Hey @DaftThoughts Yes I get this too
When it get's warm my sensitivity increases, colder weather and the opposite, the first year it happened after my diagnosis it took me a few months to work out what was going on and get my basal adjustment right as I kept thinking I was coming down with something and didn't even think of the weather and temperature, now I know when I start running high that I need to increase by 10%. Then as a woman I have monthly periods to contend with, then stress, then exercise...it's always work in progress as far as i'm concerned, but rest assured you are definitely not alone.
Post hypo punctuation is a big ask... xI read something a while back saying air pressure can affect bg too. So, I'm supposed to carry a barometer around with me too?
Still, you've got to take it as it comes - the screenshot below cheered me up, both from the optimism and the total lack of punctuation:
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Post hypo punctuation is a big ask... x
Have you seen some of the great predictive text delights on the forum? We must all by hypo half the time.Nah, not at all, diakat, in fact I think I've just figured out a way to put all the meter manufacturers, abbott, dexcom and medtronic out of business.
Instead of "five to drive", we'll all just carry a few paragraphs of un-proofread text around with us, if you're feeling a bit wobbly, whip one of them out, go over it with a bic biro, then it'll be, "Can't punctuate? - Don't accelerate!" Or "You're in a coma if you can't comma." Or, "You're hypo if you typo."
Sorry, seemed like a good idea at the time but it's probably time to get me coat...
Have you seen some of the great predictive text delights on the forum? We must all by hypo half the time.
Have you seen some of the great predictive text delights on the forum? We must all by hypo half the time.
You just have to tinker sometimes.
You can say that again, Scot from Scotland. In my little life, I almost never run across fellow T1's. Thank you, Internet!Tinkering is a great way of putting it. You're across in America, Sher, I'm here in Scotland, @DaftThoughts is in the Netherlands, and it's kinda comforting to know that there's a whole bunch of us spread around the world all busy tinkering away seeing if we can get our little T1 friend to stay in line.
I wonder ... and I have no science to back this up ... whether it is the weather or our reaction to the weather. I love hot weather, I'm more active when it is hot and my BG is lower. Some people love the hot weather and see it as an opportunity to chill in the sun so, I imagine, their reduced stress also reduces their BG. However, some people find the heat very uncomfortable - they get (or worry about getting) heat stroke, sun burn, sweaty, ... all which adds to the stress and increases BG.
Last year when summer came around, I'd just started basal insulin in combo with oral meds. My insulin sensitivity was pretty good, but I was trending towards too low in the heat. No biggie, I was prepared, I knew the heat can do that.
This year I've been fully insulin dependent as of January and anticipated a rise in sensitivity again like last year. Nope, the opposite happened? As soon as temps went over 20C, I was increasing my dosages. I went from 1:15 to 1:10, and from 10 units basal to 16 every day. Annoying, but I was rock steady for about 3-4 months.
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