Northerner
Admin (Retired)
- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
I was 4.9 before bed last night, but am perfectly happy at that number because I haven't needed to take any lantus for over 4 months now - no lantus, no night hypo, right? Wrong! I woke a couple of hours after going to bed - not unusual because I've had a lot of nights of very broken sleep lately - feeling very sweaty and hot. That wasn't that unusual either as I often get hot night. However, having thrown my duvet off in an effort to cool down I found myself continuing to sweat and feel very hot. I decided to test - 2.6!!! What!!! No insulin for over 7 hours! Grrr!!! I had some fruit pastilles and went back to sleep, waking to a 5.2 this morning.
The only thing I can think is that it was a slow absorption of insulin from my injection site, although even then I had reduced my dose for tea and still come down to 4.9 before bed. Sneaky diabetes fairy! 😡
The only thing I can think is that it was a slow absorption of insulin from my injection site, although even then I had reduced my dose for tea and still come down to 4.9 before bed. Sneaky diabetes fairy! 😡
