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Hello all,
I have been hovering in the background since last year when our son was diagnosed with T1 but would really appreciate some advice from all of you with the years of experience I don't have.
Since diagnosis our sons basal insulin has reduced from 14 units down to 6 units and bolus is 1:9 units (b'fast) 1:11 units (lunch) and 1:10 (tea) which I assume is neither high or low?
He wears a Libre2 sensor.
He takes bolus insulin 15 minutes before eating, his blood sugar rises typically up to about 7.5- 8.5 mmols, sometimes 9.5 mmols but then it quickly drops down. Unfortunately about 1.5 - 2 hours after eating he is hypo and having to eat just to keep his blood sugar up. Monday was particularly bad as his blood sugar went down to 3 mmols!! It is as if his insulin works nicely on his food but then won't stop!!
What I don't understand is if he has less bolus then his blood sugar will go above 10 (bad) but if he has the amount he is having now which stops his blood sugar going too high, he goes hypo later on. How do you all balance this effect? What are we doing wrong??
I assume his basal is okay as he is typically 4.6 mmols first thing.
Any advice would be welcome as I'm getting pretty weary!!
BTW he isn't taking lots of exercise - he is a typically lazy teenager. If he does take any exercise - eg walking more than about a mile then his blood sugar can drop very fast which is also a worry.
I have been hovering in the background since last year when our son was diagnosed with T1 but would really appreciate some advice from all of you with the years of experience I don't have.
Since diagnosis our sons basal insulin has reduced from 14 units down to 6 units and bolus is 1:9 units (b'fast) 1:11 units (lunch) and 1:10 (tea) which I assume is neither high or low?
He wears a Libre2 sensor.
He takes bolus insulin 15 minutes before eating, his blood sugar rises typically up to about 7.5- 8.5 mmols, sometimes 9.5 mmols but then it quickly drops down. Unfortunately about 1.5 - 2 hours after eating he is hypo and having to eat just to keep his blood sugar up. Monday was particularly bad as his blood sugar went down to 3 mmols!! It is as if his insulin works nicely on his food but then won't stop!!
What I don't understand is if he has less bolus then his blood sugar will go above 10 (bad) but if he has the amount he is having now which stops his blood sugar going too high, he goes hypo later on. How do you all balance this effect? What are we doing wrong??
I assume his basal is okay as he is typically 4.6 mmols first thing.
Any advice would be welcome as I'm getting pretty weary!!
BTW he isn't taking lots of exercise - he is a typically lazy teenager. If he does take any exercise - eg walking more than about a mile then his blood sugar can drop very fast which is also a worry.