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<blockquote data-quote="Shannon27" data-source="post: 2223381" data-attributes="member: 429571"><p>I had to give you optimistic for that - if only!</p><p></p><p>No, i still have lows even when i think i've done the right amount of insulin. There's so many factors involved - insulin sensitivity which goes up and down, activity, mood (if you're excited about something you have a faster heartbeat, so more sugar is used etc - over a period of time it can show in your readings) temperature (basically, don't use hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms without being prepared!), to name a few. The liver dump is only (to my knowledge) triggered by low blood sugars.</p><p></p><p>However, if there's no alcohol or activities such as those listed above involved (ie. a normal day), lows do tend to be insulin related. Sometimes there is the odd one that makes no sense, but lows can generally be explained by diet/insulin combo. For example, lack of carbs, which contributed to this event for me. Lack of carbs and consequent hypo means you're on too much insulin. Even if its basal. </p><p></p><p>Alcohol inhibits the liver dump process. Put simply, the liver can't multitask.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shannon27, post: 2223381, member: 429571"] I had to give you optimistic for that - if only! No, i still have lows even when i think i've done the right amount of insulin. There's so many factors involved - insulin sensitivity which goes up and down, activity, mood (if you're excited about something you have a faster heartbeat, so more sugar is used etc - over a period of time it can show in your readings) temperature (basically, don't use hot tubs, saunas and steam rooms without being prepared!), to name a few. The liver dump is only (to my knowledge) triggered by low blood sugars. However, if there's no alcohol or activities such as those listed above involved (ie. a normal day), lows do tend to be insulin related. Sometimes there is the odd one that makes no sense, but lows can generally be explained by diet/insulin combo. For example, lack of carbs, which contributed to this event for me. Lack of carbs and consequent hypo means you're on too much insulin. Even if its basal. Alcohol inhibits the liver dump process. Put simply, the liver can't multitask. [/QUOTE]
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