Hi, I hope it’s ok to ask this. Generally what are people’s blood sugars at before going to bed? How quickly do blood sugars come down? Thanks
If 'his control is awful' his basal insulin is probably not the right dose (apart from the dosing for food). That means whatever anyone here, with good to acceptable control chooses as a safe level to go to sleep with is irrelevant to your husband.It’s actually my husband who is Type 1 diabetic. His control is awful so i am trying hard to sort him out but I worry about where is bloods should be at night as he has suffered a couple of bad hypos during the night.
no....the last couple of nights he has been 6 , 4.3, 4.3 my problem is trusting that this is ok, going to bed bloods at 6 woke & they were 2.6. Going when they were 2.6 when he woke they were 3.1 last night going to bed they were 4.3 so I asked him to have a slice of toast they were 8.8 this morning is this Ok?welcome here Lamar... does he himself say what he is aiming for before sleep ?
He won’t even look at it!Does he adjust his doses according to what he eats? If you're in the UK he might want to look into a DAFNE course.
Definitely not willing to join himself. He has responded well to my input and I don’t think his bloods are as bad as I originally thought, I just don’t know what acceptable levels are before going to bed. It’s scary.If 'his control is awful' his basal insulin is probably not the right dose (apart from the dosing for food). That means whatever anyone here, with good to acceptable control chooses as a safe level to go to sleep with is irrelevant to your husband.
Would he be willing to join this forum himself? You're saying you're 'trying to sort him out'. It usually doesn't work for someone else to sort you out, unless you're under 8 years old or seriously disabled.
If he wants to improve things, it's certainly helpful if you try to work and learn with him!
He is now adjusting doses because I’m carb counting for him.Does he adjust his doses according to what he eats? If you're in the UK he might want to look into a DAFNE course.
I've recently had exactly the same problem with Lantus, it seems to drop my sugar levels overnight between 1am and 3am (I was taking the Lantus at 10:30pm), but if I decreased the Lantus then I was high all through the day no matter what I did - I believe Lantus does have a peak period - which for me was about 1am -3am - not helpful!no....the last couple of nights he has been 6 , 4.3, 4.3 my problem is trusting that this is ok, going to bed bloods at 6 woke & they were 2.6. Going when they were 2.6 when he woke they were 3.1 last night going to bed they were 4.3 so I asked him to have a slice of toast they were 8.8 this morning is this Ok?
He does need to carb count for himself, cos what happens if you're away (for whatever reason)He is now adjusting doses because I’m carb counting for him.
I get that, but I need to do something, breakfast & lunch he generally eats a similar diet and I am keeping a journal of everything so if I am away he has that to reference from.He does need to carb count for himself, cos what happens if you're away (for whatever reason)
Not heard of that before.....no think he has just been in denial for the last while but I do think he wants to fix things now but he won’t go to the specialist nurse as we have had problems with her before....we aren’t the only onesI think you're wonderful for trying to help him!
Could it be he's suffering from diabetic burn out? It's a very common thing and it might help him to speak with a professional about it.
I will get a copy of that. He doesn’t solely rely on me, we are doing this together.Unfortunately @Lamar123 he needs to get an appointment with his DSN asap, avoiding nighttime hypos is a priority, so he shouldn't go to bed if he's below 6 so reviewing his doses is important.
Personally I don't rely on anyone else but myself to manage my care, it's not down to trust it's just only I live with this so I know what works and what doesn't.
Get him a copy of 'think like a pancreas' written by a type 1 but incredibly useful, to really comprehend life with type 1.
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