chrisincontrol11
Member
Hi everyone,
I've been low carbing now for 8 weeks but have done it before (fallen off the wagon) with great success in weight loss. I started off very well and my BGs came down really quickly as expected. Just recently, for about a week, I've been getting much higher readings than expected and this is worrying. For instance, at the weekend I made myself a breakfast of grilled bacon, poached eggs, rocket and a grilled tomato. My waking BG was 4.2 so I didn't take any fast acting insulin, just my usual morning shot of 12 units of Lantus. By mid morning my BG was 14.6! and I had a hell of a job getting it down all day. Since then it's been consistently higher than I would expect, although not as high as 14. On waking it is normally around 3-4 which is on the low side but by lunchtime it has climbed to 8 or 9 even though I am having barely any carbs and injecting for what I'm having plus extra. It is getting me down. Does anyone have any ideas? I've changed my insulin pens and cartridges and I'm pretty sure it's not my meter.
I've been low carbing now for 8 weeks but have done it before (fallen off the wagon) with great success in weight loss. I started off very well and my BGs came down really quickly as expected. Just recently, for about a week, I've been getting much higher readings than expected and this is worrying. For instance, at the weekend I made myself a breakfast of grilled bacon, poached eggs, rocket and a grilled tomato. My waking BG was 4.2 so I didn't take any fast acting insulin, just my usual morning shot of 12 units of Lantus. By mid morning my BG was 14.6! and I had a hell of a job getting it down all day. Since then it's been consistently higher than I would expect, although not as high as 14. On waking it is normally around 3-4 which is on the low side but by lunchtime it has climbed to 8 or 9 even though I am having barely any carbs and injecting for what I'm having plus extra. It is getting me down. Does anyone have any ideas? I've changed my insulin pens and cartridges and I'm pretty sure it's not my meter.