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I've reduced my Levermir from 40u at night and 40u in the morning to 25u each time. Also reduced my novorapid ratio to 1:1.1 and my sugars are now 6-9 for last 2 days. Think I must have been injecting way too much for my body and daily carbs (100-120g a day complex). I must have built up some...

Had one high reading of 13.4 at 8am before basal dose and its 9.30am and its 11.8 again. So how much do i need to adjust my basal insulin by? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Just retested 11.8 must have been a false reading from something on my finger Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Ok. So 11.8 before bed. 11.1 at 1am and just at 5am to a 14... I'm not allowed to adjust? Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Note taken. I phoned the clinic this afternoon to ask for advice and got told off for drinking too much water. You're never too old for a telling off :) Got my protein snack (2quorn sausages and some almonds) for 1am and the fast and testing is from 5am-11am. Got my hypogel and fruit bar just...

2.5l of water and 7 toilet trips and my sugars have finally come down to below 12! 10.8 on the scale so still a bit raised. I have literally been peeing sugar! I know... Tmi. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I've contacted my new lovely specialist at the clinic to get advice from her about doing the basal fast. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I'm definately injecting too much levermir. 40u at night and 40u in the morning is way too much for my size and frame. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thank you all! This weekend I plan to have a fast and give all my results to the clinic on tuesday. Then they cant dispute thats somethings up. They have my myfitnesspal food and exercise logs, my accuchek results for sugars and dosage and carbs and they have access to my food blog :) Sent...

Did you have a time where your sugar didnt spike after coffee? I had done 2 years until now without unknown spikes and always had coffee Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Thanks spiker. I have a diabetic clinic appt now for tuesday and i'll bring it up. Usually if i have a peak theres a darn good reason for it like a meal out or being a lazy wotsit on the weekend but having high readings and still eating healthily and working out doesnt make sense and doesnt feel...

I had a 20mmol at 3am 2 weeks ago and was up all morning trying to bring it down. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Yes since high blood sugars Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Nope. No change in hormones that I'm aware of. I had the same thing happen at christmas but that was down to too much cheese and port. Lol Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

I've been having the same mugs of coffee every day at same time for last 2 years :( normal milk makes me bloated and get tummy knots and pain from it. I have IBS but it hasnt flared up for 2 years since cutting out triggers. Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

No because i wasnt eating. I was told it was dangerous to inject without eating. I waited until breakfast Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

and only a splash Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Just unsweetened soya milk Sent from the Diabetes Forum App

Its fresh beans coffee as we have a grinder and perculator Sent from the Diabetes Forum App