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By practise I check my BG first 2 hours after each meal and it tends to climb from there until I take my insulin for my next meal, so several hours. Just yesterday my BG climbed from 12 to 18mmol in less than an hour, about 4 hours since my last meal. It seems very random and I haven’t been able...

Yes, I increase insulin doses with the ratios I’ve been given by my diabetes team. Even then, my blood sugar level seems to stay high. I gradually increase extra doses until the readings become more normal, but this brings the risk of hypos. Very difficult to balance.

My diabetes team is very happy with my readings for the most part, they haven’t said too much about the high episodes.

Thank you for the advice... that definitely sounds plausible. I will enquire about this with my GP.

I'm 17 and am approaching my 2 year diagnosis anniversary. For the most part, I find that managing my type 1 diabetes is relatively simple, and so long as I follow the formula, my blood glucose level is usually within range, and very rarely high. However, from time to time, I sometimes get 'high...