Hi All
Some background to me and sorry for the really long post but trying to get it all down in one go
Type 1 Diabetic for 32 years
Always been controlled by injections and carb counting. Currently on Lantus &
No other diabetic health issues like Neuropathy, Nephropathy, Nephropathy, Retionopathy. Don't have high blood pressure or high cholestrol
Last HBA1C was 53
I eat the same for Breakfast and lunch and on semi low carb diet (100 to 140 carbs a day) so I don't get really high spikes, have the same activity and don't stress. Eat normally a the same time each day.
All sounds great but for the last 6 years I have been trying to address large spike which last for 5 hours then sudden drops down to normal levels.
I done a few fasting days - yes when I first did it I didn't follow the rules on mysugr but when I did follow the rules sort of (the rules I didn't follow was stop after going high and doing it for just 6 hours and stop after going low) I got the following results
6.30am - 5.4 - 7 units of Lantus
7.30am - 6.7
8.40am - 9.00
9.38am - 11.00 - this is when I stat to feel thirsty (if I have a normal day then I can go even higher but don't correct as by lunch should be ok or if not I correct at lunch then I crash down at 4/5pm
10.34am - 11.00 - so looks like I am leveling out - so my Lantus needs to be increased
11.33am - 11.9 - considered a correction but didn't
12.32pm - 10.7 - starting to fall which follows what happens when I eat & inject normally
1.32pm - 9.9
2.30pm - 8.9
3.37pm - 7.2
4.33pm - 7.3
5.30pm - 6.2
6.30pm - 6.0
8.30pm - 4.1 - shld have considered stopping but ate 6 carbs
9.30pm - 5.3
10.00pm - no test - 7 units of Lantus
10.31pm - 3.8 - ate 10 carbs
11.29pm - 2.8 - ate 13 carbs
12.29am - 5.7 - yes I did the 1 hour during the night testing
1.29am - 4.8
2.29am - 4.2 - ate 13 carbs
3.29am - 7.7
4.29am - 5.3
5.29am - 3.7 - ate 13 carbs
6.30am - 7.7 - normal same breakfast 23 carbs 4 units for Fi-Asp and 7 Lantus
End of 24 hour full testing
Conculsion - Lantus dosen't seem to be working as it should???!!
Yes I have brought the being high for 4 to 5 hours and I get one of the following
Regards
ROE100
Some background to me and sorry for the really long post but trying to get it all down in one go
Type 1 Diabetic for 32 years
Always been controlled by injections and carb counting. Currently on Lantus &
No other diabetic health issues like Neuropathy, Nephropathy, Nephropathy, Retionopathy. Don't have high blood pressure or high cholestrol
Last HBA1C was 53
I eat the same for Breakfast and lunch and on semi low carb diet (100 to 140 carbs a day) so I don't get really high spikes, have the same activity and don't stress. Eat normally a the same time each day.
All sounds great but for the last 6 years I have been trying to address large spike which last for 5 hours then sudden drops down to normal levels.
I done a few fasting days - yes when I first did it I didn't follow the rules on mysugr but when I did follow the rules sort of (the rules I didn't follow was stop after going high and doing it for just 6 hours and stop after going low) I got the following results
6.30am - 5.4 - 7 units of Lantus
7.30am - 6.7
8.40am - 9.00
9.38am - 11.00 - this is when I stat to feel thirsty (if I have a normal day then I can go even higher but don't correct as by lunch should be ok or if not I correct at lunch then I crash down at 4/5pm
10.34am - 11.00 - so looks like I am leveling out - so my Lantus needs to be increased
11.33am - 11.9 - considered a correction but didn't
12.32pm - 10.7 - starting to fall which follows what happens when I eat & inject normally
1.32pm - 9.9
2.30pm - 8.9
3.37pm - 7.2
4.33pm - 7.3
5.30pm - 6.2
6.30pm - 6.0
8.30pm - 4.1 - shld have considered stopping but ate 6 carbs
9.30pm - 5.3
10.00pm - no test - 7 units of Lantus
10.31pm - 3.8 - ate 10 carbs
11.29pm - 2.8 - ate 13 carbs
12.29am - 5.7 - yes I did the 1 hour during the night testing
1.29am - 4.8
2.29am - 4.2 - ate 13 carbs
3.29am - 7.7
4.29am - 5.3
5.29am - 3.7 - ate 13 carbs
6.30am - 7.7 - normal same breakfast 23 carbs 4 units for Fi-Asp and 7 Lantus
End of 24 hour full testing
Conculsion - Lantus dosen't seem to be working as it should???!!
Yes I have brought the being high for 4 to 5 hours and I get one of the following
- You are testing too much and becoming obssesive - with no look at the expamples I have and it was dismissed and told not to worry
- A complete change of discussion to something else
- Why have you gone high here you need to increase your Lantus - so went up to 24 units currently on split dose of 7 units to make a total of 14 units each day
- Once I thought I got through and they changed me from Humalog to FiAsp - this has had no effect on my BG readings
- On the DAFNE course told 'we have other people and don't have any time for that and no offer to see them separately
- Saw the specialist diabectic nurse very recently - shown her the result - and was told can't help sorry
- Told by the cheif consultant I can no longer specficially ask for him at the consultation and need to see the other people at the clinic - of which I have done until the last person I saw who was not listening to my answers and kepted asking the same question even though i was anwersing the same so nearly walked out of the meeting.
Regards
ROE100