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Struggling to sort sugar levels

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Jessd

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Type of diabetes
Type 1
Treatment type
Pump
Hi
I am on the Accu chek Spirit Combo pump (haven't got the bm kit linked to go with)
I have been struggling with my blood sugar levels since before Christmas. Normally ny sugars are below 11. I eat pretty well I think?! cereal & banana for breakfast, sandwich/cereal or soup for lunch, tea can vary a bit (roast, venison, fish pie)
Numbers seem to be fine one minute, then through the roof the next, i'm active (got 5 dogs) regularly out walking
Last night went to bed on a 6, didn't have anything to eat after tea(roast pork, carrots & cabbage, don't bother with potatoes)felt fine, got up this am & my sugars were 15.8, gave 3 units, took dogs for a walk, an hour later 14.8 so slowly coming down, then 40 mins later, wanted something to eat, so tested & back to 15.8 aaargh, so frustrating, changed my site (canula was in leg, changed to the other leg- using Tenderlink 13mm) just don't understand it, sometimes it can take a while to come down, the other day in my leg, was 17, gave 2 units & within an hour was down to 6
Over Christmas period haven't eat anything too silly to upset my levels, had some jacobs mixed crackers & that's it, always try & have stuff I know I can count ok
Friends & family are saying i'm looking pale, Dad says he can just see it in my face(not looking right)when numbers not so good, making me feel tired & cheesed right off, want it back under control
Any ideas/suggestions please
 
Hia
You may have an underlying bug / infection. On Monday and Tuesday of this week I felt a bit off - just a bit of a stomach upset really but my numbers shot up to between 13 and 15. Had to put my pump on spells of 160% to get them down to below 10. I adjusted it down in the night to 120% and tested every few hrs. This seemed to work and by Wednesday the bug had cleared and my numbers were back to normal and back on my usual pump basal/bolus rates.
 
Hi Jess, you don't say how long you have been on a pump for.
But basically if your numbers are all over the place then do a basal test. That's the only way you will find out what is going on :)
Why haven't you got the handset ie the the pump wizzard?
Cannula's in leg will prob bring numbers down at a rate of notts as you are using them a lot if you have five dogs.
I always find dif body sites need more or less insulin than others.
The amount of carbs in your breakfast are probably not helping either , Perhaps skip the banana and replace with something else a lot lower carb.
Cereals are known as sereal blood sugar killers and bananas come a close 2nd so combining the two together is a :shock: to your body.
 
I Have been on the pump for 3 years
I am looking at getting the bm kit that is linked to the pump, spoken to my DSN about it & she reckons it may help me fine tune it a bit more ( I test alot & like to try & keep diabetes under control) will give my DSN a ring & see if we can get the ball rolling
Sometimes leg works well, other times not at all, I have used my arm occasionally, also use backside & lower back
Like I say i'm active enough, that frustrates me really, as I would have thought exercise should help
Did a bm about an hour after I posted this am & was 11, i'll see how it comes down, may change my site, trouble is I don't want the insulin suddenly catching up & having a hypo
 
Yea I have 1 Weetabix & banana(bit of canderel) for breakfast & normally am fine on it, find Shreddies are the worst, they can really send my numbers up!!
Also have Oats so simple porridge-get on with that ok with numbers, like to try & eat right as i'm active if you know what I mean
 
Have your tried a dif vial of insulin that's just another option to try.
Also perhaps try a different type of cannula or even try a dif box, just in case the box you have does have a problem. Would a dif length of cannula help?
Lets hope your DSN can help as well.
 
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