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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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    Very high Dawn Phenomenon...

    Have check libre with blood test and its correct. DSN is lovely but not much help - the answer is always take more insulin.