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gardening and bs drop

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susie1953

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Type of diabetes
Type 2
Treatment type
Insulin
I have posted about this before but im still struggling ,I have been doing some light gardening but I get tired very easy and my bs keep on dropping im on insulin twice a day 18 morning and 20 evening ive tried bannanas biscuits and lucosade before I do some gardening but nothing works .im seeing a specialist next month about an ongoing stomach problem since I found out I was type 2 last year any ideas please
 
Hi Susie,
What is the name of the insulin you take and how low is your bg dropping when you feel tired?
If knowing I am going gardening to remove bad weeds etc, I often reduce slightly my insulin dose I take prior in the day.
And I still bring a bottle of Lucosade with me in the garden. :)
Should be possible for you to get the bg balance right, so you still can enjoy your garden, so definitely something your specialist should be able to help you with.
 
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Do you adjust your own insulin?

I garden all day as a living and I don't eat until my only meal of the day at 6pm.

I take it that you must be using a mixtard insulin with two injections a day?

Basically if you are needing to
Eat because your levels are dropping then you are having toouch insulin.

However I don't know what insulin you are on, when you garden, how strenuous it is etc..

Are you under a diabetic consultant at hospital or a gastroenteroligist?

You really need to take advice off your healthcare team. As without blood levels, times, foods etc it is very difficult to advise you.

I'm on a basal bolus regime so this is why I can go without eating as it is flexible...
 
donnellysdogs said:
Do you adjust your own insulin?

I garden all day as a living and I don't eat until my only meal of the day at 6pm.
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Wow Donnelly, just one meal a day?!? :wideyed:
How many calories and carbs do you then take in then and there?
 
hi thank you for your replys ,im on Humulin M3 Kwik Pen I see a nurse and a doctor with my diabitis the doctor tells me what insulin to take .I go out in the garden in the afternoon I take my meter biscuits and lucozade ,its only weeding not hard work but I have to keep sitting down .I know its not helped with my stomach problem aswell I just feel so run down and tired
 
Celsus said:
Wow Donnelly, just one meal a day?!? :wideyed:
How many calories and carbs do you then take in then and there?
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On average when working about 30-75 carbs depending whether hubby has left some homemade pecan bite (this has good qtys of nuts and seeds in it with dates and coconut oil and walnuts, pecans, pistachio etc)- I put in to MFP and get about 1600 a day cals including exercise being taken off but if I'm short I allow more when not working to cover my lesser amount. Mind you the cals come from a glass of red wine in those instances!!
The biggest calorie hit is from the pecan bites..(i don't cut into square bite sizes, I have a big chunk of cake size portion!!). This excludes milk and I have at least a pint of milk daily too.
 
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