Thanks. Of course now I’m spiking like mad. So glucose kicked in along with my usual morning spike. Deep sigh.
Has it been your usual routine, or had you been more active?
Usual routine. Working from home on the computer. Not active at all as it’s too hot outside so have to stay inside. My BS drops fast in the heat.
I can’t point to anything as a cause. Just started drifting down yesterday. Have a Libre and MM so can watch constantly. Bit nervy about doing a basal test given how I was dropping so fast yesterday and over night.
Have phone appt w nurse this morning so hopefully they will be of help.
OK, that's great news with the CGM set up. It helps.
I'm going to stick my neck out & ask "hormones?" (TotM?)
I'll tag in @Antje77 on that one.
My apologies, "Time of the month." It has been mentioned by @Antje77 that insulin sensitivity changes during that "time.."Not familiar w TotM? No idea if hormones can be a cause as I had a hysterectomy 15 years ago. Still have ovaries but no clue as to whether they are functioning. Would think not, but who knows. Hope that’s not TMI for everyone!
My apologies, "Time of the month." It has been mentioned by @Antje77 that insulin sensitivity changes during that "time.."
Another thought came to me. you hadn't started a new basal cartridge prior to this issue?
I did start a new basal cartridge yesterday, actually.
Thanks for the tag @Jaylee .
Hi @JMcB , not TMI at all! (At a guess, Jaylee meant Time of the Month, but it took me a while to puzzle that one out) (edit: Ha, got it right! )
I think I've read a hysterectomy doesn't affect your monthly cycle, as it's the ovaries doing that. But I don't know enough about it to be sure.
I found I usually suddenly need a lot less insulin around the start of my period and still have to watch out for hypo's around that time. It might be you have something like that going on.
I'm not sure how old you are but if you are of the right age for premenopause you could have all kinds of hormonal stuff going on, affecting your blood glucose. I have no experience with that yet though.
A simpler possibility might be you're still 'honeymooning'. From your other thread I understand you haven't been on insulin all that long so perhaps your pancreas still splutters out insulin at unpredictable times.
For myself, at over 3 years in, I find I constantly need to adjust the amount of insulin I take. I have no clue if it's due to still producing some insulin, monthly hormones or something else altogether. Doesn't matter really what the cause is though, I'll just have to deal with the effects I guess.
I think almost all T1's have dealt with occasional inexplicable numbers and changes, somtimes it seems diabetes just likes to play around with us!
They say there are 42 factors in play when it comes to blood glucose, I'm pretty sure there are more!
You may notice this more using the Libre. Has there been any increase in fasting level BGs prior to finishing the last cartridge?
I use Lantus & sometimes the potency seems to wear off halfway to two thirds down the barrel..?
(For me anyway.)
After you mentioned the change in pens, I did an experiment where I visually compared the output of the new pen to another pen from the same lot. Injected 17 u into syringe caps lined up side by side. Repeated 3x and see that the new pen is delivering more than the second pen tested. Hmmm. Now wondering about the error in these pens.
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Depends on the needle brand. I tried with both of my pens and it didn't...Food for thought, 20u test should take you upto the line..?
Sorry about my fuzzy photo.
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