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Type 1 Over corrected

Jed.s

Well-Known Member
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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Insulin
I was waiting ages for that juice to kick in and then I decide I need to be out of this hypo so I eat some jelly beans and bam up she goes but maybe just a little too much it really doesn’t take much to send your blood sugars sky rocketing straight to 20. Something *** when will it end oh thats right never this is for life
 
Sucks when that happens, and it’s just so easy to do, isn’t it? Sending a hug x
 
Mel dCP said:
Sucks when that happens, and it’s just so easy to do, isn’t it? Sending a hug x
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But it’s ridiculous cause I was waiting too long for it to go up then I toss the gluco jels now I’m up and away yes it is so easy to have your bloods go any which way high or low
 
This does happen with some hypos, not all I find, but some. It takes ages, sometimes, for my blood sugar to rise, and then it starts rising rapidly, and goes up in an almost straight line.

I find with the libre I can anticipate this a bit, because it's not good to spend to long hypo, so if I know I've eaten too much, relative to insulin on board, to correct it, I'll take a little bit of insulin after my blood sugar has reentered the 4s. Then you have to watch it carefully just in case, but usually the insulin ends up chasing the rapid rise, but it does stop it going way too high, and gradually brings it down. Chasing the upward rise after a hypo is annoying, but you'll get better at it.

Don't be angry with yourself about it, though. A 20 is horrible, but you aren't going to stay there long, and being hypo for too long isn't good either.
 
Do you check with a fingerprick after treating the hypo? I find it takes Libre sometimes over 45 minutes to notice a hypo has been long gone.
 
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You're also developing great skills at dealing with unexpected situations, so focus on that rather than being angry with yourself.
 
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Hang in there. Everyone is different and reacts to blood sugars differently. Sometimes I think my pancreas decides to produce a little insulin just to throw me off or keep me on edge a little

If you are not on a continuous CGM device, consider getting one... it will strongly help you monitor sugars and also see how your body copes with certain foods.

I recently had a low episode that lasted for nearly an hour. It was not due to an overdose of insulin... had myself some juice... waited 15 minutes with no fluctuation in sugar levels.... had another serving of juice... waited another 15 minutes with again no fluctuation... continued to repeat the process until I saw a rise in blood sugars.... monitored it and when I saw levels hit 8.0 and rising, gave myself a small dose of insulin (5 units)... leveled off near 10....

It's a pain but sometimes high blood sugars are better than going hypoglycemic

I use a Dexcom by the way... feedback every 5 minutes
 

I do have a dexcom they’re great changed my life
 
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