I wouldn't see numbers as high as that with the cold, but I need more insulin when it's cold than in summer. With the very cold weather we're currently having, and the house being colder than normal, I'm needing more insulin than I usually do in winter. I know others need less when it's cold, and more when it's warm, so we're all different.Numbers now 18.1 drinking lots of water
I live in a very cold cottage - heating not exactly great
Would this be affecting my blood. Sugars?
So spoke with my nurse today, we’ve strengthened my insulin to carb ratio & also my insulin sensitivity
This am, again have correct insulin, numbers went as high as 23
So I am really hoping these changes make a difference
Thanks for everyone’s advice
Well this morning was Hopefully with the changes made it might take a few days to settle down. Are your levels better during the day?
I've asked my DSN about the fact that I get the 'max basal reached' warning on my Minimed 780g, when I've managed to reduce my daily basal from 45 units to 15 units a day (over the last 12 months), this usually happens to me in the middle of the night btw.Out of curiosity as to why do many medronic users seem to have this issue ( including one of my close friends ) I did some googling and found this.
So you can't manually set the TDD like you can on tslim and its based on the last 6 days needs, so for arguments sake, if you average about 25 units a day and suddenly need a massive correction ( like say 5 units ) it isn't going to let you have that much as it won't go over the 25 limit. The only way I can see around this would to be to give a few ' ghost ' units at the end of each day, that would give you a higher TDD and more insulin available for correcting.
Closed loop is fabulous but none of them are perfect yet but I'm sure over time tweaks will improve them. View attachment 74720
Numbers have still been sticky through the dayHi Sasha,
I hope your infection is getting better, how are your levels now!
Numbers have still been sticky through the day
The pump had given 29 corrections in 5.5 hours & I was still out of range honestly I just don’t get it!! So incredibly frustrating
Numbers are ok now - in the 6s but time in range not been great
Can I ask what ketoacidosis? I am diabetic T2 on insulin, but Ive never been told anything about this to my recollection?The reason I asked if anyone is with you is , without wishing to scare you, your Blood Glucose is extremely high, and you have not been able to test for ketones. You could very suddenly become too disorientated to care for yourself .
You could be in danger of ketoacidosis..
NHS 111 generally aim to call back within 30 minutes. They haven’t yet, so would be wise to get someone to keep you company and help if you need it.
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