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Yeah every morning. I go to sleep with my bloods around 6mmol then it spikes to 16mmol without fail. I tend to do it once it’s risen as it quite literally spikes as soon as I wake up

I’m the same! I spike upon waking, even after staying consistent throughout the night. I give myself a correction but I don’t always feel my body takes to it?? I’m not sure what I can do to prevent this? Thank you for your response!

Helloo. Thank you for your response! Im trying to trial playing around with my glargine, but unsure how to prevent the spikes in the morning? I give myself corrections but it’s like my body doesn’t take to it in a morning. I’ve never been a fan of the idea of a pump ☹️ thank you for your response!

Hi, I wondered if anyone could offer some advice/guidance. I have been T1D for nearly 10 years (diagnosed at 14 y/o). I am currently on novorapid for meal times (ratio of 1-10) and glargine on an evening (30 units). Recently, my blood sugars have been dropping in the night, this has been...

Hi Ellie, thank you for your response! I’m on MDI. Feel like I’m giving myself loads of insulin and barely seeing much of a difference[emoji24] I’ve been sat at 25 mmol all night and injected 12 units in total and only just managed to get my bloods down to 7.3 mmol which has taken 5 hours with...

Good morning. I wondered if anyone could help[emoji23] I have been poorly recently with a really bad cough and cold. I’ve been giving myself more insulin than usual but my blood sugars have been wild and going up to 25/26 mmol. I have been giving myself corrections, but my body isn’t reacting...

Hi, I have been using the libre 2 sensor for around 6 months. However, my phone (iPhone11) doesn’t always alarm me when I am having a hypo? Played around with my phone settings and it’s been consistent with every sensor I have had. So it’s not as though the sensors are faulty. Could anyone...