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I am returning to posting here after a short absence. I am type 2 insulin controlled and my "normal" control is Lantus 50 units at night and 22-24 units 3 times a day with meals, Lately some readings are not making sense to me for example I find I need to have a night time level of not less than 10 otherwise I would normally wake up with hypo level 2.9-3.5 in the morning. However this morning I woke up with a higher level than normal 11.3 (when I say morning it was actually close to mid day when I woke up) so I had a light breakfast (small bowl of cereal milk and small glass of orange juice and took 24 units of insulin - 2 hours later my levels had nearly doubled to 19.7. I would have thought that 24 units of insulin should have coped with breakfast but I reached a level that I would expect if I forgot the insulin (I know didn't because I have a pen cap that registers the times I use it). There have been other times when I have over indulged but found that my levels dropped much lower than expected.
I did experiment with low carbing for almost a year but while I did achieve lower levels I still experienced unexpected drops/rises. Eventually I returned to a normal diet partly because I was bored with low carb alternatives to my favorite foods but mainly because I found myself cooking more and I hate cooking. I have a much better picture of my diabetes now that I am using free style libre sensors which confirm to me that my sugars do not always go in the direction I expect based on intake and insulin given.
I suspect that the fact I suffered from chronic pancreatitis about 10 years ago may have left my pancreas behaving erratically delivering varying levels of natural insulin which throw out any calculations I do. Another theory is that I have quite a stressful relationship with my partner and I have been told stress can change levels. Ideally what I would like to do is to maintain my levels between 4.0 and 10.0 with an average of 6 -7 but am finding it difficult to achieve this on 3 meals a day. I also have an erratic sleep pattern resulting in me often being awake in the middle of the night for a couple of hours and then sleeping in later.
Would welcome any advice on stabilising levels
I did experiment with low carbing for almost a year but while I did achieve lower levels I still experienced unexpected drops/rises. Eventually I returned to a normal diet partly because I was bored with low carb alternatives to my favorite foods but mainly because I found myself cooking more and I hate cooking. I have a much better picture of my diabetes now that I am using free style libre sensors which confirm to me that my sugars do not always go in the direction I expect based on intake and insulin given.
I suspect that the fact I suffered from chronic pancreatitis about 10 years ago may have left my pancreas behaving erratically delivering varying levels of natural insulin which throw out any calculations I do. Another theory is that I have quite a stressful relationship with my partner and I have been told stress can change levels. Ideally what I would like to do is to maintain my levels between 4.0 and 10.0 with an average of 6 -7 but am finding it difficult to achieve this on 3 meals a day. I also have an erratic sleep pattern resulting in me often being awake in the middle of the night for a couple of hours and then sleeping in later.
Would welcome any advice on stabilising levels
