sarahewitt
New Member
I was diagnosed with t1 in September last year following kidney infection and ketoacidosis - my pancreas packed in.
Was discharged from hospital with insulin, needles, a few leaflets and told to eat pretty much as normal. Am still waiting to go to my first clinic appointment now in June - although I have regular blood tests at my gps.
So my fingertips test stays between 5 and 7 - occasionally I get a blip when trying new food as is all v experimental consider ing I have had no support.
But am getting there. Have managed to reduce my insulin by 20% - after initially eating to "fill my insulin" and putting on weight. But with the reduction in insulin and food am pretty much back on track
Anyway what I want to know is - I normally do my sugars at 6am. If I decide to sleep in til 10 would my sugar be higher because I have run out of insulin or would it be lower because I need to eat
Was discharged from hospital with insulin, needles, a few leaflets and told to eat pretty much as normal. Am still waiting to go to my first clinic appointment now in June - although I have regular blood tests at my gps.
So my fingertips test stays between 5 and 7 - occasionally I get a blip when trying new food as is all v experimental consider ing I have had no support.
But am getting there. Have managed to reduce my insulin by 20% - after initially eating to "fill my insulin" and putting on weight. But with the reduction in insulin and food am pretty much back on track
Anyway what I want to know is - I normally do my sugars at 6am. If I decide to sleep in til 10 would my sugar be higher because I have run out of insulin or would it be lower because I need to eat
Have you been able to talk to DSNs (Diabetic Specialist Nurse) for advice? What insulin are you on? Are you taking separate slow and fast-acting insulins? If so, then in theory the slow-acting insulin should last for 24 hours and keep your blood sugar levels steady when you are not eating, although it doesn't always work out in practice and a lot of people have to do some juggling, perhaps splitting the doses. So, in answer to your question, your blood sugar level ought to be around a similar level at 10 am as to what it is at 6 am. Your liver trickles out glucose all the time to keep your body and brain supplied with energy when you are not getting it from food, and sometimes it can give you a bit of an extra 'boost' in the mornings (known as Dawn Phenomenon), so sometimes levels will be higher if you get up later or test after you have been up and about for a bit.