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    Still spiking loads after eating anything… help/advice needed

    So I posted on here a few years back about spiking really high no matter what I eat and it’s still ongoing… it doesn’t seem to make any difference if it’s low carb or not. Just as an example today. Tuna sandwich on brown bread. Carbs are 20g per slice so 40g in total. 20g of protein in the...
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    Spiking when eating ANYTHING!

    When i told my DSN that i was struggling with spikes she told me to take the metformin. It does help a lot with my spikes and general BS when i take it so i guess i must be insulin resistant - I am also about 4 stone overweight which probably doesn't help but i find it almost impossible to lose...
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    Spiking when eating ANYTHING!

    Ah yes, they do. My problem is i spike even when eating low carb/keto?? So i could have a boiled egg for breakfast, tuna salad for lunch ans steak and veg for dinner and still spike ( sometimes as much as if i eaten carbs ) Hence the frustration... i have started going to the gym to but...
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    Spiking when eating ANYTHING!

    It happens after I eat. Even if my arrow is pointing down I still spike so it could be up to an hour or so after eating. My DSN just says to take more insulin but if i do that then i hypo after or even before sometimes.
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    Spiking when eating ANYTHING!

    How do you mean eating normally? It doesn't matter if I eat a cottage pie or a tuna salad I still spike... I know that insulin takes longer when its injected which is why I wait until the arrow is down on my libre. After 5 hours it would be back to normal but it shouldn't still spike so high...
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    Spiking when eating ANYTHING!

    Does anyone else have this problem? I'm so despondent. Everything spikes me and I have to take so much insulin all the time. Carb, protein, fats - doesn't make any difference i spike really high every time. I pre bolus. I make sure my libre is on a down arrow before eating but nothing seems to...
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    Reducing insulin to lose weight..

    I havent been very well the last few weeks ( flu/sickness bug) and as a result my bloods were running higher than normal. I kept them in check but had to almost double my Insulin requirement. Now i am better but I weighed a few days a go and I have put on over half a flipping stone!! I...
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    How do you record insulin/food etc..

    It's good that you get on with MySugr but I dont find it good enough for me.
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    How do you record insulin/food etc..

    As above. I need to try and note what insulin I take with food so that I have some sort of record to refer back to. At the moment I carb count ( which is fine ) but I need to have an easy way to save it all. I have used the MySugr app but dont find theres enough room to write down food...
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    America theme parks - queue buster?

    What's the pass on the UK?
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    Thankyou all so much !

    What did you do to lower your HBA1C so much? How did you change your diet?
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    Tresiba peaks

    @Indy1282 Its also the time I haul hay and feed out to my 2 horses :) I'm fine first thing in the morning but come 5pm even filling a barrow full of hay causes a hypo I can be 7mmol getting out of the car and just walking up to the field and having a chat and fuss with the horses can drop me...
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    Tresiba peaks

    I had this. Used to take my Tresiba in the am at 7ish and I used to go really low between 4.30 to 5.30. It was a massive pain in the bum because that's the time I do my horses after work and I would end up going very low (2.2 was the lowest) in the field with them. I spoke with my consultant...
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    Am I being unreasonable

    What do you mean look after his cat? Also you said that you woke up with a hypo and he was at work - did he know you had a hypo? Or was he already at work. I've had fairly bad hypos but felt fine after half hour or so, maybe a bit tired but that's all.
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    New to insulin injections, can you explain this confusing BG result?

    I really wouldn't recommend reusing the same needle several times - once it gets blunt it will bloody hurt when you inject! Once or twice is fine though.
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    Very high Dawn Phenomenon...

    I have just realised that I was on my period when it started going up - D'oh! It could well be related to that as my normal basal/bolus needs tend to increase around that time. Although i have never had DP when I've been on my period before... i guess wait it out and see if things settle in a...
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    Very high Dawn Phenomenon...

    I am taking slightly less Tresiba as advised by my DSN so will tweak if needs be but as it's long lasting I need to give it at least 48hrs to settle before increasing it. I did get it on my previous basal which was the correct dose.
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    Very high Dawn Phenomenon...

    I don't constantly have DP. I have only just changed to Tresiba in the last couple of days and previously used Abaseaglar, i had DP on that also but only the past week - 10 days. Since being diagnosed this is the only time I have experienced DP.
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    Very high Dawn Phenomenon...

    Before Tresiba I used to split my dose and it didn't really help. I'll try eating a light low carb meal tonight and see if that helps, just incase it's a delayed food reaction.
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    Very high Dawn Phenomenon...

    The Tresiba is fine. I have just changed from Abaseaglar but had DP when I was on that aswell. Not having any hypos in the night, not eating before bed and the cgm is correct as I have checked against my meter. Not stressed and I dont take any other medication!
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