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My D - need some help please

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mum2westiesGill

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Looking through some of my recent threads some of you may see that I've been on 2 holidays just lately
- Lanzarote 14.8.2013 - 22.8.2013
- Haven, Primrose Valley 14.9.2013 - 28.9.2013

I've really enjoyed both but now need some guidance/help/tips if anyone's got any to get back on track properly with the D
 
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Well - what's your prob exactly Gill?

Carb creep or what?
 
trophywench said:
Well - what's your prob exactly Gill?

Carb creep or what?
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- BG results - a lot of highs
- Bedtime & fasting tests - not doing these all of the time
- Carbs - at times just taking very random guesses and not checking properly like I was doing
- Not keeping my diary up to date ie not marking down what I've eaten but am trying hard to get this back on track now
 
Gill, you were doing so well, but it sounds like you might have suffered a bit of diabetes burnout from everything. Keep things simple I'd say - test on waking and before meals but don't worry unduly about the readings (but do record them!). Just to get back into the swing of things - don't try to tackle everything at once, or feel that you have to, baby steps and build confidence and habits so it feels more natural and not a chore 🙂
 
Northerner said:
Gill, you were doing so well, but it sounds like you might have suffered a bit of diabetes burnout from everything
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Yes I know and admittedly like you say I'm now suffering a diabetes burnout from everything


Northerner said:
Keep things simple I'd say - test on waking and before meals but don't worry unduly about the readings (but do record them!)
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testing on waking and before meals and making sure I record readings will be easy to do


Northerner said:
don't try to tackle everything at once
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but what about bedtime testing as well - I'm really out of the habit of doing this due to probably late nights
 
Well Gill there's very little point in bodging holes in yourself to get blood out, if you don't do anything constructive with the readings, is there?

So why not tackle it one day at a time instead - tomorrow I will ... do whatever, and mean it and do it.

Once you start doing it again, you'll carry on doing it.

It is futile to argue LOL
 
Northerner said:
Keep things simple I'd say - test on waking and before meals
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1st day of trying to get back on track

Wed 02/10
15.4 - fasting - 09:02
10.4 - lunch - 14:31 - 5u QA - 1:1
10.3 - dinner - 19:09 - 4u QA - 1:1
- BI - 22:01 - 24u
13.3 - bedtime - 22:54
 
whiskysmum said:
1st day of trying to get back on track

Wed 02/10
15.4 - fasting - 09:02
10.4 - lunch - 14:31 - 5u QA - 1:1
10.3 - dinner - 19:09 - 4u QA - 1:1
- BI - 22:01 - 24u
13.3 - bedtime - 22:54
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Well done on getting things underway again Gill 🙂 It looks like your lantus probably needs increasing, but I would take a couple more days readings to get a better picture 🙂 Keep up the good work!
 
Nice and steady there Gill! If you'd started a bit lower it would look pretty spot-on!

Did you add anything in to correct the numbers that are higher than you'd like?
 
Northerner said:
Well done on getting things underway again Gill 🙂 It looks like your lantus probably needs increasing, but I would take a couple more days readings to get a better picture 🙂 Keep up the good work!
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Thank you. it's good that I've got somewhere like this to come to 🙂. I also thought that about the lantus but like you say I'll take a couple more days readings to get a better picture.
 
everydayupsanddowns said:
Nice and steady there Gill! If you'd started a bit lower it would look pretty spot-on!

Did you add anything in to correct the numbers that are higher than you'd like?
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Thank you!

I didn't do any correction to the higher numbers but I must admit that I do usually correct at 10 or over. The 5u would have been approx 50g of carbs eaten and the same with the 4u ie approx 40g of carbs eaten.
 
Thu 03/10
no test - fasting - was going out with a friend for coffee so missed doing test, also had hot chocolate with the marshmallows 😱
17.6 - lunch - 14:36 - 3.5u + 4u corr QA - 1:1
12.5 - dinner - 18:31 - 2u + 2u corr QA - 1:1
- BI -22:08 - 24u
16.4 - bedtime - 22:53
 
whiskysmum said:
Thu 03/10
no test - fasting - was going out with a friend for coffee so missed doing test, also had hot chocolate with the marshmallows 😱
17.6 - lunch - 14:36 - 3.5u + 4u corr QA - 1:1
12.5 - dinner - 18:31 - 2u + 2u corr QA - 1:1
- BI -22:08 - 24u
16.4 - bedtime - 22:53
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The argument for increasing the lantus is looking very strong Gill. Your correction at lunchtime worked better than the evening one. I think you will probably need to do some basal testing and then consider changing your mealtime ratios once you have got the basal right.
 
Northerner said:
The argument for increasing the lantus is looking very strong Gill
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Yes it is I think/know



Northerner said:
Your correction at lunchtime worked better than the evening one.
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What I forgot to mention was that during the evening while sat watching tv I was snacking on a packet of crisps - discos 😱. Also after my tea I had 2 Asda smartprice mousses which were 12.5g carbs each but I didn't do any extra QA for them 😱
 
whiskysmum said:
What I forgot to mention was that during the evening while sat watching tv I was snacking on a packet of crisps - discos 😱. Also after my tea I had 2 Asda smartprice mousses which were 12.5g carbs each but I didn't do any extra QA for them 😱
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Ah, that would account for the higher level at bedtime then 🙂
 
Fri 04/10
no test - fasting - no excuse today for not doing this!
10.3 - lunch - 12:55 - 3.5u + 1u corr QA - 1:1
12.8 - dinner - 19:32 - 4.5 + 2u corr QA - 1:1 - then a further 2u QA at 20:37 due to having a chinese: prawn fried rice/dash of curry sauce
- BI -22:11 - 24u
no test - bedtime

can't get away from all these red numbers 😡 😡
 
Sat 05/10
11.1 - fasting - 10:09
7.0 - lunch - 14:54 - 3.5u QA - 1:1
no test - dinner - no dinner
- BI -22:15 - 24u
no test - bedtime
 
Why aren't you testing at bedtime, or even when you have your evening basal, Gill?
 
trophywench said:
Why aren't you testing at bedtime, or even when you have your evening basal, Gill?
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Evening basal time is near to 10:00pm ish then bedtime us usually 11:00pm ish or probably a bit later and by then I'm sort of like too tired. Would the evening basal time be too early to do my bedtime test?
 
Sun 06/10
no test - fasting
5.3 - lunch - 13:08 - 3.5u QA - 1:1
no test - dinner - no dinner
- BI -22:28 - 24u
16.7 - bedtime
 
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