No you don't give low GI foods after a hypo, when using a pump.Assuming the same with MDI's, you should also get some low GI carbs to make sure you don't hypo again.
There is no point what so ever to suspend the pump.You can suspend the pump when your having a severe hypo, but the advice for pump users is to use the 15/15 rule for treating hypo's, meaning you treat the hypo with 15g of fast-acting carbs and wait 15 mins and test your bg again.
There is no point what so ever to suspend the pump.
Your hypo is happening right now and the insulin suspend will not take effect for at least 1 hour. Only result is high sugars a few hours later.
If it's an extended bolus by all means stop it but do not stop your basal. I think it's odd how HP's seem to forget the time lapse for insulin working.Ah right, this is what I was told in my pump training, if you were experiencing a severe hypo you were to temporarily suspend the insulin delivery, so would you not do this if you were on a extended bolus for example and you had a bad hypo.
If it's an extended bolus by all means stop it but do not stop your basal. I think it's odd how HP's seem to forget the time lapse for insulin working.
No you don't give low GI foods after a hypo, when using a pump.
The idea that was brought in a few years back to follow up a hypo with slow acting carbs has been debunked. Back in the 60's I was always told 2 sugar lumps for a hypo and that was it. Today is more refined glucose tabs do the trickOK. So treating a hypo when on a pump is different to treating a hypo when on MDI's. Any reason for this?
Is it because the effect of basal insulin absorption on a pump is slower than from a basal insulin injection? (hence sugar levels will stay higher on a pump and the likelihood of hypoing again is low)
It seems to be what im talking aboutThe idea that was brought in a few years back to follow up a hypo with slow acting carbs has been debunked. Back in the 60's I was always told 2 sugar lumps for a hypo and that was it. Today is more refined glucose tabs do the trick
The idea that someone came up with for treating with low GI is done on a theory that it soaks up excess long acting insulin floating around.
With a pump you use quick acting for both basal and bolus and can adjust your basal by the hour so in theory if basal right there is no excess insulin.
It seems to be what im talking about
my bolus would be used with evening meal about 5 pm and i don't snack.
at 10 pm BG about 8. now i have the basal........... lots. 45 units And at 2 am BG 7 and no lower if im lucky ... In the morning end up at 14..for me that's OK
if i try to have a lower bed BG i will Hypo
from 10 pm, to 6 am my BG always seems to climb.. i cant keep just uping basal ... And bolas should not come into as ive not eaten or injected for over 7 hours
at 10 pm -8 and at 6 am -14
if i try to go to bed with anything under 7 i will hypo
lets hope the pump sorts out my basal
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