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I also am 68kg. I take 6 units levimir at night holds me steady. Upped my day time basal From 8 to 10 today.

Hi everyone just wondering if anyone has experienced this, I usually eat and take my insulin right before my meal. However the past week I’ve noticed some serious spikes, 10mmol before meal, rocketing up to 16 within the hour and taking Another hour before the insulin starts to work. I take...

Are instant noodles such as koka noodles fast / medium /slow release carbs ?

Last meal was 5 hours prior, I think it may just be the McDonald’s

My ratio is correct, I had 2 hot dogs night before 50g of carbs 6 units back to where I was 2/3hrs later

It was a McDonald’s I had

Novorapid

Also I’m fine for breakfast and lunch meals, it seems to be dinner

I have a question. Tonight I injected 8units of insulin at 6pm, ratio is normally 1:8g of carbs and I use 0.4mm needles. However , pre meal my reading was 10.3 , 45 minutes later is 7? If my sugar was at 6 before meal, would this mean it would dip to 3? Also when it dips it doesn’t move from...

I’m 8units for 40 carbs in morning, 4 for 40g carbs around 6/7pm and experimenting this hour 11pm . Just tried 1.15 ratio for tonight and kept the carbs low so no risk of hypo or hyper. Hopefully all goes well and brings me back to normal level. What is your bedtime reading. I normally go to...

My evening meal is usually around 5pm however I always have a supper around 9/10.

I’ve dropped my basal by 2 units seems to be holding me steady now, noticed a difference in just 2 days. I ate 15g of carbs last night it put me up by 3mmols.

I will look into it thank you

Thanks everyone I use novo rapid pen I seem to have lost a bit of weight so I now feel my ratios have changed [emoji23] I use a lot less insulin at night than in the morning. Does anyone else think they use less at night ?

Hi I’m looking for a answer to a question. How would I go about finding my insulin to carb ratio without upsetting my levels. I currently am 1:5 morning, 1:6 lunch time, 1:9 dinner . Now I am looking for evening around 10.30pm, I used to be 1:10 and don’t cover 20g of carbs would take me to...

Thank you for the clear instruction of reply I have taken that on board. Not to let it control when and what I eat. Great motivation and great quote. Thank you [emoji120]

About 3 hours

I know throughout the day I come down nicely and sit steady in between meals even a 10g snack doesn’t move the level much. Could this be bolus ?

I take Levimir 10 units in morning 6 at night time.

Took my basal insulin at 1030am this morning so it’s been 11 hours .