Can I start by saying I LOVE your makeup and you look so gorge! (fellow makeup junkie here)
They said no to a libre with me, I only wanted to borrow one to get my confidence back and fear of hypos gone! I also gained so much weight since being on insulin but my nurse said it's rubbish and had that look in her eye like I'm just a fatty who eats badly when I don't at all. I'm one of those pretentious people that drinks kale smoothies with no fruit and eats avocado on rye bread with chia seeds and puts wheatgrass powder in everything. Our cupboards are full of health foods - all mine, my boyfriend eats rubbish. I really am neurotic about my health and what I eat. The only bad things I have are Pepsi Max to curb sugar cravings, and chocolate, but I try to stick to dark chocolate. I love to find ways to make healthy chocolate stuff, like fudge out of coconut oil and cocoa powder and sweeten with honey.
I find that when I'm ill for a week with a cold and have to increase insulin, I can gain up to half a stone even if I'm eating veggie soup! With my stomach problems the last 6 months and probably only eating half as much as I used to, even on weeks of bad flare ups/constant nausea where I was STARVING, I only lost 5lbs. Most other people in my state would be wasting away.
I am pleased to say that I think I've discovered my problem. My basal and/or injection sites. I woke up earlier with a fasting of 9.2, I took my basal around 7pm, I injected a little higher and one unit more than yesterday (36 units) and went back to bed (I am a night owl), I've just woken up at 3.8. I am actually HAPPY to be low because it meant I can finally eat my half leftover sandwich and some digestives LOL. I don't mind hypos between 3 and 4 because I only tend to get hungry and slightly weak rather than a full on panic episode of sweats and nausea. Probably need to lower my basal tomorrow. 28-31 (usually 30) units has been a consistent Lantus dose for me unless I am really ill or was on steroids once.
I will see how I go today, might go out for a walk in the morning. For years I've always rotated injection sites around my hips, thighs and sometimes the front of my tummy near my belly button. I only use 4mm needles and don't think that's the issue as I've never needed to pinch my skin but I might start doing it now to see if it helps.