bolus instead of basal and then had to sit up half the night eating carbs and waiting for it to be spent. At least you are unlikely to need much, if any, bolus insulin for your meals today as the basal will soak up the carbs from you meals.
Which basal do you take? It would be a good idea to go to bed on a higher BG than you normally would and set an alarm or two through the night to wake up and check your levels and top up with carbs if necessary. Keep everything you need.... BG meter, carbs etc .... by the bed so you don't have to get up to get them.... always a good policy even when you haven't mistakenly injected too much insulin.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Which basal do you take? It would be a good idea to go to bed on a higher BG than you normally would and set an alarm or two through the night to wake up and check your levels and top up with carbs if necessary. Keep everything you need.... BG meter, carbs etc .... by the bed so you don't have to get up to get them.... always a good policy even when you haven't mistakenly injected too much insulin.
Good luck and let us know how you get on.
Pumper_Sue
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Thank you. I get up every night to check my levels anyway. I will just keep checking my levels regularly throughout today. Fingers crossed and nice to meet you
Inka
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If in any doubt, don’t be afraid to speak to 111 for advice.
I’m presuming you injected your basal twice by mistake? If so, there are pen devices that can alert you and help prevent that. It’s so easily done. Don’t blame yourself, just concentrate on staying safe and keeping your blood sugar up.
rebrascora
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Toujeo is a very long lasting basal, so you will need to keep a close eye on levels tomorrow and even Monday as well.
I now notice that you are new to the forum, so welcome and please excuse me not saying so in my first post.
Have you been diagnosed long? Which bolus insulin do you use? Do you have Freestyle Libre sensors as obviously that will make it a lot easier to keep an eye on things and hopefully alert you if your levels are dropping?
I now notice that you are new to the forum, so welcome and please excuse me not saying so in my first post.
Have you been diagnosed long? Which bolus insulin do you use? Do you have Freestyle Libre sensors as obviously that will make it a lot easier to keep an eye on things and hopefully alert you if your levels are dropping?
rebrascora
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I've been type 1 for 43 years. I have a brain injury that affects my short term memory and it is getting worse as I get older. We got to keep going haven't we
I live alone and been having trouble with lows in the night. I'm getting there slowly
I'm waiting on my specialist getting my the freestyle libre 2.Im looking forward to it. It was a friend who told me about the. I have been looking after myself for the last 8 years as the hospital kept forgetting to accept my referral when I moved home. I have just seen a specialist after all those years so things are looking up
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Sorry to hear you are having difficulty with night time lows. I would suggest that Toujeo might not be an ideal basal insulin for you if that is happening. Do you have Freestyle Libre to monitor your levels. If not do push to get it because the guidelines have now changed and all Type 1s should be able to get it on prescription but particularly in your circumstances. You would need to get a consultant to prescribe it so if you are not currently under a consultant, then push for a referral.
rebrascora
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Oops, I see our posts crossed and you are in the process of getting Libre.... Great news! It is a game changer although there are some issues with reliability so don't make your BG meter redundant when you get it but it will certainly take the strain off. I keep my scanner under my pillow, so I don't even need to reach out of bed or put the light on. It is such a reassurance to wake up scan and go back to sleep with no effort at all.
Inka
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That will be a massive help. The alarms will alert you to lows, and also the overnight graph will allow you to see what your basal insulin is doing overnight.
I totally sympathise with getting up every night to check your blood sugar. I did too as I’m terrified of nocturnal hypos and I’m the only adult in the house. I still test sometimes now but I sleep better having the Libre.
I can't wait to get the libre. I'm so glad that it has helped you. Yes it's scary when you're alone. I live completely alone and have no one to check on me. It's the" oh my blood reading isn't high, I'm scared to go to sleep incase they go low"thats what goes through my head every night. Keeping levels high is not good. Won't need to worry when I get my libre
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