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Yes it was.I'm guessing that rise was after a meal? Some possible reasons
1) you totally miscalculated the carbs (been there, got the t-shirt) or you eg drank what you thought was diet coke and actually had full carbs
2) you're coming down with an illness
3) you actually need to revisit your bolus insulin to carb ratios. (If you're still partially in honeymoon period I would expect your insulin needs to change
4) (and maybe this should be no 1) check your bg with a glucometer fingerprick test. Even if you are high it might well be 16 instead of 22 and if your cgm is acting up it might actually be normal for an after meal rise.
Yes it's very annoying, specially when your graph was so beautiful before, but try not to let it get to you. T1 is a learning process, and I'm still learning after 55 years.
What did you have to eat?
3) you actually need to revisit your bolus insulin to carb ratios. (If you're still partially in honeymoon period I would expect your insulin needs to change
3) Don’t understand any of that.
How much insulin did you take for your 2 pots of porridge?I had 2 pots of Porridge.
Not eating is not an option.Maybe I shouldn’t eat in order for it to stay beautiful!
7 units of insulin.How much insulin did you take for your 2 pots of porridge?
Your graph showed you that it wasn't enough for this meal, that's just a learning point. If you had the same thing yesterday, how high did it raise you yesterday?
Well I’m not enjoying food at the moment. Diabetes has ruined my love for food! No haven’t considered a little less carbs. I like carbs! I’m not eliminating carbs from my diet because I have diabetes and not eating foods that I like. If it means me dying an early death then so be it. I’m DONE with this!Not eating is not an option.
But personally, I would find dosing correctly for two pots of porridge very hard, it's a very high carb meal with very little fats to slow down the hit of the carbs.
Have you considered trying a little less carbs and more proteins and fats for your meals? I find it much easier to stay in range if I avoid meals with lots of carbs, like porridge.
Well, with those graphs you aren't likely to die anytime soon, you may even live healthily to a very old age with those numbers.If it means me dying an early death then so be it. I’m DONE with this!
I never proposed eliminating carbs. But how about having for instance one pot of porridge instead of two, plus a generous serving of strawberries and cream? Or one pot of porridge and some bacon and eggs?I’m not eliminating carbs from my diet because I have diabetes
I must be doing something wrong then. I honestly don’t won’t to live to a very old age. I can’t see me making 40! If I reach 50 and even 60 it will be a miracle!Well, with those graphs you aren't likely to die anytime soon, you may even live healthily to a very old age with those numbers.
Think about those long time diabetics who've dealt with it for over 60 years without even a means of testing for blood glucose and are still going strong. Their numbers must have been much higher than yours for decades.
One pot you must be joking right? I’m greedy! One pot wouldn’t be enough! Adding strawberries and cream into the mix isn’t that just going to make me spike just as much! Bacon and eggs as good as that sounds if I fancied it I would have it but I would have a bacon and egg sandwich or I would have a full English!never proposed eliminating carbs. But how about having for instance one pot of porridge instead of two, plus a generous serving of strawberries and cream? Or one pot of porridge and some bacon and eggs?
Your blood glucose makes you very frustrated, and making the diabetes management a little easier could help you feeling better.
A full English is likely fewer carbs than two pots of porridge, and much tastier in my book.or I would have a full English!
No. Close to no carbs in the cream, not that much in strawberries either. Especially compared to porridge.Adding strawberries and cream into the mix isn’t that just going to make me spike just as much!
Would you like to share what exactly it is that makes living with diabetes so hard for you?Theres no way in hell I can live with this for over 60 years!
Are you getting any help with your mental health? Looks like you're struggling.I must be doing something wrong then. I honestly don’t won’t to live to a very old age. I can’t see me making 40! If I reach 50 and even 60 it will be a miracle!
Thank god I’m not one of those long time diabetics! Theres no way in hell I can live with this for over 60 years!
Similar for me, I know my control when I was younger was well 'god-dam awful' - and thats the polite way of putting it!, during my A-levels my HbA1c was at 92 (that an average of about 14mmol/l!!!)I can assure you that my levels were probably way worse than yours for at least the first 20 years of my life (I was a very naughty diabetic in my teens and while I never forgot to inject I completely ignored my carb limits and regularly had levels high enough to make me feel very ill and thirsty.) Given the modern treatments for diabetes there is no reason at all why you shouldn't live a long and healthy life. My diabetes is a complete pain on occasion, but it hasn't stopped me getting on with my life and I don't expect my control to be perfect.
I agree!A full English is likely fewer carbs than two pots of porridge, and much tastier in my book.
No carbs but there’s sugar in it the strawberries and possibly some in the cream too!No. Close to no carbs in the cream, not that much in strawberries either. Especially compared to porridge.
I love my lager and cider! I don’t drink often. I haven’t been bolusing for alcohol. Are you supposed to? I know it raises your BG initially because of the carbs but then it could plummet. Whereas sprits like Vodka and wine drop BG.I love my high carb Belgian beers, so I took some time experimenting and finetuning my dosing for them.
Yes I just try to count carbs that or sometimes guess!Do you have an insulin to carb ratio and count the carbs in your meals to decide on your dose?
To be honest it’s the injections that I’m really struggling with now. I now associate food with another insulin injection and that’s making me not want to eat. I’ve totally lost the love for food I once had. I had always enjoyed food and had a good appetite up until being diagnosed. Now eating is just a chore! I hate having to bolus and wait 15 mins before I can eat anything! Before I could just when I wanted to! Oh I fancy a big bag of crisps or bar of chocolate with a lot of carbs. Another time I have to jab myself!Would you like to share what exactly it is that makes living with diabetes so hard for you?
Yes, I know it's a PITA, but it looks like you feel like the world is coming to an end with every hypo or hyper.
Would you be able to look at those numbers from a different point of view? When I go high or low (and I had an afternoon of completely illogical lows today) I see it as an opportunity to think about what may have contributed so I can try a different approach next time, and I shrug it off with some mild cursing, not desperation.
I self referred myself to something called NHS Talking Therapies. At the moment it doesn’t really seem to be helping me. I’ve suffered with depression for a long time! Which I think stems from the breakdown of my parents marriage when I was younger and mainly due to the obstacles life has thrown at me the last 3-4 years. My life just keeps going from bad to worse! Diagnosed with Scoliosis, Losing my Dad to his own mental health struggles, not seeing him for 8-9 years and then finding out he passed 2 years ago! Having to have my dog put to sleep, then finally being diagnosed Type 1 last year!Are you getting any help with your mental health? Looks like you're struggling.
I've dealt with depression, sometimes to a dangerous degree for a long time (not diabetes related), and it can really help to talk with a professional.
Contacting your diabetes team would be a good first step, many teams work with a psychologist specialised in the struggles of T1, can't hurt to reach out!
Yep did the DAFNE back in October last year! All of it just went in one ear and came out the other!Have you had a chance to go on a DAFNE course? That might give you more confidence and make you less anxious when things don't go right.
Can you set the low alarm to wake you up so you can verify with a fingerprick if it happens again?Another possible nighttime hypo! If it’s genuine I don’t know why!!
I could do! Whether I hear the alarm and just ignore it is a different matter. Looking at my Dexcom Clarity app my low alarm went off at 05:18, 06:53 and 07:49. I can’t be doing with alarms going off constantly!Can you set the low alarm to wake you up so you can verify with a fingerprick if it happens again?
Worth giving it a try!I could do! Whether I hear the alarm and just ignore it is a different matter.