Simple solution??

[Vix]

My sugars have been all over the place for at least the last 6 months+ and apart from major hip surgery for some of that no-one seems to be able to work out why... but... I saw my consultant on Tues and she said that she thinks I should be doing my basal before bed and not in the morning - now I wasn't very keen on this as I'd prefer to get it out of the way in the morning and am less likely to forget, plus my hypos tend to be at night so this didn't make sense as surely my insulin would have been wearing off at night when I am going lowest. However, we are desperately wanting to start a family so I'm at the stage of almost trying anything I'm told to in order to get my hba1c below 7 (apart from a pump at the moment.) So I started injecting my glargine at night and low and behold yesterday and so far today my sugars have been bang on target (below 5.9 before meals and below 7.8 2 hrs after) apart from 11.6 last night! This is a minor miracle, as I have literally not had a day of good readings for months, and if it stays like this I will be doing happy dances 🙂 Just a bit scared to test now as I'm afraid the bubble will burst and this apparent simple solution is a fluke!!

Anyone else had a similar experience and sudden better control by just changing the time of your basal dose??

Xx

 

[Northerner]

I can't offer any personal experience as I always injected my lantus at night, and now don't inject any, but just wanted to say that I hope the good news continues and it really was that simple! 🙂

 

[novorapidboi26]

I cant remember for sure but I do believe I had a similar event just by changing the timing of my background doses....

I hope this works out for you......

When on injections I was always willing to try anything.......

If I was having hypos at a specific time of day I knew there was a reason........and also a solution...

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

I had exactly the same with Lantus (but the other way around).

I'd had night hypos for years and someone suggested taking Lantus in the morning which more or less solved them overnight.

I tried splitting Lantus, but that didn't work so well for me, and having shifted to a pump I can now see why Lantus struggled - at various points during the day I have a distinct reduction in basal requirement

Hope your good numbers continue!

 

[Vix]

Thanks guys...

I'm always prepared to try different things to help my sugars, which is why it's been so frustrating - I've done everything suggested and to no avail until yesterday so I'm hoping that this was the long overdue solution as I couldn't be trying any harder!!

Mike, my logic told me that I was better doing my lantus in a morning so it has been a surprise that it appears to have worked the other way round (which is why I'm desperately hoping it isn't a coincidence!!) I've been told if this doesn't work then I might have to change to levemir but the only pen that I can find that has a click on the side rather than having to push the top is autopen and apparently I can't use levemir with it... I bruise so easily and have a lot of pain with my injections and my little hands don't seem to be able to cope with the other injections I've tried without leaving me black and blue 😉

Please cross your fingers this is a turning point, if I can have a week of good control I will be happy that this is a good solution! Only 5.5 days to go 😉

xx

 

[Vix]

I jinxed it... now 12.7 Grrrr, hope I'm not back to square one again!! xx

 

[Vix]

Take it all back now at 15.4!!! I have completely had enough, and really don't know what to do to stop feeling like c**p, biting my hubby's head off and being a grumpy moo...

Rubbish end to a rubbish day, diabetes please stop making me feel this way

xx

 

[AJLang]

I'm sorry to hear that you're having such a bad time. Fluctuating BGs are a nightmare. I hope that you are feeling a bit better today.

 

[Vix]

Thanks AJ, it went to 14.7 at 2hrs after lunch today but been in single figures (8/9 so still higher than I'd like) apart from that... but it's evening when it seems to get worse so we'll see what happens tonight hey!

Xx