nixiepixie
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Hi Jubblyjo
you are certainly not alone and it's nice to know someone else struggles with erratic blood sugars! My hba1c has always been too high and i really struggle with my blood sugar being low one minute and then sky high the next. the really frustrating thing is when you do the same thing from one day to the next yet get completely different results!! I have recently found out that i am pregnant (not planned) so now i am really worrying about the effect my crazy blood sugars could have on the baby. Trying so hard to stay on top of it now (testing almost every hour just to see what on earth my sugar is up to!) it's so hard. it's nice to know there are other people out there who don't have perfect blood sugars all the time! (been put off this forum in the past as everyone seems to be perfect!)
I do carb counting but i find that the ratio needs to change for some things i eat, normally i do 1 unit per 10g carb plus 1 or 2 extra units. but some foods seem to require a higher ratio than that. I try to eat similar things every day (a lttle boring i know) so that i can get into some kind of routine with my insulin and hopefully give myself the right amount!
Insulin wise i am on novorapid 3 times a day and lantus at night. but i'm starting to wonder whether fast acting insulin is the right thing for me as it seems to play into the ongoing problem of blood sugar spiking and then dropping rapidly. Wondering whether using insulin which releases more steadily would actually work better for me. I assume i'm going to be monitored very closely now so hopefully i can talk all this through with a doctor soon!
you are certainly not alone and it's nice to know someone else struggles with erratic blood sugars! My hba1c has always been too high and i really struggle with my blood sugar being low one minute and then sky high the next. the really frustrating thing is when you do the same thing from one day to the next yet get completely different results!! I have recently found out that i am pregnant (not planned) so now i am really worrying about the effect my crazy blood sugars could have on the baby. Trying so hard to stay on top of it now (testing almost every hour just to see what on earth my sugar is up to!) it's so hard. it's nice to know there are other people out there who don't have perfect blood sugars all the time! (been put off this forum in the past as everyone seems to be perfect!)
I do carb counting but i find that the ratio needs to change for some things i eat, normally i do 1 unit per 10g carb plus 1 or 2 extra units. but some foods seem to require a higher ratio than that. I try to eat similar things every day (a lttle boring i know) so that i can get into some kind of routine with my insulin and hopefully give myself the right amount!
Insulin wise i am on novorapid 3 times a day and lantus at night. but i'm starting to wonder whether fast acting insulin is the right thing for me as it seems to play into the ongoing problem of blood sugar spiking and then dropping rapidly. Wondering whether using insulin which releases more steadily would actually work better for me. I assume i'm going to be monitored very closely now so hopefully i can talk all this through with a doctor soon!