WAs this the right thing to do ?

[Jennywren]

Still playing around with night time basal rates got up at 1.20 and blood was 4 so i just put a temp basal rate of 70% for 4 hrs just got up and blood 8.1 , was this the right thing to do ? will have to bring the hours leading up to 1 am down a bit now 🙂

 

[bev]

In this case - yes it was the right thing to do. But do remember that if you want to change basals - it takes up to 2 hours for any effects to show. I would suggest what you could do is to do some night time basal tests. It could be that you are 4 all through the night which would be great - but you dont know what would have happened if you hadnt reacted. Normally most people drop at 3am - so perhaps set your alarm and check at this time to see if your staying steady or dropping/rising. I wouldnt make the change yet for your low of 4 as it could have been a one off or due to food bolus being out - try checking a couple of nights to see if there is a pattern. But taking the decision to do 70% for 4 hours was definately a good choice - its hard to make these choices in the middle of the night isnt it - but once you have done it a few times you get to *know* what works for you. I now *know* that if Alex is hovering around 5 at midnight - he needs 85% for three hours and then wakes on nice levels of 6 or so.🙂Bev

 

[tracey w]

Think Bev is right, you need to do some tests. personally i would have had a little snack rather than change basal, thats just me.

 

[Ellie Jones]

Yep nothing wrong with doing that at all.

I'm the same as tracey with a little snack, but experience tells me that it's a one off for me any way...

As bev says, 3am and 2 hours are both good starting points, between 2-3am for most is the lowest ebb for all hormone production (ask most nightshift workers, most will say between these hours is when they struggle to stay awake) the 2 hours doesn't work for me, I change around an hour before but that me, I do like to be the odd one out🙂

Basal testing is a pain to do, specially at night but I do have a little tactic called hubby, I get him to wake and do one or two tests for me (I acutally can sleep through having my finger pricked) and he will only wake me if needs be..

 

[tracey w]

Ellie what a great hubby! Sure it helps that he is diabetic too.

Made my Oh do a bg on me once to make sure he knew how do do it, he stabbed me (not literally), but couldnt work out what to do with the blood as he forgot to put a test strip in. 🙄

 

[maturetype1]

What was your bedtime reading?

 

[Freddie99]

Sounds like you did the right thing exactly. Your basals look like they need a little attention but not too much. Doing well there!

Tom

 

[Jennywren]

Bed timr readings between 5 and 7 , went hypo 3.4 this morning at 1ish treated that with a couple of sips of lucozade didnt changwe basal settings and got up at 7.8 🙂

 

[tracey w]

Bed timr readings between 5 and 7 , went hypo 3.4 this morning at 1ish treated that with a couple of sips of lucozade didnt changwe basal settings and got up at 7.8 🙂

It looks like a pattern then! You need to do a test and tweak the basal around 11ish? Just my opinion though.

 

[Jennywren]

Thank you tracey 🙂 will give it a go

 

[tracey w]

Thank you tracey 🙂 will give it a go

If it was me, and I knew there was no bolus at work i would lower after the two readings you have had, but test it also. Good luck.

 

[Jennywren]

Thanks lowered basal rates between 10 and 1 am to start with 🙂