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I have been struggling to keep my bg below 12 for the past few days. Today for example...
I wake and test 14.1, so I take a correction of 10units of Novo.
About an hour later I have a cup of tea with 2 sugars and do a test 8.4
Another hour another test 4.8 (yay)
Another hour 6.1 (I haven't had any carbs since my sugary tea)
Another hour 12.2 (still no carbs consumed).For lunch I have some chicken breast and no carbs.
Another hour 13.6, I take another correction of 10 Novo.
Another hour 10.5
Another hour 4.9
Another hour 4.2.
The fact that I have almost fasted all day and my bg has been increasing makes me think it is my Basal that has been causing this.
I have had alot of issues getting the basal (lantus) correct in the past but for the past few years I have been taking 38units before bed, and it's been perfect I can test as I go to bed and wake up with exactly the same bg.
About a month ago my diabetic specialist suggested splitting the dose from 1x38u to 2x19u as I was having to take a large dose of Novo with evening meals.
Could this small change really be causing my bg to go from 4.8 to 12.2 in 2 hours without ANY carbohydrate?
Has anyone else had issues after splitting their bolus?
As the high bg has been going on for a few days I am checking for ketones. This morning it looked like there were some but they were low. Is reducing my carbs risking making this worse? Or is the fact that I am still taking a decent amount of insulin and clearly have glucose in my blood enough?
I wake and test 14.1, so I take a correction of 10units of Novo.
About an hour later I have a cup of tea with 2 sugars and do a test 8.4
Another hour another test 4.8 (yay)
Another hour 6.1 (I haven't had any carbs since my sugary tea)
Another hour 12.2 (still no carbs consumed).For lunch I have some chicken breast and no carbs.
Another hour 13.6, I take another correction of 10 Novo.
Another hour 10.5
Another hour 4.9
Another hour 4.2.
The fact that I have almost fasted all day and my bg has been increasing makes me think it is my Basal that has been causing this.
I have had alot of issues getting the basal (lantus) correct in the past but for the past few years I have been taking 38units before bed, and it's been perfect I can test as I go to bed and wake up with exactly the same bg.
About a month ago my diabetic specialist suggested splitting the dose from 1x38u to 2x19u as I was having to take a large dose of Novo with evening meals.
Could this small change really be causing my bg to go from 4.8 to 12.2 in 2 hours without ANY carbohydrate?
Has anyone else had issues after splitting their bolus?
As the high bg has been going on for a few days I am checking for ketones. This morning it looked like there were some but they were low. Is reducing my carbs risking making this worse? Or is the fact that I am still taking a decent amount of insulin and clearly have glucose in my blood enough?
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