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- Type of diabetes
- LADA
- Treatment type
- Insulin
A couple of weeks ago, my perfect ratios did a 180 and I kept crashing into lows. I caught most of them before they became a problem, but I had to change my basal and bolus rates after 3-4 months of perfect stability.
I'm super stoked that I seem to have finally nailed my new ratios in just two weeks!
I was taking:
16 units Toujeo (basal) every day
1:10 insulin to carb ratio for Novorapid
I'm now taking:
12 units Toujeo every day
1:16 insulin to carb ratio for Novorapid
I didn't do any focused basal testing in particular, I just kept an eye on how my blood sugar behaved between meals and made sure that I was still waking up between 5-6.5 on average. I just reduced basal every couple of days by 1-2 units until I noticed I was stable between meals. Same with my bolus, I was going lower after eating instead of higher and bottomed out into hypos, so I reduced my insulin for the carbs until I got a 2mmol/L rise and was back to normal after the Novorapid wore off.
This also meant I had to adjust my insulin correction factor. 1 unit brought me down 1 mmol/L before, but now it lowers me 1.5mmol/L.
I'm very, very proud of myself for taking the reigns and adjusting this in only two weeks' time.
It keeps me very motivated to do well. I haven't gone out of range (low or high) in 4 days now! (To be fair, having the MySugr app helped a LOT, it makes everything so much easier!)
I'm super stoked that I seem to have finally nailed my new ratios in just two weeks!
I was taking:
16 units Toujeo (basal) every day
1:10 insulin to carb ratio for Novorapid
I'm now taking:
12 units Toujeo every day
1:16 insulin to carb ratio for Novorapid
I didn't do any focused basal testing in particular, I just kept an eye on how my blood sugar behaved between meals and made sure that I was still waking up between 5-6.5 on average. I just reduced basal every couple of days by 1-2 units until I noticed I was stable between meals. Same with my bolus, I was going lower after eating instead of higher and bottomed out into hypos, so I reduced my insulin for the carbs until I got a 2mmol/L rise and was back to normal after the Novorapid wore off.
This also meant I had to adjust my insulin correction factor. 1 unit brought me down 1 mmol/L before, but now it lowers me 1.5mmol/L.
I'm very, very proud of myself for taking the reigns and adjusting this in only two weeks' time.
It keeps me very motivated to do well. I haven't gone out of range (low or high) in 4 days now! (To be fair, having the MySugr app helped a LOT, it makes everything so much easier!)
