Just had a mini meltdown

[Amigo]

I wondered if you'd ever seen this Kaylz? What the blogger was describing did make me think of the problems you are having in terms of micro-managing your diabetes and the total dread of losing control. I hope you can get some psychological support soon but do your best to increase your fat and protein intake. I can imagine you must feel permanently cold with being so underweight.

https://thediabeticjourney.com/ocd-and-diabetes/

 

[SB2015]

Do you like peanut butter? Excellent along with cheese in some toast.

You know your ratios and basal rates are fine. So even if you eat more carbs your handset will sort out the amount of insulin you need, so you will definitely be safe. If that is still a worry, add in some yummy proteins.

Take care

 

[Ditto]

As a person with an eating disorder, albeit, at the other end of the scale from you, I can't offer any advice but have some hugs (((hugs)))

 

[Kaylz]

I wondered if you'd ever seen this Kaylz? What the blogger was describing did make me think of the problems you are having in terms of micro-managing your diabetes and the total dread of losing control. I hope you can get some psychological support soon but do your best to increase your fat and protein intake. I can imagine you must feel permanently cold with being so underweight.

https://thediabeticjourney.com/ocd-and-diabetes/

Thanks for that Amigo x

 

[Kaylz]

Do you like peanut butter? Excellent along with cheese in some toast.

You know your ratios and basal rates are fine. So even if you eat more carbs your handset will sort out the amount of insulin you need, so you will definitely be safe. If that is still a worry, add in some yummy proteins.

Take care

That's the thing I'm currently in the process of reducing my basal and worried that effects my ratios, the DSN has said it won't but I'm still worried x

 

[Kaylz]

As a person with an eating disorder, albeit, at the other end of the scale from you, I can't offer any advice but have some hugs (((hugs)))

Thanks ditto x

 

[Copepod]

That's the thing I'm currently in the process of reducing my basal and worried that effects my ratios, the DSN has said it won't but I'm still worried x

Please trust your DSN on this. Just do it! I know it's hard to do it, but please try.
Basal is there to cope with longer acting issues such as regular exercise patterns, weather etc. In the short term, you can adjust bolus doses, but it's so much simpler to get basal right and stick to same bolus ratios.

 

[Kaylz]

Please trust your DSN on this. Just do it! I know it's hard to do it, but please try.
Basal is there to cope with longer acting issues such as regular exercise patterns, weather etc. In the short term, you can adjust bolus doses, but it's so much simpler to get basal right and stick to same bolus ratios.

Sorry just do what? X

 

[Copepod]

Sorry just do what? X

Do what your DSN suggested, reduce your basal, as you said in #25, which I quoted in my post.

 

[Kaylz]

Do what your DSN suggested, reduce your basal, as you said in #25, which I quoted in my post.

I am I started a reduced dose of 7 last Tuesday but that's made no difference to my low waking readings so lowered it to 6 last night x

 

[AJLang]

As well as reducing your basal you also need to increase your carbs as advised by the dietician. Reducing your basal will not affect your ratios. You need to do this now.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

What extra food are you planning to eat today @Kaylz?

Your bolus ratios will not be affected by reducing your basal dose (except to reduce risk of hypos!) so you are free to add extra food right away. You have nothing to be scared of. The ratio will scale your dose upwards to match the extra carbs eaten. Go for it! And let us know how you get on.

 

[Kaylz]

What extra food are you planning to eat today @Kaylz?

Unfortunately nothing today as don't have anything in and as I only have a Scotmid and Premier close by they only sell c**p off on to Tesco website soon to get a shopping list written for tomorrow though 🙂 hopefully I can get some raspberries to have with my yoghurt 🙂 x

 

[Kaylz]

As well as reducing your basal you also need to increase your carbs as advised by the dietician. Reducing your basal will not affect your ratios. You need to do this now.

I know I know, thanks for the push AJ 🙂 x

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Unfortunately nothing today as don't have anything in and as I only have a Scotmid and Premier close by they only sell c**p off on to Tesco website soon to get a shopping list written for tomorrow though 🙂 hopefully I can get some raspberries to have with my yoghurt 🙂 x

Finish off that cheese you've got in the fridge then? That will at least get you started and doesn't need a bolus 🙂

 

[Kaylz]

Finish off that cheese you've got in the fridge then? That will at least get you started and doesn't need a bolus 🙂

Haha might be a bit much there's 21 slices Edam in there! I'd be all cheesed out lol x

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Haha might be a bit much there's 21 slices Edam in there! I'd be all cheesed out lol x

Hehe! True. But just to point out that you don't actually need to go to the shops to consume more energy today than you did yesterday - that's just your mind trying to defer the action and create barriers that don't really exist. You have the solutions to your weight loss at hand, and we have every confidence that you have the determination and ability to get some more food inside you!! 🙂🙂🙂

You just have to start. And today is as good a day as any for that.

So rather than your 'usual' sandwich/roll that you mentioned yesterday, have the same lunch, but add a couple of slices of Edam (no extra insulin needed), and perhaps an extra piece of fruit (counted and dosed-for obvs).

 

[Copepod]

Hope you've had a slice of Edam by now, @Kaylz, plus put an extra one or two in your sandwich / roll when you have that.

 

[Kaylz]

Hope you've had a slice of Edam by now, @Kaylz, plus put an extra one or two in your sandwich / roll when you have that.

Had 2 with my toast, not sure if it goes with a boiled egg though lol x

 

[CosmicHedgehog]

Ditto what other have said, cheese and mayo (not necessarily together lol ) Classic stuff for gaining weight. kaylz i had the same prob as you years and years ago. I was very under weight and by the time i hit 7st 2 i was threatened with hospitalization if i lost any more or went under 7st. I just wasn't eating enough. I know you have anxiety about your bg levels getting out of control, but you have to understand sometimes you can do all the right things and carb count correctly, and it will still go wrong, the wonders of the diabetes fairy! just because you carb count for that bit of bread and dose correctly in theory everything should be ok....BUT sometimes its not and that bread suddenly gets magical carb powers and ruins your day. I guess what i am saying is having tight control is great, but sometimes you will just get iffy readings, tiredness, hormones, stress, anxiety, emotions of any kind, illness etc. that doesn't mean your doses and ratios are wrong, its just an iffy reading, if we all had perfect ratios/ basals there would be no need for correction doses. and thats what they are there for, to correct any iffy ones. Just try little increases in fats and proteins to begin with, you have to start somewhere. they wont spike your bg and its a beginning point. x