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<blockquote data-quote="Mets" data-source="post: 2650066" data-attributes="member: 581584"><p>Thanks for sharing this topic. I’ve had T1D for 36 years. I still remember when they told me @ age 11, then said I needed to quit competitive sport. I proved them wrong and went on to play professionally in my 20’s LOL.</p><p></p><p>For 20 years I kept asking my diabetes Dr why I had to battle with my BS every morning, I always got the same reply: your hba1c looks good, everything is OK.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to Teresa May, I then spent 3 years pursuing a CGM with the NHS and they eventually gave in (changed my local NHS trust policy) and allowed me to obtain a Libre in 2021. This opened my eyes to dawn phenomenon (I experience a sharp rise in BS EVERY morning at 4am, I’m guessing this is my internal waking mechanism prepping me for a 6am wake up). I take 26-30 units of Novorapid every morning and eat 2 pieces of toast to get my BS back into the right range for the rest of the day….until 4am rolls around again.</p><p></p><p>I’ve noticed some interesting points here such as Tresiba/ Fiasp or a pump (I’ve been on Levemir & Novorapid for 18 years).</p><p></p><p>Switching insulin is a big change, but I’m going to speak to the diabetic nurses (who are great!) about how to try this. It appears it is worth a shot.</p><p></p><p>There are some very valuable points made here, thanks again for raising this.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mets, post: 2650066, member: 581584"] Thanks for sharing this topic. I’ve had T1D for 36 years. I still remember when they told me @ age 11, then said I needed to quit competitive sport. I proved them wrong and went on to play professionally in my 20’s LOL. For 20 years I kept asking my diabetes Dr why I had to battle with my BS every morning, I always got the same reply: your hba1c looks good, everything is OK. Thanks to Teresa May, I then spent 3 years pursuing a CGM with the NHS and they eventually gave in (changed my local NHS trust policy) and allowed me to obtain a Libre in 2021. This opened my eyes to dawn phenomenon (I experience a sharp rise in BS EVERY morning at 4am, I’m guessing this is my internal waking mechanism prepping me for a 6am wake up). I take 26-30 units of Novorapid every morning and eat 2 pieces of toast to get my BS back into the right range for the rest of the day….until 4am rolls around again. I’ve noticed some interesting points here such as Tresiba/ Fiasp or a pump (I’ve been on Levemir & Novorapid for 18 years). Switching insulin is a big change, but I’m going to speak to the diabetic nurses (who are great!) about how to try this. It appears it is worth a shot. There are some very valuable points made here, thanks again for raising this. [/QUOTE]
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