dropping 5 hours after meal

[static192]

Hi everyone i have been trying fiquire out not sure but 4-5 after meals and bolus my sugars droped today was 8.8 at 4 hours after bolus after meal then 5 hour mark was 6.3 and droping more recently lowered my basal levemir from 25units to 18 slowly been lowering basal slowly because i was dropping low after 4-5 hour mark after meal still im dropping low after 4-5 hours after meal even thow i lowered my basal insulin to 18unit also i have lowered my insulin to carb ratio from 2.5 unit for every 10grams of carb to 2unit for every 10 grams of carbs and im still going low but not as bad or rapidly i want to basal test but carnt as im going low all time after meal. anyone got any ideas what it could be

 

[NicoleC1971]

My only thought is that different insuins do peak at different times. Maybe yours is peaking at 5 horus or is peaking just when the levemir is getting going? Are you splitting the basal dose. I don't do basal as have a pump but I do recall it was not a totally flat profile as advertised by the manufacturers!

Have you lost weight recently? Less body mass means less need for basal so wondered if that was why you had dropped your basal and your ratios? I say this because they sound on the high side to begin with.

I truly think it is near impossible to bolus for carbs and get it right all the time (too many variables) so am now avoiding them most of the time.