puppy said:Thanks for all your support guys
My employer is trying to help me with this and arranging Occupational Health referal. I am incontact with access to work for advice and assessment. My blood sugars are very unpredictable I can be fine for 10 days then all of a sudden I can wake up with a BG of 11.4 then eat 2 slices of toast which I calculate as 30g of carbs, have insulin of 2.1 for that and then 2 hours later I will be 1.7 or something. I can take about 4hours to then bring my BG back up to normal. I have been accepted for a Hypo dog by medical detection dogs but am now on the waiting list for an available match. I have done the DAFNE course prior to the pump and I see the diabetic team every few weeks. The doctors have even seen my blood sugars drop rapidly whilst in hospital and have no idea why or how it happens. I am on Novorapid and I take thyroxine for an underactive thyroid. I may look into this to see if this is effecting my BG at all.
Thanks for all your advice and suggestions
Sue
puppy said:Thanks for all your ideas and help on this, It does seem that advice on here does seem to come from people who do actually live with diabetes on a day to day basis. My active insulin rate is set at 6 hours to prevent hypos, although I know it is more like 4.5 hours. As if it eat 4.5 hours after a bolus My BG can rise quite rapidly. I will try to alter the pump to between 5-9 as that will effect the bolus wizard if it is only trying to bring me back to 7 instead of 5. I get up at 6am even at weekends to avoid to many changes and eat by 6.15am. I test every 2-3 hours (approx 10 tests a day) although Then I get told off by the GP for doing too many tests and using too many strips. I will only give a correction dose If I am above 15.5 and then I only calculate 1 extra unit of insulin for every 4 , so At 15.5 I would take 2 units. My basal rates are
00.00 0.625 u/h
04.00 0.650 u/h
09.30 0.675 u/h
14.00 0.600 u/h
18.00 0.650 u/h
My only hypo pattern was at about 5-6pm so thats why it is adjusted at 14.00. however the rest of them are very random, If I do the supermarket shop or walk for more than 15mins, or am really busy, then I crash very quickly indeed. I dont do housework anymore, My mum and my sister do it for me, Otherwise That always made me collapse without fail. I will look into this Addisons though as this looks interesting although very rare, however im sure my blood pressure is nearly always fine.
Thanks guys I have a lot to raise at my DSN meeting on Friday.
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