Hot weather

[benjygirl]

My BS levels have stayed more or less the same in this hot weather but I have very swollen ankles


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[Wurst]

Has anyone else had this problem in hot weather?

I tend to go higher than usual in hot weather and have to increase my basal. I got 'caught out' recently and let my basal insulin get too hot which spoiled it. Took a couple of days to work out what was going on.

In my experience dehydration can also contribute to higher BS levels, so drink loads (of water) during the heatwave.

 

[dave howard]

I'm the opposite.

Hot weather always makes my levels low. Its a known fact that insulin gets absorbed quicker in hot conditions. Hypo's are a lot more likely.

I have the same problem yesterday even on half dosage of Novorapid and little exertion I had 8 hypos. This morning I woke up low and had breakfast then when blood sugar was up to 6 I took a quarter of my usual dose, one hour later I was on 2. I have always struggled in the summer heat. The only advice I can give is test every two hours regardless of how you feel and stock up on lollies and keep a good supply of fruit juice to hand.

 

[Bebo321]

Yay!
Just in time for the thunderstorms coming across the Uk, the next #gbdoc tweet chat on Wednesday evening at 9pm will be about hot weather and diabetes!