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Hi all!
So im newly diagnosed T1 in February this year. I like to think ive taken to it fairly well and haven't toooooo much of a problem controlling it. I carb count with novorapid, and take 3units levemir every evening.
but today i have no diea what is going on!
This morning i got up at 6am as usual and tested by BG. It was 9.4 which is a little higher than i usually like in the morning but nothing too alarming. I ate breakfast, porridge at 44g carb. im on a 1:12g ratio so USUALLY i would take 3 units novorapid for that........ but today i forgot. I only remembered at lunch time when i was doing my BG test, 11.45am. I had a minor panic thinking it would be extremely high, but it was only 6.9 I checked again on my other hand to be sure and that came in at 6.7 :***:
how is that possible? i know im probably in the honeymoon period, but surely i should expect SOME rise in my BG, not a drop! i have a desk job, i certainly didnt have an active morning! It has made me wary of taking my lunch insulin in case i go hypo, but i have so im just going to keep an eye on it
in the past when i have found im high ive never taken a correction dose. i just ride it out and then within 2 or 3 hours i will have dropped back to about 5 or 6 mmol/l. is this something i should be discussing with my DSN? I havent had any contact with them in about a month now as they said i was clearly coping fine now and could potter along on my own. is this the sort of thing i should bring up or is it not worth it?
sorry this is so long and rambling. im just mroe than a little confused!
So im newly diagnosed T1 in February this year. I like to think ive taken to it fairly well and haven't toooooo much of a problem controlling it. I carb count with novorapid, and take 3units levemir every evening.
but today i have no diea what is going on!
This morning i got up at 6am as usual and tested by BG. It was 9.4 which is a little higher than i usually like in the morning but nothing too alarming. I ate breakfast, porridge at 44g carb. im on a 1:12g ratio so USUALLY i would take 3 units novorapid for that........ but today i forgot. I only remembered at lunch time when i was doing my BG test, 11.45am. I had a minor panic thinking it would be extremely high, but it was only 6.9 I checked again on my other hand to be sure and that came in at 6.7 :***:
how is that possible? i know im probably in the honeymoon period, but surely i should expect SOME rise in my BG, not a drop! i have a desk job, i certainly didnt have an active morning! It has made me wary of taking my lunch insulin in case i go hypo, but i have so im just going to keep an eye on it
in the past when i have found im high ive never taken a correction dose. i just ride it out and then within 2 or 3 hours i will have dropped back to about 5 or 6 mmol/l. is this something i should be discussing with my DSN? I havent had any contact with them in about a month now as they said i was clearly coping fine now and could potter along on my own. is this the sort of thing i should bring up or is it not worth it?
sorry this is so long and rambling. im just mroe than a little confused!
7.8 now so still a touch lower than I expected but not too low thankfully!