OMG help me interpret these results please!

[lauraw1983]

Am confused & need help!

So yesterday I embarked on the 30 day shred workout DVD....with this in mind I left my BG a bit higher before starting....

19:40 - BG 10.0

After exercise - 20:20 BG 7.9

Dinner - 50g carbs, 5.5u humalog (chilli & brown rice)

22:01 - BG 15.8 😱 Another 12g carbs eaten, meter advised 3.5u (correction plus for carbs)

00:12 - Bedtime BG 8.7 (10u Levemir taken @ 23:00pm)


This morning........

07:41 - BG 3.8 😱 I RARELY see in range number in the morning, and when I do it's in the 8-9 region. So I thought...hmm probably something to do with the exercise? I never treated though as I felt fine....and know my BG climbs rapidly in the mornings all the time so didn't want to swing high!

09:44 - BG 7.8 - Breakfast eaten 43g carb - 5u humalog taken

11:46 - 2 hour PP test - 18.9 😱 (washed hands as mighty confused!!) and then a 20.5 😱

Have just done a 4u correction. Sigh.

What the heck is going on?!?!?!?! How would you interpret all that and what should I change for tonight as am going to be doing the DVD again after work!! It's a 20 min cardio & weights workout basically, done for 30 days back to back.

Would appreciate any help, thanks! x

 

[lauraw1983]

Anyone??

And on it goes....felt a bit funny but tested before lunch -

14:08 - BG 5.0 35g carbs so 3.5u humalog

14:29 - still eating lunch, felt hypo - tested BG 2.7

Have had carton of fresh orange juice but since my lunch was salad with some cajun chicken pasta it might take longer to work I guess!

I have to drive in 20 mins too as have a Dr appt at 3.20pm, argh!!


Fedup.com today - and I have to come back to work after the Drs too!! Bah.

 

[Annette]

Anyone??

And on it goes....felt a bit funny but tested before lunch -

14:08 - BG 5.0 35g carbs so 3.5u humalog

14:29 - still eating lunch, felt hypo - tested BG 2.7

Have had carton of fresh orange juice but since my lunch was salad with some cajun chicken pasta it might take longer to work I guess!

I have to drive in 20 mins too as have a Dr appt at 3.20pm, argh!!


Fedup.com today - and I have to come back to work after the Drs too!! Bah.

When you felt funny and tested before lunch, you were probably on the way down (hence you felt funny) - I can feel hypo before I get to being 'properly' hypo - after all, the test strips dont have to be 100% accurate, and they are testing blood that may be a few minutes old, so the 2 combined might be the reason for your hypo there.

 

[lauraw1983]

When you felt funny and tested before lunch, you were probably on the way down (hence you felt funny) - I can feel hypo before I get to being 'properly' hypo - after all, the test strips dont have to be 100% accurate, and they are testing blood that may be a few minutes old, so the 2 combined might be the reason for your hypo there.

Yeah it was such a huge drop from this mornings stupidly high reading too I guess that's why I felt it!! My insulin sensitivity changes quite a lot I find, which is making it hard to get the right correction doses! 😡

 

[Lauras87]

Eeekk!!

You feeling well in yourself? (If you discount the feeling high)

 

[pgcity]

Could you be over correcting hence the hypos? Once I have been hypo I do half the correction even if I shoot up very high.
I hope you feel better and the exercise went well this evening.

 

[trophywench]

Well you would normally reduce your boluses (at least) when in the throes of exercise - min 10%, so I'd suggest leaving your basal and knocking some off your boluses if I?

 

[Aoife]

Well you would normally reduce your boluses (at least) when in the throes of exercise - min 10%, so I'd suggest leaving your basal and knocking some off your boluses if I?

Surely knocking off the bolus is only going to make the high higher

 

[redrevis]

The low morning result, which you said is rare, could be due to 'hungry muscles' reclaiming fuel that they've lost when exercising.

Off topic: Nice avatar Aoife

 

[Aoife]

maybe reducing any correction you need to make next time? Although if it was me I would have done exactly the same, numbers like that are scary.

I think exercise makes you more sensitive to insulin

 

[Darren w]

I'm skinny as hell I need the same advise . I carnt use my gym coz I know it will kill me in one day . Q If any guys in Birmingham want to work out with me and help each other out I'm here .