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<blockquote data-quote="emck88" data-source="post: 2358877" data-attributes="member: 369994"><p>Hi [USER=536289]@liamthorpeyoung[/USER] - I have experienced this a few times. Most often this can be linked to how I active I have been during the day. If you have had a busy day (been moving a lot, exercising) then the amount of insulin that you will need at a mealtime can drastically reduce.</p><p></p><p>Alternatively, if you had a high fat meal then you could need to split your bolus to manage. </p><p></p><p>If you have potentially taken too much insulin, then you are treating a hypo with active insulin on board which is difficult. I have had this panic so many times of seeing sugars drop and drop even after treating the hypo.</p><p></p><p>The worst instance I ever had of this was on a city break (prior to completing DAFNE, so I didn't know the rules around exercise). We walked all day after I bolused for dinner, I went low during and after the meal. Then I took my normal evening basal and went low ALL night (couldn't get my sugars above 3 for many hours). It was a really frightening and exhausting experience.</p><p></p><p>Have you done DAFNE? It really opened my eyes to insulin management.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="emck88, post: 2358877, member: 369994"] Hi [USER=536289]@liamthorpeyoung[/USER] - I have experienced this a few times. Most often this can be linked to how I active I have been during the day. If you have had a busy day (been moving a lot, exercising) then the amount of insulin that you will need at a mealtime can drastically reduce. Alternatively, if you had a high fat meal then you could need to split your bolus to manage. If you have potentially taken too much insulin, then you are treating a hypo with active insulin on board which is difficult. I have had this panic so many times of seeing sugars drop and drop even after treating the hypo. The worst instance I ever had of this was on a city break (prior to completing DAFNE, so I didn't know the rules around exercise). We walked all day after I bolused for dinner, I went low during and after the meal. Then I took my normal evening basal and went low ALL night (couldn't get my sugars above 3 for many hours). It was a really frightening and exhausting experience. Have you done DAFNE? It really opened my eyes to insulin management. [/QUOTE]
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