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- Type of diabetes
- Type 1
- Treatment type
- Insulin
Hi all. I’m new here. Had T1 for most of my life, about 24yrs and counting!
You would think I would be a pro at this by now but I just feel so stressed by it as of late.
I’ve been on Tresiba and NovoRapid for quite some time. Just days ago I have started trialling Fiasp to combat post spikes after breakfast and evening meals. More on that another day.
What I am wanting to discuss today is my basal. I’m injecting 14u atm. I give my dosage around 8PM or just slightly after usually. By most early morning anywhere from say 5AM onwards my Libre 2 wakes me up to say my glucose is low. My alarm is set to alert when it drops below 4.5. My finger tests sometimes confirm this, other times finger test may be more in the range of 5. I usually wake up around 9.30AM as my work pattern starts at 2PM so this isn’t ideal for me. If I drop my basal then my concern is how it will impact my day time readings. Afternoons are generally good for me. Am I supposed to take my Tresiba later at night say 10 or 11PM to keep from hitting that low whilst sleeping?
Also my other concern relates to the low drop in the early hours. I keep a Yorkie bar beside my bed. I will have 3-4 squares of it to bring me up before anxiously trying to get some more sleep but then by the time I get up proper for breakfast it’s gone really high into the 12 range. Can someone explain what I’m supposed to do instead if my snack is sending me way up from my low? It’s all very confusing.
Thanks for your time.
You would think I would be a pro at this by now but I just feel so stressed by it as of late.
I’ve been on Tresiba and NovoRapid for quite some time. Just days ago I have started trialling Fiasp to combat post spikes after breakfast and evening meals. More on that another day.
What I am wanting to discuss today is my basal. I’m injecting 14u atm. I give my dosage around 8PM or just slightly after usually. By most early morning anywhere from say 5AM onwards my Libre 2 wakes me up to say my glucose is low. My alarm is set to alert when it drops below 4.5. My finger tests sometimes confirm this, other times finger test may be more in the range of 5. I usually wake up around 9.30AM as my work pattern starts at 2PM so this isn’t ideal for me. If I drop my basal then my concern is how it will impact my day time readings. Afternoons are generally good for me. Am I supposed to take my Tresiba later at night say 10 or 11PM to keep from hitting that low whilst sleeping?
Also my other concern relates to the low drop in the early hours. I keep a Yorkie bar beside my bed. I will have 3-4 squares of it to bring me up before anxiously trying to get some more sleep but then by the time I get up proper for breakfast it’s gone really high into the 12 range. Can someone explain what I’m supposed to do instead if my snack is sending me way up from my low? It’s all very confusing.
Thanks for your time.