Hi guys, wonder if you can help
have two questions that I can't find answer to in my 4book diabetes library!
1) is the effect of insulin directly proportional to blood sugar level or constant
For example, all other things being equal (exercise, CHo etc) if 1 unit takes me from 15 to 10 mmol
does that mean that 1 unit would also take me from 8 to 3 ?
2) had a weird occurence the other day. checked my sugar before tea- ok. had my meal and insulin, then checked 2 and a half hours after tea. I was at 6.2. I ate nothing more and was feeling fine the rest of the night, but when I went to bed and tested then about 3 hours after the 6.2 reading I was 11.2 ! thought this must be a misread so tested twice more, got 10.9 and 11.4. I have no idea at all what caused this rise? any ideas?
have two questions that I can't find answer to in my 4book diabetes library!
1) is the effect of insulin directly proportional to blood sugar level or constant
For example, all other things being equal (exercise, CHo etc) if 1 unit takes me from 15 to 10 mmol
does that mean that 1 unit would also take me from 8 to 3 ?
2) had a weird occurence the other day. checked my sugar before tea- ok. had my meal and insulin, then checked 2 and a half hours after tea. I was at 6.2. I ate nothing more and was feeling fine the rest of the night, but when I went to bed and tested then about 3 hours after the 6.2 reading I was 11.2 ! thought this must be a misread so tested twice more, got 10.9 and 11.4. I have no idea at all what caused this rise? any ideas?