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<blockquote data-quote="Catsymoo" data-source="post: 1768495" data-attributes="member: 45466"><p>My stomach problems are not triggered by GERD trigger foods. I avoided all those foods for a while and it made no difference whatsoever. I've had days where I've eaten spicy stuff, coffee, cocoa, acidic fruits and nothing. When the reflux flares up I find even almond milk and fish and alkaline foods give me reflux. The only connections I can find out so far are alcohol and Metformin.</p><p></p><p>Please let me explain the coffee. It was exactly 15g and I used it to test my bolus. Normally in the past I've had the same coffee and don't usually need to even bolus for it. My background insulin can usually cover up to 20g of carbs fast or slow without much rise and my nurse told me this when I was put on Lantus.</p><p></p><p>Now, I think that's the problem. I've woken up at 9.2 today and I haven't eaten anything in 10 hours and I only had a boiled egg and was at 7 when I tested before bed, down from 13 most of the night. If basal is off everything else goes off too right? My sugars are much better but still running too high and the only reason they aren't going into the 20s is because I'm borderline starving myself and eating small portions and low carb. It's not healthy but it feels better than hitting high teens and 20s and feeling sick and angry for hours. </p><p></p><p>One time this morning I even correction dosed 4 units at 13, tested blood sugar 3-5 hours later.. still at 13. I bolused 1 unit after that and I went down to 9 and then 7.2 but it took a good few hours and no food. </p><p></p><p>I tried Metformin again yesterday and had loose movements a few hours later so I won't be doing that again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Catsymoo, post: 1768495, member: 45466"] My stomach problems are not triggered by GERD trigger foods. I avoided all those foods for a while and it made no difference whatsoever. I've had days where I've eaten spicy stuff, coffee, cocoa, acidic fruits and nothing. When the reflux flares up I find even almond milk and fish and alkaline foods give me reflux. The only connections I can find out so far are alcohol and Metformin. Please let me explain the coffee. It was exactly 15g and I used it to test my bolus. Normally in the past I've had the same coffee and don't usually need to even bolus for it. My background insulin can usually cover up to 20g of carbs fast or slow without much rise and my nurse told me this when I was put on Lantus. Now, I think that's the problem. I've woken up at 9.2 today and I haven't eaten anything in 10 hours and I only had a boiled egg and was at 7 when I tested before bed, down from 13 most of the night. If basal is off everything else goes off too right? My sugars are much better but still running too high and the only reason they aren't going into the 20s is because I'm borderline starving myself and eating small portions and low carb. It's not healthy but it feels better than hitting high teens and 20s and feeling sick and angry for hours. One time this morning I even correction dosed 4 units at 13, tested blood sugar 3-5 hours later.. still at 13. I bolused 1 unit after that and I went down to 9 and then 7.2 but it took a good few hours and no food. I tried Metformin again yesterday and had loose movements a few hours later so I won't be doing that again. [/QUOTE]
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