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<blockquote data-quote="NicoleC1971" data-source="post: 2499234" data-attributes="member: 365308"><p>I think you are experiencing something very common when you've done your bolus maths and sorted out a basal dose that seems right for you then a seemingly random spike happens. It is very frustrating when you are not in control of your own body seemingly.</p><p>I wouldn't change anything because 1 bad day isn't a pattern but have a think about if you are stressed, had a poor night's sleep (the one before the high day not this last hypo one!) or have an illness coming on. These are all physiological stressors that cause the body (liver) to increase its own glucose production.</p><p>If you get symptoms or continued high blood sugars its best to increase the basal dose as it is much harder to chase down with a bolus and as you have found, it isn't easy and sounds as if your correction ratio is slightly wrong. Again this can change over time.</p><p>Best of luck with getting back on track and remember with type 1 you are the expert tbh not the consultant or nurse in terms of how your own body reacts to insulin/carbs/exercise.</p><p>Lastly i recently had to un install my equivalent of the libre app and have found it liberating not to be constantly checking the time in range 'traffic lights' ! Your percentages sound fantastic and I know that is motivating but you are going to have bad days but it is the general trend you need to worry about.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="NicoleC1971, post: 2499234, member: 365308"] I think you are experiencing something very common when you've done your bolus maths and sorted out a basal dose that seems right for you then a seemingly random spike happens. It is very frustrating when you are not in control of your own body seemingly. I wouldn't change anything because 1 bad day isn't a pattern but have a think about if you are stressed, had a poor night's sleep (the one before the high day not this last hypo one!) or have an illness coming on. These are all physiological stressors that cause the body (liver) to increase its own glucose production. If you get symptoms or continued high blood sugars its best to increase the basal dose as it is much harder to chase down with a bolus and as you have found, it isn't easy and sounds as if your correction ratio is slightly wrong. Again this can change over time. Best of luck with getting back on track and remember with type 1 you are the expert tbh not the consultant or nurse in terms of how your own body reacts to insulin/carbs/exercise. Lastly i recently had to un install my equivalent of the libre app and have found it liberating not to be constantly checking the time in range 'traffic lights' ! Your percentages sound fantastic and I know that is motivating but you are going to have bad days but it is the general trend you need to worry about. [/QUOTE]
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