Is it me? Is it my pump? It's probably me!!

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ohitsnicola

ohitsnicola

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So since getting back on the ball with things...well attempting to, I have increased basals etc....however, I am still going high aka over 15mmol!! Where am I going wrong?? I am getting so fed up!!! x
 
She's here. She needs more info LOL

Now - when are you shooting up to 15.5 - or are you saying it's in one of the time blocks from the basal testing, or what?

However the trick is to know why we've just spiked (or plummeted) again - and try and avoid doing whatever it was again. In other words - learn from it.

So - tell us more please.
 
trophywench said:
She's here. She needs more info LOL

Now - when are you shooting up to 15.5 - or are you saying it's in one of the time blocks from the basal testing, or what?

However the trick is to know why we've just spiked (or plummeted) again - and try and avoid doing whatever it was again. In other words - learn from it.

So - tell us more please.
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Sorry haha! erm pretty much always after eating!
Any tips on basal testing?? i cant stand them, i get So Hungry and then feel ill and weak!
 
Also, its anything over 15....highest was 27.4 sighhh.
maybe i should just give up food lol.
 
BrokenPancreas1994 said:
Also, its anything over 15....highest was 27.4 sighhh.
maybe i should just give up food lol.
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Might it be due to the timing of your bolus insulin for your food? I use novorapid and it's anything but rapid in me, particularly early in the day. Allowing the insulin to start peaking when the food gets digesting is the way to reduce spikes, but it does take quite a bit of testing and experience - perfectly possible though! 🙂
 
You really need to do your basal testing and you are hardly going to faint/pass out or starve to death for missing food for 4 hours lol.

Are you blousing 30 mins before you eat? Perhaps also stick to simple carbs that you know how they work for you so miss out the pasta rice etc. until you have things sorted out.
 
Northerner said:
Might it be due to the timing of your bolus insulin for your food? I use novorapid and it's anything but rapid in me, particularly early in the day. Allowing the insulin to start peaking when the food gets digesting is the way to reduce spikes, but it does take quite a bit of testing and experience - perfectly possible though! 🙂
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I need to bolus at least 20 mins before I eat. As Northie says, Novorapid is anything but rapid!
If my blood sugar is high before eating I give myself my bolus and wait til its down to 7ish before I eat. This does lead to some overcooked meals! But hopefully it will keep my numbers better after eating.
 
I would like my Novorapid to be more rapid. Insulin are miles better than they used to be but it works to slow for me. I am also a big fan of slow release bolus. Novoslow ? ( not complaining )
 
Yup, when my levels are playing up I know from experience that the first thing I need to do to make progress is some proper basal testing. Often starting with the parts of the day where I'm having the most out of range numbers. I can do all sorts of tweaking and guesswork for as long as I like, but it just extends the chaos for me.

Basal testing is a pain, but for me, unless I've recently checked to make sure that my doses/pattern are as good as I can get them all the other stuff about meal ratios and correctino factors is doomed to give very patchy results at best.

It's a pain, but there it is.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
You really need to do your basal testing and you are hardly going to faint/pass out or starve to death for missing food for 4 hours lol.

Are you blousing 30 mins before you eat? Perhaps also stick to simple carbs that you know how they work for you so miss out the pasta rice etc. until you have things sorted out.
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4 hours? I've never basal tested for that length of time. I've always been given much longer times than that, for example 8am to 6pm or 12pm to 10pm.

4 hours i can easily do, but I've never been told to do just 4hours.

never been told to bolus 30 minutes beforehand either..
simple carbs? what do i eat then lol
 
BrokenPancreas1994 said:
4 hours? I've never basal tested for that length of time. I've always been given much longer times than that, for example 8am to 6pm or 12pm to 10pm.

4 hours i can easily do, but I've never been told to do just 4hours.

never been told to bolus 30 minutes beforehand either..
simple carbs? what do i eat then lol
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This might help - it suggests basal testing around your usual sleep and meal times:

https://diatribe.org/beyond-basals-–-part-ii
 
BrokenPancreas1994 said:
4 hours? I've never basal tested for that length of time. I've always been given much longer times than that, for example 8am to 6pm or 12pm to 10pm.

4 hours i can easily do, but I've never been told to do just 4hours.

never been told to bolus 30 minutes beforehand either..
simple carbs? what do i eat then lol
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There you go then, you can do it no problem 🙂 Just scrap your pasta, rice, pizza and high fat foods until you are sorted otherwise they complicate things no end.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
There you go then, you can do it no problem 🙂 Just scrap your pasta, rice, pizza and high fat foods until you are sorted otherwise they complicate things no end.
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So basically skip breakfast one day? And Lunch the next etc?? Are potatoes okay??

Oh - I've had pump supplies delivered - my consultant from London must have spoke to Medtronic for me!
Will get the letter to the GP sorted soon too x
 
BrokenPancreas1994 said:
4 hours? I've never basal tested for that length of time. I've always been given much longer times than that, for example 8am to 6pm or 12pm to 10pm.

4 hours i can easily do, but I've never been told to do just 4hours.

never been told to bolus 30 minutes beforehand either..
simple carbs? what do i eat then lol
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Flipping heck , you were told 10hrs. 😡
 
BrokenPancreas1994 said:
So basically skip breakfast one day? And Lunch the next etc?? Are potatoes okay??

Oh - I've had pump supplies delivered - my consultant from London must have spoke to Medtronic for me!
Will get the letter to the GP sorted soon too x
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New spuds are best 🙂 yep you have the right idea for testing. So much more refined that way.
Do you have the book pumping insulin by John Walsh? If not and you can afford it, it will be the best investment you ever make. If money is tight though ask your local library to order it in for you.
 
Pumper_Sue said:
New spuds are best 🙂 yep you have the right idea for testing. So much more refined that way.
Do you have the book pumping insulin by John Walsh? If not and you can afford it, it will be the best investment you ever make. If money is tight though ask your local library to order it in for you.
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I think.... emphasising on the think i have it somewhere! I did start reading it a few years back... but stopped... can't remember why! I'll have to have a look later
 
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