Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
Home
Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
New posts
New profile posts
Latest activity
Members
Current visitors
New profile posts
Search profile posts
Log in
Register
Search
Search titles only
By:
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Install the app
Install
Reply to Thread
Guest, we'd love to know what you think about the forum! Take the
Diabetes Forum Survey 2024 »
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Ask A Question
Worrying about highs.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Message
<blockquote data-quote="In Response" data-source="post: 2633991" data-attributes="member: 527103"><p>Like [USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] i find my insulin resistance increases when my levels are high (for me, high is double figures - over 10mmol/l). This has two affects - I need more insulin to reduce my levels and insulin takes longer to start working.</p><p>Therefore, my pre-bolus time depends upon my BG.</p><p>If my BG is over 9mmol/l, I pre bolus at least 30 minutes (up to an hour if convenient), before eating.</p><p>If my BG is in the 4s or low 5s, I bolus <strong>after</strong> eating.</p><p>if my BG is between 6 and 9, I bolus before eating.</p><p></p><p>I avoid bolusing and eating immediately if my bg is over 10 because I know this will cause my BG to spike much higher.</p><p></p><p>Do you know why your BG is over 10mmol/l before your meal? Have you done a basal test to check your basal is enough or whether you did not take enough bolus with your previous meal? Or was the rise due to some stress or exercise?</p><p>Our insulin dose can vary from day to day depending upon things like stress, exercise (exercise can affect BG for 48 hours), illness (including fight a bug which never has symptoms beyond a high BG), time of the month, weather, … So it should not be surprising (although it still surprises me) that we need to tweak our dose.</p><p></p><p>My advice would be to focus on that 10mmol/l before your meal. if you can reduce this, the post meal spike will come down.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="In Response, post: 2633991, member: 527103"] Like [USER=372717]@EllieM[/USER] i find my insulin resistance increases when my levels are high (for me, high is double figures - over 10mmol/l). This has two affects - I need more insulin to reduce my levels and insulin takes longer to start working. Therefore, my pre-bolus time depends upon my BG. If my BG is over 9mmol/l, I pre bolus at least 30 minutes (up to an hour if convenient), before eating. If my BG is in the 4s or low 5s, I bolus [B]after[/B] eating. if my BG is between 6 and 9, I bolus before eating. I avoid bolusing and eating immediately if my bg is over 10 because I know this will cause my BG to spike much higher. Do you know why your BG is over 10mmol/l before your meal? Have you done a basal test to check your basal is enough or whether you did not take enough bolus with your previous meal? Or was the rise due to some stress or exercise? Our insulin dose can vary from day to day depending upon things like stress, exercise (exercise can affect BG for 48 hours), illness (including fight a bug which never has symptoms beyond a high BG), time of the month, weather, … So it should not be surprising (although it still surprises me) that we need to tweak our dose. My advice would be to focus on that 10mmol/l before your meal. if you can reduce this, the post meal spike will come down. [/QUOTE]
Verification
Post Reply
Home
Forums
Diabetes Discussion
Ask A Question
Worrying about highs.
Top
Bottom
Find support, ask questions and share your experiences. Ad free.
Join the community »
This site uses cookies. By continuing to use this site, you are agreeing to our use of cookies.
Accept
Learn More.…