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I am having a bad time lately

richyb

richyb

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368
Location
worcestershire
Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Dislikes
Cold weather
Today, I woke up and this omni 5 sent me from 6.5 to 10.5 by still be in bed and just browsing my phone. It's supposed to stop this but it doesn't. So I got up after an hour..Still highish, had 30carb breakfast, I pre dosed by 15mins. Still levels went up. That has been me all day. ****, I have had enough. I now find I have to pre bolus by 30mins to be much use. I even went up to 15.8. Also turned to manual for a long time with + 90% basal. Been like it a lot today. Including pod change. Only thing that started it to come down was a manual 1 1/2 units of insulin. I hate this. What a life we live sometimes. Not fair.
 
I dont know enough about type 1 as I am a type 2, however I did not want to read and run without an emoji hug and hope that someone with more knowledge of type1 will be able to give words of encouragement and kindness. XXX
 
Many thanks, but I have been type1 for 60rs and usually quite good. But sometimes it can go completely haywire and difficult. Trouble is also my DSN is only part time and reduced to 2 day's and not very helpful. Even when I get lucky to talk to her the blame try to fall on me. When in fact I know its this omnipod 5 changing from being perfect to terrible, which this system can.
But thanks for your concern.
 
I've been IDD for over 50yrs. This winters cold bug has nackered me, I'm on t:slim looping pump but have had some very weird days needing double basal but only in afternoon and evening then reverting to normal overnight. Corrections not appearing to work or very delayed, also reverting to manual jab's to try and help. Been about 4 wks now, hopefully will settle down soon, hope yours does too.
 
Like @Chas C I'm on the t-slim, which in my experience very much depends on you having manually set the correct-ish basal rates. When my bg goes high I have to manually add extra insulin because I become much more insulin resistant if my bg goes above 10.... (My pump assumes the insulin correction ratio is the same at 15 mmol/L as at 5mmol/L and that just isn't the case for me.)

So once I'm out of range the automatic looping system on the tandem requires human (ie me) intervention.

Been T1 for 55 years and on a pump for 18 months. Yes, it's very frustrating when the pump can't cope but I still prefer it to MDI. To be honest, if I eat when my bg is already high it goes much much higher ... just because of that changed insulin resistance.

I wonder if you are coming down with something @richyb ? Lots of virtual hugs.
 
Chas C said:
I've been IDD for over 50yrs. This winters cold bug has nackered me, I'm on t:slim looping pump but have had some very weird days needing double basal but only in afternoon and evening then reverting to normal overnight. Corrections not appearing to work or very delayed, also reverting to manual jab's to try and help. Been about 4 wks now, hopefully will settle down soon, hope yours does too.
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Many thanks for that. Strangely I have been perfect today. Why does it vary? Hope you get better soon.
 
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