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High Blood Sugar Readings

dtennant9

Well-Known Member
Messages
715
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
Last week I was away on holiday and did a lot of walking, and with the exception of 3 hypos my blood sugar levels were really well controlled.
We moved on to a different part of the holiday and had a meal at a buffet restauraunt on Friday evening. My Blood Sugar since then has been through the roof.
Originally put it down to this but it's now Monday and still sitting really high :-(
The only thing I can put it down to now is that I have something hanging around me despite feeling ok. My son has had a cold at the back end of last week so I can only assume that I've got that sitting in the background.
Blood Sugar started at 15.6 this morning, took 3 correction units with my breakfast and it went down to 14.7 after 4 hours.
Things like this with with Diabetes really frustrate me but just wanted to have a rant!!
I've temporally put my basal up as well to see if that helps matters.
Unfortunately I'm back at work today so better just power on
 
They are thankfully starting to come down a wee bit.
Guess I must have done the right thing putting my basal up for the time being.
 
Check that your pen or insulin that you are using whilst on holiday isn't left in a car etc to get over heated....


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Check that your pen or insulin that you are using whilst on holiday isn't left in a car etc to get over heated....


Sent from the Diabetes Forum App
Thanks, that was one of the first things that I tried.
I put my basal up a wee bit further on Tuesday and things came under control a bit more.
I spoke to a DSN on Wednesday and she thought it was either a bug hanging around or it could just be that my insulin requirements had gone up.
I've taken two units of my Lantus back out again last night, I had put it up by 4. So far the results seem more under control.
 
rant on...better out than in...thats what this forum is all about
 
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