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I'm glad I'm not the only one! Thank you very much for your responses. It seems to happen with a whole range of meals, including low fat and moderate carb meals. I am just going to have to work out how to split my bolus/ increase my basal to cover it I suppose. Thanks again!

Hi all, I'm really struggling with something. I experience dawn phenomenon but my insulin pump covers that. If I eat about 4 hours before bed I'm fine in the morning. However if I eat a couple of hours before bed, I am really high in the morning (16 - 20 usually). This isn't due to a lack of...

Hi Leeroy, I currently have the same issue. Personally, I struggle to consume enough calories in 3 meals, whilst also restricting my carbs. I don't want to eat more meals as that means more injections! Is that the sort of thing you mean? If so I have discovered a few tips that I could share. If...

Oh wow, that's interesting. I've not noticed that personally as mine always seems to rise slowly from 5am - you could set your watch to it. Maybe I should have a nice lie in tomorrow and put it to the test! Sadly my Libre sensor has now run out and I am trying to avoid becoming addicted and...

D'oh. I was hoping it was something others noticed and knew how to handle. I think my body notices me improving my control and decides to do something weird just to keep me on my toes.

Yeah that's interesting. I certainly notice an increase in my levels if I have had a lot of saturated fat. I discovered this when I had a massive high after I made a steak pie and served it with dauphinois potatoes! I have only really noticed the variation with lunch so maybe there is...

As you were all so helpful with my previous question, I'm going to be greedy and ask another... Do you find your insulin sensitivity varies depending on the amount of carbohydrate you eat? Personally I find I need to inject a lot more insulin per gram of carbohydrate if I am having a high carb...

Yeah bread always confuses me! Some bread is quite dense and can have double the carbs than bog standard hovis etc. despite appearing to be a similar size.

I need to do this test! I want to do it 5 hours after eating / injecting but struggle to go that long without food [emoji200] I wonder if it is linked to insulin sensitivity, eg 10g raises sugars by 3 mmol; 1 unit of insulin is needed for 10g of sugars; and 1 unit of insulin also decreases...

Hi Linda, I have had a very similar experience to you. Those on pumps vary their basal amounts for different parts of the day and I suppose our MDI approach doesn't allow this. So I have given up trying to get my fasting sugars constant and have accepted that I just need to get them as close to...

You guys are great, this is all so useful! One thing I have found recently has been confusing me and you've now explained it... I used to inject and wait for about 45 mins to eat as it took that long for the insulin the work and I thought it avoided the spike. However recently I've been eating...

I've not heard of that before, Sam. It certainly could explain why I peaked so much. I wouldn't usually do a basal test in the morning, but I wanted to see whether my breakfast insulin was partly being used to cover DP and, therefore, whether I can truly use the normal insulin:carb ratio. For...

Diamattic- that's fascinating. So it's not just because we need some extra insulin to bring our levels down, but it actually increases our insulin sensitivity? I wonder if that's why I am not very insulin sensitive. My sugars are always messed up :(

Yeah I thought about the timing. I inject for breakfast at 7am and for lunch just after 12 so I think I can rule out breakfast insulin usually being in my system still. My basal test was very interesting. I suffer badly from the dawn phenomenon and I saw that this morning. My sugars started to...

I did a fasting basal test this morning by skipping breakfast and therefore not injecting any rapid insulin. At lunch I ate the same lunch I always eat (sandwich, crisps and fruit - 90g of carbohydrate) and injected the rapid insulin I always inject (12 units). This always gives me perfect...

Hi Grace, I really enjoy it. I sat my last exam a few days ago and am due to start work soon. I found that my diabetes really affected my studying. In particular, if my sugars aren't at a good level my concentration fails very quickly. Personally I noticed parts of the day when my sugars were...

Hi everyone, I plan to just use the libra occasionally because I couldn't afford £100 a month. I thought maybe I'd just use it when my routine changes, e.g. holidays or changes in work patterns. Does anyone else plan to use it in a similar way or do you all wear it continuously? Thanks!

Hi all, just wanted to say thanks again for all your help. I've been referred now and even managed to switch from lantus to levemir, which apparently may help with the basal issues I've been experiencing. Thanks for taking the time to respond to my little meltdown and making me feel better!

I do sometimes inject in my bum but I find it difficult to reach round and pinch some fat. (Sorry for the strange image that may have left you with) I forgot to say that my slightly high reading of 9 is very common for me. My sugars are often spot on a few hours after my lunch, at around say...

Thanks all. You're right that I definitely need to persevere with getting a referral. I've been banging on one door but just because that hasn't led me anywhere doesn't mean I don't have other doors to try. I'm going to write a formal letter and also contact my local hospital to ask for advice...