Fluctuating Blood Sugar

Trixy83 said:

I've been told that to check my background I should have a day where I start 'normal' then have breakfast and fast until dinner. So far I've not had a day like that! Everytime I see my specialist I just get told to up my dose by 2 units, and use a correction of 1 extra unit if over 12 and 2 is over 16. To be honest I'm a bit confused by it all! I feel like I'm taking all this insulin without fully understanding why or how much I really need and unsure how to adjust to be able to stay flat throughout the day. It's getting really frustrating

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Hi Trixy, I've posted below, sorry a long speel But....I'm sorry but you're getting duff info from what you say. There is a way to check background insulin BUT not the way you say...DSN should know how it's done?????Correction dose method is not correct.....it all hit or miss, I've explained below in my other post I feel for you as my daughter went through all this when she was diagnosed at 9 years old and I was up in the air when I was diagnosed ....both type 1 ...when I was 60 yers old. We've finally changed diabetes team to another county's hospital team who put us on DAFNE as soon as we joined them in 2013. We were also told to FORGET EVERYTHING that our old hospital team told us...MUCH better now.

Trixy83 said:

Thank you. I'm a pretty impatient person and very much like right ok I have this so let's get it under control and sorted quickly! It probably doens't help that I also have an over active thyroid which apparently messes with things. It's just all so confusing. I just want a guide that says if you eat this, then iject this! Oh if only it was that simple haha

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If you had a guide that told you what to eat and inject youwould soon get fed up with it...

Get the carbs,cals and protein app or book. That wld help you enirmously...