Cliodb
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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
Hello all,
still trying to get my blood sugars under control (been dietetic for about 6 months now), i was recently in hospital for another medical issue and while there met some of the diabetic team (my own diabetic nurses are in a different hospital) i had been previously testing my blood sugars 2 hours after eating but was told during this stay to test after 4 hours as the insulin is still working for 4hours. i am finding it hard to get both readings (2hour and 4hour) right , eg ill be 6 before food , 9, 2 hours after and then back at 5/6 at 4hours or ill be 6 before , 6 at 2hours and the 3.7 at 4 hours so not sure what i should do.
Also i have noticed lately i start going low in the evenings , which i think is caused by my basal insulin (toujeo) this did not always happen but has been for the last 6 or so weeks. and i currently take two 25 grams snacks, with no insulin, an hour or two apart to stop me going low in the evenings.
im on about 40 units of novorapid - take 1 unit for every 2.5 carbs
and 8 units toujeo was reduced from 12 to 9 , and then i reduced it to 8 when i started going low in the evenings (as i was in hospital when it started, and i was given large doses of steroids while in hospital so maybe that started it off ? but i have been out of hospital for over a month now.
still trying to get my blood sugars under control (been dietetic for about 6 months now), i was recently in hospital for another medical issue and while there met some of the diabetic team (my own diabetic nurses are in a different hospital) i had been previously testing my blood sugars 2 hours after eating but was told during this stay to test after 4 hours as the insulin is still working for 4hours. i am finding it hard to get both readings (2hour and 4hour) right , eg ill be 6 before food , 9, 2 hours after and then back at 5/6 at 4hours or ill be 6 before , 6 at 2hours and the 3.7 at 4 hours so not sure what i should do.
Also i have noticed lately i start going low in the evenings , which i think is caused by my basal insulin (toujeo) this did not always happen but has been for the last 6 or so weeks. and i currently take two 25 grams snacks, with no insulin, an hour or two apart to stop me going low in the evenings.
im on about 40 units of novorapid - take 1 unit for every 2.5 carbs
and 8 units toujeo was reduced from 12 to 9 , and then i reduced it to 8 when i started going low in the evenings (as i was in hospital when it started, and i was given large doses of steroids while in hospital so maybe that started it off ? but i have been out of hospital for over a month now.