Rebounds and corrections

Feeling a bit rubbish this morning after a hypo kicked in before bed last night (3.2). I had to treat it twice at the time to get back above 4 and I think this has caused a rebound (I had a GlucoJuice and then a cereal bar before I went to sleep). At the time I figured it was probably right to have the same again thinking the cereal bar would work a bit slower overnight than the juice. Also, there was a bit of alcohol in the mix from earlier (nothing excessive). Set an alarm for 03:00, woke up and tested to find myself at 12.9. Is it likely that taking the same amount of carbs twice to treat it in combination with the liver busy with a bit of alcohol from earlier caused the rebound?

My meter told me at the time to take a 2 unit correction but I only took 1 and ended up back at 4.9 4 hours later at about 07:00. After a bit of searching this morning I found a couple of threads where corrections after hypos were discussed and have seen that you're apparently not meant to correct at all after one - is this right as I've only been told to just correct if I'm classed as hyper by my meter.

Hi @novorapidboi26 yes I'm on a split basal - I take it early evening and morning though (around 19:30 and 07:30 each day) and take slightly more in the evening. I only took the second amount of carbs because when I tested again 20 minutes after the juice (15 minutes never seems enough time for me to start rising even with liquid carbs) I took at first I was still below 4.0 and I didn't feel comfortable going to sleep like that. I think I was in the tail end of my last bolus dose (took 3 hours before). Alcohol wise I had 2 cans of Coors with my evening meal.

Not usually with that brand and that amount but I've seen with other brands or on the occasion I've had more I would probably spike before sleep and drop back down overnight. I only drink occasionally though (sometimes not for weeks) so I could maybe be a bit sensitive to it's effects on BG.

Engineer88 said:

I think you did the correct thing until the correction - I wouldn't have done any at all.

Saying that I'm hypo now...

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So it is right what I've been reading not to correct at all after a hypo? Why is that please - trying to understand it as my meter wanted me to correct the later hyper with more than I actually took?

Aah that does sound plausible thanks for explaining - probably in my case with last night's hypo my liver was busy working on the alcohol from earlier at the time of the hypo and then reacted with a dump after I'd gone to sleep then on top of the carbs I had.

I am trying to keep a close eye on it (I've tested after breakfast as well this morning and seem to be back on track). I try not to follow it blindly as I'm honeymooning at the minute - I think I may have taken just 1 unit too many for the snack I had last night to cause the hypo. I do have things in there like exercise settings which I try to log in the bolus advice before I take a dose - I think I was just trying to be compliant in my foggy 3AM sleepy state!

Thank you both for your replies and help