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<blockquote data-quote="bobneil" data-source="post: 1393330" data-attributes="member: 375300"><p>I just got off the phone with my specialist for a similar problem.</p><p></p><p>She said something about how when you get a low, you're more likely to have lows again soon because the glycogen stores in the muscles are depleted and make it harder for you to get your levels to stay steady.</p><p></p><p>As was suggested, you need to control whatever variables you can - consistent meal times may not be possible, but consistent meals are. You may have to adjust your carb ratio if your regular doses at meals are taking you too low, especially if the lows are happening 3-4 hours after. That ratio isn't a rule but a guideline.</p><p></p><p>As an example, my consistent meal is peanut butter toast. I use it as my 'guinea pig' meal, trying to find what the bolus sweet spot is for a before/after measurement. Since I have the same thing in the same portion every single time, I can limit the guesswork when it comes to explaining different results.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bobneil, post: 1393330, member: 375300"] I just got off the phone with my specialist for a similar problem. She said something about how when you get a low, you're more likely to have lows again soon because the glycogen stores in the muscles are depleted and make it harder for you to get your levels to stay steady. As was suggested, you need to control whatever variables you can - consistent meal times may not be possible, but consistent meals are. You may have to adjust your carb ratio if your regular doses at meals are taking you too low, especially if the lows are happening 3-4 hours after. That ratio isn't a rule but a guideline. As an example, my consistent meal is peanut butter toast. I use it as my 'guinea pig' meal, trying to find what the bolus sweet spot is for a before/after measurement. Since I have the same thing in the same portion every single time, I can limit the guesswork when it comes to explaining different results. [/QUOTE]
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