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<blockquote data-quote="EllieM" data-source="post: 2675547" data-attributes="member: 372717"><p>I doubt there is something wrong with the injection, I've heard of insulin becoming less effective if you inject it incorrectly or it's gone off , but not more so. (Discounting certain brands of long acting insulin, which can give issues if you inject into a blood vessel).</p><p></p><p>There are lots of reasons why your bg can go down unexpectedly. The most obvious (to me anyway) are</p><p>1) miscalculation of the carbs in the meal</p><p>2) incorrect insulin ratio for your food (insulin sensitivity can be affected by lots of things, including exercise)</p><p>3) a larger than normal quantity of fat in the meal which means the carbs are absorbed more slowly?</p><p></p><p>And the fat in chocolate means it tends to act quite slowly so it isn't the best hypo treatment</p><p></p><p>Honestly, sometimes insulin dosing seems more like an art than a science (to me anyway).</p><p></p><p>Disclaimer, I am T1, so the comments above apply to T1s and may or may not be applicable to T2s on insulin.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="EllieM, post: 2675547, member: 372717"] I doubt there is something wrong with the injection, I've heard of insulin becoming less effective if you inject it incorrectly or it's gone off , but not more so. (Discounting certain brands of long acting insulin, which can give issues if you inject into a blood vessel). There are lots of reasons why your bg can go down unexpectedly. The most obvious (to me anyway) are 1) miscalculation of the carbs in the meal 2) incorrect insulin ratio for your food (insulin sensitivity can be affected by lots of things, including exercise) 3) a larger than normal quantity of fat in the meal which means the carbs are absorbed more slowly? And the fat in chocolate means it tends to act quite slowly so it isn't the best hypo treatment Honestly, sometimes insulin dosing seems more like an art than a science (to me anyway). Disclaimer, I am T1, so the comments above apply to T1s and may or may not be applicable to T2s on insulin. [/QUOTE]
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