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Forgot insulin, ate anyway?

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Tri-Dude

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Hi, I am a new 47 yr. old type 1. I am at the office, checked my blood and Doh!!! no insulin pen.

My BG is 7,0 before, I ate high protein, low carb (1 slice of whole grain bread)... am at risk of seriously spiking my BG? Can I wait to get home to take insulin? Or do I just wait until next meal time, measure and take insulin accordingly?

thanks 'clueless'

Tri-dude
 
Hi Tri-dude, I've been thinking about this and if you have eaten already and not had any insulin then you will start to see your BG rise. It may rise slowly as you have had a slowish release carbs, but I would test more often to give you peace of mind. The odd high will not do much harm on its own but you may need to take insulin to correct when you get home. If you are driving be sure that you are stable, or get someone else to drive if possible, and check for ketones if you are high.
Once you are back to normal figures (for you) you should be OK to continue as you would normally.
I think I got that about right, if not I'm sure that someone will be along to correct it.
Good luck.

Harry
 
Tri-dude,

I suppose there's not much you can do now but monitor your bg, just remember to check your bg before your evening meal and include a correction dose to bring your bg back to normal levels.

Nigel
 
Thanks Nigel and Harry,
I was at 7,0 before lunch and am at 8,0 2hours later. I will take the advice and check before driving as well...

One always has something to learn with this illness and as a newbie, it is really a PITA.
 
Tri-Dude said:
Thanks Nigel and Harry,
I was at 7,0 before lunch and am at 8,0 2hours later. I will take the advice and check before driving as well...

One always has something to learn with this illness and as a newbie, it is really a PITA.
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8 two hours after is fantastic, it may increase further as the day goes on but just keep a eye on your bg. You never stop learning with diabetes....... newbie or not! :)

Nigel
 
can I ask, scuse my ignorance, why is it a problem to drive on a high spike? I don't mean a long-running high where you might go into DKA, but a single missed-injection spike like Tri-Dude's?
Not that I'm planning to go high and drive, but I just wondered - I thought it was only low bg that would be an issue?
 
tri dude, what insulin did u miss, if i missed my long acting, i used to feel very ill quite quickly and shots of short acting would not cure the ill feeling despite blood levels kept in check

i take it things worked out for you, i would of returned home or found a local gp/a&e
 
Snodger said:
can I ask, scuse my ignorance, why is it a problem to drive on a high spike? I don't mean a long-running high where you might go into DKA, but a single missed-injection spike like Tri-Dude's?
Not that I'm planning to go high and drive, but I just wondered - I thought it was only low bg that would be an issue?
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If you are high you may start to feel sleepy if you are driving some distance. It can also impair your reaction / response times to situations. Some may find their vision gets blurred too.
Everyone reacts differently so it pays to be sure.
HTH
Angie
 
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