Struggling to maintain a normal glucose level.

Hi @bella456

Most control problems can be improved, so please do care. It can be sorted with a bit of effort, I'm sure.

Do you count carbs?

Hi @bella456 do you take your long acting insulin on an evening?

bella456 said:

Yep, I do. I have been on a strict diet yet still no improvement. My blood sugar hit 6.8 once but thats during fasting which isn't good either.

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Ok, well that's a good start Just to be clear, by counting carbs I mean adjusting your insulin to match the carbs you eat, not being on a special diet.

Have you done any basal testing?

Edited to add: And how long in advance of eating do you do your fast acting injection?

hi @bella456
welcome to the forum
recent diagnosis means you are still getting your head round all this which with overactive thyroid will make your whole world be in a spin.
are you talking to your diabetic nurse regularly ? ( like nearly every day )

i know that everyone who has posted cares a lot about you and your health -- we have all had issues with control and don't like to see other people struggle.

for now try and keep calm and look at this as a long race -- try and take things 1 day at a time .

all the best
keep posting !!

Hi bella,


If my readings looked like that, I would be steadily increasing the amount of insulin I take with meals. As a general rule, the more insulin you take the more likely your sugar will drop.

If it seems like the amount of insulin "makes no difference" it is probably because once your sugars are very high you start to pee out the sugar (hard work for your kidneys).