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<blockquote data-quote="ElyDave" data-source="post: 402297" data-attributes="member: 74042"><p>Been enjoying the great warm weather in Sorrento this week but it seems to have been playing havoc with my blood sugar control for the last couple of days.</p><p></p><p>Yesterday not so much, but this morning I've been up and down like a yoyo.</p><p></p><p>Pre Breakfast 6.3, 1 hour post breakfast 6.5 Took 3 units novorapid</p><p>Got the kids ready, headed out the door, about ten minutes later I was going light headed and found a bench to sit down and have a check and it was down to 3.0. </p><p>Emergency haribos and a 9 bar sorted that out pretty well, with a pre-lunch reading of 7.2.</p><p>Walked back up to the hotel after two units and it was down to 3.7, so had an apple to get back to where I should be again.</p><p></p><p>I will say though that we'v ebeen doing a good amount of low intensity exercise in the walking, and the hotel is halfway up a hill.</p><p></p><p>Either I'm significantly underestimating my carbs, the heat's having more of an effec than I thought, or the grappa is having a delayed effect, or all three.</p><p></p><p>Is this a common pattern with heat? I'm thinking I effectively need to drop my insulin from 3 to 2 units for all meals while it's this warm</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ElyDave, post: 402297, member: 74042"] Been enjoying the great warm weather in Sorrento this week but it seems to have been playing havoc with my blood sugar control for the last couple of days. Yesterday not so much, but this morning I've been up and down like a yoyo. Pre Breakfast 6.3, 1 hour post breakfast 6.5 Took 3 units novorapid Got the kids ready, headed out the door, about ten minutes later I was going light headed and found a bench to sit down and have a check and it was down to 3.0. Emergency haribos and a 9 bar sorted that out pretty well, with a pre-lunch reading of 7.2. Walked back up to the hotel after two units and it was down to 3.7, so had an apple to get back to where I should be again. I will say though that we'v ebeen doing a good amount of low intensity exercise in the walking, and the hotel is halfway up a hill. Either I'm significantly underestimating my carbs, the heat's having more of an effec than I thought, or the grappa is having a delayed effect, or all three. Is this a common pattern with heat? I'm thinking I effectively need to drop my insulin from 3 to 2 units for all meals while it's this warm [/QUOTE]
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