I've had a hypo every day for the last month. I even decided to change my toujeo medication from morning to night ever since 2 days ago and it's still the same. I'm trying to lose weight but it is affecting it.
I'm on novarapid and toujeo. Ive been told by my doctor and nurse and it helped to reduce the hypers. Does insulin make you gain weight? Cause I eat less but the meals I eat require 10 units. I don't count my carbs usuallyCan you give us more information. Are you on two insulins (Basal/Bolus)? How do you measure your blood sugar? How do you know how much Toujeo to inject? It sounds like you need to inject less Toujeo but you need to balance it first. Do you know how to balance it. If you are losing weight you will need less insulin. Let us have more information.
Yes. At around 6.Hi,
Your status suggests you also take metformin. Is this still correct?
When did you eat before bed. (Assumption the lows are whilst asleep.) could you still have bolus insulin on board?
Novorapid for me can have a lick in the tail around the 5 hour mark..
I check using a finger prick. But even if I haven't eaten for hours I get lowHow do you know you are having a hypo in the night?
Do you get hypo symptoms or do you have a Libre which is reporting a low number?
I ask because Libre (and any CGM) suffer from Compression Lows. This is where they falsely report low readings when pressure is applied.
If you are diagnosing night time lows from a Libre, I recommend waking yourself (if you have a Libre 2 the alarms should wake you) and double checking your reading with a finger prick.
If this is the case, you may need to place your sensor in a different position.
If the low is confirmed with a finger prick every night for the last month, I agree with @Daibell that you may have too much insulin. Your diabetes team should be able to help with your dose calculation.
Yes. At around 6.
My last meal is at 7pm. And my hypos happen after thatIs that your last meal at 6pm or the hypos happening at 6am..?
When did you last see your consultant?
I've had a hypo every day for the last month. I even decided to change my toujeo medication from morning to night ever since 2 days ago and it's still the same. I'm trying to lose weight but it is affecting it.
Also i feel you should be on a CGM , it gives you alarms whenevr your sugar goes low in night.
If you have hypo with symptoms every night this is not acceptable for you and should be enough to warrant you a cgm or flash monitor.
Agree that they are rationing them but I know that one reason for having one is frequent hypos especially those that require 'assistance'. I've had to fight for all my diabetic kit and it is sad that only the pushy type 1s like me get what they need! Those who have great control but for whom life would be made easier without finger prickingare at the bottom of the list but I think the OP should at least ask even if this risk disappointment. Most consultants seem to be exceding the 20% rule because they understand how useful these things are.While I 100% agree with you both that cgms are the best thing since sliced bread and most diabetics (including the OP) would probably benefit from them, the NHS is still only funding 20% of T1s, so it's not that easy to get a NHS one, and not everyone cam afford to self fund.
Personally I look forward to the day when funding for cgms is available for T1s (and other diabetic types), but I don't think we are there yet (unfortunately).