hi I was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes 4 weeks, I am 25 abit overweight and quite active. I am on insulin injections 3 times a day.
At first I started off haveing like 6units before each meal and this was gradually raised to about 10-12 before each meal.
I have started cycling to work so have knocked my morning insulin down to 9 which worked well, but recently i have been having frerquent low bs levels - 3.5 in at around 11 and 3.30 ish and in the evenings. so i knocked my insulin down to 7 before all meals and it still happened. Do I need to knock it down further? is there something i cud be eating at my meals that would make it better?
also with my cycling on the way there its nearly all up hill but i eat breakfast just before so my sugar levels are fine, on the way home it takes about 10 mins and i pedal for prob 3-4 mins of that so its not a lot of effort but afterwards my sugar levels are like low 3s and 4s even if they are 8 before i begin i had a snack yesterday before riding and home and my sugar was still low.
anyone got any advice?
At first I started off haveing like 6units before each meal and this was gradually raised to about 10-12 before each meal.
I have started cycling to work so have knocked my morning insulin down to 9 which worked well, but recently i have been having frerquent low bs levels - 3.5 in at around 11 and 3.30 ish and in the evenings. so i knocked my insulin down to 7 before all meals and it still happened. Do I need to knock it down further? is there something i cud be eating at my meals that would make it better?
also with my cycling on the way there its nearly all up hill but i eat breakfast just before so my sugar levels are fine, on the way home it takes about 10 mins and i pedal for prob 3-4 mins of that so its not a lot of effort but afterwards my sugar levels are like low 3s and 4s even if they are 8 before i begin i had a snack yesterday before riding and home and my sugar was still low.
anyone got any advice?