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Having regular hypos' in the early hours definately means you are taking too much background insulin especially if your going to bed in the 12's or 14's.
Dropping to 1.6 is VERY dangerous. How much background Insulin do you take a day and at what times of the day or night? And if you dont mind giving me your body weight, I can perhaps do a calculation for you and see what your dose should be. PM me if you prefer.
"I have no idea what I'm doing. I take a whack of insulin and hope for the best. At my last app the doc said he was happy with my HbA1c (7.2). Just to keep doing what I was doing! Can't go the dafne course as I have 2 small children and finding someone to look after them that long is impossible"
You have 2 small children and you need to have an idea how to manage your diabetes without these dangerous hypos. Sorry if i sound a bit harsh. Its my caring side - I promise.
Perhaps google DAFNE (Dose adjusting for normal eating) and do some reseach into basal rate calculations. Also anything youd like to know.... just ask.
Anyway.... PM me and lets start off looking at your background insulin.
Having regular hypos' in the early hours definately means you are taking too much background insulin especially if your going to bed in the 12's or 14's.
Dropping to 1.6 is VERY dangerous. How much background Insulin do you take a day and at what times of the day or night? And if you dont mind giving me your body weight, I can perhaps do a calculation for you and see what your dose should be. PM me if you prefer.
"I have no idea what I'm doing. I take a whack of insulin and hope for the best. At my last app the doc said he was happy with my HbA1c (7.2). Just to keep doing what I was doing! Can't go the dafne course as I have 2 small children and finding someone to look after them that long is impossible"
You have 2 small children and you need to have an idea how to manage your diabetes without these dangerous hypos. Sorry if i sound a bit harsh. Its my caring side - I promise.
Perhaps google DAFNE (Dose adjusting for normal eating) and do some reseach into basal rate calculations. Also anything youd like to know.... just ask.
Anyway.... PM me and lets start off looking at your background insulin.