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It's been 35ºC today. How have your sugar levels been reacting?

joules

joules

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Mine have been very low most the day!! 2u less per jab I reckon when like this...
I am intrigued to know how everyone else has been?
 
I have been high for most of the morning and now I an dropping low haha
 
It didn't get as warm here, in fact thunder and lightening were the order of the day :eek:
 
Mine were ok at work as air con office, but have lowered my basal a bit as a precaution. When I've been to hot countries I've needed a LOT less insulin, literally 40% less.
 
Husbands has been higher than normal and he even went for a 40minute walk! Mad man.
 
I've had so many hypos since it's got hot, lowered my basal on pump and giving less for bolus but still happening, my DSN told me she normally has patients that go high with the heat and hadn't heard of people saying they go low because of it, so glad I am not alone lol
 
So low all day :( even stuffed my face with garlic bread the increase was so minimal. So full but got to eat before sleeping
 
I have to reduce insulin in hot weather, it always used to be hypo time on injections. But yesterday was exceptional - usual TDD between 18 and 19.5iu average when not ill, but tues 16.4 TDD, and yesterday 14.34iu TDD. Suspended the pump three times, several hours in total.
 
Stable at 5 mmol, but I have been sitting in an air conditioned office since 07:30. When I go outside they will rocket , its about 37 degrees here at the momement
 
Me too Carole Anne. I've not felt any symptoms when I've been low either and I normally get pretty clear hypo symptoms.
 
So..Sat waiting for the results of the second hypo of the day to wear off and spotted this (excuse any typos/nonsense :-S)
So, the usual reaction to any remotely pleasant, warm weather is lower blood sugar and the off hyping as I struggle to keep BG high enough...
Well, what's currently happening is a bit of a change from the norm! I have been running high all day (9.6 at lunch, and 2 hours later) This is despite eating and injecting the same as usual for breakfast (at 5.8mmol) and correcting for the higher results then boom! 6PM hypo (2.2mmol) :'( This is the same as happened yesterday and I am struggling to get my head around it - do I just leave the 9.6 results?!
 
I'd suggest, given that timing, that the ta your basal that's likely to be the culprit. I find I need to drop mine a bit in higher temps.
 
Thanks tim2000s! Worth a go, I had never thought of that being the culprit and was sure it was the bolus!
 
It makes a big difference for me, lower my basal, and take less fast acting.
 
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