Warmer weather wobbles

[everydayupsanddowns]

Anyone else finding their BGs a little more unpredictable and wobbly over the last few weeks?

I feel very lucky that I have Deep Thought to auto-tweak doses these days, but it does seem to take a little while to catch up with changes to my insulin sensitivity etc.

Do our T2 members on oral meds also notice a change in BG patterns as the weather warms? It’s a fairly common experience for those of us on insulin, but I’m not sure how common it is to see weather-related BG changes on other sorts of medication.

Any other insulin-users playing Dose Tweakeroo?

 

[Sharron1]

Anyone else finding their BGs a little more unpredictable and wobbly over the last few weeks?

I feel very lucky that I have Deep Thought to auto-tweak doses these days, but it does seem to take a little while to catch up with changes to my insulin sensitivity etc.

Do our T2 members on oral meds also notice a change in BG patterns as the weather warms? It’s a fairly common experience for those of us on insulin, but I’m not sure how common it is to see weather-related BG changes on other sorts of medication.

Any other insulin-users playing Dose Tweakeroo?

Oh, that's interesting. My BG have been a tiny bit higher, nothing too bad, I assumed it was due to my cold rather than the weather. No end of guess work /learning to Diabetes.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

No end of guess work /learning to Diabetes.

Ain’t that the truth! Warmer temperatures generally make insulin users more sensitive to their injected insulin (so doses may need to be reduced, and/or risk of hypos can increase). But it’s not always very predictable or reliable!

Also we are generally more likely to be more active in warmer/sunnier weather - less likely to huddle indoors out of the cold/wind/rain!

 

[Lisa65]

When I was in Turkey I had to reduce my insulin as the low alarm kept going off. I just started Tresiba at a lower dose than the abasaglar I was on, levels seem OK so far apart from a bit of FOTF.

 

[gail2]

the heat affects my levels , they go down and you now they say a lady glows, well this lady sweats like a P.I.G

 

[helli]

This time of year is not only warmer it is sniffier thanks to hay fever.
Although I am lucky to suffer very little from the runny nose and eyes, my skin tends to be more sensitive so I get more itchiness from any adhesive used in dia-tech.
I think this raises my BG which levels out the warm weather dips so I don't see much change.

 

[Thebearcametoo]

My kid tends to go high with the heat. Thankfully the pump is doing a lot of the work to keep him nearer to range but I’m definitely having to change his pump set more often so I’m guessing it’s using more insulin.

 

[Woodywoodpecker]

I seem to sit bit higher at night, but still in the green. Warm at work this morning 25, pleased I’m finished for the day

 

[silver minion]

Not sure how the hot weather is affecting my BG this year. So far there hasn't been much variation. I try and keep well hydrated and stay indoors in the hottest part of the day.
Last year and previous year was awful but I put that down to very high BG levels at the time.

 

[PhoebeC]

This time of year is not only warmer it is sniffier thanks to hay fever.
Although I am lucky to suffer very little from the runny nose and eyes, my skin tends to be more sensitive so I get more itchiness from any adhesive used in dia-tech.
I think this raises my BG which levels out the warm weather dips so I don't see much change.

Same, its my skin, i get a little bit of the eyes and nose but normally I can head that off with antihistamines, washing eyes and sterpcil or 2, but will be itchy more than anything.

 

[Inka]

My boluses seem to act quicker, causing me to go a bit low after my meals, but then, of course, rise later 🙄

 

[Bloden]

The Omnipod 5 hasn't learned much during the hot spell - I know I need less insulin, but the algorithm hasn't noticed at all - so lots of pesky long-lasting lows...very frustrating.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

The Omnipod 5 hasn't learned much during the hot spell - I know I need less insulin, but the algorithm hasn't noticed at all - so lots of pesky long-lasting lows...very frustrating.

It takes the MM780 quite a long time to catch up. I wish there was a “things are changing” flag you could set.

Does the Omnipod have a ‘sports’ setting you could use to aim for higher levels while it catches up?

 

[PhoebeC]

The Omnipod 5 hasn't learned much during the hot spell - I know I need less insulin, but the algorithm hasn't noticed at all - so lots of pesky long-lasting lows...very frustrating.

This. I don’t think it’s very clever at all.
Still doesn’t understand my menstrual cycle at all. It’s been months.
No chance of it getting the heat

 

[PhoebeC]

It takes the MM780 quite a long time to catch up. I wish there was a “things are changing” flag you could set.

Does the Omnipod have a ‘sports’ setting you could use to aim for higher levels while it catches up?

Yes but I don’t find it very effective actually. I end up going into much higher levels if I use it. Compared to the dash, I would just pause my insulin and then turn it back on when needed, that was much more effective for me.

 

[christine.h]

Ain’t that the truth! Warmer temperatures generally make insulin users more sensitive to their injected insulin (so doses may need to be reduced, and/or risk of hypos can increase). But it’s not always very predictable or reliable!

Also we are generally more likely to be more active in warmer/sunnier weather - less likely to huddle indoors out of the cold/wind/rain!

Yes I agree hot weather cause hypos as well that is what I found

 

[Bloden]

Does the Omnipod have a ‘sports’ setting you could use to aim for higher levels while it catches up?

Yep, it’s called “Activity” - it aims to keep BG at 8.3 instead of the default 6.1 - but I’ve still been going low in this setting. I’ve started a list of things the O5 does badly compared to the Dash - I’m on my second sheet of A4 LOL. 😉