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Advice for a newbie: BG high after 3 months?
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<blockquote data-quote="Juicyj" data-source="post: 1527010" data-attributes="member: 53162"><p>Hi [USER=426767]@SKB_9[/USER] Welcome to the forum <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>I will be honest, I was told the same when I was first diagnosed, I ended up banging my head against the door as I could never get 4-8, I thought there was something wrong with me.</p><p></p><p>Over time with knowledge I learned that I felt better running at 5-9mmol/l and told my team this, however I didn't know at the time about the effect of carbs so would still get readings of 15-20 mmol/l. I didn't quite realise that it took around 4 hours for my levels to return to 'normal', testing within 4 hours of eating meant I got depressed because my levels were always high. Now 5 years down the line I pre-bolus by 20 minutes before eating to reduce the 'high' reading, I accurately carb count so I know I am taking the right insulin for my food and I test my basal rates every so often by doing a 'basal fasting' test.</p><p></p><p>It probably took me about 8-10 months to start getting readings I felt comfortable with, it takes time and knowledge so learning about the impact of insulin/carbs on your blood glucose levels, get yourself a copy of 'think like a pancreas' it's a good read for understanding more about how to manage your type 1 and in time you will be put forward for the DAFNE dose Adjustment for Normal Eating course which is incredibly useful, by that point you will be fairly clued up and the course will help check you are taking the right insulin doses etc which will be fine tuning your control.</p><p></p><p>It's does take time, you are still fairly new into diagnosis so don't worry about the hypers, your team will be happy that you are managing your insulin and bringing your levels down gradually, it will improve so have faith <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Juicyj, post: 1527010, member: 53162"] Hi [USER=426767]@SKB_9[/USER] Welcome to the forum :) I will be honest, I was told the same when I was first diagnosed, I ended up banging my head against the door as I could never get 4-8, I thought there was something wrong with me. Over time with knowledge I learned that I felt better running at 5-9mmol/l and told my team this, however I didn't know at the time about the effect of carbs so would still get readings of 15-20 mmol/l. I didn't quite realise that it took around 4 hours for my levels to return to 'normal', testing within 4 hours of eating meant I got depressed because my levels were always high. Now 5 years down the line I pre-bolus by 20 minutes before eating to reduce the 'high' reading, I accurately carb count so I know I am taking the right insulin for my food and I test my basal rates every so often by doing a 'basal fasting' test. It probably took me about 8-10 months to start getting readings I felt comfortable with, it takes time and knowledge so learning about the impact of insulin/carbs on your blood glucose levels, get yourself a copy of 'think like a pancreas' it's a good read for understanding more about how to manage your type 1 and in time you will be put forward for the DAFNE dose Adjustment for Normal Eating course which is incredibly useful, by that point you will be fairly clued up and the course will help check you are taking the right insulin doses etc which will be fine tuning your control. It's does take time, you are still fairly new into diagnosis so don't worry about the hypers, your team will be happy that you are managing your insulin and bringing your levels down gradually, it will improve so have faith :) [/QUOTE]
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