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I started a pump on 15 June so pretty new to it still. My night time readings were high at beginning so adjusted up my rates at night to highest at 12-3am and then lowest during the day 0.975 to 0.5 and then ratios between these at other times.
This had me waking with blood sugars of 5-7 which I would have liked lower but have a history of hypos so wanted to eliminate hypos from the day before tightening my waking target.
Anyways I'm now suddenly waking with readings of 12-14. I did a temporary basal of 110% then I did 125% to little effect. In fact this morning was 14.5. changed my set regularly and have good control during the day.
Should I try a 40% increase from 12-6am?. I used to always have my insulin resistance at 12-3am but looking at my libre I'm suddenly getting highest readings at 3-6am.
Or should I do fasting tests and increase basal more gradually? If my bloods are high between 12-7 then is increasing the rate during 12-6 a good idea or do I need to start earlier? I have a very active job so increasing beyond 6am risks a morning hypo I fear and my daytime readings are good.
Just waking up with double digits despite increasing basal is frustrating and making me feel guilty! Bizarrely!
Other changes have been: missing a pill and having a heavy period, massive stress at work, not sleeping properly with my child waking in the night and increasing dose of fluoxetine from 20mg to 40mg (the later I don't believe does affect it but who knows!)
Anyone else experience this random resistance?
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I started a pump on 15 June so pretty new to it still. My night time readings were high at beginning so adjusted up my rates at night to highest at 12-3am and then lowest during the day 0.975 to 0.5 and then ratios between these at other times.
This had me waking with blood sugars of 5-7 which I would have liked lower but have a history of hypos so wanted to eliminate hypos from the day before tightening my waking target.
Anyways I'm now suddenly waking with readings of 12-14. I did a temporary basal of 110% then I did 125% to little effect. In fact this morning was 14.5. changed my set regularly and have good control during the day.
Should I try a 40% increase from 12-6am?. I used to always have my insulin resistance at 12-3am but looking at my libre I'm suddenly getting highest readings at 3-6am.
Or should I do fasting tests and increase basal more gradually? If my bloods are high between 12-7 then is increasing the rate during 12-6 a good idea or do I need to start earlier? I have a very active job so increasing beyond 6am risks a morning hypo I fear and my daytime readings are good.
Just waking up with double digits despite increasing basal is frustrating and making me feel guilty! Bizarrely!
Other changes have been: missing a pill and having a heavy period, massive stress at work, not sleeping properly with my child waking in the night and increasing dose of fluoxetine from 20mg to 40mg (the later I don't believe does affect it but who knows!)
Anyone else experience this random resistance?
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