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<blockquote data-quote="chocoholic" data-source="post: 53956" data-attributes="member: 2964"><p>I am a very deep sleeper but when I was on a mixed insulin, I always awoke if I was hypo.....sweating, shaky etc and treated it accordingly.</p><p>Since going over to basal/bolus though I feel almost sure I have lost my hypo awareness. I did my third night-time test last night, trying to work out a pattern, to see if my background insulin dosage is correct. It's proving a nightmare as all three tests have shown something different.</p><p>Last night, I went to bed late with a reading of 6.8. set my alarm to test at 3.00 a.m. I felt really hypo.....sweating, shaky etc. but it was the alarm that woke me, not feeling bad. On testing, reading had gone <strong>UP</strong> to 7.6. Went back to sleep and it had gone up to 8.3.by morning.So, what happened there, who knows? Did I go hypo and the liver dumped glucose just prior to alarm waking me or what? I am certain food did not come into play with night-time readings, as I've been careful to do testson nights when readings are neither low nor high and ate nothing after about 6.00 p.m.</p><p>I am trying SO hard to work out how my body reacts to insulin but when there seems to be no set pattern, it's very disheartening.</p><p>I've had my mother telling me today to stop worrying so much and just test if I feel funny. I can't seem to make her understand that this was meant to be a temporary phase of trial and error testing, to get my dosages sorted.She told me someone she knows had been on a DAFNE course and she feels that would sort me out. Well, a) they don't run DAPHNE courses where I live and b) can anyone who has done a DAPHNE course tell me.....can that sort out personal dosage problems? (I think I can guess the answer to that one but I'd like it confirmed)</p><p>Off out to a quiz now but I'd be really grateful if anyone can tell me how else I can approach things. Thanks.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="chocoholic, post: 53956, member: 2964"] I am a very deep sleeper but when I was on a mixed insulin, I always awoke if I was hypo.....sweating, shaky etc and treated it accordingly. Since going over to basal/bolus though I feel almost sure I have lost my hypo awareness. I did my third night-time test last night, trying to work out a pattern, to see if my background insulin dosage is correct. It's proving a nightmare as all three tests have shown something different. Last night, I went to bed late with a reading of 6.8. set my alarm to test at 3.00 a.m. I felt really hypo.....sweating, shaky etc. but it was the alarm that woke me, not feeling bad. On testing, reading had gone [b]UP[/b] to 7.6. Went back to sleep and it had gone up to 8.3.by morning.So, what happened there, who knows? Did I go hypo and the liver dumped glucose just prior to alarm waking me or what? I am certain food did not come into play with night-time readings, as I've been careful to do testson nights when readings are neither low nor high and ate nothing after about 6.00 p.m. I am trying SO hard to work out how my body reacts to insulin but when there seems to be no set pattern, it's very disheartening. I've had my mother telling me today to stop worrying so much and just test if I feel funny. I can't seem to make her understand that this was meant to be a temporary phase of trial and error testing, to get my dosages sorted.She told me someone she knows had been on a DAFNE course and she feels that would sort me out. Well, a) they don't run DAPHNE courses where I live and b) can anyone who has done a DAPHNE course tell me.....can that sort out personal dosage problems? (I think I can guess the answer to that one but I'd like it confirmed) Off out to a quiz now but I'd be really grateful if anyone can tell me how else I can approach things. Thanks. [/QUOTE]
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