Bleugh!! Feeling poo...past few days have been horribly stressful & it seems that & a relatively mild cold have had quite a huge effect on ny levels...i've managed to get them down to reasonable levels at points but have had levels up at 18 at times the last few days! 😱 Feeling sick, changed cannulas & corrected per the rules, now on 120% tbr & hoping that works. Unfortunately the cause of the stress is not going to go away so hoping this blip is all down to not much sleep recently & this bug. Hope everyone else is doing ok. X
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Mild cold & stress = mahoosive BG's!!
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Sorry to hear this Twitchy 
I hope that the cold goes soon and leaves you stronger so you can deal with the stress better. {{{Twitchy}}}
I hope that the cold goes soon and leaves you stronger so you can deal with the stress better. {{{Twitchy}}}Hanmillmum
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Sorry to hear your unwell, hope the TBR increase helps.
We were recommended by rep to start 120 % and if still high after 4 hrs increase further, and so on until you achieve desired levels. This has worked very well for the little one, have been up to 200% at times though needed knocking down at night, mostly she has needed somewhere between 140 - 160 % for colds and bugs.
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We were recommended by rep to start 120 % and if still high after 4 hrs increase further, and so on until you achieve desired levels. This has worked very well for the little one, have been up to 200% at times though needed knocking down at night, mostly she has needed somewhere between 140 - 160 % for colds and bugs.
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Thanks everyone. 🙂 It's interesting, like with Hanmillmum's experience the tbr hasnt seemed to be needed at the same rate over all the 24 hrs...and not necessarily seeming linked to activity levels either! Very odd. Anyway, the ridiculously high levels do seem to correlate with peak stress, which is interesting as I didn't see this effect pre op (& i was pretty stressed then too lol) - although thinking about it, pre op i didnt have the physical shakes & 'fight or flight' feelings that have been a feature of the last few days! Anyway, i have a strategy, just need to try & stay mentally aloof from the stressful situation now - i've figured out a strategy & guess i have to give it a go!
Thanks everyone for the kind words! Xx
Very odd. Anyway, the ridiculously high levels do seem to correlate with peak stress, which is interesting as I didn't see this effect pre op (& i was pretty stressed then too lol) - although thinking about it, pre op i didnt have the physical shakes & 'fight or flight' feelings that have been a feature of the last few days! Anyway, i have a strategy, just need to try & stay mentally aloof from the stressful situation now - i've figured out a strategy & guess i have to give it a go! Thanks everyone for the kind words! Xx
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