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<blockquote data-quote="catapillar" data-source="post: 1071288" data-attributes="member: 32394"><p>Thanks [USER=134746]@Natalie1974[/USER] , I have dramatically reduced by basal since that incident and night time hypos aren't so much of an issue - I'll get 2 or 3 a month, usually after exercise, and they aren't severe because get woken up by dexcom to treat them.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>No, me either, i guess if I did it would be much easier to fix it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> . To be honest I think I've just reached a tipping point where one unit more or less makes all the difference - with the same 80g carb breakfast, same activity, same basal, similar waking levels: on Monday I take 6'u and it peaks at 8 but drops to 2.2 2 hours later, I bring it back up to 6 with dextrose, it falls again and I treat again; on Tuesday I take 5u and it peaks at 14 and hangs around at 11 till lunch. If these are my options, I feel like I'm better off with Monday, both from an immediate functioning point of view (with the hypos I can't feel it and I eat some sugar, with the hyper I feel like death, I can't think and I feel guilty) and the long term risk point of view.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="catapillar, post: 1071288, member: 32394"] Thanks [USER=134746]@Natalie1974[/USER] , I have dramatically reduced by basal since that incident and night time hypos aren't so much of an issue - I'll get 2 or 3 a month, usually after exercise, and they aren't severe because get woken up by dexcom to treat them. No, me either, i guess if I did it would be much easier to fix it :) . To be honest I think I've just reached a tipping point where one unit more or less makes all the difference - with the same 80g carb breakfast, same activity, same basal, similar waking levels: on Monday I take 6'u and it peaks at 8 but drops to 2.2 2 hours later, I bring it back up to 6 with dextrose, it falls again and I treat again; on Tuesday I take 5u and it peaks at 14 and hangs around at 11 till lunch. If these are my options, I feel like I'm better off with Monday, both from an immediate functioning point of view (with the hypos I can't feel it and I eat some sugar, with the hyper I feel like death, I can't think and I feel guilty) and the long term risk point of view. [/QUOTE]
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